Governments must ensure that every life lost to armed violence, anywhere in the world, is properly recorded. This is the simple call of the Charter for the recognition of every casualty of armed violence – a call that is gaining support across the world.
signatories : : charter Q&A : : endorse
The complexity and importance of recording casualties is often crowded out of the media by particular violent events. In News&Comment we highlight and examine items of direct relevance to the principle and practice of casualty recording.
Throughout the world there are Practitioners recording, documenting and memorialising casualties of armed violence. Many have joined a new International Practitioner Network (IPN) to begin sharing good practice and find a common voice.
IPN : : members : : methods research
