Press Release: New Reports Illustrate Continued US Failures on Protection of Civilians
December 13, 2021 – Responding to new reporting from The New York Times detailing how a U.S. secret special operations cell repeatedly sidestepped saf
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NGO Letter to US Secretary of Defense Demands Accountability and Reform After 20 Years of Civilian Harm
On December 1, 2021, CIVIC and 20 other organizations sent a letter to United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging him to account for and r
24 NGOs Call for Urgent Congressional Oversight Over U.S. Civilian Harm Policies
On November 30, 2021, 24 humanitarian, human rights, protection of civilians, peacebuilding, and government accountability organizations sent a letter
CIVIC Joins NGOs in Calling on U.S. Government to Commit to UN Peacekeeping at Upcoming Ministerial
On November 15, 2021, the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping (PEP) sent a letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in advance of the Unit
As Fighting in Ethiopia Intensifies, CIVIC Calls for All Parties to Immediately Halt Harm to Civilians and Agree to an Immediate Ceasefire
November 8, 2021 – In recent weeks, the year-long conflict in Ethiopia has escalated. Opposition forces are nearing the country’s capital and Prime Mi
Responding to Kabul Strike Investigation, CIVIC Calls for Overdue Changes to U.S. Lethal Force & Targeting Policies
November 4, 2021 – After twenty years of repeated mistakes and devastating civilian harm arising from U.S. counterterrorism operations around the worl
CIVIC Calls on Parties to the Conflict in Yemen to Prioritize Civilian Protection in Marib
October 28, 2021 – In September, military operations escalated in parts of Yemen, with the situation in Marib governorate worsening each day. Center f
NGO Letter to Congress on Arms Transfer Oversight Legislation
CIVIC and 14 human rights, humanitarian, arms control, good governance, and veterans’ organizations sent the below letter to Senator Bob Menendez, Cha
CIVIC Statement on U.S. Drone Strike that Killed Civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan
24 September, 2021 – Last week, General McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, confirmed that a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 29,
CIVIC Joins 23 Organizations in Calling on Congress to Support UN Peacekeeping and Repeal the Arbitrary Peacekeeping Gap
August 6, 2021 -- CIVIC joins 23 organizations to urge Congress to support the U.S. Commitment to Peacekeeping Act of 2021 (H.R. 4420). The legislatio
