In our VOICES blog, we share regular updates from our global programs, including CIVIC’s US Program. This piece was written by Julie Snyder, CIVIC US Program Research & Advocacy Associate, and Jillian Rafferty, CIVIC US Program Research & Advocacy Intern. On any given day, headlines focus on divisions between Republicans and Democrats on matters of…
As the world observes International Day of the Child, we should stop and consider the critical need to protect civilians, including children, across northeast Nigeria. With some degree of success, the Nigerian government has pushed back armed opposition groups in the country’s northeast – especially Jama’atu Sunnah Lida’awati Wal Jihad and Islamic State West Africa,…
On November 30, the United States reversed a 2008 policy that had ended the use of unreliable cluster munitions, despite the fact that these weapons have killed and maimed thousands of civilian men, women, and children globally.
Last Thursday, the Senate approved the 2018 NDAA with a voice vote, sending this year’s Defense policy bill to the desk of President Trump. With at least five measures focused on the protection of civilians, the bill is notable for its emphasis on increasing protection for civilians through US military partnership and its focus on…