Best Feature Interviews Asymmetrical Haircuts Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 136 – Aggression Therapy with Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė and Christian Wenaweser 57:30

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Gabija Grigaite Daugirde and Christian Wenaweser come on the podcast to discuss the new Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and the new International Criminal Court's focus on aggression.Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds more po…

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Episode 135 – The Climate in Africa with Yusra Suedi 25:35

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This week we're looking a possible case on climate change before the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights (and asking our guest Yusra Suedi how it fits in with other cases before international legal bodies that involve climate change and trying to hash out states' obligations. Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Ch…

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Episode 134 – Ups and Downs of Strategic Litigation with Frederiek de Vlaming 42:40

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"Where do victims of war crimes go to get reparations? We talk to Frederiek de Vlaming about the Nuhanovic Foundation's litigation against the Dutch government"“Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds more podcasts on international justice covering al…

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Episode 133 – What’s next after ICC’s Karim Khan steps aside? with Alix Vuillemin and Danya Chaikel 48:22

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Now that Karim Khan the ICC prosecutor has stepped aside amid an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, we discuss with Alix Vuillemin and Danya Chaikel what next. Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds more podcasts on international justice c…

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Episode 132 – Justice for Sexual Crimes against the Rohingya with Ishita Kumar 37:26

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We discuss sexual crimes against the Rohingya and the genocide case in Argentina with Ishita Kumar of Legal Action Worldwide. Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds more podcasts on international justice covering all the angles: https://www.asymmetri…

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Episode 131 – Journalists Reporting Gaza with Helene Lam Trong and Yann Olivier 34:47

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What's happening on the ground in Gaza is being reported by Palestinian journalists. How are they risking their lives to document the war? We discuss and new documentary with Helene Lam Trong and Yann Olivier. Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds m…

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Justice Update – Who Answers for the Crimes of International Forces in Afghanistan? 44:58

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How are countries reckoning with their role in the Afghanistan conflict and allegations of war crimes? We discuss various types of investigations currently taking place and what justice might look like going forward.With Iain Overton, Thijs Bouwknegt, Ben Saul & Rachel Reid.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our webs…

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Episode 130 – Gender Lens on Mali with Marta Valiñas 43:05

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How did the ICC apply a gender lens to Timbuktu in northern Mali and come up with gender persecution as the alleged crime? With Marta Valiñas.Do like, subscribe and leave us a review.Want to find out more? Check out all the background information on our website including hundreds more podcasts on international justice covering all the angles: https…

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Epsiode 129 – Sexual Violence in Sudan with Hala Al-Karib 36:07

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Sudanese activist Hala Al-Karib speaks about the horrific, targeted and widespread violence against women in Sudan. Al-Karib says sexual violence is being used as a tool of war which “strips communities of everything, including their dignity.” For more information, check our website https://www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/.To stay in touch subscribe t…

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Episode 128 – Justice & Accountability in Syria with Uğur Ümit Üngör 37:14

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As Syria’s transitional government grapples with security issues, the long-term challenges of justice and accountability post-Assad remain crucial. While extensive documentation exists of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war, efforts to pursue accountability have faced significant blockages at multiple levels, including attem…

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Episode 127 – The Italian (Libyan) Job with Luigi Prosperi and Margherita Capacci 38:12

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What happened between Italy, the ICC and Libya? Did Rome get it wrong? With Luigi Propseri and Margherita Capacci.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 126 – Law Will Tear U.S. Apart Again with Oona Hathaway 38:54

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Janet and Steph sit down with Oona Hathaway to ask if international law as a concept is still relevant and if such a seeming crisis would tear down the idea of the rule of law or if it might sharpen minds and build a new different consensusBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 125 – Enforced disappearances in Mexico with Omar Gómez Trejo 47:03

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Omar Gómez Trejo, the former lead prosecutor of the Ayotzinapa case tell us about his investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students back in 2014, what we know now and why he had to leave.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 124 – Genocide Network with Matevž Pezdirc 36:35

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Janet and Steph met up with Matevž Pezdirc, who is the head of the Genocide Network Secretariat at Eurojust.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 123 – Confronting Australia’s War Crimes Allegations with Major General Jeff Sengelman 1:00:16

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An exclusive interview Major General Jeff Sengelman, the commander widely credited with initiating Australia's landmark Afghanistan Inquiry into alleged war crimes.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 122 – The Brereton Report: How Australia Grappled with War Crimes Allegations 53:38

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The first in our series exploring how Australia has been confronted by allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan. We take an in-depth look at the Brereton Report.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 121 – United States Universal Jurisdiction with Carmen Cheung 30:34

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Carmen Cheung talks the United States approach to atrocity crimesBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 120 – Guantanamo Bay and the 9/11 Trial with Alka Pradhan 45:18

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We talk to Alka Pradhan about her firsthand insights into the ongoing legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay and her outlook on the 9/11 trial.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 119 – Dealing with Secondary Trauma, part 2 53:06

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Secondary trauma: lawyers. journalists and trainers explain in this podcast how awareness of mental health in the international justice field is shifting.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 118 – Dealing with Secondary Trauma, part 1 45:05

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In the first episode of our mini-series on secondary trauma for documenters of atrocity crimes, we talk to journalists, lawyers and trainers on how traumatic material can impact them and how they cope.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 117 – Climate Justice via the World Court (#AOLetsGo) with Ralph Regenvanu 29:23

