“We Hope, But We Are Hopeless”
In 2009, Iraq adopted Law 20, “Compensating the Victims of Military Operations, Military Mistakes and Terrorist Actions” (the compensation law),…
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The Pentagon Put Someone in Charge of Its Civilian Casualty Policy. Now What?
By: Daniel R. Mahanty and Rita Siemion For all the time and attention that the Defense Department has rightly spent addressing…
More Than “Victims:” How Civilians Can Protect Themselves Without Violence
What do you picture when you think of a conflict zone? Many imagine buildings reduced to rubble, displaced families, and…
Four Ways the United Nations Can Get #United4Civilians
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took a turn for the worse in 2017 and the New Year is unlikely to bring much relief to Congolese civilians.
Civilian Casualties Decrease in Afghanistan, But Troubling Trends Remain
Overall civilian casualties in Afghanistan decreased by 6 percent in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same…
Can Anybody Win in the War Over Counting Civilian Casualties?
The Foreign Policy article penned by Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend in rebuttal to one by Airwars’ Samuel Oakford is the…
What Next for Civilian Protection and the US Government?
In the coming year, CIVIC’s US program will be focused on seeking answers to a number of questions in an effort to understand and, where possible, help to shape the future for civilians affected by US actions in war.
Uncertainty Looms for Civilians in Mosul
Three years after surrendering it to the Islamic State (ISIS), Iraqi Security Forces have reclaimed Mosul. But wresting the city…
Three Years Gone: The Girls of Chibok
By Sarah Rosangela and Kevin George, Center for Civilians in Conflict WASHINGTON—Three years ago today, Boko Haram abducted up to…