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Our input to human rights council 62

14 July 2026

The Human Rights Council closed its 62nd session on 8 July. We shared vital input for Yemen and DR Congo

We are hiring

4 July 2026

We are excited to announce two vacancies on the ECC team: Executive Director and Advocacy Director.

ECC joined the 2026 civil society statement on the protection of civilians

19 June 2026

In May 2026, Every Casualty Counts joined nineteen other organisations in a joint civil society statement issued ahead of the United Nations Security Council's annual open debate on the protection
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Our submission to OHCHR on Women and Children

19 May 2026

This week, Every Casualty Counts made a submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' call for inputs on the rights of women and children in conflict and post-conflict
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Ten years of the Standards for Casualty Recording: from civil society consensus to international implementation

12 May 2026

In 2016, a field-developed document set a global baseline for recording casualties of armed conflict. Here is what happened next.

Why mandate independence matters: the renewal of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria and what it means for documentation and justice

1 May 2026

Ninety-four organisations signed a joint statement welcoming the Commission's renewed mandate at HRC61. The argument they made deserves wider attention.