Eugène Bakama Bope

Des réfugiés éthiopiens qui ont fui le conflit du Tigré au camp de Tenedba à Mafaza, dans l'est du Soudan, le 8 janvier 2021. Ashraf Shazly/AFP

Les conséquences juridiques des blocages de l’aide humanitaire

Le blocage de l’aide humanitaire est une violation du droit international. Tout pays qui s’en rend coupable s’expose à une panoplie de sanctions.
Ethiopian refugees, who fled fighting in Tigray, receive snacks at a Sudanese border reception centre in November 2020. Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images

The legal implications of humanitarian aid blockades

If a country refuses, or blocks, humanitarian aid this act violates international law.
Demonstration in Montecitorio Square, Rome, Italy, on November 12, 2020 calling for the end of the government’s military actions in the northern region of Tigray. Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Did Ethiopia’s attack on Tigray violate international laws?

Providers of humanitarian aid haven’t been able to reach civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. There are also reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed.

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