united nations says at least 110 people have been killed in a massacre in northeastern nigeria, around suspected to people in the attack. this is al jazeera live from doha. also coming in ethiopia is military celebrates its seizure of the to graeme capital, but the hunt is on for any rival forces. who fell to fight on voters in switzerland rejected plans to hold businesses accountable for rights abuses or environmental damage anyway in the world. he's been called the loneliest elephant in the world. begins his long journey to cambodia and the years of isolation in the state.

all right, so let's begin with breaking news from nigeria and the u.n. says at least 110 civilians have been killed. many more injured in an attack in the northeast that have been funerals for some of the dozens of farmers who were killed while working in a rice field and local officials blame, poke around fighters for the violence. let's join, i'm going to dress to use in the couple of blues. you tell us 1st of all that. what happened in this terrible attack and why these farms? we talked well, the incident happened in 2 villages at least 2 villages in north east. i generate in borno state in particular. and one surprising thing is that the attackers, according to sources, came on motorcycles, and there has been a ban on the use of motorcycles in that region for at least 6 years now. so it's

surprising how security forces couldn't identify or discover some people illegally using motorcycles. they carried out that tax when these workers were busy harvesting rice in the fields in may as well as a bit of money where we saw today a funeral for $43.00 of the victims was held. now the other is currently being the other bodies have been said in the bushes around and it's believed that many people have been killed. i don't question the area in particular and sources also are confirming that many women have been abducted. in addition to some of these farm workers that have been early on taken by boko haram fighters. so the propofol book, of course, was to cripple economic activity in the region. in addition to course in security problems, when i didn't state it,

remember they launched this campaign way back in 2000, the way back in 2009. and since then that been carrying these attacks and they have expanded frontis by the way. in nigeria, when they started, they were restricted to my degree in the one. but now they have expanded to all parts of the middle east of nigeria and ventured into republic and chemical, where they have killed thousands of people from secure to personnel to civilians of . and as far as this latest attack is concerned, what we're hearing from the government and security forces. well, the nigerian government, the president in particular, issued a statement condemning the attack saying that the whole country's good. but what the people are talking about is that how long will they continue to bear the brunt of these attacks? these is one of the worst attacks seen in nigeria in recent years. but there was to, of course, be that 2014 massacre in by god of what period of 2 days we so how,

at least 2000 people want slaughtered by boko haram in an attack that because just a used a regional force base that was there. so the nigerian government is saying that it's doing all it can to solve the problem, but what we've seen over the last few years is that but what i'm continue to devise ways and means to stay our head of the game and attack security personnel and civilians. we've seen how over the last one and a half years, how the nigerian government, or how the nigerian military has restricted gys to fight. but overall, initially they were deployed to many years. many communities isolated communities for protection. but what we've seen over the years is that boko haram find it easy to target smaller numbers of deployments in villages as lascivious and then head back to the bushes again. now what the army did was to establish super comes to absorb such an battalions into one huge base to confront boko haram and to minimize

casualties on their side. yes. last year, hundreds of them were killed but they have succeeded in minimizing these casualties . how about that has exposed communities to these attacks by boko haram? several communities, several villages have been isolated and are now at the mercy of boko haram. bookout up continues to impose limits and then continue to sort of respect movement. so in some villages you can't even walk one kilometers away from the camps. all right, appreciate that. thanks very much ahmed address reporting there from beacher 90. let's head now from vince and ben, who is the u.n. deputy humanitarian coordinator for nigeria. and he said the conflict in the region has lasted for far too long or made up of united nations and then tell you right there communities in the northeast nigeria and major areas where we are extremely disappointed with this current us incident that led to so many lives lost,

very many number of women reported dead folks who he asked that they be released. this crisis is now getting into 20 years . our humanitarians as a whole are not working extremely hard to provide services to the people who are not know and do not have the answers on why. when these cresses us on the niceties and before i came to work in nigeria, i thought more must atlas the fringes of the desert, but it isn't. it is, it is a state with basic science, a lot of work on the ground and a lot of crops grow so quickly like rice in a mound was also sort of beings given or what turned into that made little so that really

