L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
27 December 2016The Syrian conflict has been the deadliest civil war the 21st century has witnessed so far.
5 December 2016Mexico is enduring a serious human rights crisis, along with the impunity in the justice system.
3 November 2016Mostly civilians are victimized when Kunduz is the target of an airstrike.
14 December 2016Fighting between government and rebels has seen deliberate starvation, gang rape, and the burning of villages.
14 December 2016Filippo Grandi met civilians affected by Ukraine conflict in his first visit to the country as chief of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
6 December 2016Attacks on the Souda refugee camp on the island of Chios have caused panic and left numerous residents homeless.
21 October 2016Russia announces talks for a ceasefire agreement during heavy bombing of the war-torn Aleppo.
31 October 2016Women and young girls, displaced due to escalating hostilities with Boko Haram, have been abused and sexually assaulted by Nigerian officials.
30 November 2016Closing of makeshift refugee camp in Elliniko, Greece raises issue of perceptions of security situation in Afghanistan.
15 November 2016In a religious private school in Cagliari, Sardinia, two refugee children were recently required to use separate bathrooms from those of their Italian schoolmates.
27 October 2016Airstrikes hit school in Idilb province in Syria killing 35.
22 November 2016
All hospitals in the rebel-held section of the Syrian city of Aleppo are out of service after an air raid hit the last children’s hospital on Friday 18th November.