Publications
In Focus
Gender Norms and Protection: Navigating Agency, Risk, and Backlash
July 7, 2026
Research Reports
This report from the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG), in partnership with Fight for Humanity and Nonviolent Peaceforce, investigates protection risks and gender norms across four case studies: South Sudan, Iraq, Myanmar, and Ukraine. It does so at a moment of global crisis, notably characterised by a deprioritization of gender sensitive analyses as part of an anti-gender backlash.
The report seeks to demonstrate how simplistic understandings of the gendered nature of risk to people's safety lead to protection gaps in addressing risks and needs.
Across the different conflicts and contexts explored, the report finds that although people experience gendered risks, they can also mobilise their gendered roles to exercise influence over conflict actors. Another key point made by the authors is the importance of recognizing the gendered vulnerabilities faced by boys, men, and gender-diverse people, which are invisibilized by the increased reframing of protection action on "women and girls".
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June 24, 2026
Children's Access to Essential Services: Perspectives and Practices of Non-State Armed Groups and De Facto Authorities
Research Reports
The report investigates the perceptions, motives, and practices of non-state armed groups and de facto authorities regarding children's access to essential services across four case studies: Mali, Myanmar, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and Yemen.
October 27, 2025
The What, Who, and How of Compliance and Restraint by Non-State Armed Groups: A Snapshot of Behavioural Variation
Academic Articles
This Beyond Compliance Consortium report synthesises current evidence on compliance and restraint by non-state armed actors. It moves beyond a focus on international humanitarian law (IHL) to include international human rights law (IHRL) and broader forms of restraint from violence and abuse.
December 10, 2024
Beyond Compliance Symposium: Research Consultations with Non-State Armed Groups
Blog Posts
This blog post, written by Anki Sjöberg (Fight for Humanity) and Pascal Bongard (Centre on Armed Groups), builds on the authors' experience in conducting consultations with non-state armed groups. This post is part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium.
July 1, 2024
Empowerment lies within: Opportunities and challenges for the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Framework by Political Movements in Yemen
Policy Briefs, Research Reports
This research has involved three key political movements or entities: the Islah Party, the Southern Transitional Council, and Ansar Allah to better understand the factors that encourage these movements to promote and implement the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Framework, especially the protection and participation of women and girls in situations of conflict.
January 1, 2024
Practical Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Food Insecurity
Training Kits, Communications Materials
Fight for Humanity, in collaboration with the Centre on Armed Groups, contributed to the development of Practical Measures for Armed Actors to Prevent and Mitigate Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity. Both organizations conducted in-country consultations with non-state armed groups and other key stakeholders in Colombia, Mali, Myanmar, and Syria to support the development of these measures. Additionally, they produced educational materials to facilitate their implementation, including training modules, a flyer, and a video that can be used freely by relevant organizations.