Five years after Hawija, what lessons did we learn?
June 3rd, 2020 | by Wilbert van der Zeijden
The bombing of an IS bomb factory in Hawija by Dutch F16s, exactly five years ago today, killed more than
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Virtual event PoC week 2020: Training for the protection of civilians
May 18th, 2020 | by Selma van Oostwaard
On June 1, 2020, the Governments of Bangladesh, the Netherlands, Rwanda, and Uruguay, in partnership with PAX, will convene a
Time for transparency
April 3rd, 2020 | by Erin Bijl
‘Hawija’ demonstrates the need for improved standards for transparency and accountability regarding the impact on civilians of Dutch use of
Working on the protection of civilians in times of corona
April 2nd, 2020 | by Selma van Oostwaard
The full effects of the COVID-19 in conflict and post-conflict countries is expected to be far worse than what is
Iraq, Human Security Survey and the coronavirus pandemic
April 1st, 2020 | by Saba Azeem
While the current incidence of the global pandemic is more focused on China and Europe, the full effects of the
Partners in Iraq and South Sudan kick off new programming
March 26th, 2020 | by Saba Azeem
The PAX Protection of Civilians (PoC) team received a generous grant for its programming from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
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We are deeply saddened by the assasination of Dr Hisham Al-Hashimi, the leading Iraqi expert on armed groups. A tragic loss for #Iraq and the region.
The term #civilianharm is often used with significant differences in what it is considered to encompass. @PAXforpeace strongly advocates for a broader understanding of civilian harm. Here we explain why this matters ➡️https://protectionofcivilians.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CH-Position-Paper-US.pdf
#protectionofciviliansInterview methods used by Dutch armed forces raise ethical questions. Article in major Dutch newspaper @NRC. PAX asks Ministry of Defence to introduce new, more transparent method https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/06/29/interviewmethode-van-krijgsmacht-roept-ethische-vragen-op-a4004351
Zie artikel van vandaag in de #NRC https://bit.ly/388qW9B waarin PAX vragen stelt bij gebruik #MinDef van beïnvloeding bevolking in oorlogssituaties en ethiek daarvan #PAXPoC #protectionofcivilians
In the last debate, Min. Bijleveld promised to look into how 70 civilians could have died in the Dutch strike on #Hawija. Yesterday, she informed Parliament the #OVV is unable to research this. We are curious to see what next steps the MoD will take take to meet its obligations.