a compass so quickly that i learned the fish in the leg that is in the lead, which is a plant with their deep side and that is all for today. but this insecurity and this problem only in seconds is reduced or goes up that you know it is to be made. now the government has told al jazeera, it's working to clear out opposition, forces hiding around after 3 weeks of fighting. the government says it seized control of the city on saturday, members of the grand people's liberation from the left. they fled to surrounding areas and the group is vowing to fight on many fear the conflicts may now spread beyond ethiopia's borders, destabilizing the horn of africa. 6 explosions were heard in the eritrean capital. smar on saturday has been no claim of responsibility for that. but 2 great forces did fire missiles at the city just under 2 weeks ago. there's also concern over

reports of violence against nearly 100000, very trained refugees living in the head of the un's refugee agency says that he hopes humanitarian access will be granted within the next few days. when i leave my colleagues spoke to be so you. she's a spokeswoman for the ethiopian prime minister's office, and he asked her if they expect retaliation by it's a ground forces this so guerrilla warfare, a component of this is part of their history, that they have enjoyed with all the guards and the way there isn't popular support for this kind of thing within the region that people have to go to have been exhausted for so many years. and in fact, over the past 3 years, what you would see is that there's been quite an economic devastation and social norms station is one because that has been giving them prisoner small meant a lot of services and a lot of attention that needs to be paid in terms of providing lazing, the people's lives in the region has not let me do a tension. there isn't that. that initiation for anybody to

chance is what you're saying. but at this point we don't believe that there is any chance of that. and if there is, it would be also quelled with their national defense forces and the security imperative that's being set up. what do you say to allegations government shelling has killed and wounded a lot of civilians. that's not something that's corroborated because as you can see, the entry into that has been with the least amount of civilian damage. and in fact, a lot of civilians have been, as i stated earlier, supported within the city and as well as all of the other cities as well. one thing that we have tried to make clear before as well is the reason that this operation has taken a little bit more time than it was supposed to is because the national defense forces, strategically have been avoiding towns and cities to avoid civilian casualties. so they've been weathering rough to regions, and anybody who's familiar with that region does understand that it's quite a heavy terrain,

the area. so they've been cutting across all of that. and also with all of the public infrastructure and other forms of concern. when you allow despoiling their way out of harm's way for civilian sake, right. so if that's the case, it sounds like from your perspective, the government has nothing to hide. will you allow journalists into the area, journalists that we have not been not allowed to go in? one of the things that we have to be clear about is that while the, so this is an area that's under a state of emergency. so there is a security credit, that's why a state of emergency was an active constitution. and so a security threat means that the federal government, whoever that they are settling into the region needs to be protected as one journalist international journalists have been also going to the areas under federal commitment have been reporting in those areas. all right, but our correspondent, i believe, has been in touch with you will you let him in? because as you just said, the conflict is over and you don't think there's any chance of guerilla warfare. so

it sounds like security is not a major concern with you. our correspondent, as i mentioned to you, the state of emergency has got its own command chain as well that it's under a command post a to greg region as well. so entry to that area is going to be something that's administered through the command post. so these requests are coming in, the government has got a clear request mechanism that they're handling through the ethiopian broadcast authority, as well as relevant government entities. so through that process, within due time in ensuring the security of people going to that region, there would be no reason not to allow journalists, as well as humanitarian assistance actors to enter the area. tens of thousands of civilians displaced by the fighting, have taken refuge refugee camps across the border in neighboring sudan. valas been speaking with some of them but this is the just one of 4 refugee camps that have been constructed in order to receive those thousands of

refugees fleeing the war in. some of them have not yet been registered in this camp we are told, but there are already 10000 people more are coming. the numbers have dropped during the last few days. we don't know if that's because the fighting has subsided to some extent or because the roads are blocked and that's what some of the refugees are telling us. however, the news of the fall of the capital in the hands of the federal military is not reassuring among these refugees. we ask them if they want to go back home, but they say it's not yet time to return home. we don't want to go back because we so the administration of met a lot of digging us with the help of government not elected by the people. he the soldier. he's the 3rd, he's not nominated by the people. that's why we don't want to be killed. we don't

