Marla ruzicka biography

Today marks the fourteenth anniversary of the tragic passing of our founder, Marla Ruzicka. Around the world, we remember Marla for her bravery, ambition, and compassion.

In , Marla began a personal mission to document civilian casualties caused by US forces in Afghanistan.

She later expanded her focus to Iraq, bringing attention to the fact that such casualties were not being recorded by the US military at the time. Marla called on the United States to recognize the dignity and rights of civilians by putting a fraction of the money it was spending on the military campaign toward compensation for the families of victims affected by the war.

Her vision was both profound and revolutionary as she sought to bridge the gap between humanitarian policy and military operations for the first time in US history.

Marla’s determination to address the needs of civilians living in armed conflict situations led her to found the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) in Beyond recordin