The Project
Since 2017, Global Rights Compliance (‘GRC’) has been working with a range of state and non-state partners to advance the prevention and prohibition of, as well as accountability for, mass starvation and associated violations. Our collective determination is to make mass starvation morally toxic and drive this objective on multiple planes.
Our approach is based on the understanding that to contribute optimally and in a sustainable manner to the protection of citizens, a focus on prevention alone is insufficient. Action to enhance prohibition and accountability must also be taken and it must form part of an integrated and holistic program of awareness and reform relating to starvation as a violation of international law.
RESOURCES
Law
An overview of the main international criminal, humanitarian and human rights law provisions related to starvation
Digests
A range of resources in the form of downloadable digests covering various starvation topics
Mass Starvation Expert Report
The first authoritative assessment of accountability for mass starvation as a violation of International Law
Starvation Training Manual
A resource to assist with matters related to starvation and pursuing accountability for starvation violations
Publications
A range of publications from our experts on the topic of starvation
LATEST Story in Focus
Story in Focus: Alejandro Ruiz
Alejandro Ruiz is an experienced developer and a co-founder of the cooperatively owned engineering firm Interstitial Technology, which focuses on human rights, environmental sustainability, and open source projects. He has designed systems that handle sensitive data, big data, and everything in between. In 2022, in collaboration with GRC’s Daphne Yuqing Liu and Prachiti Venkatraman, Interstitial helped create GRC’s Starvation Accountability mobile app. Q1: Can you tell us a little about yourself and the founding of Interstitial Technology? I graduated from MIT in 2011 and have worked in...
Latest News
“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 Dominic Lawson showcased the reports key findings, and quoted Olha Matskiv: “The point is, for Russia grain is an instrument of...
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 extensive investigation by The Kyiv Independent, titled “When Water Screams”, published on 27 February. Watch the documentary via...
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...