Kateryna Rashevska
Kateryna Rashevska (LinkedIn – X) is a Ukrainian lawyer. She holds a Ph.D. in International Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She is a Legal Expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights, where she works on issues related to international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and the protection of civilians during armed conflict. Her work focuses in particular on international crimes committed against Ukrainian children in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, including forcible displacement and cultural assimilation.
As a practicing lawyer and scholar, Kateryna contributes to international accountability efforts by representing survivors before United Nations treaty bodies and supporting the work of the International Criminal Court, as well as domestic proceedings. She is a co-head of the Expert Council under the Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on Children’s Rights and a coordinator of the Subgroup on Children of the IHL Progressive Development Platform launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Her work includes preparing policy papers and legal analyses, advising public authorities on the implementation of international humanitarian law, and cooperating with international monitoring missions and investigative bodies.
She regularly engages in high-level international advocacy, including interventions at the UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Council, and national parliaments, including the United States Senate.
Rashevska has participated in academic and policy discussions at Georgetown University, Keene State College, the University of Toronto, the University of Warwick, and the University of Ghana. Her commentary and analysis on international law and accountability have appeared in Ukrainian and international media.
