abuse, and torture, by chicago police... >> you think people make a distinction between cia, black ops sites, verses torturing a thirteen year old kid from the south-side? >> people realize that torture is torture. >> lisa fletcher brings you an in depth report chicago torture only on al jazeera america >>. >> the u.s. beefs up the fight against i.s.i.l. in iraq. 450 trainers for the central anbar province. i'm darren jordon in doha. with the top stories - also coming up the impact of the m.e.r.s. virus. south korea cuts a key interest rate panels against bishops covering up child abuse. we meet a u.s. rancher living near the mexican border who is taking matters into his own hands to stop migrants

the speaker of the iraqi parliament assess the u.s. decision to use hundreds of advisors is part of a plan. the u.s. announced 450 military trainers will boost the 3,000 already working in iraq and they'll be at the air base in anbar, one of the few areas in the province under iraqi control. when i.s.i.l. captured mosul, many welcomed them as liberators a year on it may have lost the support of many because of its brutality. we have this report from northern iraq these men once helped the iraqi government and u.s. troops fight al qaeda in iraq. sunni troops part of the awakening councils.

last year when the islamic state of iraq and levant arrived in their city they didn't have the arms to fight back. they were forced to leave. and are now displaced and jobless, and blame the government for not formally integrating them into the security forces and providing them with arms needed to prevent the takeover. >> they were people waiting for the right time to emerge. when i.s.i.l. came from syria, between 5,000 to 6,000 men joined the group. many people were once locked up in gaol, opposing the government. >> reporter: some joined i.s.i.l. this man was among those that chose to leave. he hides his identity because his daughter are still there. he is a man that couldn't accept i.s.i.l.'s brutality, but is different to the government who he says are no different from the new rulers. >> reporter: in the beginning people are happy to be liberated

from the iraqi authorities. today there is no government. it's a militia, it's no different from i.s.i.l. >> reporter: this district has a long opposition to the government in baghdad. many in the past have been killed and arrested by the army like many sunni towns, there were months of protests accusing the government of neglect, pursuing an agenda. i.s.i.l. exploited what sunnis say were difficult demands. tribes did so commit to i.s.i.l. out of fear. they did in the past fight the iraqi government d and u.s. forces when they were in the country. for some time they were able to secure sunni areas. these men are asking for arms to

recapture their district. part of i.s.i.l.'s strength is the inability to bring the community to the government's side south korea confirms 14 cases of m.e.r.s. deaths. more than 2400 schools have been closed. nine have died from the virus across south korea. alison is a spokesperson for the world health organisation and south korea joint mission, and says the government's taken important steps to contain the outbreak. >> since the beginning the government has done contact tracing and has contacted people in a health facility a hospital clinic or at home. that is important.

getting the message to the public, that if they feel ill or have symptoms of m.e.r.s., which would be sneezing, coughing they need to take action to get in touch with health authorities as much as possible until it is checked they are pi for the virus. the w.h.o. does not recommend a travel band. we expect we'll have a case of m.e.r.s. exported from the middle east, but countries can be on alert, put in surveillance measures to stop outbreaks. we have not stopped all through good prevention and control measures. south korea's central bank slashed the interest late to a low 1.5%. the m.e.r.s. outbreak sparked concern, and businesses reported

a sharp dip in sales. people heed the warning to avoid large crowds. >> pope francis created a new tribunal to deal with church leaders, failing to protect children. it's a big step taken by the vatican. for years the church has been criticized for failing to take action. diane eastabrook has this report. >> these are photos of us at the age we were when the police sexually violated us. >> reporter: barbara points out members of her survivor network, still pointing to emotional scars at the hand of priests. she was one of those kids. she said if the vatican is serious about rooting out abusive priests it doesn't need a special tribunal. >> we know that pope francis has complete authority to take whatever action he wants. if he wanted to, he could have

