Posted on June 9, 2009 by warvictims
By Sarah Holewinski, Executive Director of CIVIC
Conclusions from the US investigation into the May 4th airstrikes in Afghanistan are leaking out. It appears that US personnel made mistakes–resulting in civilian deaths–by not sticking to their own stringent guidelines on the use of force. After eight years in Afghanistan, American forces finally have good rules in [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2009 by warvictims
By Sarah Holewinski, Executive Director of CIVIC
Ask any civilian who has lost a loved one, a limb, or a home in war and they’re likely to tell you they never received anything for their suffering. I’ve always found it shocking that international law doesn’t generally require warring parties to help the people they’ve harmed.
Take for [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Sarah
Afghans are dying from bombs, missiles, explosive devices, police fire, beheadings, domestic violence… and the list goes on.
The situation for them is becoming untenable. This, after many decades of war has ripped through their land. Over and over we’ve heard calls from President Karzai to stop the needless violence. [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2008 by warvictims
Over half the world’s governments agreed last week to a ban on cluster munitions. But not the United States. Our government not only skipped the deliberations, but continues to defend its policy of keeping and using these deadly weapons.
Why won’t America join the movement to ban cluster munitions? Our executive director Sarah Holewinski sat down [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B.
CIVIC’s executive director Sarah Holewinski talks briefly from Qiryot Shemona, arguably the hardest hit city in the 2006 war.
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