From Mitiga to The Hague. A new piece I wrote for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social on the El Hishri case, victim participation, and accountability in Libya after years of impunity. I also reflect on attending the hearings firsthand. Read here: www.ceasefire.org/from-mitiga-...

🗓️ May 20! Join us for an event at #POCWeek2026: Centring Civilian Agency and Community-Led Protection in an Era of Constraints, Austerity and Impunity ⬇️ Register before May 18: tinyurl.com/5n8ytm84 #NotATarget #ActForHumanity

UK Ministry of Defence's own report released after FOI request by Ceasefire: MoD has no system to detect civilian deaths caused by military

UK MoD has released to Ceasefire and @airwars.bsky.social a summary of an independent review of its civilian harm framework, confirming our concerns: no unified CHMR policy, no civilian harm tracking, no formalised investigation procedures and no operational amends mechanisms.

Yes! We still have a long way to go on Ukraine #reparations, but this is major step forward

We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...

Writing on International Women's Day last week, Meyss Sattouf reflects on the strength and resilience of women affected by conflict around the world. '...women living through conflict, crisis and marginalisation are not passive victims. They are active agents of survival and change...'

AWS in the Cross-Hairs: Data Centres as Targets - what are the legal obligations in targeting data centres? #IHL #IranWar opiniojuris.org/2026/03/12/a...

The only certainty in the war between US/Israel and Iran is mass civilian harm www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilia...

As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the immense civilian toll continues to grow. Writing for our blog, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskalets shares how these four years have altered her life, her art, and her understanding of resistance.

Assassinating Justice in Libya My latest piece for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social Read it here 👇🏽 www.ceasefire.org/assassinatin...

The laws of war exist to protect civilians. But even when the rules are followed, civilians are harmed. That's why we're calling on the UK government to strengthen its approach to civilian harm mitigation and response.

I sat in on the Defence Committee last week as former ministers were questioned about the MoD's Afghan data breach. In my latest blog post for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social, I consider what the data breach and superinjunction reveal about the culture inside the MoD and what needs to change.

In a world of rising conflict, Ceasefire exists to protect and promote civilian rights. Will you help us to achieve more? Please consider donating this #GivingTuesday.

20 years after 24 Iraqi civilians were killed by US Marines in Haditha, new blog post by Alannah Travers remembers the victims and reflects both on the need for justice and to address the dynamics that enabled the atrocity, as well as on how new tech risks deepening patterns of dehumanisation.

Afghan Inquiry publishes redacted evidence from closed hearings in 2024 involving former Special Forces members, after refusing the MoD’s request to delay release. Newly published docs reveal the Inquiry was told UKSF leadership suppressed evidence of possible war crimes.

Can civil justice, operational learning and civilian agency help close the IHL enforcement gap? Our new IRRC article explores the role of redress in upholding IHL principles and preventing civilian harm. Read it in full: doi.org/10.1017/S181...

A new report by @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social finds the UK is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm during future UK military operations. Airwars’ Policy Specialist lays out noticeable gaps in the UK approach to tracking, mitigating, & responding to such harm. airwars.org/civilian-har...

OUT NOW: Our new report finds UK defence is ill-prepared to protect civilians from harm from UK military operations. Full report: www.ceasefire.org/uk-defence-i...

We've joined almost 300 organisations to express our support for the ECHR 🔽

How can the UK prepare to protect civilians from its military actions in a volatile world? Join us this Wednesday for the launch of our new report. ▶️ QUB Moot Court, 5 November @ 5pm RSVP: bit.ly/4ntCRDS @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @airwars.bsky.social

Join us as we launch our latest report for a discussion at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how the UK can prepare to protect civilians from its own actions in a volatile world. ▶️ Moot Court, 5 November @ 5pm RSVP: bit.ly/4ntCRDS

We join survivors and survivor-led organisations in calling for the UNSG to list the Russian state actors responsible for well-documented patterns of sexual violence in his Annual Report.

With civilians in #Ukraine facing renewed attacks and peace talks still uncertain, how can the UK ensure its support is truly victim-centred? New blog post by Samantha Perren out now: www.ceasefire.org/how-can-the-...

Important call that we have joined 🔽 Reparations are a right.

Important call that we have joined 🔽 Reparations are a right.

As RSF attacks on Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher intensify, Yousif Mohamed argues that remote and civilian-led monitoring and documentation efforts should be supported and used to guide policy responses. New blog post out now:

On another unspeakably grim day for Palestinians in Gaza, I talked to @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social about starvation as a war crime. mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/qDghRd...

