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2025 NGO Statement Ahead of the Open Debate on Protection of Civilians

Ahead of the annual Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians on 22 May, the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights and 20 other NGOs have released a joint statement calling on the international community to take urgent action to protect civilians and uphold their rights. Today marks the start of Protection of Civilians Week, […]

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UK military accountability: Comprehensive investigations vital to protect civilians and fulfil their rights

  As global conflicts escalate and civilian casualties rise at alarming rates, ensuring the centrality of international humanitarian law (IHL) to military operations is critical. Yet IHL is facing unprecedented threats – not only from deliberate attacks on civilians but also from its misuse to justify civilian harm under the guise of proportionality. In their

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‘I demand, I ask, I insist on reparations’: Views of Ukrainian civilian victims must be heard in peace negotiations – new report

(Українська мова йде за англійською нижче) With discussions around a potential political agreement intensifying, the issue of ensuring justice and redress for civilians harmed in the conflict is now critical, argues a new report published today by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights (Ceasefire) and the Eastern Ukrainian Centre for Civic Initiatives (EUCCI). Based on

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Ceasefire, EUCCI, and MRG deliver joint statement to UN Human Rights Council on reparations for victims of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY   Human Rights Council – 58th Session Tuesday 18th March 2025  Item 4   Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine   Speaker: Mr. Volodymyr Shcherbachenko, Head of Eastern Ukrainian Centre for Civic Initiatives   Mr. Chair, Minority Rights Group, Eastern Ukrainian Centre for Civic Initiatives and Ceasefire Centre for Civilian

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UN Human Rights Council side event: Reparations for victims of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: Victims’ perspectives on challenges and paths forward

At the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (CoI) will report its findings on human rights abuses, international law violations and related crimes committed during Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine. This side event will discuss the issue of reparations for victims of the conflict,

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What does a ceasefire in Gaza mean for civilians?

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas takes effect from Sunday 19 January. If it holds, this will mark the first pause in hostilities since November 2023. The initial stage of the agreement outlines a six-week ceasefire, the release of an agreed number of hostages by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the partial withdrawal

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New report calls for fresh approach to UK investigations of civilian harm by military forces

A report published today by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights finds recurrent and systemic shortcomings in the UK’s practice of investigating civilian harm caused by its military forces, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. The response of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to alleged extrajudicial executions of civilians in Afghanistan, widespread arbitrary detention and mistreatment

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Strengthened parliamentary oversight needed for UK Special Forces, says new policy brief

A new policy brief from the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights calls for urgent reforms to improve accountability and parliamentary oversight of UK Special Forces (UKSF) amid recurring allegations of civilian harm. Accountability for violations of international humanitarian law and war crimes committed by military forces, including Special Forces, is essential to uphold public trust,

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UK military accountability: New government should change how it decides to go to war

In 2020, Keir Starmer vowed there would be ‘No more illegal wars’ under his Labour Party leadership. After a landslide election on 4 July, the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights calls on the new prime minister and his government to change how the decision to go to war is made. As it stands, the UK

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