Policy Briefs

Myanmar, South Sudan, Colombia

Unarmed Civilian Protection: Comparative Insights from Colombia, Myanmar, and South Sudan

March 2025. Policy brief by the Creating Safer Space project ‘Understanding Community-level Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian...

Indonesia

Building Peace Amidst the Papua Conflict: Supporting Grassroots Protection and Peacebuilding Agents

March 2025. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer Space project ‘Civilian (Self-) Protection from Violent...

International - For Wales

Nonviolent Community Strategies Make Civilians Safer

Policy Brief 3 / 2025. For government and civil society in Wales. Policy Brief by...

Cameroon

Unarmed Civilian Self-Protection in Cameroon’s Anglophone Conflict

March 2025 Factsheet by the Creating Safer Space project “Exploring unarmed civilian self-protection in Cameroon’s...

International --- For the EU

Community Self-Protection Makes Civilians Safer

Policy Brief 2 / 2025 For the EU and its member states. Policy Brief by...

International --- For the EU

Nonviolent Community Strategies Protect Civilians Across the World

No. 1 / 2025. For the EU and its member states. Policy Brief by the...

South Sudan

Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian Protection in Rumbek and Juba, South Sudan

January 2025. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer Space project ‘Understanding Community-level Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian...

Myanmar

Unarmed Civilian Protection in Myanmar

September 2024. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer Space project ‘Understanding Community-level Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian...

International --- For USA

Community Self-Protection Makes Civilians Safer

No. 7 / 2024. For policy-makers in the USA. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer...

International --- For USA

Nonviolent Community Strategies Protect Civilians Across the World

No. 6 / 2024. For policy-makers in the USA. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer...

Myanmar --- For the UN

Unarmed Civilian Protection in Post-Coup Myanmar

No. 5 / 2024. For the UN and its member states. Policy Brief by the...

South Sudan --- For the UN

Community Unarmed Civilian Protection in South Sudan

No. 4 / 2024. For the UN and its member states. Policy Brief by the...

International --- For the UN

The Missing Piece of PoC: Local Unarmed Civilian Protection

No. 3 / 2024. For the UN and its member states. Policy Brief by the...

International --- For the UN

Community Self-Protection Makes Civilians Safer

No. 2 / 2024. For the UN and its member states. Policy Brief by the...

International --- For the UN

Nonviolent Community Strategies Protect Civilians Across the World

No. 1 / 2024. For the UN and its member states. Policy Brief by the...

Cameroon

Strengthening Unarmed Community Self-protection in Cameroon’s Anglophone Conflict

April 2024. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer Space project “Exploring unarmed civilian self-protection in...

Colombia

Civilians Protecting Civilians

February 2024. Policy Brief by the Creating Safer Space project “Understanding Community-level Spontaneous Unarmed Civilian...

Thailand

UCP in Thailand

2022, 2023. Policy Briefs by the Creating Safer Space project “Introducing Unarmed Civilian Protection in...