soup's refugees crisis human rights groups say hundred guardian plan to his reform asylum rules will encourage people smuggling. held going, i am felicity barr and you are watching al jazerra live from london. also coming up. the warring sides in south sudan's conflict accuse each other of violating a true just days after a peace deal was signed. protests continue in malaysia, calling for the prime minister to step down. the government says the rallies are illegal.

and four months after a devastating earthquake, nepal honors victims in its annual festival of the dead. ♪ ♪ hello, human rights organizations say changes to asylum-seeking laws planned by hungary's government will encourage more people smuggling. plans include the tightening of its borders and returning refugees to serbia arc the last border they crossed. critics say these plans will further dismapped are mantle the asylum process in hungary and make refugees more reliant on people smugglers. from budapest andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: for now, this is home for people who left war zones looking for sanctuary. and they can go no further. many weren't warned not to buy international rail tickets. police stopped them from boarding trains. this syrian mother spent the last of her savings on

nonrefundable tickets. now she regrets not paying people somethingaller smugglers. >> translator: i feel angry. all countries helped us except hundred gare. macedonia let us cross. they let us use the train going for serbia. every day we walked hours to reach the border and my feet became swollen. i had to carry my baby all the way. i am exhausted. >> reporter: she has little hem. there are only a few volunteers giving advice to the refugees. >> we cannot only blame the smugglers because we are giving them an incentive for the smugglers, giving themmer and better business by not letting these people take a train. >> reporter: hungary's government is i think knowinger all criticism about how it's handling this crisis, it stands accused of stripping away the rights of refugees. and it's preparing a raft of new legislation which could mean thousands of refugees are sent back to serbia. nearly all of the refugees here

have crossed from serbia. hungary is defining its neighbor as a safe third country think one of several changes. >> any asylum seeker who crossed serbia will have no valid claim in hungary. their claim will be rejected at first sight without considering any protection. without considering why they left war in syria and afghanistan on iraq. >> reporter: most of the efforts to help refugees are voluntary. here donated produce is being prepared to feed more than 1,500 people. >> i just couldn't stay at home and see what's going off we, all of us here feel that we are human beings and we should respect and treat these refugees as other fellow human beings so that they will not feel that they are treated as animals and terrorists. >> reporter: the hungry are grateful fo for the help but it will get worse for them. there are plan to his clear

so-called transit zones like this and enclose people in fences off areas away from the public. these people came a long way to end up like this. and it could be hardly described as sank error refuge. >> andrew has all been trying to get a response from the hungarian government and this is what he told also a little earlier. >> reporter: now, we put the points raised in that report to a government spokesperson who referred us to a general news release from the ministry of interior dealing with calls for these people to go journal any and austria -- germany and austria, he said as far as they were concerned if they didn't have piece vees as and passports they couldn't travel anywhere within usual they could only stay in hungary if they have temporary residency permits which would be accompanied by an asylum application, they would then have to go through the asylum process which will be speeded up, and once that process was over, they would either be successful and move on or stay here or leave. three syrian children who were found in a van packed with

refugees in austria have now disappeared from the hospital where they were being treated. the two, five-year-old girls and six-year-old boy were suffering from severe dehydration, it's that you are their families may being trying to them to germ if i. they discovered the day before 71 refugees were found dead in the back of ala a lory. more than 300,000 people have crossed the med trai med train o fahead train yearmed train year. but the reception is not what they would have expected the. >> reporter: a cry from help from a refugees center that looks more like a prison. these are some of the 64 nigerian women rescued in july from the mediterranean sea. like thousands before and after them. they remember hoping for a better life in europe.

but their rescuers became their jailers, they are being held in one of italy's identification and expulsion centers, a one-stop shop before deportati deportation. >> reporter: this is not official a labarbera a prison, but it certainly looks like one. refugees are locked behind bars and their freedom of movement is

limited. we have been told that we cannot film inside the rooms, but the curls here told me that their room is overcrowded, they sleep on hospital beds, it's overheated. too many mosquitoes, there is a flood and the stretch keeps them awake at night. human rights organizes are helping the women apply for asylum. but if they are freed. they say they risk going from prison to slavery. >> we are trying to ascertain whether they have been trafficked for purposes of sexual exploitation. in our experience most nigerian women are trafficked to before in to trough prostitution, our n concern is in the absence of proper protection they may be re-victimized either in italy or back in nigeria for the same reason that his forced them to leave the country. >> reporter: the outcome of

