Civilian Harm

Overhauling U.S. policies for preventing and responding to civilian harm will require sustained engagement from Congress.

What the empirics say about how States and non-State actors actually behave on the battlefield and under what conditions their compliance with humanitarian law changes.

Weapons' use and impact on civilians and combatants varies across genders - meaning States must undertake gender-sensitive reviews of new weapons.

Геноцид і масові звірства є руйнівними, але відворотними.

With a new strategy and advances in early warning analysis, efforts to identify and respond to atrocity risks can help save future lives.

Failing to ensure reparations for civilian harm is choosing to impose the war’s costs on those who had no say in the decision to go to war.

On June 17, states gathered at the United Nations (U.N.) in Geneva to discuss the final draft of a potentially ground-breaking political declaration that sets new and express standards…

Recent escalation of violence in eastern DRC has already displaced over 150,000 civilians and killed at least 23.

Any policy on civilian protection that lack a robust plan for working with partners would be incomplete. New frameworks, tools, and capabilities are needed to support partners…

A media-human rights investigation shows the US may be ignoring data showing the likelihood that its aid went to units implicated in abuses.

A successful mechanism must involve civil society and include the impact of Russia’s armed conflict preceding this year’s full invasion.

Будь-яка успішна система перехідного правосуддя для України повинна враховувати той вплив збройного…