Impact

We make sense of who is being harmed and how in conflict zones around the world. This evidence is vital for disrupting the deadly power imbalance between those waging war and those caught in the crossfire.

With the future of war constantly evolving and few existing mechanisms to keep military powers in check, we investigate harmful technologies, expose dangerous actors, and strengthen the foundations for better civilian protection.

11
conflicts monitored
75,000+
civilian deaths recorded
160,000+
sources of evidence preserved
50
actionable reports
20
public interest investigations
3
open source tools and frameworks

Filling critical gaps

Verifying, analysing and making accessible vital information that would otherwise be lost.

From Somalia to Syria to Gaza to Ukraine, our team brings together essential local knowledge with specialist technical expertise. We counter dangerous mis- and disinformation with reliable and transparent practices.

Our casualty recording

Empowering justice efforts

Providing context and evidence for communities, advocates and human rights defenders.

Building a trusted archive underpins of a wider impact chain. We proactively identify partners across activist networks, grassroots movements, major international organisations, and global media outlets to ensure that our work is used to pursue justice and accountability.

Our work in use

Democratising access to information

Developing tools and support to make complex conflict data and policies useful for everyone.

We maximise impact by strengthening the collective. We invest in developing tools, resources and training for the diverse community of actors responding to conflicts. This includes open source investigative tools, policy frameworks and multi-language resources.

Our tools

Building awareness and pressure

Countering divisive narratives through trusted coverage of community experiences.

Accountability reporting is essential for raising awareness and inspiring legal and civic action. Our collaborative investigative reporting team ensures that civilians’ experiences and stories are covered responsibly, and reported widely.

Our investigations

Changing systems for the future

Engaging major powers with our vision for a better future and helping to make that happen.

In-depth understanding of civilian harm is essential for ensuring better protections for the future. We actively engage the world’s most powerful states to build and embed effective policies.

Our policy work
Media

We partner with a number of media organisations to reach wider audiences with our work.

Funders

We are funded by philanthropic organisations and by public donations.