very good and he'll bend might be comfortable right now, but not for long. you will soon feel the same his, we feel every day from cuba, hong kong and uganda, 3 women grapple with the impact of the frontline activists fear future children on a j 0. talk to al jazeera, we also do believe that women of afghanistan was somehow abandoned by the international community. we listen, we have a huge price for the war against terrorism as going on in some money. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera, under cover reporting. and for me, exclusive stories explosive results al jazeera investigations. ah, a warning that unchecked power is leaving behind

a sea of human suffering across the world. human rights watch releases its annual report. ah, on the back of this is al jazeera life, also coming up, the u. s. and japan announced plans to strengthen that security cooperation as toko seeks to counter threats from china and north korea. where live in the indian hill town of josh math, where buildings are crumbling, forcing a mass evacuation, but people say they've know where to go. and we travel to one of the u. k. is most prob, regs at taos to see how farming has been affected since leaving the european union . ah. walking to the program in 2023 human rights watch report says unchecked authoritarian powers leaving behind a sea of human suffering and spotlights abuses. thing at

a 100 countries covering everything for war, media, freedoms, gender, writes, and refugees. among others, it puts the worn ukraine at the top of its agenda, saying russian president vladimir putin as operating with impunity. it welcomes the international communities response including the u. n. agencies collecting evidence of war crimes, but it says other crises are being ignored and is calling on governments and international organizations to take action. while correspondence have this update from some of the countries mentioned in the report. ready ah 2022 with the trash to make one point. 2000000 people came to germany, claiming refugees faces the vast majority of them. ukrainians, many of them under germany, the berlin's main central station here where their application process could begin . but it's estimated around 200000 people from syria. afghanistan and iran. iraq

also came to this country, the treatment they received. never slightly different because koreans have freedom of movement around europe. as others don't. ah, lebanon's political class is accused of denying people their basic rights by failing to address an economic crisis that has pushed the 80 percent of the population into poverty. low income households have cut back on foods, while the large refugee population has been hit hard, decades of corruption and mismanagement has nearly bankrupted the state, which is no longer able to provide services like electricity, financial losses are in the billions of dallas.

ah, ah, for the report details and litany of apparent russian war crimes, including in butcher, a town north of keith was occupied by a russian forces usa for the least 70 people were unlawfully killed or go. in my whole, in the south of the country, russians formed a theatre that had been clearly marked out as a severe shelter. hundreds of people were killed, including children, with 230 palestinians were killed in conflict and confrontations with israeli security forces in 2022 and a further 9000 were injured. those figures in the palestinian health ministry and

that includes those killed in 3 days. it was rarely asked right on garza in august of the cave. and israel is further taught in the financial school on the palestinians. and now deduct more than a 3rd of the $256000000.00 a year. it collects on behalf of palestinian authority and duties and taxes and human rights. watch officials have been baled that report in jakarta. barnaby low has more and how asia has been covered from the philippine capital manila. the human rights watch said dad, this pressure was be held there because indonesia is in a position to make a difference in the human rights situation in the region in particular, in me and mar where the military junta took power in 2021. and since then, has been accused of killing more than 3000 people and imprisoning tens of thousands of people, the association of southeast asian nations, the ozzy,

and has condemned these actions by the military junta, excluding the beery military, went up in major meetings of the regional block, now indonesia is the chair of the regional block this year. and so the human rights watch is urging indonesia to do more than just talk to walk the talk to take action to lead the regional block in taking action. and for example, this year there will be elections in me and mar, but the human rights watch said that indonesia has to lead the asi and into a condemning these elections. and saying that these elections are just sham elections. and that there will be no reelections in, in me, and mar until democracy is restored in the country. the u. s. and japan have announced plans to expand military cooperation, calling china the greatest security challenge in the region. japan's foreign and

