Making Human Rights a Condition for Arms Sales is Smart Foreign Policy
December 24, 2019 – In the past few years we’ve seen U.S.-made planes and weapons bomb children in Yemen; gross violations…
Marla Keenan on Protection of Civilians in Security Assistance
Protecting civilians is too often a “nice-to-have” and not a “must-have” part of militaries’ missions. This is fundamentally wrong-minded
The Hidden Harm: Acquired Disability During Conflict
Disability regularly intersects with other vulnerabilities in conflict like gender and age to place persons with disabilities at significantly greater risk of harm compared to other civilians. Given that persons with disabilities are “invisible” in peacetime, it is therefore essential to ensure their inclusion in civilian protection processes and incumbent on governments and humanitarian organizations to recognize and address their needs during conflict.
Lessons From Mosul: How to Reduce Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare
Fighting in densely populated areas poses a number of significant challenges to forces trying to adhere to the rules that…
Final Agreement on Peace in Colombia, But True Peace Still A Long Way Off
By Kevin Gustafson, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) Colombia’s half-century-long conflict is rapidly coming to close. On Thursday,…
What Civilians Themselves Say about Targeting and their Participation in Conflict
Article by Nicolette Boehland, Harvard Law Fellow at CIVIC. “What I think is that there is no line at all…
Saudi Arabia Must Prioritize Civilian Protection in its Yemen Operations
Yemenis must have sighed with relief when, on April 21, the Saudi government announced they would end their air campaign…
Floor Statement from Sarah Holewinski at panel hosted by the Government of Norway
Sarah Holewinski presenting on Thursday, May 23, 10.30 AM It is an honor to present to this audience today on…