want to go back to the people power to the people. we don't care. we don't care enough. we are. yes, we need dr. deborah. he is elected by the people. it's been 3 weeks since this people began to arrive here. and as you can see, they are in need of many things. they are talking about shortage of food shortage of even shelter. this is not just the way they spend their days, but also this is where they sleep. many of them tell us they don't even have mats to sleep on. the united nations and other n.g.o.s are around there trying to help. but they know that it is a developing situation, or they are telling us that this situation will get worse before it gets better. at least $31.00 afghans mostly soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in gaza province. one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. local health officials say another $24.00 were injured. it happened when

the attack a detonated explosives inside a car, targeted a peaceful protection force compound belonging to afghan security forces. no group has yet claimed responsibility for the swift boaters have rejected their plan to hold businesses accountable for human rights and environmental violations. committed to broaden the measure could have made large switzerland based firms liable for any damages they called. and those of the foreign subsidiaries and partners, the government opposed the measure and is backing a watered down alternative. and there is a legal adviser for amnesty international, switzerland, and a supporter of the initiative. she didn't agree with criticism that the proposal would put swiss businesses at a disadvantage. we already see that we have a law in france, and that is working at the moment that we have countries like the u.k. or us, the canada, where we have cases. some cases have been decided, some cases are pending in front of the courts. and we can see that now already and that you level they are discussing this,

we are having discussions in term many. so we see that everywhere it is really a topic and that is being discussed. and i think it's just a question of time until we will have also regulation on the human level. for instance. i think when we can see what is different from what will now you know, in incident when we will have a counterproposal that tester is only reporting. however, what we can see with these kind of lost that ask before you steal it and also have liability. but what we really aiming for is to prevent this from happening in the 1st place. but if they happen, there needs to be also some sort of mechanism that you can bring to us companies can do to reverse, for instance, that really destroy life because of people that you can bring them in front of the court. and so i am very optimistic, of course, it won't solve all of the problems, but i think it does really something that will change the reality in terms of the companies they did put it in a different perspective, where in, within their company will be something that is taken seriously, and they have to analyze the risks and look at where their biggest problems are. so

in debt terms, yes, i think it would change something still ahead here on al-jazeera. why? bangladeshi workers hit hard by the pandemic are arriving home, became bankrupt or even dead hello, winter weather in the form of low temperatures, a sunk into the northern half of china, all the korean peninsula. and just about all of japan as well. not only was going to get snow from with this, certainly snow in her carter and increasingly the cloud sickens. and the western side of china, you get a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow. otherwise, well, this is colbert slash the sunday measure in taiwan. and then the rain falls. so forecast wise support. 3 days of likely snow showers with tension not much above

freezing by day or by night. whereas shan shows a little bit less color, can't say warmer really can i with these think is with snow, all right, and right on the cusp of that difference times the tropics. of course, it's always going to big, big thunderstorms. they recently been particularly heavy in vietnam that massive class that massive sundry rain is moving through cambodia towards facets of thailand or peninsular malaysia. so the way sea looking fairly wet as well, and there's an increase in the potential of fairly heavy thunderstorms. in central philippines. i think jakarta's was going to wet target come choose day. in the southern bay of bengal, a potential cycle is developing, but it's only at the moment. potential was rain just coming ahead of it. in afghanistan, the taliban is renowned for its violent repression of women. now a new deal with the u.s. could see the group return to power. one o one a steam vest,

a gates of afghan women who paid the price for pace on al-jazeera. an invitation to bear witness to that life office. the highs the numbers, the unseen moments and every day miracles. witness on al-jazeera. the oh. oh oh we got you watching al-jazeera, a reminder for our top stories this hour and the u.n. says at least $110.00 people have been killed in an attack in northeast nigeria. dozens of them were farmers who were targeted while working in the fields. local officials blame the on group boko her around. the ethiopian government says it's

