The Complexity of Disorder in India

Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Ethnic Militias, Focus On Militias, Inequality, Political Stability, Poverty, Pro-Government Militias, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Vigilante Militias, Violence Against Civilians
As India celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on 15 August 2018, the country continues to face multiple and complex challenges. Disorder—including political violence and protests—is increasingly multidimensional, complex, and evolving (OECD, 2016; United Nations & World Bank, 2018).…

Regional Overview – Asia 16 April 2018

Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Inequality, Political Stability, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians
Over the course of the last week, the levels of political violence and protest remained high in several South Asian countries while they remained low in Southeast Asian countries. With data on political violence in India, as well as in the Jammu & Kashmir region, both now available for download, trends in India as well as Jammu & Kashmir are explored below as well.…

Myanmar: Conflict Update

Analysis, Asia, Civilians At Risk, Conflict Monitoring, Current Hotspots, Elections, Ethnic Militias, Focus On Militias, Human Rights, Inequality, Political Stability, Pro-Government Militias, Remote Violence, Rioting And Protests, Unidentified Armed Groups, Vigilante Militias, Violence Against Civilians
Overview Despite a ceasefire agreement in 2015[1], violence in Myanmar has increased as clashes between government and non-state groups[2] continues to grow in areas party to the ceasefire and those not (see Figures 1 and 2).…

Gender-Based Violence and Women’s Political Participation

Africa, Civilians At Risk, Education, Elections, Focus On Militias, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Inequality, Unidentified Armed Groups, Vigilante Militias, Violence Against Civilians
While many studies of political gender-based violence (GBV) have focused on the practices of groups during wars, the practices of gendered repression in unstable—but not warring—developing states is under-acknowledged and ought to be scrutinized equally closely.…

Caste Violence in India Sparks Dalit Protests

Asia, Elections, Inequality, Political Stability, Rioting And Protests, Vigilante Militias
July and August 2016 witnessed an unprecedented surge of Dalit protest against their systematic discrimination. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat experienced the bulk of the protests, which resulted in the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, and the continued struggle of the the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government to restore confidence among the Dalit community (Firstpost, 2016).…

Update — Burundi Local Data on Recent Unrest (26 Apr 2015 – 7 August 2016)

Africa, Analysis, Civilians At Risk, Gender-Based Violence, Inequality, Local-Level Violence, United Nations, Violence Against Civilians
A new update of the recent unrest in Burundi, covering events from 26 April 2015 to 7 August 2016 has been released by ACLED. This update can be found here. ACLED has covered the Burundi crisis with regular data updates and blog posts since June 2015, relying on a combination of news sources and local crowd-sourced information from the 2015Burundi Project, a network of grassroots organizations and trained citizen journalists aiding in conflict monitoring, and ACLED’s weekly real-time conflict data release covering Burundi A One-Year Special Report reviewing conflict patterns and dynamics, and the current state of the Burundi Crisis as it officially enters its second year, was recently published, and is available here.…

Central African Republic — January 2016 Update

Africa, Elections, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Inequality, Peacekeeping, Violence Against Civilians
The Central African Republic (CAR) has faced increased insecurity and violence since Séléka rebels marched on the capital, Bangui, and ousted then-President Bozizé in 2012 (Townsend, 27 July 2013). Since the height of violence in late 2013 / early 2014, the conflict has remained persistent and widespread (see Figure 1).…