Protection of civilians

Humanitarian notification has failed in Gaza. Better documentation and response systems can protect humanitarian actors and improve accountability.

An expert team from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and local partners unpacks patterns of attacks on health care in armed conflicts.

Bonnie Docherty discusses how a new legal framework could change how nations protect cultural heritage during armed conflict.

Services required for the survival of Ukraine’s civilian population – like healthcare – are affected by attacks on energy infrastructure.

Destroying cultural heritage in armed conflict impacts civilians and those who treasure it. States have legal and policy tools to protect it.

The mission serves as an important precedent for others, so the international community must provide funding as a gesture of respect.

All reports of hospital attacks and misuse of hospitals must be investigated and those responsible held accountable. In the meantime, urgent action is needed to ensure that more…

International law is critical to survival in Israel and Palestine.

ICRC statement says "instructions issued by the Israeli authorities for the population of Gaza City to immediately leave their homes, coupled with the complete siege explicitly…

Since MSF raised the alarm about sexual violence and the crisis in eastern DRC as a whole, a slew of diplomats, U.N. officials, and local authorities have visited and expressed…

The involvement of lawyers allows combatants to absolve themselves from thinking about human rights considerations as long as they believe the military functions as part of a democratic…

Commentary by Department of Defense General Counsel Caroline D. Krass