Blocking of humanitarian aid

Blocking of humanitarian aid is imposed by governments or non-state actors in some cases where people require humanitarian aid.^[1][2][3] Such blockage is considered to comprise the crime against humanity of extermination.^[4]

References

1. Plowright, William (2023). "Obstruction". The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Philanthropy and Humanitarianism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-16271-1.
2. Barber, Rebecca (2023). "What Blocked the UN's Response to the Earthquakes in Northwest Syria? Reflections on a Humanitarian System Premised on Government Consent". Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies: 1–32. doi:10.1163/18781527-bja10082. ISSN 1878-1373.
3. Kurtzer, Jacob D. (2019). Denial, Delay, Diversion: Tackling Access Challenges in an Evolving Humanitarian Landscape. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-8135-6.
4. Mettraux 2020, p. 402.

• Mettraux, Guénaël (2020). International Crimes: Law and Practice: Volume II: Crimes Against Humanity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-260391-3.