BRIEFING NOTE TO: International Justice Actors, Policymakers, and Human Rights Organizations FROM: Project Lead, ABC Tamil Oli (ECOSOC) SUBJECT: Urgent Need for Victim-Centred Transitional Justice Reforms and Revised Rules of War 1. PURPOSE This briefing note informs relevant international actors of the core objectives and preliminary critical findings of a comprehensive research project investigating the experiences of 20th and 21st-century war victims. It highlights urgent policy recommendations for reforming accountability mechanisms and international humanitarian law to better protect and provide justice for civilians. 2. SUMMARY (BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT) Despite decades of international efforts, existing transitional justice and accountability mechanisms are failing a vast number of war victims, who remain without reparations, recognition, or legal redress. As of March 2026, the number of new war victims is rising rapidly, demonstrating a global failure in conflict resp...