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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

UK Overseas Operations Bill violates civilian rights

September 21, 2020

September 2020 Draft legislation in the UK will restrict the rights of civilian war victims to claim compensation for the harm they have suffered, further marginalising some of the most vulnerable people in the world. The Overseas Operations Bill, which will be debated in Parliament on September 23rd, not only creates a de facto statute

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,

Turkey orchestrating destruction, demographic change in northern Syria – new report

July 27, 2020

July 2020 Turkey’s occupation of Afrin in northwestern Syria is causing permanent changes to the demographic character of the area, according to a new report by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights and YASA e.V. – Kurdish Centre for Studies & Legal Consultancy. The report, entitled Cultivating Chaos: Afrin after Operation Olive Branch, is based

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

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

Two years after ‘liberation,’ civilians in Mosul denied justice, reparations – new report

January 21, 2020

January 2020 Over two years since the recapture of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Iraqi civilians have been largely denied the right to reparations they are owed by parties to the conflict, according to a new report by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights and Minority Rights Group International. 35,000

Beyond the Veil: Women in Iran continue to face discrimination

September 18, 2019

September 2019 The human rights environment for women in Iran continues to be characterized by inequality and exclusion in all areas of Iranian society, says a group of human rights organizations in a comprehensive new report. Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women in Iran by the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights, Minority Rights Group International and

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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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

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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

Global resurgence of siege warfare traps civilian populations on the frontline – new report

The Human Rights Act and Reparations for Civilian Harm: Explained

CEASEFIRE submits evidence to the UK government consultation on reform of the Human Rights Act

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