now working to clear defined to ground forces hiding around the capital of mecca. the head of the un's refugee agency says he thinks humanitarian access to the region will be granted as soon as possible. at least 31 afghans, mainly soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack. in ghastly province, dozens were injured. attack targeted a public protection force compound belonging to afghan security forces. no group has yet claimed responsibility. now, rights groups say thousands of migrant domestic workers in the middle east face poor working conditions and are at risk of physical and sexual assault. the human rights agency brac says a number of bodies of female workers have been sent back to bangladesh from the gulf in the past 3 years. temperature alatri reports now from baghdad. us the cries of relatives as another coffin arabs from the middle east at the international airport terminal in september, 2019. mongol comes why? for him?

a cotton was found dead hanging from a selling fan at the home where she worked as a domestic helper in saudi arabia. her body has still not been returned home, alive about disability. the employer paid for her 1st 8 months of work, but since then she worked without any sally. she even complained to the saudi police about not getting paid and being abused, but they took her back to the same employer. in september 29th, i was informed of her death in november last year, dozens of bangladeshi female workers sent a video message from saudi arabia, pleading for help to be rescued. you know, john used to work as a domestic helper in saudi arabia, unable to cope with their abuse. last year, she managed to escape back to bangladesh. a model does a little work over there. they would frequently abused me,

never gave me enough to eat. i suffered a lot, i worked in that house for 10 months. whenever i demanded my salary, they used to beat me up. once they hanged me by a ceiling fan with a rope. i almost died but got saved by their children. many women are also victim to human trafficking, gangs and unscrupulous. recruiting agents. recent study has shown more than 50 percent of female workers paid money to go abroad with jobs. that this by the woman not being required to pay for government sponsored jobs overseas. and most poor woman from rural areas take along with a high interest rate to pay for the cost. social advocacy groups are trying to help improve the situation for the workers. what they were to receive like domestic work, must be recognized as a legitimate form of employment. workers' rights must be respected. many women are dying. committing suicide are being abused. there should be 0. tolerance for this.

at the beginning of november, bangladeshi woman's body was found in a garbage dump in amman. she worked as a domestic helper for saudi embassy staff in jordan. jasmine sold victim to south asian sex trafficking gang in the middle east. she returned home 7 months pregnant while color the big and returned home with a head injury. now she suffers from post-traumatic disorders like jasmine and khaled, the beggar. many others who manage to survive through these old deals also face social stigma. and in some cases, their families do not want to accept them while others face long term mental health issues, trying to charge $3.00 money gone bangladesh. india's government says it will meet farmers union leaders next week following days of demonstrations. yes, thousands have been staging a sit in near the capital new delhi to protest against a bill they say could devastate crop prices. farmers haven't agreed to the talks

and say they don't plan to leave until the law is scrapped. brazil is holding its 2nd round of municipal elections after months of campaigning, which have been overshadowed by violence. and the coronavirus. voting has opened across the country's major cities in the run off, which could share a swing away from far right. candidates aligned with the president. also, a number of politicians have been assassinated in the run up to vote. and large public campaign events have been blamed for spreading 90 artists and activists in cuba say they've reached what they're calling a historic agreement with the government to have freedom of expression to cite talks following a right to protest outside have on his ministry of culture. they are to say they won an unusual government promise of greater tolerance for independent. oh, so why not let us know? and you know what, we will bring the 2 agendas together to see if we can reach a consensus between the world of independent art and the world of government

institutions in cuba. which we along with people who have much more experience debating the government, think that in spite of everything, even though we didn't agree on all points, what has happened today is historic in this country will happen at the levels theater as a cuban artist and member of the senate dissident movement, currently in berlin, he says there are conflicting signals from the cuban government. when happen is that the government supposedly agreed to do certain things. especially yesterday, the government has started to somehow to denigrate in the lead to be you know, in the, in the l'arche in this or crucial media activists in somehow supposed to deal with that. we have to understand that the government in cuba have to control their total control of the press. such an information to the larger public opinion inside cuba is very dangerous. one day, they said that they agreed to do one thing and the other one they are competition

