January 30th, 2020 | by Selma van Oostwaard
On December 3, 2019, PAX brought together international training experts and policy makers to reflect on best practices and pitfalls
November 15th, 2019 | by Erin Bijl
In the night of June 2, 2015, a Dutch aircraft part of the international Coalition against IS bombed an IS
October 30th, 2019 | by guest blogger
The week of 23-29 October was the annual Peace Week held in The Netherlands and Belgium, in which traditionally more
October 9th, 2019 | by Carrie Huisman
Large-scale public protests are currently dominating much of southern Iraq, and the national government has to date responded with using
August 26th, 2019 | by Marieke Meeske
In the first week of August, PAX and SSANSA organized a three-day community security dialogue in Juba, Jubek State. The
August 20th, 2019 | by Carrie Huisman
PAX and its local partners are busy preparing for new rounds of both data collection and community engagement across Iraq
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
#protectionofcivilians
Interview 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.
