The only certainty in the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States/ Israel and Iran is civilian harm on a mass scale, said Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights in a statement. With the scope, duration and objectives of the conflict still unclear, reported civilian casualties are nearing 1,000 after just one weekend. This includes hundreds
As the UK increases its defence spending and readiness for military deployment, it needs to be well prepared to mitigate and respond to civilian harm. Yet today, it has no comprehensive system to do so, instead taking an ad hoc approach. The laws of war are clear: civilians, and the places they depend on,
A report published today by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights warns that as the UK boosts defence spending it is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm from future UK military operations. Civilian harm mitigation in large-scale combat operations: Lessons for UK defence finds that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has scattered civilian protection
JOINT STATEMENT As the war in Ukraine continues, victims and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, enforced disappearance, torture, and other grave violations are waiting for justice. Reparations are their right under international law, and a lifeline to rebuild stability, hope and restore dignity. With a EUR 140 billion loan to Ukraine – backed by immobilised Russian sovereign assets –
Amid rising child casualties, Ceasefire joins call for UN to publish a complete list of perpetrators in its 2025 Children and Armed Conflict report
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,
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
(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
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
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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