in the media, in general discount if occasion on their activism either especially the movement of silence either. so this is a very complete this, and we are very aware and ready afraid of what's going to happen. also there are reports are the same day when the activists retire on the other once. people trying to enter to join the manifestation in front of the minutes of pepper spray. there were basically police forces around the ministry of culture. so we can see here a clash between the traditional political repression to the individual artist. so the wall have to see that the cuban government is trying to tackle all possible dissidents, free assembly, a manifestation in sight. i think that this is new, but we have to hope more for the international community, not also inside cuba to push more about those rights. protesters are on the streets

of thailand's capital, once again, keeping up pressure for the prime minister and his government to step down. hundreds are rallying in bangkok, continuing months of demonstrations and also demanding changes to the monarchy to make it more accountable and carry bright yellow ducks. a symbol of the anti-government activists in pakistan, celebrating the release of an elephant following decades of mistreatment. and he's now being moved to a center in cambodia to reports from islam dubbed the loneliest elephant cow on spent almost 37 years hair and pockets on car one was in solitary confinement for 8 here and in chains. it had already traumatized the l. a very well we're bringing it head from site to site, which is also a sign of distress by the never heard by forethought and animal rescue organization . and also the pop gardeners who head in pakistan to bed farewell to call on who

will be going to come board and day will be staying at that 10 facility which had been set aside for this and the french, it of course, will find company there. will be progress on last asian elephant gifted by the to lankan government at 985. good day. i know it is emotionally for all of us, but i think also when we call it really it is that they will cause one is going to to be retired. so we are really very glad to be that we are able to move on to come badia, who we will have, i will see a bigger place. we will have other places where it would be a medicine. and of course groups and social rights activists around the country and across the world have been campaigning to free carbon from its misery. yes, it's sad that he will be leaving pakistan, but it makes me happy that he is going to be living a better life. in

a better place in the natural habitat with fellow elephants, it is a story of neglect, cruelty and barbarism and speak, walliams about the incompetence of islamabad, goon. and it is also a tale of corruption, which has now become institutionalized. here in pakistan, as he is leaving pakistan, as you can see in the background here, we are giving him a farewell and also be a saudi. because we couldn't really take care of them are free to sell, says didn't do anything in terms of protecting animals, wildlife, making, national parks that wasn't on the cards, but just government straight away, kicked off a great initiative called one, maybe finding a refuge, income badia. but there will be serious concern about the plight of animals in this country. saddening us because you don't want the land to grow. he is an animal who brought a lot of joy to pakistan and the people of the generous lombok. but i think the

thought that i disagree big that barack obama at the age of 37 years and let him go to thank you, even as he can be with other elephants. the entrance to a slum, a bad room may be welcoming. but if you come inside, you will find that most of the animals are already gone. only 2 bags remain. and they, of course, will be going to a georgian coffee at this age, or might have been unfortunately, many of the animals died shifted to other countries too, to all governments incompetency. and sadly, today, the lonely elephant is also going away. it will leave no place for all kids and families to go for into a time. their government had a saying that they now will be a sanctuary for local indigenous animals. but they will be concerned about day treatment to nearly 3000 people have been forced to flee their homes after a volcano erupted in tunisia. volcano, laos is the country's in the country's southernmost province. the eruption spewed

ash and smoke as high as 4 kilometers into the sky. it's one of nearly 130 active volcanoes in indonesia. a plenty more, all the stories we're covering right there on our website out certain dot com is the address. so this is sort of, these are the top stories and the u.n. says at least 110 people have been killed in an attack in northeast nigeria. dozens of them were farmers who were targeted while working in the fields. local officials blame the group boko haram and what interest has more now from the capital of the incident happened in 2 villages at least 2 villages in northeastern. i generate in borno state in particular. and one surprising thing is that the attackers, according to sources came.