The summary of the first 4 hearing days can be accessed on the EEPA website. Walid hearing: Summary of Day 5 (per 19 November 2025) Day 5 of the court hearing in the case of alleged human trafficker Tewelde Goitom “Walid” covered the indictment by the public prosecutor, establishing the identity of Walid, arguing jurisdiction […]
Perfect Peace in Antarctica
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 19 November 2025 (WorldView) — In 1772, sailing to the far south, Captain James Cook deflated the prevailing myth of Antarctica, that it was a temperate land, fertile and populated. Although he never landed on the continent, he saw the vast icebergs, the frozen sea and the “worst weather […]
Naval Nuclear Propulsion: A Two-Track Solution for IAEA Safeguards Integrity
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA | 19 November 2025 (IDN) — More than four years have elapsed since the matter of the proliferation of nuclear-powered submarines reemerged after a gap of nearly four decades to place the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) squarely in the cross-hairs of a serious policy and legal conundrum. It also highlighted […]
Situation Report Special: Survivors speak in Walid hearing: “to me he is a perpetrator”
The summary of the first 3 hearing days can be accessed on the EEPA website. Walid hearing: Summary of Day 3 (per 17 November 2025) Day 4 of the court hearing in the case of alleged human trafficker Tewelde Goitom “Walid” covered four personal statements of impact from victims, and the personal circumstances of Walid. […]
Crime and Punishment
By Neville de Silva* LONDON | 16 November 2025 (IDN) — “I’m afraid there is no money”, an outgoing British Labour MP once famously said. Today, in Sri Lanka, there is also a shortage of state funds, which politicians and bureaucrats have pilfered. Some of the loot is lying in banks here and abroad, state […]
Trump, Deterrence, and the Erosion of Nuclear Restraint
By Ramesh Jaura* This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 16 November 2025 (IDN) — Ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on 30 October at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump declared he had ordered the resumption of U.S. nuclear testing. His statement shattered more […]
The Taliban Are Erasing Women from Public Life
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 15 November 2025 (IDN) — Human rights violations are a global scourge that have engulfed scores of countries on every continent. It appears as though violating human rights is a game in which governments of all national stripes take pleasure and even try to outdo each other in their […]
Every Woman Deserves a Safe and Respectful Birth
By Prof. Concepta Kwaleyela, Twaambo Mutinta, and Levy Mkandawire* LUSAKA. Zambia | 14 November 2025 (IDN) — There is a core issue in the Zambian health system that numbers alone cannot show. It is not simply a shortage of drugs or ambulances, but the need to give dignity to the many women who still give […]
Tanzania Says Tourism Safe, Unaffected by Post-election Violence
Tanzania’s National Parks Authority (TANAPA) said on Thursday that all tourism operations across the country’s 21 national parks remain fully operational and unaffected by the unrest that followed the October 29 general elections.
Accessibility to the Disabled isn’t a Luxury – it’s a Necessity
By Tanja B. Sejersen & & Manal Hassan* BANGKOK | 14 November 2025 (IDN) — Imagine being invisible—not because you’re unseen, but because your existence isn’t officially recorded. For millions of children with disabilities across Asia and the Pacific, this is a daily reality. A recent UNICEF report reveals stark disparities in access to rights […]