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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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‘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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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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Escalating violations in Syria’s Afrin

A year after the region was hit by a devastating earthquake, the human rights situation in Afrin in Turkish-occupied Syria is deteriorating further, finds a new submission to the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria by Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights and YASA Kurdish Center for Studies and Legal Consultancy.

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UK war powers convention now devoid of content: New report

The constitutional Convention requiring Parliament to be consulted if the UK goes to war has now been emptied of any substantive content, argues a new report published by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision in January 2024 to commence ongoing airstrikes against Ansar Allah (‘the Houthis’) in Yemen without a

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Iraq: Rise in family-based violence against women linked to conflict

An increase in domestic violence against women is closely linked to the legacy of conflict in Iraq, finds a new report by Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. As a result of conflict violence, women and girls experienced higher rates of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of their partners – including killings in

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UK & other states must act to prevent further war crimes in Israel/Palestine

The UK, the US and other states supporting Israel, and those states supporting Hamas, including Iran, must implement their responsibility to ensure respect for international humanitarian law and to prevent further war crimes, said Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights on the eve of major escalation in the conflict in Israel/Palestine. ‘Again and again in the

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