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First to Know: promoting civilian-led early warning in armed conflict – new report

April 8, 2021

Civilian-led early warning of violence in armed conflict is a viable technique that has significant potential to save lives by alerting both responsible authorities and civilian populations of impending threats, finds a new report. ‘First to Know: Civilian-led early warning in armed conflict’ examines the lessons learned from a pilot early warning system in South Sudan implemented by Ceasefire and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation.

After decades of disappearances, Iraq preparing to turn the page – new report

January 19, 2021

January 2021 Iraq’s disappeared persons might finally have a chance at justice, according to a new report by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The report, entitled The Forever Crime: Ending enforced disappearance in Iraq, argues that Iraq is at a historic juncture in the struggle against enforced disappearance, a practice which has gone on

French authorities arrest Roger Lumbala, former militia leader, for crimes against humanity in DR Congo

January 4, 2021

January 2021 Congolese MP Roger Lumbala has been arrested in France and is under investigation for complicity in crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2002-2003. The charges relate to his responsibility for a military campaign in Ituri province named Effacer le tableau (‘Erasing the Board’) in which thousands of

Official figures reveal only one prosecution of UK armed forces personnel for war crimes overseas since 2001

December 9, 2020

Official figures reveal only one prosecution of UK armed forces personnel for war crimes overseas since 2001 December 2020 Official figures released by the Ministry of Defence to Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights reveal that since 2001 there has only been one prosecution of UK armed forces personnel for war crimes overseas. Despite lengthy engagements

Warring Parties Undermine Students’ Future in Yemen – new report

August 18, 2020

August 2020 Warring parties carried out more than 380 attacks impacting schools and educational facilities in Yemen between March 2015 and December 2019, Mwatana for Human Rights and Ceasefire Center for Civilian Rights said in a new report published today. Attacks and other abuses completely or partially destroyed dozens of schools, disrupted the educational process,

In the name of national security, Iranians pay a heavy price – new report

June 29, 2020

June 2020 Measures taken in the name of national security and combating terrorism have led to grave and widespread violations of human rights in Iran, according to a new report published jointly by Minority Rights Group International and the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. In the Name of Security: Human rights violations under Iran’s national

Ceasefire partner addresses UN Security Council on South Sudan peace process

June 23, 2020

Patrick Gruban / CC BY-SA 23 June 2020 The head of Ceasefire’s partner organisation in South Sudan presented a joint list of priorities for civilian protection to the United Nations Security Council today. Edmund Yakani, head of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organisation (CEPO), was invited to address the council remotely from Juba in a

UK overseas operations bill: ‘Suppress the violations, not those who expose them’

March 18, 2020

March 2020 Described by defence ministers as an attack on ‘lawfare’, the UK government today introduced a new bill creating limits on accountability for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights committed by UK armed forces overseas. CEASEFIRE believes the proposals undermine the UK’s international obligations to suppress war crimes and the crime of

Iraq joint statement: Stop the killing of activists

October 7, 2019

December 2019 update Civilian activists across cities in central and southern Iraq have been targeted deliberately with live fire, bringing the death toll in the latest protests by early December to over 400, with thousands injured. The killings have been carried out by militia members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and by Iraqi Security

Peoples Under Threat 2019: The role of social media in exacerbating violence

June 4, 2019

4 June 2019 The use of social media by repressive states and extremist groups is adding directly to the threats faced by some of the world’s most vulnerable populations and can exacerbate violence where atrocities have occurred or risk transpiring, according to new data analysis provided by Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and the Ceasefire

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Latest News Featured (Homepage)

First to Know: promoting civilian-led early warning in armed conflict – new report

After decades of disappearances, Iraq preparing to turn the page – new report

French authorities arrest Roger Lumbala, former militia leader, for crimes against humanity in DR Congo

Official figures reveal only one prosecution of UK armed forces personnel for war crimes overseas since 2001

Warring Parties Undermine Students’ Future in Yemen – new report

In the name of national security, Iranians pay a heavy price – new report

Ceasefire partner addresses UN Security Council on South Sudan peace process

UK overseas operations bill: ‘Suppress the violations, not those who expose them’

Iraq joint statement: Stop the killing of activists

Peoples Under Threat 2019: The role of social media in exacerbating violence

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UK war powers convention now devoid of content: New report

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

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

Israel’s justice system shields security forces from accountability – Launch of major new database

Yemen’s cycle of impunity must end: Urgent international action needed for justice and accountability

Ceasefire’s Iraqi partner addresses UN Security Council on women’s rights

Expansion in UK military partnerships threatens civilian lives – new report

Spring writing competition

20 years on, Iraqis still wait for justice

The Bill of Rights threatens access to justice for civilians and service personnel – Ceasefire and RSI joint briefing

Ceasefire holds their first fundraising concert in Islington on 4 November with Ukrainian concert pianist Sasha Grynyuk

Reparations for Ukraine: An international route map

Ceasefire joins ten civil society groups in calling on the UK to urgently address civilian harm policies

The protection of civilians and siege warfare: CEASEFIRE and the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK host event

CEASEFIRE addresses key Geneva talks on explosive weapons use in populated areas

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