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...
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...
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...
The Republic of Lithuania, together with Global Rights Compliance (GRC), eyeWitness to Atrocities, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), and Truth Hounds, hosted a critical side event titled Civilian Infrastructure in Crisis: Documenting Attacks in Ukraine during the...
photo credit: REUTERS ‘Russia’s systematic attacks are not just acts of war – they are crimes that deliberately target and terrify the civilian population, leaving millions vulnerable. These assaults disrupt every facet of life, from access to clean water and food,...
Global Rights Compliance (GRC) welcomes the ground-breaking decision by Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue warrants of arrest for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, for the...
In November, Global Rights Compliance (GRC) held a comprehensive four-day training titled “Investigating Attacks on Critical Infrastructure with OSINT.” This programme brought together Ukrainian prosecutors and investigators, providing them with the tools and...
World Food Day underlines the fundamental human right to food. A right which is consistently under threat in situations of armed conflict. In situations of armed conflict, the right to food, guaranteed under international human rights law (IHRL), is often violated...
On the one-year anniversary of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, GRC’s Vice-President and Head of the Starvation and Humanitarian Crisis Division, Catriona Murdoch, spoke to the BBC World Service to discuss how starvation is being used as a method of warfare in Gaza....
The Hague, 20 May 2024, Global Rights Compliance (GRC) welcomes the ground-breaking decision by Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to file applications for arrest warrants before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin...
“The importance of documenting and highlighting the severity and routine nature of Russia’s attacks on a daily basis is just so critical, and [showing] how vulnerable Ukraine is without support,” Catriona Murdoch, who leads the Starvation Mobile Justice Team at Global...
“An Indelible Stain on our Collective Conscience” The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released its report finding catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity affecting civilians across the Gaza strip, the key driver of which is Israeli ground...
In 1932-33, the Stalinist regime attempted to starve Ukrainians into subjugation through a man-made famine, known as the Holodomor. Today, Russia once again uses hunger as a weapon in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Siege tactics and the obstruction of...