• UNAMA: Annual report on the Protection of Civilians 2015, February 2016

UNAMA: Annual report on the Protection of Civilians 2015, February 2016

Subject: Civilian casualties

There is no reverse in the trend for increasing annual civilian casualty figures, as 2015 saw records broken again: 11,002 civilians injured or killed (7,457 and 3,545 respectively) is a 4% rise on 2014. Increased ground fighting in and around populated areas, along with suicide and other attacks in major cities, were the main causes of conflict-related civilian deaths and injuries in 2015. As UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein comments, “This is happening with almost complete impunity. The perpetrators of the violations, documented by UNAMA and my staff, must be held to account. And the international community should emphasise far more vigorously that the rights of civilians should be protected.”

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