says former detainees describe beatings, electric shocks, mock executions and sexual violence, with civilians Ukrainian authorities say more than 16,000 civilians have been taken captive or disappeared. We identified 93 sites where civilians and prisoners of war were held in occupied Ukraine between 2023 One of them, 42-year-old sailor Oleksii Sivak, told the BBC he was among hundreds of civilians arrested They have charged him with cruel treatment of the civilian population and violations of the laws of war

But the UN, US, and EU have abandoned millions of civilians to starvation, war, forced displacement, There are also genocidal threats to civilians from terrorist militias like the FDLR,  composed of former Second Congo Wars broke out, the DRC has been plagued by civil war, resulting in approximately 6 million deaths MONUSCO   failed  to bring peace and stability due to its inadequate mandate to protect civilians and Protecting civilians and upholding human rights must remain the primary priority of the DRC government

India's army said at least 10 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told GeoTV that the strikes hit civilian areas, adding that It was the worst attack on civilians in the region in two decades, and sparked widespread anger in India seen an armed insurgency against Indian rule since 1989, with militants targeting security forces and civilians This was the first major attack on civilians since India revoked Article 370  that gave Kashmir semi-autonomous

All but one were civilians. More than a dozen other Ukrainians were jailed with him, soldiers and civilians. ’d tortured to death, both from Izium’s Gonkharovka neighborhood. He followed the smell of death to a shallow grave in the forest. “They tortured civilians at will, like bullies,” she said. “I have only one word: genocide.”

Truth Nigeria June 6, 2025 By Mike Odeh James (Jalingo)  At  least 50 civilians—many of them Christians—have Bishop of the United Methodist Church (UMC) Nigeria Episcopal Area, confirmed at least 30 Christian deaths The attacks not only have killed and injured civilians but also destroyed farms, churches, and homes—further Displacement, and the Government’s Response The Taraba State Police Command confirmed approximately 50 deaths “After Malamby’s death, local youths retaliated by killing several cattle.

demands a full lifting of the Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid, and insists on the protection of civilians Meanwhile, famine conditions continue to threaten lives across Gaza, and reports persist of civilians situation on the ground “unacceptable”, highlighting the deprivation of food, water and medicine for civilians all parties must uphold international humanitarian and human rights law, with particular attention to civilian

Local officials have previously given a death toll of at least 60. “In treating civilian populations systematically as targets now, these armed bandits have gone a step After the Banibangou massacre, yesterday the terrorists, in the same barbaric way, struck the peaceful civilian

At least 440 civilians were killed in brutal fighting between rival armed groups in the country's southwest women to the deliberate killing of dozens of children, including at least one infant who was beaten to death At least 440 civilians were killed in brutal fighting between rival armed groups in the country’s southwest

More than 800 people have been killed or wounded in "deliberate attacks" targeting civilians in Afghanistan "In the first six months of 2020, preliminary figures indicate more than 800 civilians were killed and injured in deliberate attacks against civilians," the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said UNAMA urged the Taliban and Afghan authorities not to target civilians and push on with efforts to de-escalate

Survivors have reported civilian men being lined up and shot, women being raped, and homes and markets prevented remaining civilians from accessing lifesaving supplies.” “Civilians took refuge in schools and government buildings.” He said: “Immediately [after the army left], they started to shoot civilians. They went to the civilians and started shooting randomly.

In the neighbouring villages, 38 other civilians were also killed and dozens more have been forcibly She said the depth of suffering and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur  “has reached an intolerable state ”, with famine escalating and hospitals, humanitarian convoys and other civilian infrastructure being

during months of protests which ended Bashir’s decades-long rule and led to the formation of a joint civilian But there is growing concern that the country’s hopes for political reform and true civilian rule will On the eve of the demonstrations Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok addressed the nation