In a recent National Journal article regarding the use of starvation as weapon of war in Yemen, GRC were featured calling for accountability to be a principal part of the ongoing peace talks between Saudi-backed forces and the Houthis. Utilising our expert...
This article was originally published by Fair Planet on 5 March 2023 and was authored by Robert Bociaga. The Fair Planet article can be accessed here. Experts are pushing for the recognition of deliberate starvation in a conflict as a distinct crime, believing it...
On 19 January 2023 please join us for a webinar exploring recent developments in recognising and addressing mass starvation. Expert panellists will look at issues related to law, humanitarian responses, protection, sexual and gender-based violence, and...
Recent reports warn of the high risk of a major cholera outbreak in Mariupol (BBC, Reuters, VoA). This extremely virulent water-borne disease affects both children and adults alike. Although only isolated cases of cholera have been reported in the past month, the...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
We are delighted to be working with Felicity Mulford, one of this year’s five talented Hilary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Scholars at Swansea University. Felicity will be joining GRC’s starvation team, with the focus of her research on the impact of sanctions...
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 grain,...
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...
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...