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Launch of SCAP and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)’s latest report: “Grain thieves: The network behind the plunder of Ukrainian grain” – Catriona Murdoch
Russia's invasion and occupation of Ukraine is characterised by industrial-scale state-sponsored theft and robbery. This is particularly evident in the agricultural sector. Russian occupiers have seized land, agricultural infrastructure and millions of tons of...
“Starvation is Russia’s favourite weapon” – Sunday Times
Following the release of the SMJT's new report which reveals the Russian campaign to cripple Ukraine's grain trade and economy, Olha Matskiv, Ukrainian Lawyer part of the SMJT was cited in the Sunday Times. The article "Starvation is Russia's favourite weapon", by...
Investigation: Russia is waging economic war against Ukraine, destroying its agricultural and port infrastructure – Babel
To read the whole piece on Babel, please follow the link Russian attacks on Ukraineʼs agricultural infrastructure are an economic war, the goal of which the Russians see as the destruction of Ukraineʼs agricultural and export potential through occupation, theft and...
Harvesting Conflict: Unlawful attacks against grain and related infrastructure in the Odesa oblast – Catriona Murdoch
Following the release of the SMJT's new report which reveals the Russian campaign to cripple Ukraine's grain trade and economy, Catriona Murdoch, Starvation and Humanitarian Crisis Division Lead was cited in multiple publications. The Daily Express' article 'Putin...
Israeli strikes latest bloody chapter in war of extraordinary civilian casualties – Anna Gallina
“Even without looking at specific incidents, it becomes hard to see how harm may have been mitigated towards civilians and how the principles of distinction and proportionality were applied,” Anna Gallina, Gaza Project Lead at GRC said of the recent strikes on...
Russia Ignored Its Obligations Regarding the Evacuation of Civilians After Kakhovka Dam Destruction and Secretly Buried the Dead – Documentary by The Kyiv Independent
Following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam (Ukraine) by Russian occupiers, the aggressor state ignored evacuation efforts, failed to allocate sufficient resources to rescue civilians, and even actively obstructed local rescue attempts. This is according to an...
Uncovering Russia’s crimes after the Kakhovka dam explosion – Interview with Catriona Murdoch
Catriona Murdoch, Vice-President of GRC and Head of the Starvation and Humanitarian Crisis Division was feature's in the Kyiv Independents new documentary focusing on the Kakhovka dam explosion. Read full article...
GRC’s Catriona Murdoch and Anna Gallina on the Gaza ceasefire deal
In light of the ceasefire deal in Gaza, GRC’s Vice-President and Head of the Starvation and Humanitarian Crisis Division, Catriona Murdoch spoke to The Herald underlining the importance of upholding the ceasefire and ensuring that starvation is not used as a weapon...
“Harvesting Conflict”: GRC SMJT’s Two-Year Investigation Finds Russian Use of Starvation Tactics in Ukraine
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, GRC’s Starvation Mobile Justice Team (SMJT) has been documenting Russian forces’ use of starvation tactics, attacks on critical infrastructure, and the weaponization of food and other objects...