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Vanuatu's Special Envoy on Climate, Ralph Regenvanu explains why his small island state has turned to the ICJ for climate justiceBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 116 – The Geneva Conventions on Trial with Gloria Gaggiola and Andrew Clapham 55:33

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Can you put the Geneva Conventions on trial? We tried, with the help of the Geneva Academy, to explore why these 75 year old rules seem to be falling apart.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 115 – Gender Apartheid with Karima Bennoune 29:28

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We discuss gender apartheid and how it applies as a legal concept for cases concerning Afghanistan, with Karima Bennoune.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 114 – A Tattered Star-Spangled Banner with Milena Sterio 36:41

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It's US presidential election time and we consider the american relationship to some of the big justice issues like Israel-Palestine and Ukraine, with Milena SterioBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 113 – Sexual Torture with Alice Edwards 44:34

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Sexual Torture is being used during conflict more and more says Alice Edwards the UN's special rapporteur on torture.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 112 – The Road to a New Crimes against Humanity Treaty with Leila Sadat and Priya Pillai 51:13

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Leila Sadat and Priya Pillai explain why a new treaty for Crimes against Humanity matters for conflicts happening today.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 111 – Claims Commissions 101 with Chiara Giorgetti 31:11

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Chiara Giorgetti talks about the work, goal and legacy of Claims Commissions and how thys system can work in Ukraine.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 110 – Dealing with Damages for Ukraine with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi 33:25

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What is the Register of Damages for Ukraine and how will it work?By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 109 – Israel’s treatment of Palestinian detainees with Tal Steiner 41:42

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We speak to Tal Steiner from PCATI about the torture of Palestinians in Israel's prison system.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Summer Collection 2024 – Catching Dictators 42:08

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Reed Brody talks about his life and career in international criminal justiceBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Summer Collection – What about U.S.? 48:00

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Stephanie and Janet sit down with Beth van Schaak to talk about the role of the United States in international criminal justiceBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Summer Collection 2024 – Perceptions of Evil 36:55

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Kjell Anderson talks to Stephanie and Janet about Dominic Ongwen and other perpetrators of war crimes and genocideBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Summer Collection 2024 – Understanding Nuremberg 59:06

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Janet and Stephanie talk to Dianne Marie Amman and Francine Hirsch about the enduring significance of Nuremberg and the need for a new narrativeBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 108 – Gender Norms in Ukraine with Kateryna Busol 48:57

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War-time Ukraine has seen progress on gender discrimination – but LGBTQ+ people are still facing obstacles in the military & communication regarding loved ones on the battlefield. What else has changed? Last year the team did an interesting series together with our partners the Hogue Humanity Hub and UN women in Ukraine. They asked us to interview …

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Episode 107 – Ukraine’s Justice System under Strain with Nadia Volkova 43:01

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Is Ukraine's justice system up to the task of prosecuting the many thousands of war crimes it is investigating? Nadia Volkova explains.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 106 – Russian Hate Speech with Ilya Nuzov and Anna Vyshniakova 41:21

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How could Russian hate speech against Ukrainians be prosecuted at the ICC? With Ilya Nuzov and Anna VyshniakovaBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 105 – Prosecuting CRSV in Ukraine with Anna Sosonska and Anastasiia Moiseieva 46:23

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Anna Sosonska of Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General and Anastasiia Moisaieva of GRC talk about challenges of prosecuting CRSV in Ukraine.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 104 – Laws of War 101 with Janina Dill 44:16

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IHL expert Janina Dill discusses the myths and confusion around the rules of war.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Live show: The Hague – 125 Years of Peace and Justice 1:05:12

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A special live episode discussing if the Hague and its institutions are still fit for purpose.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Special Episode – Anthony Deutsch joins The War Criminals Book Club 40:02

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At the Patreon War Criminals Book Club, we asked Anthony Deutsch about his experience investigating the 1960s massacres in Indonesia carried out against communists, and his thoughts on the documentary The Act of Killing, which follows the same events.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 103 – The End of UNITAD with Christian Ritscher 40:22

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Christian Ritscher taks about wrapping up UNITAD mission in Iraq. UNITAD is the UN investigative mechanism to get accountability for crimes committed by Isis.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 102 – Bonaire’s Climate Litigation – The Eco Files 40:23

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Greenpeace expert Eefje de Kroon and planitiff Kjelld Masoud Kroon talk on the podcast about the climate litigation brought by the Caribbean island of Bonaire against the NetherlandsBy feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 101 – Counting Casualties with Emily Tripp and Rachel Taylor 48:50

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During conflicts where do the numbers we quote as journalists come from, who is collecting the data and how does it get used? With Emily Tripp and Rachel Taylor.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 100 – Building a Universal Jurisdiction Movement with Mazen Darwish 38:41

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Mazen Darwish is a former Syrian political prisoner, committed to getting accountability for international crimes, for now via Universal Jurisdiction cases across Europe.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 99 – How People Become Perpetrators with Alette Smeulers 44:15

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Alette Smeulers talk about the various types of perpetrators and how ordinary citizens can commit mass atrocities.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 98 – Uncovering Myanmar’s Atrocities with Nicholas Koumjian 43:53

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Challenges of coordinating when collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar with the Head of the UN's IIMM Nick Koumjian.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 97 – Eradicating Conflict-Related Sexual Violence with Pramila Patten 39:34

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Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on challenges to prosecuting CRSV.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts

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Episode 96 – A Special Tribunal for Ukraine with Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė 36:49

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Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Justice discusses progress on creating a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.By feature interviews – asymmetrical haircuts