defense ministers have been holding talks with american officials in washington. they've agreed to re adjust the u. s. military presence in okinawa, given them the capability to hit ships and attacks in space and our part of their security treaty. this comes ahead of japanese prime minister free meals because she does visit to washington. japan strategies align closely with our own national security strategy. both of the key challenges that we identify as well isn't how to effectively address them. we're committed to upholding shared values of democracy in human rights, defending the international rule of law. continuing to lead the world and tackling global challenges that no one country can solve alone, like the climate crisis, and olivares, or hide a clink as a senior adviser for the national bureau of asian research. she says the threats posed to japan from china, north korea and russia have forced to care to increase its military spending. the japanese last month published their national security strategy, as well as the national offense program guidelines at mid term defense program. all

of which highlight an increase in investments and defense that are predicated, quite frankly, and addressing the very dangerous challenges that the people's republic of china, the north koreans, as well as the russians pose for japanese security. fundamentally what historically unprecedented, here is the fact that the japanese are publicly acknowledging the challenges that they're facing. i would actually use the word threat, the threats that they are facing. and that they are taking again, unprecedented steps in terms of doubling. in essence, their defense budget. which is again historic and unprecedented. now the united states will provide additional sales of military

capabilities. my understanding is tom off is one of them, which is a cruise missile that will for the 1st time in, in post war to history provide that japanese with what most observers would call an offensive capability. but that the japanese, referred to as a counter strike capability. this is again very significant. i one's armed forces. how military drill is on wednesday. it follows renewed threats. intentions were china type pay says 57 chinese aircraft flew near the island during the weekend bay. jane considered taiwan as a breakaway province. german police are back in the village of literacy where they are continuing to evict climate act risk 1st. second day. protest is don't want the village to be demolished, to make way for coal. mine police say $200.00 out of his left voluntarily on wednesday, but they're still around $300.00 in the village. stuff. awesome reports. oh,

as dawn broke his burst into the village, taking podcast, us by surprise activists occupying the entrance to litter that were pushed back. shame on you. they shouted at police. those who didn't follow orders were carried out with the police often using force to remove them. to witnessing here is that from almost every state in germany, police is being vent here, forward this eviction. and that really shows the priorities of the state and the government. people here who are trying to defend our likelihood, what's rank to do to stop climate destruction. that's where the priorities i to evict those people. and that's really absurd and crazy. one by one, they're being dragged out, making the village of littered m, tier and m tier as we speak. but this protest that has been lasting for years is

not over yet. thousands of police officers were used to clear the village which had been occupied by activists for the past 2 years. during the affection dina hum meet hit in one of the houses she sees luther rad as a symbol of germany's failing climate policies. what we really want is to get as many people here as possible, because we know if we are many, we can still stop the cold from being burned. so that's why we're playing for time . that's where it will be. we will be as far as up, up as we can go, and then they will need some time to take us down. but the time and affinity is running out, while protests will show some acrobatic skills, police have brought in specialists personnel to remove them from roofs and 3 houses . the showdown at the mine has become particularly uncomfortable for the green party, whose minister has been responsible for keeping coal for your plans open. he says

the war and ukraine has delayed climate goals. lowery's, how does i to believe that climate protection and protests need symbol? but the empty supplemental flip where no one leaves anymore. in my view, the wrong pin bullet 2030 number call will be used to produce electricity in the 9 lamps, coal mines. my political rock achieving similar deals elsewhere in germany. the activists have said that even after the eviction, their protest over the mind expansion will continue. steadfast and al jazeera ended up being anti government process in peru with crowds. fighting with police on the streets of cook, go offices 5 t a gas at the crowd, after they threw stones. many angry about the ousting of former president pedro castillo in december, protest have been held across the country since castillo was j. jailed a more than 40 people killed in the rallies and investigations on the way into police violence against the protested. thousands of venezuelans have demonstrated

