"All may look dark today, but still; light goes through cracks" says returning guest professor Alfred de Zayas. De Zayas talks about international law and censorship, the human rights industry, and the corruption of institutions, like NATO. Alfred de Zayas is a former UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (2012-18), former senior lawyer with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary of the UN Human Rights Committee. He is Professor of international law and world history at the Geneva School of Diplomacy.
Read MoreWat nodig is, is een onmiddellijk staakt-het-vuren. De Verenigde Naties falen het Handvest als ze vrede niet tot prioriteit maken en het hele systeem in dienst stellen van vrede. Alfred de Zayas over de oorlog in Oekraïne (vertaald en overgenomen van Counterpunch).
Read MoreAlfred de Zayas is a law professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and served as a UN Independent Expert on International Order 2012-18. He is the author of ten books including “Building a Just World Order”. De Zayas is also a returning guest to Potkaars. The last time we spoke was the day before Russia took its military action in Ukraïne in February. It is 26 September 2022 when we speak again while a referendum on secession is taking place in eastern Ukraïne regions. I re-invited mr. De Zayas, to learn his assessment on the validity of the referendum and of the actions by Ukraïne, Russia, the EU and the US under international law and treaties. We recorded this interview the day before the Nord Stream I and II pipelines were blown up in the Baltic sea. In this conversation Alfred de Zayas discusses the use of coercive measures as deployed by the US.
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