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Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep3: Sanctions

📢 Ep3 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Sanctions" #Sanctions #Conflict #IHL

With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social

&
@weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep3-sanct...
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

The words disharmony + reharmonisation translate the interrelated notions of harm and reparation into the Nasa Indigenous vernacular (nasa yuwe). By centering on these concepts, this conversation aims to shed light on the Nasa Indigenous people's multidimensional experience of violence.

Researchers will converse with José Vicente Chocué Medina, a Nasa Indigenous authority of Pueblo Nuevo, ancestral territory of Sa’th Tama Kiwe, Caldono, and María Socorro Granda Abella, a researcher affiliated with the Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University, UAIIN-CRIC (Cauca).

📅 Join our Colombia country research unit in conversation with guests about the meaning of disharmony + reharmonisation in the context of the transitional justice process in #Colombia. Hybrid - Fri 27 Feb, 13:00-14:30 GMT, University of York and Online

👉 Register: bit.ly/BCC-Cafe-27Feb26

The submission is based upon long-term engagement in the region and empirical research conducted by the BCC’s Myanmar team in Myanmar and Northern Thailand between January and April 2025.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/accountabili...

Image of vehicle wreckage in Myanmar. Image credit: Florian Weigand, Beyond Compliance Consortium.

On 15th December 2025, the Beyond Compliance Consortium responded to a call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, to inform the Special Rapporteur’s forthcoming conference room paper on accountability for grave human rights violations in #Myanmar

The data brief outlines key trends in violent events, fatalities, and provides both a thematic and actor-based descriptive analysis of violence trends across time and space in #Myanmar.

📢 📢This report is issue No.2 in our new #BeyondCompliancePaperSeries: bit.ly/Beyond-Compliance-Paper-Series

Text - Data Brief: Mapping Trends on Harm + Need in Myanmar

📢NEW “Data Brief: Mapping Trends on Harm + Need in Myanmar". Presents a quantitative overview of violent events + conflict dynamics in #Myanmar, drawing on ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) from 2010-2024.

👉 Download the data brief here: bit.ly/BCC-Paper-Series-No2

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Displaced people with their belongings inside a black van on their way to Syria. The top of the van carries their belongings.

New blog post! The current legal framework treats conflict displacement too narrowly, leaving many harms unseen and unaccountable. Sarah Khan calls for “full(er) protection” using a harm+need lens to move beyond legal compliance and better address displacement.

Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium
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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Somalia. Mogadishu, Zobe junction. Residents clean up debris at the site of two twin explosions that occured on the 29th October 2022. The attack killed 121 people and injured hundreds.

New blog post! In the absence of effective state protection, Somali communities have developed sophisticated self-protection systems. This post shows how communities respond to harm+need beyond visible violence, through community-led mechanisms.

Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium
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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Ituri province, Djugu territory, Nizi. A farmer cultivates his field after receiving ICRC seeds to revive his farming activity. The sixty-year-old has experienced various episodes of conflict and violence that have left indelible marks on his life, including the loss of one of his sons.

New blog post! Too often overlooked in conflict settings, older persons face distinct forms of harm and need. This blog calls for a more inclusive reading of harm + need beyond standard humanitarian metrics, to support meaningful protection.

Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium
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Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep2: Famines & Starvation

📢 Ep2 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Famines & Starvation" #Famine #Starvation #Conflict #IHL

With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social

&
@weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep2-famin...
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Two young children in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, outside a transit and orientation center for children who were associated with armed forces and armed groups. They are looking at a painting on the wall which says in Swahili “I can also help my country by going back to school”.

New blog post! Although child recruitment is prohibited, IHL and IHRL do not fully capture harms experienced by children or the intergenerational norms shaping recruitment and reintegration in the DRC. Broader social, cultural, and economic analysis is required.
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Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

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Text: Beyond Compliance Newsletter Issue #3 July - November 2025

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our third Beyond Compliance Consortium Newsletter. This issue provides a roundup of research progress, the latest events, resources & publications, and news from member and partner organisations (July-Nov 2025)

👉 Read issue 2 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

A beekeeper in Tartus Governorate, Banias, Syria, 2021. Many households depend on beekeeping in Tartus region. The sector suffers from the current crisis because of the pressure of inflation on equipment and transportation prices, and because of security issues.

New blog post! Unilateral sanctions often hit civilians the hardest — and private overcompliance blocks even permitted aid out of fear. @mohammadkanfash.bsky.social shows this in Syria, raising tough questions about accountability and complicity.
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The report highlights key insights and offers practical recommendations for international actors engaging with #NSAGs. Findings will inform and be tested in upcoming BCC activities—more to come!

In the report we synthesise current evidence on compliance and restraint by non-State armed groups (#NSAGs), moving beyond a focus on international humanitarian law (#IHL) to include international human rights law (#IHRL) and broader forms of restraint from violence and abuse.

Over image of the report

📢New report: “The What, Who and How of Compliance and Restraint by Non-State Armed Groups: A Snapshot of Behavioural Variation”.

👉 Download the report, and summaries here: bit.ly/BCC-Paper-Se...

📢 📢This report is the No.1 issue in our new #BeyondCompliancePaperSeries: bit.ly/Beyond-Compl...

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep1: Civilian Protection and the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan

📢 Ep1 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan" #Afghanistan #Conflict #IHL

With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social

&
@weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/48ng7Rx
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

The team behind CEASEFIRE!

Conflict resolution experts at UofG have developed an alternative to traditional wargaming. 💻

CEASEFIRE! is a 2D strategy game developed by
@uofglaw.bsky.social, @uofggameslab.bsky.social and Education Evolved which encourages players to resolve conflict peacefully.

Read more: gla.ac/47T2Izr

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Colombia. Medellin. Aerial view of a poor neighborhood. Some areas of the town are under the control of armed gangs and criminal groups. Fighting between these groups or with the Police Forces has serious humanitarian consequences for the civilian population, such as death threats, forced recruitment, urban displacement, summary executions.

New blog post! Armed groups can operate below the NIAC threshold yet still cause violence and humanitarian consequences. @ezequielheffes.bsky.social examines the legal protection gaps for civilians and explores better protection strategies in these settings.

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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Nigeria. Borno State, Biu General Hospital, stabilization centre supported by the ICRC. While the COVID-19 pandemic has hogged all the attention, the rise in malnourished children has the medical staff of Biu General Hospital worried that more children may die if they don't receive treatment.

New blog post! Rising child malnutrition across Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how conflict, weak governance, and climate shocks intersect to undermine food access. Otorkpa's blog discusses long-term, multi-sectoral strategies to address this crisis.

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Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium