100 leading academics and writers call on leaders to govern with compassion and see the crisis as a chance for a radical change of direction. The following is the full text of the letter, being reproduced courtesy of African Arguments under a Creative Commons Licence 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). LONDON (IDN) – The threats […]
Pandemics: Lessons Looking Back from 2050 – Part 1
Viewpoint by Fritjof Capra and Hazel Henderson* This article was originally published on Other News, a vehicle for “voices against the tide” and is being reproduced with thanks. Berkeley | JACKSONVILLE (IDN) – Imagine, it is the year 2050 and we are looking back to the origin and evolution of the coronavirus pandemic over the […]
Sri Lanka Has Been Successful in Countering COVID-19
The Small Indian Ocean Island Deserves Recognition Viewpoint by Dr Palitha Kohona The writer is former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary. COLOMBO (IDN) – Sri Lanka has been successful so far, compared to most countries in the world, in the fight against Covid-19. The mind-numbing […]
ICC Prosecutor Reminds the Security Council of a Special Responsibility for Libya
By Fatou Bensouda The following are extensive excerpts from the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Ms Fatou Bensouda’s statement by video to the UN Security Council on May 5. NEW YORK | THE HAGUE (IDN) – Despite some inevitable limitations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, my Office’s Libya team is forging ahead with its judicial work […]
Limited Progress Achieved in Deterring War Crimes
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) – With a bit more pushing and, after, unfortunately, a bit more killing the three remaining serious wars on the planet, in Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen, should come to an end. Then it will be time to take stock on what caused the killing, especially why so many […]
People in the Global South Don’t Need Debt Relief, They Need a New System
Viewpoint by Meera Karunananthan* This article was originally published on openDemocracy. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News OTTAWA (IDN) – “Those who led us into debt were gambling, as if they were in a casino … there is talk of a crisis. No. They […]
Time to End the COVID-19 Fear Psychosis & Militarized Curfews
Viewpoint by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake The writer is an anthropologist affiliated with the International Center for Ethnic Studies in Colombo. “The claim that coronavirus would kill millions without shelter-in-place orders and quarantines is highly questionable .. there’s little evidence to confirm that premise ..and current estimates about the Covid-19 fatality rate may be too high by […]
Manifesto 2020 Calls for A Trans-National Citizens’ Alliance
Viewpoint by Agora of the Inhabitants of the Earth BERLIN (IDN) – A new public declaration of policy and aims, Manifesto 2020, has issued a clarion call for declaring poverty Illegal. Poverty Is the product of labour regulation within the context of unequal economic growth. It is the result of global pillage of life in […]
COVID-19: Europe Must Regain Sovereignty Over Key Industries
Viewpoint by Camille Rustici The writer is chief editor of the e-magazine DirectIndustry. This article was first published on the online journal of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung‘s Brussels office, International Politics and Society on April 28. MARSEILLE (IDN) – Since the outbreak in China, which led to the closing of a large number of factories in the […]
COVID-19: Can Technology Become a Tool of Oppression and Surveillance?
Viewpoint by Petra Molnar* This article was originally published on openDemocracy. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News TORONTO (IDN) – Refugees, immigrants, and people on the move have long been tied to tropes of bringing disease and illness. From pandemics to […]