sacked any bishop at any time. he is the boss. bowing to criticism to victims and advocacy groups the new tribunal will examine complaints of covering up sexual abecause, and will aviewed kate them weigh -- adjudicate them weighing up the cases in their districts. blaine is demanding more transparency, and resources from outside the vatican as well. >> he should open up the files, turn over all information that he has about sex crimes to police and prosecutors. there shouldn't be investigations within the church. we are talking about criminal action here. >> reporter: the pope's action comes more than a year after the united nations issued a scathing report calling on the vatican to end a code of silence, enforcing rules requiring church leaders to report abuse to the

authorities. also last year the chicago arch diocese released thousands of the pages of documents alleging abuse from 350 children dating back to the 1950s. it paid out more than 130 million to settle claims by abuse victims, the most recent coming a month ago to 1.2 million. blaine says her organization gets 6,000 cools from victims. -- schools from victims. she is skeptical, but hopes it will do some good. >> it's hard to thing they are good at policing themselves. it would be nice if someone would hold them accountable the greek prime minister launched another diplomatic offensive to strike a debt deal with european creditors. alexis tsipras held talks with the german chancellor in

brussels. they want more from greece by the end of the month that it owes the i.m.f. >> translation: we decided to intensify erts and bridge the remaining bridges. i believe the europe leaders realise we must offer a viable solution and a possibility of returning to growth and a sustainable debt with the prospect of security and stability to europe and greece. standard & poor's downgrade grade greece's rating one notch further to junk territory, saying athens is likely to default within a year if it can't strike a deal. and it is giving high priority to pensions and domestic spending than making debt payments a teachers strike in afghanistan enters an 11th day as they demand better pay and

perks. >> dozens of schools are joining the sit in. the government puts the figure at 10. >> reporter: there has been no classes at kabul's largest high school for a week. corridors are quiet, classrooms empty. on the steps of the school it is rowdy, teachers are on strike. government officials are trying to convince them to go back to work. they are not listening. the strike has spread. >> we want to increase our salary and distribute. >> during last year's election captain, the president promised that within six months every teacher would receive a free plot of land. >> the government said it's doing something about the teacher's demands. the minister of education is here, giving away 300 pots of land to teachers on the outskirts of kabul. >> translation: the process of

distributing land is continuing in kabul and the provinces. we have 15 million to meet demands like overtime pay and bonuses. >> this is some of the land allocated to peachers. -- teachers rocky, undosed and a 1 hour drive from kabul. >> the government has more land than people, fast land. we are happy it starred this process. >> not everyone is optimistic. the teachers have more than 20 years experience and earn 120 a month. >> translation: it's for show we don't know when it will happen, how can we build a house on this salary. the government should build and deduct the cost from our pay. >> reporter: a few weeks after midterm exams, thousands of

students are out of school much >> translation: every day we go to school and are told to go back bass there are no lessons. i'm sad about this because i'm third in the class. >> government waits for their demands to be met, and students wait to be taught the australian prime minister urged asia pacific nations to help fight armed groups including i.s.i.l., which lured thousands of foreign fighters to iraq and syria. tony abbott opened a 2-day counterterrorism talk in sydney. >> we sent a strong military force from the middle east to hit daish from the air and try to assist the iraqi army to retake their own country. we are talking with friends and partners about how the air strikes might be more effective, and how the iraqi forces might be better helped. american leadership is indispensable here, as in all

the world's travel spots. >> at home we try to ensure that australians don't leave this country to join the 15,000 foreign fighters in syria and iraq. wayne hay sent an update from sydney. >> reporter: the theme of the summit is challenging terrorist propaganda, and challenging what is on the internet. i.s.i.l. is believed to send out tens of thousands of messages every day, hoping to attract new recruits to its fight. australia has been concerned about its citizens heading to iraq and syria to join i.s.i.l., so far it's believed around 100 australian citizens have done that. there's a lot of discussion at the 2-day summit about a community led response. governments in this region including australia, have been

