Azerbaijani exposing war crimes in Ukraine

The global consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine continue. Complications and war crimes, which mainly cover the humanitarian field, are increasing day by day. All this makes it necessary to turn those crimes into facts and evidence. In this mission, Jane Alieva, who is originally from Azerbaijan, stands out for her activity.

Jane Alieva, originally from the Aghdam district of Azerbaijan, born and grew up in Ukraine, is currently managing international legal campaign "PAYBACK4UKRAINE", which works with experts from various Western countries. Leading lawyer and the face of the campaign is Dr. Jason McCue. P4U has recently announced its ambassadors: the British documentary photographer and the head of the Legacy of War Foundation, Mr. Giles Duley and the former Colonel of the British Royal Army, the military expert Tim Spicer.

“In addition, the international law campaign I represent includes more than 1,000 lawyers and law firms around the world. Our goal is to get the assets of Russia and various individuals who are the cause of the war and transfer them to Ukraine in the form of reparations. The damage and pain caused by Russia to Ukrainians must be compensated. Most of the lawyers that joined P4U are foreign experts and foreign law firms that are working now for 1,5 years basically pro bono to support Ukraine. We now work with the USA, Canada, Israel, Great Britain, and European countries to spread out the legal actions against terrorists. In November 2022, our first case against the "Wagner" military company and its head Yevgeny Prigozhin took place in the London court. We are currently investigating cases of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine, drones, ecocide, sexual violence and torture against civilians and military personnel. The statistics on the latter issue are very alarming, and therefore we strive to bring the perpetrators to justice.”

The Azerbaijani youth also operates the "MAMA JANE Charity Foundation." And is its founder.

Jane Alieva told Report’s Eastern Europe bureau that her international partners are increasing.

“I am a Ukrainian of Azerbaijani descent. I have finished a boarding school in England and an American university based in Ukraine. However, my family has always lived in Ukraine. As we are originally from Karabakh, I am no stranger to the events taking place here now. My dream was to engage in charity work after the age of 50, but the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has changed my plans. I had to open a charity foundation due to circumstances.

Alieva said that her foundation specialized in helping Ukrainian mothers and children who suffered from the Russian invaders: “Another project we are currently working on involves providing psychological assistance to children who suffered from the occupation or deportation in European countries. Next month, we will send the first group. A number of large companies support us in this regard. The foundation deals with humanitarian problems, which include the supply of food and necessities."

“We are originally from Karabakh. My father was born in the Gulabli village of the Aghdam district and unfortunately my family is going through the second war now. At that time, perhaps, Azerbaijan faced even more difficulties than what Ukraine is experiencing now due to luck of social media and world support. There are many similarities between the events in Ukraine and the events that took place in Azerbaijan in the early 1990s. For example, media broadcasts were interrupted in both cases, I can’t compare of course, however the Khojaly tragedy could be called even more tough at some point than the events of Bucha, but unfortunately, very few people know about it. In Ukraine, this information should be shared so that people do not repeat the same mistakes. Russia is acting in the same way, only now we are faced with it, we are only now aware of the issue. My father dedicated his life to helping internally displaced people from Karabakh. He used to bring many people to our home for to recover and my mom and I were taking care of them. Now, when I analyze all this, I understand that this trait is inherited in my blood. Although I haven't lived in Ukraine for 6 years, I'm coming to Ukraine for the 3rd time during the war. We must learn from history. Ukraine better learn from the mistakes of others. Unfortunately, many mistakes have already been made, and now we need to get our land back and punish those who killed and abused our people. I hope that justice will prevail in the end,” the Azerbaijani lady said.