Letter to Congress on Strengthening Civilian Casualty Reporting

May 2, 2019 Dear Messrs. Chairmen and Ranking Members: We, the undersigned human rights, civil liberties, transparency, and faith-based organizations, write to urge you to strengthen oversight, transparency, and accountability surrounding U.S. lethal strikes and resulting civilian casualties. We commend your successes in enacting critical safeguards in the 2018 and 2019 National Defense Authorization Acts. But dangerous gaps in transparency and accountability remain, and we hope that through both legislation and oversight, Congress can fill those gaps. Transparency around the use of lethal force…

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