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Counter-terrorism and humanitarian action
The authors Sara Pantuliano, Kate Mackintosh, Samir Elhawary and Victoria Metcalfe explore how measures introduced to combat terrorism have had a significant impact on humanitarian organisations, eroding their ability to protect civilians and provide humanitarian assistance to those in need.
The paper examines how counter-terrorism provisions can criminalise humanitarian action and undermine humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality.
Read the 12 page document here. Find out more about the launch of the briefing paper at the Overseas Development Institute here.
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