Human Rights Watch to Responsible Statecraft: Congress Needs to Investigate the Pentagon's Failure to Protect Civilians
November 23, 2021
November 23, 2021
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary to the Responsible Statecraft:
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By Sarah (Holewinski) Yager, Washington Director and
Leah Hebron, Associate, Washington Advocacy
Pentagon leadership cannot - or will not - fix its civilian casualties problem. It's long past time for Congress to step in.
On November 17, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, "we are committed to protecting civilians . . .
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By Sarah (Holewinski) Yager, Washington Director and
Leah Hebron, Associate, Washington Advocacy
Pentagon leadership cannot - or will not - fix its civilian casualties problem. It's long past time for Congress to step in.
On November 17, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, "we are committed to protecting civilians . . .