in the capital caracas, demanding, demanding better wages. the group included public health workers, teachers, and pension is employed by the government and between 30 and a $100.00 a month, but inflation is making it hard to make ends meet still ahead on al jazeera, why brazil communications minister believes there could be more attempts to destabilize the government and a trade decision is celebrated in hong kong, but opposed by the us will tell you why. a with now has been cooling, trend across central europe in the last few days, allowing a bas note for me. alpine tops the driving force, the weather was still the atlantic and that isn't particularly cold. it brings

plenty of rain or stay a lot of snow. currently falling in sweden, but i think it's a day goes on thursday. we'll see brighter weather stove falling, less and less rain to replace a quite possibly. the storm system is going to scotland. snow of the tops here there's the attempt is a single figures. but if you go east is pushing out really cold. it has been in city of moscow, for example, recently. petersburg only just about freezing in spain and in portugal, the day is looking fine. not especially warm, but not especially cold. the rain still to come in in the north west of spain, but in contrast, the eastern med, this is no storm system producing huge amounts of rain, probably snow easily and land in turkey and in cyprus that all moving, crossing towards the fact that a big picture on friday in europe, steve, more snow coming to the swiss, french italian alps, maybe not the austrian alps, attempts is, haven't changed very much otherwise. in north africa, the wind is proper to sing, still is very strong across north libya and egypt and the homicides bringing dust

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bucket back here watching, i'll just hear a reminder of our top story is this our human rights watch is released is 2023 report. looking at the conditions of human rights and more than a 100 cramped countries, he says unchecked power around the world is leading to abuses and violations. the u . s. in japan of announced plans to expand military corporation calling china the greatest security challenge in the region. u. s. military base in okinawa will be given the capability to target ships. german police are back in the village of lutes. raf, where they're continuing to evict climate activists for a 2nd day. the protest is don't want the village to be demolished, to make way for coal mine. now they, indian himalayan town of josh math is being evacuated as its buildings crumble is being blamed on non stop construction in the area and a changing environment. about 600 houses and hotels, or sinking the towns near a number of important religious sites in the himalayas. attracting thousands of

pilgrims every year or poverty method is live for us in josi mouth and poverty. obviously a devastating situation for the people they are in that town and judging by your clothes, it looks also quite cold. where you are yes, people in, jo, she much are scared and anxious. more than 700 homes have developed tracks like these. this is the situation over here. as you can see, the patio over here is broken, walls have develop deep cracks or there's a voice behind me that has a huge tract. if you go inside this home, it feels like the house is just go to fall apart any moment. now this family says they approach authorities months ago when small narrow cracks started appearing, and they said they didn't get much of his font. so to protect themselves from the cold, you know, we are high up in the humana as after all and to protect themselves from insects. they actually stuffed bet sheets to sort of

a get by and earlier in january when parts of the town started thinking that's when these cracks became wider and this home became on livable. now people over here have been moved to a temporary hole as have hundreds of other people. the government estimates housings of people have been affected, is offering compensation of about $1800.00. but many people say the money simply not enough for them to move and rebuild the life somewhere else above the world of the authorities. they are saying about the causes of all this. no right now, the authorities are serving the area. they're marking off homes and hotels and other structures that they believe are at high risk. the government is blaming or the population and an inefficient drainage system. but people here are feel differently. they are blaming and near by hydropower project that it says has

disturbed the area and has caused this sensitive land to sink and cause all this damage. now experts say we do need to investigate further to, to be sure that the, that that is the reason. but they do say that they have been wanting authorities for decades because this land is simply not equipped to handle all the lot over here. you know, just how much is a busy area. it attracts how's into thousands of tourists. many people are pilgrims . there are trackers over here. there's also a military base over here because the town is close to the china border. exports actually blame this largely on corruption and apathy as far as people, you know, dad jobs are tied to tourism. so their fear is that any thought of permanent rehabilitation or redevelopment could mean that they could lose their livelihoods forever. yes, lives and livelihoods very much in trouble, their poverty, many thanks for their poverty miss. i'll live in the himalayan town of joshua.

