Action must be taken on alleged complicity of Israeli doctors in torture
Israeli physicians risk becoming, or may already be, complicit in torture and ill-treatment of detained Palestinians.
Category Archives: Opinions
Nothing ‘out of the box’ about Italy’s asylum offshoring deal with Albania
The scheme will no doubt prove to be just another costly forum for politically expedient human rights violations.
How not to show solidarity with the Palestinian people
Malala Yousafzai has spoken up on Gaza, but aligned herself with those complicit in its destruction. She can do better.
In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of journalists is emerging
The silence from politicians over my arrest highlights the lack of political will to stop intimidation of journalists.
The G7 Summit and the need for a fairer world
We need a new international framework that prioritises the rights of the oppressed over the interests of the powerful.
Unpacking Blinken’s lies on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations
After the US secretary of state's misleading press conference on Wednesday, there is a need to correct the record.
Hajj proves religion can inspire peace
We should take inspiration from the Islamic pilgrimage to pave a new, peaceful path forward for humanity.
Afrophobia is destroying the African dream
We all need to re-embrace the dream of African unity and demand freedom of movement for all Africans on the continent.
The EU’s 1 billion-euro gift will hurt Lebanon and its people
The money will only solidify the corrupt elite's power in Lebanon and fuel violence against citizens and refugees.
Like Sri Lanka once did, Israel has turned ‘safe zones’ into killing fields
But there is one important difference between the two cases: The genocide in Gaza is not taking place in the dark.
Collateral genocide in Nuseirat
In yet another Israeli massacre in Gaza, Palestinians are killed en masse and then summarily erased from the story.
The fallacy of the ‘wrong side of history’ narrative
Waiting on history to deliver karmic justice is a useless exercise, especially at a time when urgent action is needed.
Haiti needs a Green New Deal, not another military intervention
Investing in green industries, social services and climate resilience can help Haiti recover and regain security.
Spivak, politics of pronunciation, and the search for a just democracy
The controversy over Gayatri Spivak’s public rebuke of a Dalit scholar has important social and political implications.
International assistance to Afghanistan needs to adapt to the ‘new normal’
Three years after the Taliban takeover, aid in Afghanistan is still mostly geared towards survival not resilience.
Why India’s election results bring hope, even in defeat
BJP won the vote, but its loss of a majority in the Lok Sabha signals that the politics of hate have a limit.
There is a measure of desperation in Biden’s ceasefire plan
The US president and Israeli prime minister are anxious to get out of a war destroying their political prospects.
South Africa elections: ‘Tintswalo’ sends a message to the ANC
Voters told the ruling party it can no longer rely on its revolutionary credentials and past accomplishments.
It is not ‘ethnic cleansing’, it is genocide
The term was invented by Serb genocidaires trying to cover up their crimes in the Bosnian war.
Universities v protest: A letter from a lesser alumnus
I'm not surprised my alma mater is at the centre of the anti-colonial student rebellion and colonist effort to crush it.