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Sexual violence against and within the humanitarian and development community is only an emergent problem in the sense that it is finally beginning to be openly discussed. Ranging from harassment to unwanted touching to rape, sexual violence in humanitarian and…
The Holistic Security manual adopts an explicitly ‘holistic’ approach to security and protection strategies for human rights defenders by integrating and highlighting the interrelatedness of digital security, psycho-social well-being and organisational security processes. The manual (2016) is designed to guide…
This Briefing Memorandum from the Counterterrorism and Humanitarian Engagement (CHE) Project at Harvard Law School (2016) outlines some of the foundational issues around Humanitarian exemptions in a question-and-answer format.
This article by Antonio Donini and Daniel Maxwell (2014) provides a first attempt at analysing the complex set of issues around remote management practices in insecure environments and their increased use. It looks at definitions and reviews existing published and…
This manual offers advice on information gathering by using search engines, Web alerts, newsletters, RSS feeds, and text mining. It follows the path drawn by the information cycle including: Assessing one’s environment, information assets and needs; scanning packages with relevant…
This report will help PHF members understand more about the complex, often volatile, nature of security in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. It considers the city’s demography, political parties, militant and criminal groups and the complex interplay between these. It will…
A summary of trends in piracy and reported incidences of kidnapping, attacks, robberies and suspicious approaches of maritime vessels. The report includes a discussion of the changes in types of vessel used by pirates complete with descriptions and illustrations.
Social media is quickly rising in popularity as a communications network, information source and emergency response tool during a time of crisis. The report discusses recent and future trends including case studies and a survey containing more than 270 OSAC…
This report intends to assist PHF members in understanding the demography, social, tribal and political situation, security posture and areas of concerns and to identify appropriate mitigation measures in regard to risks prevailing in North Sindh province.
International non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are increasingly being a target for kidnap. Abducted from their humanitarian work, many hostages are held over varying periods of time, sometimes released through ransom payments or high-risk rescue. The provision of pre-deployment preparation, in field…