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Switzerland Continues to Spearhead Efforts to Support the Ratification of the War Crime of Starvation in Non-International Armed Conflicts
During this year’s UN Security Council Protection of Civilians Open Debate, Switzerland, issued a Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (GoF PoC), which also includes the Netherlands, Belgium, and...
GRC’s Catriona Murdoch to engage in a discussion on the international obligations related to water as part of the conference “Legal (Un)Certainty of Occupation: Crimea and Donbas” organised by GRC
On 9 - 11 June 2021, Global Rights Compliance (GRC) will host an international legal conference. The conference “Legal (Un)Certainty of Occupation: Crimea and Donbas” will bring together leading scholars and practitioners of international human rights and...
World Peace Foundation report analysing starvation-related conduct committed during conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, timely as OHCHR and Ethiopian Human Rights Commission announce joint investigation
Today, GRC partner, the World Peace Foundation, published a report analysing evidence of starvation-related conduct by parties to conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. The report examines the structure of livelihoods and food security in Tigray prior to the outbreak of the...
GRC welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s decision to appoint a High-Level Task Force on Preventing Famine; more action needed by the UN Security Council in response to conflict-induced hunger
GRC welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s decision to establish a High-Level Task Force on Preventing Famine to ‘bring coordinated high-level attention to famine prevention and mobilise support to the most affected countries.’ The Task Force will be led by...
GRC urges UN Security Council member states to strengthen action under Resolution 2417 to break the cycle of conflict-induced hunger
Today, the UN Security Council will meet to discuss conflict and food security, including the implementation of UNSC Resolution 2417 (UNSC 2417). During the meeting, the UNSC should take decisive steps to strengthen the operation of UNSC 2417, so that it can act...
GRC and Mwatana call on the UNSC to enhance accountability for mass starvation in Yemen
Sana’a/The Hague – When it meets on 11 March 2021 under the purview of UNSC Resolution 2417, the UN Security Council (UNSC) should take steps to ensure that persons responsible for the use of starvation as a method of warfare in Yemen can be held accountable,...
Ethiopia: A Test Case for UN Security Council Action Under Resolution 2417
Today the UN Security Council (UNSC) are holding an ‘any other business’ meeting, instigated by Ireland, on the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and, on 11 March 2021, the UNSC is expected to hold a high-level video conference on food security. In response to...
GRC joins the calls urging the UNSC to ensure accountability for crimes in Yemen
GRC echoes the call made by its partner organisation, Mwatana for Human Rights, urging members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to demonstrate leadership and implement the latest recommendations made by the UN Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) and the UNSC...
GRC Congratulates Mwatana and CAAT for 2021 Peace Prize Nomination
GRC is delighted to congratulate their partner organisation, Mwatana for Human Rights, and the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) on their joint nomination for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination recognises the organisations’ outstanding peace-building work...