their asylum status request will be known in a couple of weeks. in the meantime, these women will continue to wait anxiously and impatiently for a better future they risked their lives for. al jazerra, rome. ♪ ♪ to south sudan now where the rebels and army are accusing each other of violating a ceasefire. just hours after it came in to effect. the fighting has been centered on the unity and upper nile states. the both sides saying that their positions have been attacked. south sudan has been at war since december 2013 when former vice president rick led a rebill against against the president the man who sacked him. since then 10s of thousands of people have died and more than 2 million others have fled their homes. the president signed the latest peace deal on wednesday, a deal which included a power-sharing

agreement, a ceasefire and both sides taking responsibility for the war. bashar had signed it nine days earlier, more from juba. >> reporter: there have been credible reports today that the ceasefire in south sudan has been violated just hours after it came in to effect. al jazerra spoke to the president's spokesperson who claims that it was the rebel side, the opposition, who were the aggressors. >> well, it is a blaming game on the side of the rebels. the rebels did not have ceasefire until yesterday. thus the rebel leader declared a permanent ceasefire. and there is a question whether bashar really controls them. simply because the last two months, they -- the last two weeks or so, the 13 commanders denounce him and maybe these are the people that are still actually carrying out to fight because they say they will not honor what he says.

>> reporter: for their part the opposition claim it's them who has been taxed by the government forces along the river nile. but what today has really shown is a very great need for a monitoring mechanism in place at the moment it's almost impossible to say who is the aggressor and who is responsible for violating this peace deal. malaysia's prime minister has criticized protesters who spent a second day demonstrating in koala lumpur. they want him to resign amid corruption allegations. the prime minister has called the actions not sensible, saying the street protests are not the right channel to voice their concerns. wayne hay reports from koala lumpur. >> reporter: they converged on the center of koala lumpur in the 10s of thousands, calling for the resignation of prime minister. it hasn't happened yet, but the leaders of the so-called movement say their protest can still be called a success. [ inaudible ] member of parliament for them to put in.

[ inaudible ] in parliament. this is really a message that proves to the prime minister that he needs to go. >> reporter: bersih means clean and the protesters mean the prime minister is anything but, as well as he lock to recal eley want the prison elected on corruption charges. last month allegations surfaced that he had taken almost $700 million from the state investment fund. which he denies. >> they would like it if he would step down, but i think most of the public realize that's not in their hands. >> reporter: this protest was also about the changing face of politics in this country. malaise form the majority of the population but most of the demonstrators were young, ethnic chinese crore increasingly becoming more politically active. 24-year-old ava says she and her friends are more informed than older generations and therefore feel emboldened. >> just try voice our opinion. we all know the news from the

different parts, not only from the newspaper, maybe online and maybe on international websites. >> reporter: they are also fighting for freedom of speech and the right to decent. in fact, this rally was declared illegal by the government because prior permission wasn't granted. the deputy prime minister has said action will be taken in the days ahead. >> the people are tired. the message is clear so i don't understand what the deputy prime minister is trying to know what kind of statement he's going to do. is he threatening the people? i don't know. >> reporter: previous political rallies have ended in clouds of tear gas, but this was a peace of the gathering of malaysians who want to see change. it's certainly not the end for this movement whose leaders say they won't stop until they zero form. but this country has been ruled by the same coalition for 58 years. so that change may not come so easy. wayne hay, al jazerra, koala lumpur. in toke i don't, 10s of

thousands of people have been frosting against planned new laws which will allow the military to fight abroad. japan's constitution says force can only be used in self defense. the prime minister wants them to be able to defends allies under attack. many japanese oppose the plan because the country has had a pacifist policy since the end of world war ii. lebanese security forces say 10 people were arrested during saturday's demonstration in the capital. police pushed back protesters who tried to set fire to barricades in front government head quarters in beirut. it is the second weekend of mass rallies which began as a protest against rubbish piling up on the streets. after months of uncertainty egypt has announced new elections they will elect a new parliament in two stages between october and november, starting on october the 18th. it had originally been plan today last al jazerra

