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Introducing Mwatana for Human Rights
Since 2017 GRC have been proud partners with Mwatana for Human Rights an internationally recognised Yemeni NGO that advocates for human rights and documents violations committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen. In 2018, Mwatana received the Baldwin Medal of...
Hunger Ward
In October 2021, on the historic grounds of the Peace Palace in the Hague, Global Rights Compliance (GRC) in collaboration with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted a...
GRC to launch Swiss project on increasing ratification of the Starvation amendment, as Liechtenstein deposits instrument of ratification
As Liechtenstein becomes the 7th State to ratify the Rome Statute amendment, extending the application of starvation as a war crime to non-international armed conflicts (NIAC), GRC is proud to announce that in 2022 it will support the International Law Directorate...
Tigray One Year On: An Anniversary of Famine and Conflict
Felicity Mulford and Catriona Murdoch Since the beginning of Abiy Ahmeds’ ‘law enforcement operation’ in Tigray last November, the international community warned of the risk of famine. One year on, the predictions are a startling reality. Tigray is experiencing a...
What’s next – Conflict, Chaos and Hunger: Yemen – The World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Thank you for attending the screening of Hunger Ward or in case you missed the event or would like to share it with someone, you can find the full recording here. This intimate, unflinching portrait of the suffering and resilience of the Yemeni people was...
Joint Civil Society Letter: States should support accountability for crimes under international law committed in Yemen at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council
Your Excellency, We write to you to urge your government to use the upcoming 48th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to: Establish an international criminally-focused investigation body for Yemen, and simultaneously Ensure the...
The Use of Starvation by Warring Parties in Yemen as a Method of Warfare
Sana’a/The Hague – Warring parties in Yemen have deliberately deprived civilians of objects essential to their survival (OIS), starving them, in some cases to death, over the course of the conflict, Mwatana for Human Rights (Mwatana) and Global Rights Compliance...
GRC’s Submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Fact-Finding Mission to the Tigray
The case for investigating starvation-related conduct The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ Fact-Finding Mission to the Tigray Region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (“Commission of Inquiry”) should investigate whether parties...
GRC’s Felicity Mulford contributes to ‘The Tigray War & Regional Implications’ report highlighting the impact of conflict on food security in war-torn Tigray
Since November, Tigray has been gripped in a brutal conflict which has decimated food systems. 5.5 million people are currently food insecure, and 350,000 people are already facing famine. The Tigray region, home to the Tigrayan ethnic group, is situated in the...