Practitioner resources
These resources include materials relevant to casualty-recording practitioners and those interested in investigating such practice, as well as the products of some of the Casualty Recorders Network's public joint initiatives.
See also our audio and video materials, including interviews with practitioners about their work.
For more information on any of these resources, please contact the team.
Standards for Casualty Recording (2016)
The Standards for Casualty Recording are the first and only internationally recognised guidelines for best practice in casualty recording. They were developed by Every Casualty over a three year period of consultation with casualty recording practitioners and casualty data end users worldwide.
Losing Sight of the Human Costs: Casualty Recording and Remote Control Warfare (2014)
Changes in military engagement, towards more covert and remotely operated ways of using armed force, are an evolving trend. Commissioned by the Remote Control Project, this paper explores the specific practical and policy challenges posed to casualty recording by this, and how these might be met through the strengthening of both state and independent practice.
Examining Civilian Harm Tracking and Casualty Recording in Afghanistan (2014)
This joint briefing paper from Every Casualty and the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CCC) examines the distinctions and complementarily of civilian harm tracking and casualty recording using the case of Afghanistan. The paper builds on CCC's report Civilian Harm Tracking: Analysis of ISAF Efforts in Afghanistan and EC's report The UN and Casualty Recording: Good practice and the need for action .
The UN and Casualty Recording: Good Practice and the Need for Action (2014)
Counting the Cost: Casualty Recording Practices and Realities Around the World (2014)
Casualty Recording: Assessing State and United Nations Practices (2014)
Brief: Developing Standards in Casualty Recording (2013)
Casualty Recording as an Evaluative Capability: Libya and the Protection of Civilians (2013)
Good Practice in Conflict Casualty Recording: Testimony, Detailed Analysis and Recommendations From a Study of 40 Casualty Recorders (2012)
The collection of papers, produced from a two year study of casualty recording practice, is aimed primarily at those who record casualties, are intending to do this work, or are interested in understanding current casualty recording practice better. The papers are an evolving collection of reviews and analyses looking at key themes in practice, and how casualty recorders in different situations worldwide address them. The papers can be downloaded as PDFs:
Policy Paper: Towards the Recording of Every Casualty: Policy Recommendations and Analysis From a Study of 40 Casualty Recorders (2012)
Joint Letter: NGOs Call for Immediate and Full Reporting of Every Casualty in Libya (2011)
Coordinated by Oxford Research Group, in March 2011 fifteen humanitarian and human rights organisations called on the states implementing the “no-fly zone” in Libya to commit to recording and reporting on civilian casualties in that country. Without such information, this intervention - based on civilian protection - cannot be evaluated. The call comes in an open letter sent to all members of the UN Security Council, the Arab League and the African Union. read...
Working Paper: The Drone Wars and Pakistan’s Conflict Casualties (2011)
In Pakistan, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (‘drones’) has preceded and succeeded the death of Osama bin Laden. Drones’ use, in particular by the US within Pakistan, is surrounded by debate over their dubious legality. All the while, civilian and militant deaths continue on.
The paper by Jacob Beswick of Oxford Research Group's everycasualty programme compares the methodologies and findings of the organisations dedicated to reporting on casualties caused by drones within Pakistan. The paper highlights and discusses why gaps in data exist and what can be done to address them. read...
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