They discovered important details about the missile launcher that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine. They identified neo-Nazis in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., and unmasked Kremlin hit squads. And now they have documented the use of cluster bombs, which are banned in many countries, in Ukraine.
People come from very different backgrounds. One colleague was previously in the military. One colleague was originally a police officer. Some previously worked for NGOs [nongovernmental organizations]; others were analysts. The different expertise helps us enormously in our research. We are united by the fact that we want to use open-source research to uncover abuses such as war crimes or human rights violations around the world.
There have been recent reports about the potential use of vacuum bombs in Ukraine. Do you have any information on that?
What about Iraq war and Afghanistan war? How can the war crime be investigated in those wars? Who are you going to investigate?