busy passing tougher anti-terror laws but there's a grow awareness that there needs to be a community led response particularly when it comes to vulnerable people in the community targeted by terrorist organizations. a lot more to come. the mood before latin america's biggest football event. and from slippers decorated with diamonds to 20 centimetre heels. we trace the history of footwear. more on that later. appear

welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, the u.s. was announced it would send more advisors to iraq to train government forces in their fight against i.s.i.l. 450 trainers will be deployed to boost the 3,000 working there south korea confirmed 14 new cases of the m.e.r.s. virus, taking infections to 122. the middle eastern respiratory syndrome has killed nine across south korea the greek prime minister says a deal on the debt crisis should be viable for his country and europe. alexis tsipras held talks with the german chancellor and the french president in libya, militia attacked i.s.i.l. in derna. fighters linked to the group are consolidating their control. talks are aimed at solving the crisis wrapping up with no agreement between the two rival governments landowners on the

u.s.-mexican border are taking matters into their own hand to stop undocumented people crossing into america. some put up electric fences to stop those going through their properties. >> reporter: when it comes to stopping illegal immigration to the united states brooks county rancher mike vickers sees himself as part of the solution. >> there's two of them. if they get over the first. they'll get over the second. >> reporter: his ranch is prime real estate for people trying to avoid border patrol because it sits north of one of the busiest immigration checkpoints in the country. when we visit him last year vickers said he saw dozens crossing his property every day. now, he says it's done by half. he believes not all are here looking for work. >> they put criminals op my

property, which i do not like. myself and my family have been confronted by the criminals, paid by the organised prime. >> i understand if it's a gang member what if the next person is a mother or young child? >> i'll tell you now, that's probably not going to happen they'll dig under. it takes a lot of energy to climb over the high fence. >> do you take any pleasure when you see someone shocked by your fence? >> well i have to say i do. >> reporter: it's unknown what killed this woman, found next to vickers' fence two years ago. vickers believes she died of exhaustion. with no founding for autopsy, the sheriff's office here says they'll likely never know for sure. the fence is part of vickers' effort to stop the immigrants coming through. he also led operations with

like-minded friends. night-time patrols, complete with camouflage and thermal imaging equipment. you have been called a human hunter in the past. what do you make of that. ? >> there's a little bit of truth. when we find people on the property, we investigate. if we see them, we'll call law enforce. to apprehend them. >> reporter: across the highway we find three men trying to find their way north. instead of running when we approached them they walked towards us begging for water. they say they are here from mexico, and have walked for two days and say they are not criminals, just here for a better life. vickers describes each immigrant turned in to border patrol as a life saved from the desert.

>> i feel hike what they are going is wrong, it's a huge detriment to our country, it's a huge expense to the taxpayers to take care of them when they get here. we can't take care of the whole world. officials from the european union are in thailand. if not, the e.u. can ban exports. there's evidence that hundreds of fishermen are working as slaves at sea. >> reporter: being on dry land is not what this man is used to. before he was rescued in march, he'd been at sea for 18 years, effectively working as a slave. his fishing boat was thai but those on it fished illegally in indonesian waters. what they caught would be collected at sea by bigger

vessels and taken back to thailand. this man never went with it. the only moments he cotton shore, two days every three months on a remote island. his pay - about $300 a year. >> i was a slave, who was forced to work and told to do this and do that. i'd never been at sea before. i didn't know how to fish the thai charity labour rights protection network rescued 68 in march. illegal fishing is not just about the abuse of workers. according to monitors, serious short comings in the systems means unsustainable overfishing. thailand was given six months to turn things around six months ago. >> it's boats like these that bring fish to the thai shore. it's only unclear where the fish

