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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December 13, 2022
Opportunities and Challenges for the Implementation of the Women, Peace & Security Agenda in Areas Controlled by Armed and Political Movements
Policy Briefs, Research Reports
The report and policy brief analyse the practices, policies, and challenges of two Ethnic Resistance Organisations (EROs) from Myanmar on women's protection in conflict and their participation in the EROs and in peacebuilding processes. The research offers a set of recommendations for the international community and for the leaders of the two movements.
February 3, 2022
Environmental Threats or Assets? Exploring the Engagement of Non-State Armed Actors on the Protection of the Environment
Articles
In this article, Independent Diplomat's Guillaume Charron and Fight or Humanity co-Director Anki Sjöberg give insight into relations between non-state armed actors and environmental protections.
July 9, 2021
Women's rights in times of conflict: perspectives of women leaders from armed and political movements
Webinar Reports
This report recalls the points made during the webinar held on 19 November 2020, as part of Fight for Humanity's webinar series "First-hand views on human rights and peace". In this webinar report, Fight for Humanity recalls the discussion points and the main conclusions and recommendations.
March 11, 2021
Shared Learning: The Separation and Reintegration of Children from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Research Reports
The study presents the lessons learned from the process of separation and reintegration of children from the ranks of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC - EP) in Colombia. Based on these lessons learned, it makes practical recommendations for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, which have committed to the United Nations to separate minors from their ranks.
March 8, 2021
Mind the Gap: Human Rights and Non-State Parties to Armed Conflicts
Webinar Reports
This report recalls the points made during the webinar/informal side event to the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council in July 2020 on the topic of non-state parties to armed conflicts and their human rights obligations.
October 30, 2020
Prevention of Conflict-related Sexual Violence (CRSV) with non-State armed actors
Academic Articles
This article by Fight for Humanity's co-Director Anki Sjöberg provides lessons learnt from her long experience advocating for the prevention of sexual violence towards non-State armed actors and draws a set of recommendations.
October 23, 2020
Forgotten Freedoms: The Right to Free Expression in Areas Controlled by Non-State Actors
Blog Posts
In this article, Melina Fidelis-Tzourou and Anki Sjöberg from Fight for Humanity explain why it matters so much to protect this essential right in territories controlled by non-State armed actors.