From engineered famine to weaponized infrastructure, the continuity lies in targeting the means of civilian survival.”
Tag: International Humanitarian Law
IDP Camp Attack in Syria: Civilian Targeting, Escalation Risks, and the Fragility of Protection Frameworks
When displacement sites become targets, the distinction between battlefield and civilian space collapses, undermining the core protections of international humanitarian law.”
Ukraine’s Most Vulnerable: Civilian Risk, Systemic Strain, and the Expanding Humanitarian Impact of War
In modern conflict, vulnerability is not incidental—it is structured by who cannot flee, who cannot access care, and who remains exposed to sustained violence.”
Peace Between Gaza-Israel: Fragile Ceasefire, Civilian Risk, and the Structural Drivers of Recurrent Conflict
Ceasefires in Gaza reduce immediate violence, but without structural change, they function as pauses—not resolutions—in a recurring cycle of conflict.”
South Sudan’s Forgotten Conflict: Fragile Peace, Governance Failures, and Persistent Atrocity Risk
A peace agreement without implementation does not end conflict—it institutionalizes instability and prolongs civilian suffering.”
Statelessness: Legal Identity, Structural Exclusion, and the Limits of Protection
Saudi Zero-Tolerance: State Control, Legal Restrictions, and the Suppression of Dissent
In Saudi Arabia, release from detention often marks a transition to restricted freedom rather than a restoration of rights.”
Protection of Civilians: International Humanitarian Law and the Limits of Protection in Modern Conflict
The protection of civilians is not a conceptual ideal—it is a legal obligation repeatedly tested, and too often undermined, in modern conflict.”
Conflict and Famine: Starvation as a Weapon of War
Starvation in conflict is not simply a humanitarian crisis—it is often the result of deliberate policy choices designed to control populations and weaken opposition.”
Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis: Conflict, Civilian Harm, and the Collapse of Essential Systems
In Yemen, civilian suffering is not incidental—it is the cumulative result of prolonged conflict, institutional breakdown, and constraints on humanitarian access.”