AOAV: all our reports
7 Apr 2021Latest figures show RAF airstrikes targeted 4,369 militants in Iraq and Syria since 2014; MOD maintains claim only one civilian killed
These new figures include 4,066 militants killed (93% of total), with 303 more militants wounded (7%).
7 Apr 2021AOAV board member Dr Saleyha Ahsan responds to reports Russian special forces using ‘Red Cross’ ambulances to practise ambush techniques
Reports emerge that Russian special forces are using “Red Cross” flagged ambulances to practise ambush techniques.
6 Apr 2021Explosive violence and ‘child soldiers’
AOAV examines how explosive violence creates the conditions for child recruitment and how children are used by state and non-stage actors alike to perpetrate acts of explosive violence.
5 Apr 2021The Rise of ‘Lawfare’ in the UK examined: how Parliament turned the law into a battleground
The Conservative Party’s 2015 Manifesto stated “we will ensure our Armed Forces overseas are not subject to persistent human rights claims". This article explores this claim and its impact.
2 Apr 2021British special forces were more transparent during World War II than today, AOAV study finds
British government ministers were willing to give parliament more information about the UK military’s special forces during World War Two and the end of empire than they do today, research by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) reveals.
1 Apr 2021United Kingdom Restructures Special Operations Units
The British military is conducting an overall restructuring of its defense forces – the British Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy. There will be cuts in personnel and retirement of expensive equipment in the reorganization. Along with cutting the size of the military there will be a change in capability and relevance for many units
31 Mar 2021INEW turns ten – a decade of progress and challenges
This week marks ten years since INEW was founded by a group of NGOs calling for immediate action to prevent human suffering from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
31 Mar 202120 films that can change the way you think about war
Across genres, countries and interpretations, these films challenge and deepen the way we understand conflict.
- 23 Mar 2021
Defence Review 2021: accountability is the first victim of UK Special Forces expansion
As Special Forces look set to become even more central to the UK’s military strategy, AOAV comments on the impact this might have on transparency and accountability.
- 23 Mar 2021
Similarities between UK government’s attacks on ‘lawfare’ and the Colombian experience examined
Pushing through the Overseas Operations Bill puts the UK at risk of going down the same path as Colombia, leaving victims of war crimes without justice, and the perpetrators to continue with impunity.
15 Mar 2021Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night, the 12th March 2021, killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Afghanistan’s western Herat province.
10 Mar 2021‘Fires everywhere’: the bombing of Germany 1942 – 1945 examined
In a three year campaign of fire from the skies, almost half a million Germans were killed, three-quarters of a million were wounded, and seven and a half million were left homeless.