{"id":235334,"date":"2022-08-26T15:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T13:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/united-states-and-nigerian-military-officers-confer-on-techniques-for-protecting-civilians?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-08-26T15:06:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T13:06:42","slug":"united-states-and-nigerian-military-officers-confer-on-techniques-for-protecting-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/united-states-and-nigerian-military-officers-confer-on-techniques-for-protecting-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"United States and Nigerian Military Officers Confer on Techniques for Protecting Civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/041731b20677e4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/041731b20677e4b\" alt=\"U.S. Embassy &amp; Consulate in Nigeria\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/041731b20677e4b\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=213861&amp;press_source=U.S. Embassy &amp; Consulate in Nigeria\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Experts from the U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) worked with 14 officers from all three Nigerian military branches August 15-18 on issues involving human rights, the law of armed conflict, and the protection of civilians.&nbsp; Through group discussions and presentations, participants explored ways to expand the role of military legal advisors beyond their traditional military justice roles. &nbsp;For example, legal advisors can assist in the planning of operations to reduce the risk of unintentionally harming civilians.&nbsp; In addition, participants discussed ways to enhance the Nigerian military&rsquo;s investigation, tracking, and public reporting of incidents where civilians are unintentionally harmed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>DIILS is the lead United States Department of Defense resource for global legal engagement and capacity-building with international defense sector officials.&nbsp; This four-day engagement in Abuja was led by U.S. lawyers and military members with years of experience in operational law and military justice.&nbsp; They built on similar, ongoing DIILS institutional capacity building efforts since September 2021. &nbsp;Through these engagements,&nbsp;the U.S. and Nigeria aim to further develop the Nigerian military&rsquo;s capability to ensure the protection of civilians during military operations and to respond in a timely way to incidents of civilian harm during such operations. &nbsp;The United States looks forward to continuing these engagements with the Nigerian military in the future.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy &amp; Consulate in Nigeria.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Experts from the U.S. Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) worked with 14 officers from all three Nigerian military branches August 15-18 on issues involving human rights, the law of armed conflict, and the protection of civilians.&nbsp; 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