
Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
@ceasefirecentre
Empowering civilians to monitor and document violations of their rights and seek justice and accountability.
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http://ceasefire.org 10-02-2015 23:55:17
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With militaries now rushing to invest in armed drones, time to revisit Dr Lily Hamourtziadou 's thought-provoking recent book on the ethics of remote warfare. "Remote warfare makes it easy on the killers". #DroneWarfare

Does the law of targeting require objective or subjective tests to determine state responsibility for violations? Israel/US now shifting to subjective tests of intention - with grave consequences for civilians. My latest, forthcoming in Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…


SAVE THE DATE – 7 July, 17.00, House of Commons Join us in marking the UK launch of our recent report with an expert panel to discuss how the UK can support reparations for civilian harm in Ukraine. Chaired by Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley MP and Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green RSVP: eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-the-…



Attended Meeting of APPG on Ukraine 🇺🇦 UK Parliament chaired by Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley & Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green about prioritising rights of victims & survivors who have suffered appallingly through Putin’s War. Shocking accounts of sexual violence and barbaric torture #Redress


“The UK must approach Ukraine reparations not as a distant post-conflict project, but as a current and urgent imperative.” Mae Thompson at packed Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights event in Parliament last night. Thx to Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley & Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green for their leadership on Ukraine #reparations


Our partner, Volodymyr Shcherbachenko, speaking to Times Radio: "I do believe in justice... It's a huge amount of money, frozen russian assets, they are available, and this money can be used for #reparations for civilians." Full interview: youtube.com/watch?app=desk… #Ukraine

On another unspeakably grim day for Palestinians in Gaza, I talked to Al Jazeera English about starvation as a war crime