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Media Appearances

Yousuf Syed Khan is a media commentator on international law, starvation as a method of warfare, and related issues. He has been quoted in or appeared live on outlets such as Reuters, BBC World, CNN, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, and France 24, among other international press and broadcast media.

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Podcasts (selected)

Forthcoming

EJIL: The Podcast!

Contemporary Challenges to IHL

Invited as a co-guest to discuss contemporary challenges to IHL, including non-compliance, conflict asymmetry, the uneven distribution of power and vulnerability, and the updated GC IV Commentary.

Beyond Compliance Consortium | In Conversation Podcast

S2 EP2: Famines & Starvation

Invited as a co-guest to discuss starvation as a method of warfare and famine, alongside Alex de Waal (The Fletcher School, Tufts University).

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights | In and Around War(s) Podcast

Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict

Invited guest to discuss starvation as a method of warfare, forced displacement in starvation contexts, and the use of siege-like tactics.

Interviews & Quotes (selected)

The Washington Post

The ICC charged Israeli officials with starving Gaza. What happens now?

CNN

Russia accused of using hunger as a weapon of war in Ukraine

The Washington Post

The case of al-Shifa: Investigating the assault on Gaza's largest hospital

Newsweek

Russian Barges Shipping 'Stolen' Ukraine Grain Collide in Black Sea

The Independent

Putin could face new war crime case as evidence suggests starvation of Ukraine was pre-planned

The Independent

Russia loses vote to rejoin UN's top human rights body despite Putin's charm offensive with stolen grain

Al Jazeera

Human rights lawyer condemns Hroza cafe strike

The Globe and Mail

Russia targets northeastern Ukrainian village, killing more than 50 civilians

The Independent

Putin's shameless UN charm offensive — with stolen grain from Ukraine

CNN

U.N. Human Rights Council says there's continuous evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Yousuf Syed Khan joins Bianca Nobilo.

Live television

BBC World

Live television interview

MSN

Did Russia intentionally starve Ukraine? New war crime dossier to the ICC to provide damning evidence

The Guardian

War crimes dossier to accuse Russia of deliberately causing starvation in Ukraine

The Telegraph

War crime investigators prepare case against Russia over food attacks

Reuters

Explainer: Ukraine — When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

Deutsche Welle

'Highly likely' Russia behind Ukraine dam collapse

Reuters

Russia is highly likely behind Ukraine dam collapse, experts say

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Putin says nuclear weapons in Belarus

France24

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to 'de-escalate' conflict

CNN

It's "highly likely" Russia is behind collapse of Nova Kakhovka dam, according to international experts

CNBC

Russian forces 'highly likely' behind attack on Ukrainian dam, international law investigation says

Foreign Press & Other (selected)

la Repubblica

L'ex consulente Onu: "Gaza come l'ex Jugoslavia, rischio violazione del diritto internazionale"

Intervista a Yousuf Syed Khan, esperto in Medio Oriente per il think tank americano Atlantic Council

Anadolu Agency

War crimes and legal routes: How Assad could be brought to justice for Syria atrocities

The National

Killed without warning: How a pattern of Israeli strikes on Lebanon may amount to war crimes

Public radio interview

The World

Israeli 'double tap' strikes in Gaza and Lebanon 'raise serious ethical and legal concerns'

CNN Portugal

"Mesmo que odiássemos a Rússia, íamos ter com eles. Não tínhamos nada para comer": Mariupol, um crime de guerra à base da fome

CNN Brasil

Rússia é acusada de usar fome como arma de guerra na Ucrânia

The Centre for a European Future (CEF)

How Putin Weaponises Food

Euromaidan Press

Russia's "unprecedented" Ukrainian grain theft premeditated war crime, legal report suggests

Chills, by Lauren Wolfe

Russia Allegedly Plotted to Starve Ukrainians on an 'Unprecedented Scale'

Genocide Watch

Russian Plan to Starve Ukraine

AgriPortal

Russia's Billion Dollar Grain Heist: A Planned War Tactic

Live television

Podrobytsi (Інтер)

Live television interview on the large-scale, organised plan by Russia to systematically pillage Ukraine's grain

Докази спланованої крадіжки зерна увійдуть в подання до МКС проти рф

Daily Mail

Russia admits Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro river

The National

Pillaging Ukrainian grain to fund war was Russia's plan from the outset

Seznam Zprávy

Hladovění jako metoda války. Brit popisuje, proč kvůli tomu žaluje Putina

A profile of my work on Ukraine featured in the Czech news.

Justiceinfo.net

Kakhovka Dam: Ukraine Pioneers Prosecution for Ecocide

Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)

GRC Senior Lawyer Yousuf Syed Khan on the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam

Selected Quotes

Not once through the 85-day offensive was there any pause in which they allowed humanitarian aid to enter Mariupol. There were numerous opportunities for Russian forces to alleviate civilian suffering, he said, but they failed to do so.
CNN· Thursday, 13 June 2024
The IDF would not comment on the military advantage sought or achieved. 'What was the urgency? This is not yet being demonstrated,' said Yousuf Syed Khan, a senior lawyer with Global Rights Compliance, a law firm, who has drafted U.N. reports on siege warfare.
The Washington Post· Thursday, 21 December 2023
Packed community venues offering food are deliberately targeted during peak visiting hours, either to deprive residents of their sustenance value, or simply to sow and spread terror.
Al Jazeera· 5 October 2023
Putin could bear responsibility for having committed the acts directly, jointly with others and/or through others, and for a failure to exercise proper control over Russian military or others accused of specific criminal acts.
The Guardian· Sunday, 24 September 2023

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