were caught so whether a particular catch is legal. thailand's exports are worth about 8 billion a year. a billion sold to europe. losing that market would hurt. >> to try to prove it's taking the warning seriously, the military government has put its neighbour in charge. with more checks on boats, g.p.s. track, and tougher possibilityies for those caught with workers or fish they shouldn't have. >> translation: the government is sincere about solving the problem. that's why the navy is here. if the european union is not satisfied by october, we'll run the operation until it is. >> reporter: not all are convinced. >> they are not doing enough. they are just doing public relation. european union is urged to make

sure thailand's efforts are effective. and for this man, after 20 years, fishing is out he knows. he doesn't want to be part of a dark industry illegally plundering the sea compensation claims are being processed for the victims of a passenger ship that sank in central china. the china insurance regulatory commission says the insurance cover amounts to $14 million. the "eastern star" carrying 466 elderly tourists was on the yangtze river when it capsized. 14 survived the retrial of a man accused of committing genocide and crimes against humanity in the guatemalan civil war will begin soon. the constitutional court ordered a trial after conviction siting

errors. the copa america kicks off in a few hours time. some big names - lionel messi, neymar and fall cow will hold center stage. it is overshadowed by f.i.f.a.'s corruption scandal and chile's own problems. >> reporter: football at its simplest and innocent. a long way from the tainted game that former f.i.f.a. official had just left behind. with clear ideas on how to reform a disgraced organization. >> it's a very sat moment. >> the first one is transparence - 100%. i don't know how they'll do it, but they need to do it. for me it's very clear. the minutes must be public. >> the seats will be filled for

the opening game with chile and ecuador. with many leading football figures under arrest and on the run, who will they be? >> there's a focus on who will represent south american football at the tournament and who will represent chilean politics. chile's president michelle bachelet live on radio says of course she'll be there. she's dealing with scandals at home and regular and violent student protests. >> we need help. it's an escape for society. brazil is a good example, after the world cup, there was processes. here if chilly wins the copa america, we'll have a party on the streets. >> reporter: only if the players live up to great expectations. never have the players wanted or needed to win a tournament that chile never won.

never off the pitch has it about so great. the main players will be to keep their eye on the ball. world football. latin american football is in crisis but the game goes on. >> football will still be the number one sport. it happened on the field. it's nothing to do what is happening elsewhere. the credibility of the big organization will be every year will be worse and worse. >> many hope that the copa america and football at the grassroots level will combine to rescue the game they love former brazilian football star wants to run for the f.i.f.a. presidency. the 62-year-old says he's ready for the job but admitted the odds are stacked against him. sepp blatter announced his resignation as u.s. and swiss authorities begin a corruption

investigation. >> more than 100 pairs of shoes have gone on display, part of a show that traces 2,000 years of the history of footwear. jessica baldwin reports. >> reporter: it's a daz lipping history of shoes and the pain and pleasure they give. extremes from around the globe. they kick off a timeline. they are a status symbol. there's plenty of goal. >> shoes seem to be an obsession. they are important to show off the wearer's status. their place in society. >> reporter: the 19th century slippers worn by an indian diplomat are decorated with sapphires, diamonds and rubies. there's plenty of modern day pieces not with gems but are

tricky to wear. they have their place in fairytale's. unlike other clothes, shoes have an etiquette. leaf them on, take them off, and they have the ability to transform you. they can make you taller or faster. if you are uncomfortable, they can make you slower. these did not slow down david beckham, and a golfer may be able to distract from a drive in these never before shoes. 19th century prostitutes wore 20th century hills and needed attendance to walk the streets. nothing rivals the tort u use shoes made for chinese women with feet bound for different sizes. the intricate process required to make shoes are explained. from design to finish. that is changing with the advent

of 3d shoes, and a cantilever, pushing modern design for full court pain or pleasure a quick reminder - you can keep up to date with the news on the website. there it is on your screen. aljazeera.com. it's aljazeera.com. question remains: can iraqis defend their own country? i'll ask the man who wrote the book on iraqi forces whether this latest strategic shift will work. a year ago today, i.s.i.l. fighters routed iraq's military an