Expert Witness with Sondos Asem

Expert Witness is a podcast on the intersection of international law, human rights and public policy. Hosted by Sondos Asem, Middle East Eye news editor.

Expert Witness with Sondos Asem is a news podcast hosted by Sondos Asem, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sondos Asem hosts Expert Witness with Sondos Asem, a news show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Martin Griffiths: Has the UN failed to prevent two genocides in Gaza and Sudan?

  Jul 24, 20251h 48mS1

  <p>In this episode of Expert Witness, Middle East Eye news editor Sondos Asem speaks to Martin Griffiths, the former UN aid chief to discuss the latest in Gaza and Sudan, where two of the worst humanitarian crises in the world have been taking place over the past two years. Griffiths had over fifty years of professional experience as a humanitarian, British diplomat and conflict mediator with the United Nations and other global institutions. He has served as the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, which is the top humanitarian aid position at the United Nations. In...

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  Episode #3

  UN rapporteur Ben Saul on Gaza, Unrwa and the legality of arms transfers to Israel

  Jul 19, 202527 minS1

  <p>Ben Saul is the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights and the Challis Chair of International Law at the University of Sydney. In this episode of Expert Witness, he discusses the legal implications of US President Donald Trump's Gaza "take-over" plan, Israel's ban on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa), and other international law questions arising from Israel's war on Gaza.</p><p>Filming date: 26 February 2025</p>

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  Episode #6

  What is The Hague Group? | Interview with Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla

  Jul 19, 202528 minS1

  <p>In this in-depth interview, Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, the chair of The Hague Group, discusses why nine states launched a coalition in January 2025 to hold Israel accountable under international law.</p><p>Filming date: 17 March 2025, London</p>

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  Episode #7

  The future of the UN agency for Palestinians | Unrwa's Philippe Lazzarini

  Jul 19, 202528 minS1

  <p>What is the future of Unrwa, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees? </p><p>In this episode of Expert Witness, Unrwa chief and Swiss-Italian humanitarian Philippe Lazzarini talks to Middle East Eye’s news editor Sondos Asem on the current humanitarian situation in occupied Palestine, and the future of the cash-stapped agency. </p><p>Lazzarini is the 11th commissioner-general of Unrwa, the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to some six million Palestinians in occupied Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. He reflects on the funding crisis faced by the organisation and calls on UN member states and the Arab worl...

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  Episode #5

  How can the ICC be protected against sanctions? | Meg Satterthwaite

  Jul 19, 202513 minS1

  <p>What steps should be taken to protect the International Criminal Court? In this episode of Expert Witness, Professor Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, discusses with Sondos Asem the implications of President Donald Trump’s executive order of 6 February, which sanctioned the ICC’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan over his investigation into top Israeli officials.</p>

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