by Kristy Radio, Joey Sepulvado | Jan 18, 2023
Year Ahead – U.S. Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response In August 2022, the U.S. Secretary of Defense released the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP) which lays out a series of measures the Department of Defense will implement over the coming...
by Alison Bisset | Oct 5, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Forcible Transfer of Children Earlier last month, the European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. The resolution follows months of reporting that Russian authorities have been...
by Geoff Corn | Sep 27, 2022
Civilian Risk Mitigation: Why Context Matters The proverbial dust is now settling on the blast that was the publication of the new Civilian Mitigation Response and Action Plan (CHMR-AP). The reaction to this “response” plan has been mixed to say the least, with some...
by Justin MacDonald, Ryan McCormick | Sep 23, 2022
The U.S. DoD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Future Battlefields On August 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). In a previous post, Dan E. Stigall and Anna...
by Hitoshi Nasu, Winston Williams | Aug 19, 2022
Urban Siege Warfare: A Workshop Report [Editor’s note: The views expressed in this piece are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the ICRC, PILAC, or other participants.] Siege is a well-established practice in warfare. It seeks to compel surrender,...
by Kubo Mačák, Mikhail Orkin | Aug 15, 2022
Who Is Protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention? The Case of Civilians in Invaded Territory Since the 19th century, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has produced a long line of commentaries explaining the core treaties of international humanitarian...