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new #CivilianRights blog – a platform centring the rights, perspectives and lived realities of civilians affected by conflict. www.ceasefire.org/blog/

“I do not see why Parliament was not read in to the situation… so they could exercise that oversight and scrutiny” Mike Martin MP says the Afghan data leak + superinjunction expose a wider MoD culture of cover-up. Without democratic scrutiny, accountability suffers. Afghanistan is a case in point.

Our partner, Volodymyr Shcherbachenko, speaking to Times Radio: "I do believe in justice... It's a huge amount of money, frozen russian assets, they are available, and this money can be used for #reparations for civilians." Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de... #Ukraine

“The UK must approach Ukraine reparations not as a distant post-conflict project, but as a current and urgent imperative.” @maethompson.bsky.social at packed @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social event in Parliament last night. Thx to @alexsobel.co.uk for his leadership on Ukraine #reparations

Thank you to @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social for hosting yesterday's event on how the UK can support reparations for Ukraine. REDRESS highlighted how the UK can deliver justice for survivors by using its sanctions enforcement regime to fund reparations. Learn more: redress.org/publication/...

Transparency on official legal advice is essential to democratic control of war powers, as recommended in recent report from @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social Here: bit.ly/4lc4MHI www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

As speculation rises about the UK’s potential involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, one thing is clear: Parliament should have the power to say no. Read our report on war powers reform: bit.ly/4lc4MHI

SAVE THE DATE – 7 July, 17.00, House of Commons Join us in marking the UK launch of our recent report with an expert panel to discuss how the UK can support reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine. Chaired by Alex Sobel MP and Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-th...

Does the law of targeting require objective or subjective tests to determine state responsibility for violations? Israel/US now shifting to subjective tests of intention - with grave consequences for civilians. My latest, forthcoming in @yearbookofihl.bsky.social : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

1/2 What does today's #StrategicDefenceReview mean for civilians? Increased military capability can bring increased risks. It’s vital that #CivilianRights, protection and accountability are at the heart of defence policy, ensuring that the UK upholds its responsibilities under international law.

Amid a surge in grave violations against children in conflict, we call on #UNSG António Guterres to publish a complete list of perpetrators in his 2025 Children and Armed Conflict report. #CAAC #CivilianRights www.ceasefire.org/ceasefire-jo...

Ahead of the Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians, we’ve joined 20 other NGOs in calling for urgent action by the international community to protect civilians and uphold their rights. #CivilianRights #NotATarget #PoCWeek2025 bit.ly/4duRGCW

Earlier this week BBC Panorama reported new eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by UK Special Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Compelling evidence from Ukrainian survivors of Russian detention and torture at our Civil Society-Government Roundtable in Kyiv. #Reparations #UkraineWar

A warm welcome for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social in Kyiv from Oleksandra, Nataliia and the team at the amazing Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. Thank you!

As civilian deaths rise and the Geneva Conventions come under attack, can we still make a difference? See Ceasefire's new Strategy here 🔽 www.ceasefire.org/strategy-202...

Our November 2024 report found recurrent and systemic shortcomings in the UK’s practice of investigating civilian harm caused by its military forces. Find out more and read our recommendations: bit.ly/4iY6uf4

Military investigations are an essential but often misunderstood tool. Dr Elizabeth Stubbins Bates and @maethompson.bsky.social explore their importance for compliance, protection, and accountability.

Репарації — це законне право кожного постраждалого від війни. Відшкодування збитків допомагає людям відновити власне життя. Репарації мають йти далі за відбудову фізичної інфраструктури, зосереджуватися на відновленні психічного й фізичного здоров’я і визнавати, що деякі втрати — непоправні.

Наша нова кампанія про #репарації підкреслює, що репарації – це юридичне право. Ми надаємо ключові ресурси, інформацію про наявні реєстри та підтримуємо громадянське суспільство в адвокації справедливих і ефективних репарації для постраждалих цивільних в #Україні. Детальніше: bit.ly/3FPnGVy

Our new podcast series on Civilian Harm and Redress is now out with a first episode with @niaolainf.bsky.social @maethompson.bsky.social @mglattimer.bsky.social @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social lawpod.org/podcast/civi...

10 years ago, SJAC & @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social published a report on how to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes committed during the #Syrian conflict Now with the fall of #Assad, we revisit that report & update our suggestions for accountability syriaaccountability.org/a-step-towar...