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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More than 70 civilians dead in Hawija: The need for better transparency and accountability standards for military interventions
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
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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.
