Avi Singh
@avisinghesq
Senior Advocate, professor, political economist
There must be some coherence on adherence to international law. This is just hypocrisy.
Those violating international law must be held to account. As famine spreads, we call on all parties in Sudan to let in aid now.
What do a Parsi liquor trader, a Marwari black-market dealer, a group of Muslim butchers, and a sex worker from Madhya Pradesh have in common? All were among the first to claim the Indian Constitution as their own. For decades, it was believed that the Indian Constitution was…
About time!
#BREAKING: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II issues arrest warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani icc-cpi.int/news/situation…
The UIA IROL stands in solidarity with our colleagues and bar associations of Serbia and Vojvodina and in support of democracy and the rule of law! uianet.org/en/actions/sta…
An important conference on alternatives to the flaming edifice of the current structure of international law iuctorino.org/post/brics-lau…
The targeting of civilians deliberately is always a war crime, and contrary to the sometime purpose of "regime change". To condemn a lawyer enunciating a legal position is against the very principle of the rule of law.
🔴 Israël bombarde la prison d’Evin à Téhéran ➡️ "Si cet édifice a été délibérément visé, alors cette situation peut tout à fait qualifier ce qu'on appelle un crime de guerre", dit Martin Pradel, avocat des familles de Cécile Kohler et de Jacques Paris.
Subjecting advocates to coercive steps for their professional duties will undermine the judicial system, the SCAORA said. Read more: t.ly/LZAAb #SupremeCourt #ArvindDatar
Absolutely fucking insane to release the passenger list this early before there is any realistic chance that the families are informed. They even included the passport numbers. This might be the worst breach of journalistic ethics I have ever seen.
In 2024 a whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, an engineer with Boeing, alleged that the company has taken shortcuts in manufacturing the Dreamliner 787 and as the aircrafts ages the risks will become “catastrophic”. #planecrash cnn.com/2024/04/09/bus…
In case it needed saying, lying is a deeply human, sentient behaviour. Regulatioo on AI is needed globally, but there is zero chance of it happening. ft.com/content/2b3ce3…
Delhi, meet the Cholas. I'll be in conversation with the erudite @RishiMajumder of @IndianHistory_C the coming Tuesday, May 27, at @alliancefrdelhi . We'll be talking about the world of medieval South India: politics, society, architecture, gender. @juggernautbooks @Chikisarkar
Is the US still talking of human rights. Mirror, mirror on the wall...
The United States is deeply concerned by reports of the mistreatment in Tanzania of two East African activists – Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire and Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi. Atuhaire was recognized by @StateDept in 2024 as an International Women of Courage Awardee. We…
A story of a lost Bombay and its working class communities. Beautifully written by @PragyaTiwari scroll.in/article/108264…
U.S. Sanctions hit ICC Chief Prosecutor: Email Blocked, Bank Accounts Frozen, 900 Staff Banned from U.S. Entry International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was placed under U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration in February 2025, as part of an effort to…
The Moka Pot: Instructions for Inheritance Don’t wash it with soap. You’d rinse away The trace of every yesterday. The oils that cling are not unclean. They mark the soul, not just the sheen.
In the final phase of the 1971 India–Pakistan war, the United States deployed the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise to the Bay of Bengal as part of the Seventh Fleet. This naval movement, ordered by President Nixon and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger,…
Thinking of generations of Pakistani leaders who have expressed grave concerns over the human rights of Kashmiris living in India as I read this.
Ground-shaking bangs rattles Srinagar, forcing silence on streets. "Come home, let's die together," frantic families call relatives living outside or away from home.
The politics of labelling never fails to appal. Western ‘liberal’ media like CNN and FT will not question the premise that Israel is fighting terror and call American invasions wars against terror but are hell bent on portraying India’s military response to terror as a conflict…
India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen on.ft.com/4jLk8m5