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a sea of human suffering across the world. human rights watch releases its annual report. ah, i mean, barker, this is al jazeera alive from dough. also coming up, the u. s. and japan announced plans to strengthen their security cooperation as tokyo seeks to counter threats from china and north korea. or in the indian hill town of josh math, where buildings a 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 pro bricks. it towels to see how farming is been affected since leaving the european union. ah, welcome to the program. the 2023 human rights watch report says unchecked. authoritarian power is leaving behind a sea of human suffering and spotlights abuses happening in

a 100 countries covering everything for war, media, freedoms, gender rights, and refugees. among many other things, it puts the war in ukraine at the top of its agenda, saying russian president vladimir putin is operating with impunity. it welcomes the international community's response, including the un agencies collecting evidence of war crimes. but it says other crises are being ignored and is quoting on governments and international organizations to take action or correspondence have this update from some of the countries mentioned in the report. ready ready ready ready ah. ready 2022 was your estimated 1200000 people came to germany flaming refugee status, the vast majority of them ukrainians, many of them from germany to berlin's main central station. here where that 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. that was a 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 and 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 dollars. ah, ah, for the report details and litany of apparent washing 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 maria, poland. the south is the country russians formed a theatre that had been clearly marked out as a severe shelter. hundreds of people were killed, including children. ah, 230 palestinians were killed in conflict and confrontations with israeli security

forces in 2022 and a further 9000 were injured. those figures in the palace did in health ministry and that includes those killed in 3 days. i was rarely african garza in august of okay then and israel is further tied in the financial school on the palestinians. now deduct more than a 3rd of the $256000000.00 a year. it collects on behalf of palestinian or party and duties, and taxes were saying with this phil robertson is deputy age director out cima writes, watch. he's warning the situation across the world is getting worse. if we look at what's happening in afghanistan for women and the girls, and we look at what's happened, obviously in ukraine, i with the russian invasion, the situation is across the world. unfortunately, it has gotten worse. ah, but what we're also saying is that it's responsibility of many other governments. the not the traditional governments have cared about human rights from the european

yi in north america. but governments from latin america, from africa, from middle east, other places to also step up and do something about human rights to recognize that they have an important role in promoting human rights and protecting human rights and not leave it to others. if we look at the asia region, myanmar is a, an ongoing human rights disaster. you have a country being torn apart and crimes against humanity being committed every day by a military junta, backed by china and russia. ah, you know, there needs to be a much stronger focus because this is something where there is interest in the region to try to resolve it. but the reality is that the international community is just not focused enough on dealing with that issue. certainly north korea, there's a lot of problems in north korea, but again, you know, it's a major, major rights abusing state that often seems to get away with it because everybody's talking about their nuclear weapons or their missile technology. there is quite clearly of been pointed out that there's a double standard, that on one hand,

refugees from the ukraine have been treated very well worth a refugees from syria. afghanistan and iraq who tried to reach europe have received just the opposite kind of treatment. that is a very serious concern, and that is a legitimate criticism of many of the european member states that you know, they're not necessarily odd, you know, playing evenly with everyone. in other news, the palestinian health ministry says it's ready forces of killed a palestinian man in the occupied westbank. 41 year old arnie osland was short in the columbia county ramallah. during an early morning raid, promising an official se osland was trying to defend his son during an arrest. affluence, the fur palestinian to be killed in the occupied west bank in 24 hours in the 7th killing by a straight forces this year. the earth in japan of 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, we 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 female cuz 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 shirt 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 delivers a lot of 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. are forced to okay to increase its military spending. the japanese last month published their national security strategy, as well as the national defense program guidelines at mid term defense program. all

of which highlight for an increase in investments in defense that are predicated, quite frankly, in addressing the very dangerous challenges at the people's republic of china. the north koreans, as well as the russians posed for japanese security fundamentally was historically unprecedented. here is the fact that the japanese are publicly acknowledging the challenges that they're facing. i would actually use the word rack the red 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 on forces have military drills on wednesday. it follows renewed threats and tensions with china. taipei says 57 chinese aircraft flew near the island during the weekend . beijing consider taiwan as a breakaway province. german police are back in the village of loops harass where they're continuing to evict climate actress for a 2nd day. these large pictures of the scene right now. the professors don't want the village to be demolished to make way for a coal mine. please say 200 activists left voluntarily on wednesday. and there was

