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Pakistani government does make amends most do not receive any due to deficiencies in compensation mechanisms and no effort from the US. Another survey released by an individual associated with CIVIC counted two thousand killed and four thousand injured. CIVICs reports suggest that
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CIVIC received 10 million dollars from
Congress as part of their initiative to advocate and help design a new US program for Pakistani war victims. CIVIC has conducted interviews with Pakistani and US policymakers, humanitarians and officials from international organizations, and over 160 Pakistani
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CIVIC advocates that armed actors and peacekeepers work with victims and survivors to offer appropriate amends to those injured and to the families of those killed. These may take the form of apologies and financial assistance. Whatever the form of amends, CIVIC has worked since 2003 to ensure the
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directly led to NATO approving its first amends policy for Afghan war victims. CIVIC’s advocacy in 2008-2009 led directly to the
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command emphasis on civilian harm mitigation and a significant shift in tactics to avoid civilian harm. According to UN
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in April 2005, her colleagues, friends and family continue to run CIVIC. The first staff members were hired in early 2006 and the organization expanded its mandate in early 2007 beyond Iraq and
Afghanistan. CIVIC achievements include persuading the
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Nations and the African Union, as well as national militaries, to develop policies and build skills that enable them to protect civilians from those who would harm them.
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reports, pro-government elements, (which includes ISAF and Afghan forces) accounted for 39% of civilian deaths in 2008. By 2010 that percentage dropped to 15%, and declined further by 2013 to 11%.
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CIVIC published "Protection with Less
Presence: How the Peacekeeping Operation in DRC Is Attempting to Deliver Protection with Fewer Resources," based on CIVIC's research regarding the impact of
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to document US efforts to make amends to civilians suffering losses. They also organised for someone living in
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to analyze civilian claims of damages and craft legislation to address shortfalls in the current system (the
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their rights, publicly acknowledge when they have been harmed, and take their well-being into consideration before, during, and after the fighting.
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publishing "The Primacy of Protection: Delivering on the MINUSCA Mandate in the Central African Republic." In the
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on avoiding civilians and how to compensate for any harm caused. CIVIC also worked with the
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