brazil's capital is bracing for more demonstrations from supporters of former president john bull. sanara, security forces are setting up barricades and shutting down main avenues to traffic . on sunday protests, a storm the supreme court presidential palace and congress in an effort to overturn the general election. since then, messages have been circulating on social media urging crowds to rally against president lewis and are soon to silver selection. or brazil's communications minister has told al jazeera attempts to destabilize the government could become more extreme horde. commence ursus brazil needs the support of the international community to defend his democracy. he spoke to our latin america editor lucio newman and priscilla. inside brazil's presidential palace communications minister, paolo p mentor shows us where mobs, calling for the overthrow of the government 1st entered his office. on sunday. he says, supporters of former president jade bull sonata, destroyed everything inside the 2 adjacent rooms and still documents. computer

files, video cameras, and sensitive security information on a hard drive, while some still the flag, others as be meant that knew exactly what to take and where to find it. build them a few of them. one person was arrested yesterday and inside the backpack was a laptop from the institutional security bureau. the ministry concedes that some security forces in charge of defending the capital were complicit in the attack. nevertheless, he insists it's made prisoners lula, the silva stronger fit volume. this episode to serve for brazilian society to give a great demonstration of appreciation for its democracy and institutions. most of large segments of the population that did not support lula at this moment or behind them, the supreme court of law and the legislative branch and support of the judicial measures who needed to bring to justice with those responsible for these criminal

acts go. although we offered no evidence be meant, the says that as the investigation into sundays events advances, former president j both scenarios participation in the process will become increasingly clear. also nato who left brazil on the eve of president lewis inauguration is in the united states. war from r o boss an hour has to return because he created the image of a leader and now was followers believed that he ran away when they needed him. most like a general and a battle who flees and abandons his troops. alley is at a crossroads or does he return to brazil and face possible criminal charges for what happened with overly hide and go down in history as someone who abandoned his own supporters like a coward running away shop. fellow educate. i asked him if the government could guarantee that there won't be new, similar attacks against the countries institutions. if you group those people who despise democracy and our federal system have an important organic presence. now

country a few, the more isolated they feel, the more radical they will become fearful. that's why we're now seeing attacks against power transmission towers. increasingly these group slow from disputing a lick, draw, and political power to becoming a legal group who carry out violent acts that brazil is not accustomed to us when now facing another type of acquisition, which will require a different type of response from the government fiercely. it'll pour a government that is still fragile and will need all the international support it can get. the mentor says president lula is moved by the response to the attack by global leaders, including the support of you as president joe biden. he confirmed lunar plans to visit the white house in the 1st fortnight of february to show his appreciation to seeing human al jazeera brazilian. at least 19 people have been killed in storms

that continue to batter. the u. s. state of california. mo jesse workers are struggling to clean up the widespread damage. thousands of people are still under evacuation orders, and some parts of the state. officials expect another powerful weather front to hit the state on friday. early results from beneath election suggests the opposition were returned to parliament for the 1st time. in 4 years. the democrats, 128 seats out of the 109 member assembly. it was bar up and running in the last election in 2019. but the party won. a court order in november allowing its members to stand in sundays poll. egyptian pound has plunged to a new record low against the us dollar one year ago. it was worth around $15.00 to $1.00. now was fallen to $30.00 to $1.00. this latest volatility comes 2 months after cairo agreed with $3000000000.00 rescue loan from the international monetary fund. analysts say this may be a sign egypt shifting towards a flexible exchange rate mechanism backed by the i m f. now nearly 3 years

after breaks it opinion polls suggest a growing number of britons regretting leaving the european union. the change of mind is being driven by the economic downturn that resulted from exiting the e u. how force it went to one of the most pro breaks at towns. melton mowbray to get a sense of the mood that is market day. milton, no brief the despite the auctioneers best efforts, the bidding is proving sluggish. for the farmers disappointment and dark talk of the recent free trade deal signed with new zealand. the lamb spring coming over from new zealand for the tone. tons and tons of it are known for his last 2 weeks. the trade in the local market has just been been hit by rock. we're probably probably $50.20 pounds per down is the kind of trade deal with the government. so does the potential benefit of breakfast, freeing the country from the shackles of the european union?