correspondent peter greste call on egypt to undo the injustice on he and his two colleagues, he held a news conference in australia hours after being wrongly convicted for helping the now banned muslim brotherhood they were sentenced to three years in prison, they and al jazerra deny the accusations. >> is there was never any evidence that the court presented that the prosecuted presented either in the first trial or in the second to confirm any of the allegations against us. in fact, i would like to publically challenge the prosecutor to present evidence of anything that we produced that was falsified. and still to come on the program. rebuilding their lives. we'll meet the nigerian farmers finally returning to their forms after being forced out by thieves. plus keeping it clean. we are going to meet the man on a mission to fight collusion in lake ontario. ♪ ♪

human rights groups are criticizing plans put forward by the hungarian government which they say could lease to the rise in people smuggling of refugees. there is fresh fighting in south sudan as both sides accuse each off breaking the ceasefire after just a few hours. and calls for the malaysian prime minute stir to resign are growing louder as 10s of thousands rally in central koala lumpur.

for years farmers in past northern nigeria have been living in fears of losing their livelihoods or even lives, thousands forced out by cattle thieves, but with peace returning many farmers are now going back. from k uya. ahmed idris reports. >> reporter: for the first time in three years, he can work on his farm. like many villages around the northwest he's returning home after being forced out by thieves. for them tilling the land was impossible until a few months ago. >> translator: we suffered and lost lives and property. we fled several times and decided not to run. we can't run forever. we are still afraid, but where else can we go. >> reporter: hundreds are killed across the region, families have been pushed in to poverty as thousands of cattle were stolen. communities are just beginning to rebuild.

>> translator: thieves are common now, me my people are coming back, for most it is a tough decision to return. we are trying to get back on our feet. but it is not easy. >> reporter: now a few are trying to raise cattle again. the young also take advantage of the situation to have some fun at the river. and these communities are less than two-kilometers from a regional security post. half the population here is now back after self imposed exile. for many years, cattle wrestlers and bandits have terrorized the villages forcing entire community to his leave. like in many liberated areas, peace has returned. animals stolen from here are taken hundreds of kilometers away to be sold. yet what many don't understand, is how the animals are sold without anyone getting caught. the government assures those who have returned that they are serious.

>> in the villages where this has happened, the police will be there so the police can control the security of life and property of the community there. >> reporter: but that has come too late for some. this vellum was raided by roberts two years ago. and the residents aren't looking forward to coming back to these ruins. mohamed i idris, al jazerra, northwest nigeria. local people are accusing the saudi-led coalition of killing 36 civilians during a strike on a bottling plant in yemen. the attack happened in the northern province, a coalition spokesman denied a civilian target had been hit and said that it was a bomb-making factory. with any war it is civilians who pay the heaviest price in, yemen's southern city of aden, hospitals are the struggling to care for those caught in the pros care between the houthi rebel asks saudi-led coalition airstrikes.

natasha ghoneim reports. >> reporter: the war's casualties have packed aden's hospital beds. the crisis has overwhelmed yemen's already fragile healthcare system. it's also pushed doctors to the limits of the care they can provide. abdul was injured during fighting, he lost his leg and needs advanced care which is unavailable here. >> translator: there is still shrapnel in my body we hope the government considers our situation and sends us abroad for surgery and provides us with prosthetic legs. >> reporter: relative calm has turned on aden. fighter loyal to hadi pushed out houthi rebels last month. but the people say the healthcare in the city needs hem. many hospitals are closed. those that are open, are operated at capacity.

>> translator: there is some improvement particularly in providing medications, but the big problem now is the wounded and their. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- evacuation. >> reporter: humanitarians including doctors without borders are stepping in to fill the void, in aden and across the conduct rich. yet the security situation continues to hamper theirbility to treat those in need. >> translator: as a happy city aden has lost its smile, however the people of aden are holding on to the hope that the smiles come back with the promises of the government to improve the swaying. ending the war maya leave 80 the healthcare crisis, but doctors out without borders says soaring unemployment and poverty will continue to be obstacles for yemenis who need medical attention. and for may she wants like him, all they can do is wait and hopeful natasha ghoneim, al jazerra. rallies are being held to mark the international day of the disappeared in mexico at

least 26,000 people went missing between 2006 and 2013. al jazerra's john hulman reports. >> reporter: 11 days ago juana castro rushed out the house to see her brother-in-law bundled in to a state police car with the license plate blacked out. >> translator: the government is meant to protect us but they do this instead. how is it possible that they could kidnap an innocent person? >> reporter: benito aguilar love today sketch and tattoo. he gave juana these stars. now he's one of more than 5,000 people abducted here, more than anywhere else in mexico. not just the cartels but the armed forces snatch people here. >> translator: maybe the cartel kidnappings have gone down as the authorities have fought

