Until the Constitution is reformed to provide for a truly civilian government, Myanmar cannot truly attain concerned by the escalation in conflict in Kachin and Shan States which is having a dramatic impact on civilians There has also been a worrying trend of reportedly indiscriminate attacks in or near civilian area. I condemn the apparent total disregard for civilian lives in the strongest terms and emphasize the need for all parties to take immediate steps to protect civilians, respect international human rights and

Myanmar’s military is accused of killing civilians, raping women, and burning homes during a counterinsurgency

past 25 years, points out that millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death

Two placards with death threats were found the same day on the streets of Cancún, in the nearby southeastern journalists, the local and federal authorities must identify and punish those responsible for these death

But Shuna’s death marked the start of a revived effort from the government to quash independent reporting

become so dire that Congolese nationals at home and abroad have raised concerns about the safety of civilians

Jainab Bibi, 14, is still mourning her mother’s death during the journey to Bangladesh two months ago

Later we learnt he was charred to death when our house was torched,” says Nur Mohammad, 35, from Buthidaung Some were even gored to death.

The government crackdown had a devastating impact on the Kurdish civilian population.

Operating under the unofficial but revealing name of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), vigilantes were Paradoxically, this, too, has favoured regional governments’ strategy of pushing civilians away from Ensure that as many civilians as possible have access to functional communication networks and can call Civilians, sometimes bearing crude weapons, have guided security patrols. Several vigilantes expressed displeasure about these, some asserting bluntly that death should be the

The “Walk for Life” challenged the proposal to revive the death penalty, the lowering of the minimum officials were sabotaging the peace process by pursuing an all-out war campaign targeting innocent civilians

to fight for its caliphate in Iraq and Syria; as a terrorist group mounting bloody attacks against civilians In all of these countries, ISIS-affiliated groups have planned attacks targeting civilians, although His death in January 2015 (some analysts and individuals close to Ansar Sharia believe ISIS assassinated These operations – labelled Operation Dignity – came at great civilian cost, and human rights groups For a time, ISIS’ stance – and its decision not to target Muslim civilians, focusing instead on security