most of the farmers here tell us they still support the case. withdraw that business on the whole has held up well, some off camera say they regret their vote missing, you subsidies an easier access to the european single market. a few steps away, stephen nightingale is less shy, promised bricks, it freedoms. he says, just haven't come to pass or vote to leave. all i must say, i'm sort of sure. do i have it a bit really? you know, i think if i knew what to know now on public voted to, to stay in really this area has long been famous for its port pies these days. it's also known as one of the most staunchly pro brexton places in the u. k. but there are growing science here and nationally, but sentiment is shifting one survey this month suggesting only 2 thirds of written support a 2nd referendum in the coming years on rejoining the you and other that one in 3 supporters of the conservative government voted in on the slogan, get brakes, it done, believe brakes, it has caused more problems than it's sold. local group call be crime was always

skeptical about briggs, it 10 percent of his exports used to go to island, but now costs for his retail customers. there have doubled an export to the continents. they've also dried up right now where we might ship, you know, 10000 or 20000 beers out of time into europe. the paperwork, the fixed costs are really making our beers on competitive. but even if briggs that regret is starting to trend higher, neither the government nor the main opposition may party is going anywhere near the political risk of a 2nd referendum. when breakfast is an issue, has dropped down the list of voters concerns. more people think bricks has been, but the economy more people are saying breaks it was a bad idea. but the salience of bricks it has dropped markedly since those sort of days of 2019 when it was all anyone could think or talk or argue about. so even if more people are rethinking the referendum vote, but miss set to keep it status as europe outlier,

well into the future articles that al jazeera leicestershire united hong kong is celebrating off the world trade organization rejected and ordered by the united states for the cities exports to be labeled made in china, but the u. s. is dismiss that ruling crazy uncertainty for hong kong manufacturers as they began a post pandemic recovery. we should kimber reports a glimpse of business as usual in hong kong and international product expo at the cities biggest convention center. just days after the border with the chinese mainland was reopened to quarantine free travel high. it feels great. it's been 3 years. the last physical expos in 2020. since then we've only been able to promote products through videos and social media, but it's nowhere near as good as being able to demonstrate them in person and communicate with clients face to face. it's not just the relaxation of cov 19 rule that listing local tween makers spirits in 2020,

the u. s. ordered all product imported from hong kong to be labeled made in china. a protest against paging, correct down on the cities pro democracy movement. will trade organization is rejecting that border paving the way for local manufacturers to take back control of their marketing. and when the client 1st reach out to their brand, if they say it's in hong kong, maybe they will feel like it's more confident about the quality. the us only accounts for 0 point one percent of hong kong exports. but local government officials say this isn't about the money where we change all this ruling shows, the u. s. has disregarded international trade rules attempted to impose discriminatory and unfair treatment and unreasonably suppressed, hong kong products by politicizing economic and trade issues. but while hong kong may have won the battle, it hasn't yet won the war. the us says that the will trade organization ruling is

flawed and they didn't no longer use homecoming separate enough from china to justify having separate trading benefits. international trade experts say the stemmed off may be hard to resolve because of problems with the w t o is appeals process. the appellate body system is not functioning, but the system still allows parties to appeal. and so what we say is that they appeal into the void. certain members have set up a temporary alternative arbitration system. as a work around, i'm calling is a member of that system. the u. s. is not the manufacturer is hoping for a speedy conclusion to the political wrangling, so they can focus on getting their post pandemic business back on track. richard kimber, al jazeera hong kong ah .