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18 Mar 2011, 12:29 pm by InternationalLaw Blogger
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Security Council’s “historic” decision to authorize the use “all necessary measures” to protect civilians in Libya, saying the move was an affirmation of the international community’s determination to fulfil its responsibility to protect people... [read post]
29 Dec 2011, 4:40 pm by InternationalLaw Blogger
South Sudan, the world's newest country, was urged this week to take all necessary measures to protect civilians in Jonglei state after reports identified thousands of armed youth preparing to attack a rival community. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 5:32 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
Crime and Consequences notes and applauds this A.P. story: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving open the possibility of trying professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before a military commission instead of the civilian trial originally planned... [read post]
16 Jun 2012, 12:34 pm by InternationalLaw Blogger
Citing the Syrian Government’s “manifest” failure to protect its population, two senior United Nations officials have called on the international community to take immediate, decisive action to meet its responsibility to protect civilians in the country from further atrocities. [read post]
22 Sep 2019, 1:30 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
Firearms manufacturer Colt says it'll discontinue its civilian AR-15 line to focus on fulfilling military orders of the same. [read post]
The plan lays out a number of massive changes across the DoD that are intended to mitigate and respond to civilian harm by shifting the fundamental culture of the DoD to be more aware of the risks posed to civilians. [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 3:35 pm by Editorial Advisory Board
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake wants the Civilian Police Review Board to be “more impactful. [read post]
14 Nov 2009, 11:28 am
As to those being tried in civilian court, critics argued that Qaeda suspects did not... [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 5:51 am by Eliav Lieblich
Unfortunately, there is always danger to civilians during hostilities, particularly in urban areas. [read post]
29 Jul 2012, 6:17 am by Benjamin Wittes
Of course, this does not mean there were no civilian casualties in Panama. [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 12:10 pm
According to international law, attacks from either party in conflict that do not differentiate between civilians and combatants are impermissible. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 8:04 am by Kasey Tuttle
The conflict is responsible for 8,119 civilian casualties, including 2,795 dead and 5,324 wounded. [read post]
18 Aug 2015, 10:03 am by Alexandra Farone
[JURIST] The fighting in Yemen [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] between Huthi militias and anti-Huthi armed groups has indiscriminately killed and wounded civilians with unlawful airstrikes in civilian neighborhoods, according to a report [materials] issued Tuesday by Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website]. [read post]
15 Apr 2015, 9:22 am by Peter Snyder
The High Commissioner expressed deep concern for Yemeni civilians, stating:such a heavy civilian death toll ought to be a clear indication to all parties to this conflict that there may be serious problems in... [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 12:30 pm by Daniel Mullen
[JURIST] The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) [official website] on Saturday issued the 2013 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict [text, PDF], which found a total of 8,615 civilian casualties in 2013, a 14 percent increase since 2012. [read post]
19 Oct 2014, 12:22 pm by Dominic Yobbi
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights [advocacy website] stated [report] that seven civilians were killed by airstrikes on a gas station in the Der-Ezzor province on Friday, and three civilians, including a child, were killed by airstrikes targeting... [read post]
28 Oct 2016, 9:50 am by Brittany Felder
Stating that it believes that the US has failed to take necessary precautions, AI contended that the US "Coalition forces failed to take adequate precautions to minimize harm to civilians and damage to civilian objects. [read post]