Side event on “The Devastating Impact on Victims of Aggression and the Case for Harmonization from a Civil Society Perspective”: On 7 July 2025, the ECCHR, GIPA, PGA and TRIAL International, in partnership with the Victims’ Rights Working Group, co-organized a side event to the Special Session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties. This side event aimed to elevate the voices of victims of the crime of aggression to highlight the human impact of the current limitation of the ICC’s jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. Colombian Ambassador Juan José Quintana, the Chair of the Working Group on Amendments, made the opening remarks. This was followed by a pre-recorded speech by Oleksandra Matviichuk, Chairwoman of Center for Civil Liberties and laureate of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize (Ukraine). The event was co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN.