Both sides also pledged not to target civilians and to facilitate medical care for the wounded and sick statement last week, Human Rights Watch accused the parties of blocking aid deliveries and stopping civilians “Civilians in South Kivu’s highlands are facing a dire humanitarian crisis and live in fear of abuses

A bill rushed through Ugandan Parliament opens the door to civilian arrests and military detentions, The same month, Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled that trying civilians in military court — a practice on There are anywhere from a few hundred civilians, according to government numbers, to a few thousand civilians But critics say the law opens the door to widespread civilian arrests. Civilians are concerned that the law makes them vulnerable.

Security Relentless missile and drone strikes by Russian forces have killed and injured hundreds of civilians According to the UN human rights office,  OHCHR , at least 139 civilians have been killed and 791 injured “The devastating physical and psychological impact on civilians of repeated attacks in this and other launched nearly 600 Shahed-type unmanned attack and decoy drones, along with 26 missiles, killing two civilians June marked the deadliest month for civilians in over three years .

attack on al-Jadidah in Idlib, on July 22, 2022 [Ali Haj Suleiman/Al Jazeera] Al-Jadidah, Syria – Seven civilians “Parties to the conflict have a responsibility to ensure that civilians are protected,” Cutts said. “Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure must stop.” The war has killed more than 300,000 civilians, according to the UN. © 2022 Al Jazeera Media Network Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/22/civilians-killed-in-russian-air-attack-on-syrias-idlib

via Getty Images On the first anniversary of the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s ruling that trials of civilians “A civilian before a military court is first subjected to a secret trial without procedural safeguards International calls on the Pakistani authorities to end this injustice by banning military trials of civilians and overturning all unlawful civilian convictions by these courts. While validating military trials of civilians, the Supreme Court stated in its majority decision and

Russia launched a major bombardment of cities across Ukraine early on June 2, leaving over one hundred civilians raids beginning in early May that have signaled a new phase in Kremlin efforts to target Ukraine’s civilian The recent upsurge in Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets has come at a time when Putin’s invasion the war, Putin will now almost certainly look to double down on his terror campaign against Ukraine’s civilian

Criminal Court (ICC) will jeopardize access to justice for victims of atrocity crimes, putting all civilians government and insurgent forces have carried out war crimes and possible crimes against humanity against civilians These armed groups have committed widespread atrocities against civilians, including killing and executing counterinsurgency operations, killing , unlawfully detaining, and forcibly displacing tens of thousands of civilians They have consolidated their power without elections, delaying the return to democratic civilian rule

Agence France-Presse in Kanyabayonga Civilians flee the fighting around Birundule in North Kivu province Clashes “are causing displacement of civilians,” the UN Joint Human Rights Office said in its monthly

Aftermath of a Russian airstrike in Kupiansk, Ukraine (file, April) 11 June 2025 I Peace and Security     Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period The vast majority of attacks (97 per cent) led to civilian occurred in areas under Ukrainian Government “This year has been devastating for civilians across Ukraine, with significantly more deaths and injuries Weapons and impact Long-range missile and drone attacks caused the largest proportion of civilian casualties

new wave of Russian attacks, UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, warning of soaring civilian Rising civilian toll The weekend’s escalation has been described as the largest wave of attacks, with Russian regions bordering Ukraine also reported civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. International humanitarian law strictly prohibits attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine this past weekend.

By Alzbeta Frommerova Genocide Watch The findings of this report indicate that civilians have borne the Women and children have been particularly affected by death, injury, displacement, and the disruption Airstrikes and military operations damaged homes, schools, hospitals, and other civilian infrastructure At the same time, the full scale of civilian harm remains difficult to assess. For many civilians, the consequences of the conflict will continue long after the fighting subsides.

forces, who withdrew from Jenin after the killings, said they were looking into reports of the woman’s death Palestinian Authority and condemn terrorist groups planning and carrying out attacks against innocent civilians “We also regret the loss of innocent lives and injuries to civilians and are deeply concerned by the More than 170 Palestinians were killed in such raids in 2022, many of them civilians. © 2023 Al Jazeera