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报告摘要

No One Is Spared: Summary of Abuses Against Older People in Armed Conflict

Report Overview: This Human Rights Watch report analyzes abuses against older people (defined as age 50 and above, with contextual variations) in armed conflicts from 2013 to 2021, occurring in 15 countries. Older individuals face heightened risks due to physical vulnerability, displacement challenges, and systemic neglect, experiencing violations such as killings, torture, sexual violence, and destruction of property.
Key Findings:
- Abuses include unlawful killings (e.g., targeted attacks, airstrikes, use of banned weapons), summary executions, arbitrary detention, torture, sexual and gender-based violence, abduction, and destruction or looting of civilian assets.
- Older people are often unable to flee due to mobility issues or family constraints, leading to increased exposure during displacement and attacks in areas like Syria, Myanmar, and Ukraine.
- Research highlights systemic disregard for older populations under international humanitarian and human rights law, with inadequate recognition in UN mechanisms like Security Council resolutions.
Recommendations:
- Governments should investigate and prosecute abuses, ensure civilian protection strategies include older populations, and end impunity for violations.
- The UN Security Council, Human Rights Council, and agencies must prioritize older civilians in conflict responses, monitoring abuses and ensuring inclusive humanitarian assistance.
- NGOs, humanitarian actors, and donors should adopt age-sensitive policies to protect older people, including equal access to aid and representation in decision-making.
Methodology and Scope: Based on field research in conflicts in South Sudan, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Mali, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and others, drawing on survivor testimonies, interviews, and legal analysis.