Burkina Faso: CIVIC Condemns Seytenga Attack
The Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has called on the government of Burkina Faso to protect civilians from reprisal attacks in the country’s Seno province. An attack, Development Diaries gathered, was carried out by armed opposition groups between 11 and 12 June, 2022, in Seytenga, resulting in the death of at least 79 civilians. […]
Congo: CIVIC Reacts to Tensions, Makes Call
The Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has called for restraint and diplomacy in the light of increasing tensions in the Great Lakes region and a recent uptick in violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Congolese government forces and rebels from the M23 armed group have clashed in the country’s North Kivu […]
Nigeria: CIVIC Condemns Killing of Civilians
The Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has condemned the killing of at least 50 civilians by a militant armed group in Rann, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Rann is adjacent to the border with Cameroon and home to a camp for internally displaced persons. ‘Civilians are being targeted over and over again in northeast Nigeria. […]
Ethiopia: CIVIC Condemns Killings, Makes Call
As the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region shows no sign of coming to an end, the Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) has called for investigations into killing of civilians in the area. One of the recent cases of human rights violation is a video posted online showing at least one civilian man burnt to […]