them. but the police and armed forces like the army and navy, have filled the gap by kidnapping more people. they torture them for information as they try to infiltrate the groups. >> reporter: ramundo has taken on benito's case in the only human rights center left working in the state. even his small office was surrounded by marines last year. with activists and local media silenced, the government forces and the cartels fight over a state that is a major transit point for drug smugglers as well as a route for migrants heading through to the u.s. border. honduran carlos found refuge in this shelter after being abducted and stripped of all he had. he was let go. but many more have not been so lucky. >> translator: just leaving here makes me scared. i could be kidnapped again, every weekend the gangs hang around here waiting to see if you come out. >> reporter: many simply vanish on the roads. their bodies never found.

this is juana's first protest outside the local government offices here. but mexican authorities have never shown much interest in searching for the country's 26,000 disappeared. here civil organizations estimate no 99% of the cases go unresolved. juana is just getting used to what thousands here have had to face up torque searching for her facing relative without official helpful john hulman, al jazerra, mexico. thousands of families in paul are taking part in a festival to remember loved ones they have lost during the past year, the events is all the more significant giving the 9,000 people who were killed in april's earth way. a report from kathmandu valley. >> reporter: it's noisy and often rowdy. but this is a way that people in kathmandu valley come to terms with death. directly translated as the

festival of the cow, people whose family members died this year parade around the old city to remember them. many believe that these structures, that symbolize cows help the dead crass over the gates of heaven. for the city the festival is especially important this year. 343 people died here during april's earthquake. his father and son were kid. >> translator: not a day goes by when i don't cry. my father had my stop. [ inaudible ] but to have so many people out there who have also lost their loved ones gives a sense of peace. >> reporter: and that's precisely what this festival is for. the festival became famous during the reign of the sen it teenth century ruler of kathmandu when his son died the queen was inconsolable with grief. to show that she is not alone the king ordered all those that had lost family members to come

and parade armed the city. in the old days it was a way for the kings to conduct a census. and over the years, the festival has developed in to a day of free speech. >> translator: when the dynasty failed, people could not really protest. so people used the day to. [ inaudible ] against and scold the new rulers and tell them that was a part of that i have culture so this day became a day of satire as well. during nepal's autocratic period this day was important to let off steam. >> reporter: but for those who are participating here, humor is just a side show. drowning their grief in the noises in the songs and dances most hope that they can finally cope with their loss. al jazerra, nepal. now for years pollution has stolen some of the sparkle from lake ontario, one of north north america's 50 great lakes, as part of our water pressure

series we meet a former toronto lawyer who has made protecting the lake his life's work. >> i am mark madison and i am the president and water keep fore lake ontario. my family is from kingston ontario which is tend of the great lake we have had a place on wolf island for 150 years so we always went there, the fishing, swimming. mind at this there, i was very connected to. everything that goes on up in the other great lakes, any of the problems they have or concerns ultimately flows over the niagara falls and in to lake ontario, so it's definitely the most stressed, over developed and polluted of the great lakes. and it shows. you can see the mixture of sewage when you see like tampon applicators. all those new condominium towers that have been built in the last 10 years when it rains all the sewage from all of those buildings is going in to toronto harbor. we are building more nuclear power planned here, left all our

nuclear waste along our drinking water supply right across the great lakes we are building dumps in to the great lakes water systems, emerging threats like that and waste around and on the great likes and inside it is becoming a bigger and bigger issue. there is no plan for any of that. it's all sitting on our drinking water. it's reckless, it's dangerous, it's stupid and somebody is going to pay the price for it. canadiens and americans, we need to get together and come up with a united consistent, effective set of rules and regulations that insure that the great lakes remain swimmable, drinkable and fishable for the next 100 years. if we don't to that, then there will be a huge price to pay economically, dull trailly and socially. well, he's been seen bare chest odd a horse, flying a super sonic yet and even hunting a tiger and now the kremlin has released new footage of the russian president vladimir putin working out and he's not alone, the prime minister is also being

put through his paces. apparently post work out the two enjoyed a couple tea. you can enjoy a couple of tea while reading our website the action to link onto is aljazerra.com. aljazerra.com. the haves, or have not in new orleans. 10 years after katrina, and why the mentally ill are more likely to land in prison than hospital. saturday is the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina making land fall in louisiana.