still about $300.00 in the village. step verse him as well. as dawn broke his burst into the village, taking podcast, us by surprise. activists occupying the entrance to lit up were pushed back. shame on you. they shouted at police. those who didn't follow orders were carried out with the police often using for us to remove them. so what is being 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 trained to defend our likelihood, what's rank to do to, 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 us each and dinner her meat hit in one of the houses she sees literate 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 em, the call from being burned. so that's why we're playing for time. that's where we'll 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 in a village is running out, while protesting showed some acrobatic skills. police have brought in specialist 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 fired plants open. he says to war and ukraine has delayed climate, golds, glories. oh. thus i too believe the climate protection and protest needs symbols. but the empty settle amount of flutes at art, so where no one leaves any more. he's in my view, the wrong symbols from 2030 number call will be used to produce electricity in their own lives. coal mines my political rock and at the chief in similar deal elsewhere in germany, turkey, the activists have said that even after the eviction, their protest over the mind expansion will continue. steadfast and al jazeera inlets at up to india at our, the himalayan town of josh. math is being evacuated as its buildings crumble, is being blamed on nonstop construction in the area and a changing environment about $600.00 houses and hotels sinking. the town is near a number of important religious sites, the himalayas. attracting thousands of pilgrims every year. of the metal has this

update from jace muff. people in jo, she might 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 wall behind me the has a huge crack. 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 a tardies months ago when small narrow crack started appearing. when they said they didn't get much of a response. so to protect themselves from the cold, you know, we are high up in the him on as after all and to protect themselves from insects. they actually stuffed bet sheets to sort of a get by and, and january when parts of the town started thinking that's when these cracks became wider and this home became unlivable. now people over here have been moved to

a temporary home 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 a life somewhere else. coming up on our era, our brazil communications minister believes that could be more attempts to destabilize the government. the tray decision is celebrated in hong kong while it's rejected by the us. we'll have a report. ah ah, hello, it's been pouring and roaring in antalya and i think by this time it's all said and done. we could pick up 2 months worth of rain in 48 hours. those winds have also been with an up to 85 kilometers per hour. other spot it's been windy is right

across germany. gus here about 80 kilometers per hour. some showers moving across and for now this snow has stopped in the else. let's keep the steam of wind going for northern ireland coastal sections. i think we could see those winds of about a 100 kilometers per hour that could cause some damage. snow for the scottish hills, periods of rain for northern ireland, and that rain will move from the southwest to the southeast of england into western france and the low countries on thursday. it's the sun cloud, combo cross siberia, fairly calm conditions here. so let's go to the top end of africa, windy conditions stretching from tunisia to egypt could see some showers mixed in there. as wall and heat. wave conditions persists for the western interior of south africa. but right along the border with namibia looked at the steps that pushed past 46 degrees. that will continue on thursday for the northern cape province. in sam for the western cape province, at least cape town, $23.00 degrees. the high for you on thursday, which is actually below average for this year. i stay in durban,

coming in at 29 degrees. that's it says in ah, with debating the issues of the day if 5 largest polluters of the world are in india, jump into the street. they made their money on coal. they made their money on field . convincing those folks. no, we need to go. green is very, very difficult, giving all of voice we chose to do because we wanted to escape warren violence. when you humanize this narrative, you allow people to really understand the reality and break down misconceptions. the st. on al jazeera ah ah

no. watching al jazeera, a reminder of our top story, is this our human rights watch, his release. it's 2023 reports looking at the conditions of human rights. more than a 100 countries. it says unchecked power around the world is leading to abuses and violations. b. u. s. and japan of announced plans to expand military cooperation, calling china the greatest security challenge in the region u. s. military base and okay, now what will be given the capability to target ships, german police a back in the village of lou software that continuing to evict climate actress for 2nd day. these alive pitches. the protests as don't want the village to be demolished, to make way for of coal mine, brazil's capital is bracing for more demonstrations from supporters of former president, jaya, balsam, arrow, security forces are setting up barricades and shutting down main avenues to traffic on sunday, protest, a storm the supreme court presidential palace and congress in an effort to overturn

the general election since then messages had been circulating on social media urging crowds to rally against president lewis anacio lula to silver's election, or brazil. communications minister spoke to al jazeera and he said he attempts that any attempts to destabilize the government could become more extreme hope. a mentor says brazil needs the support of the international community to defend its democracy. he spoke to a latin america editor, lucy, a newman in brazilian pra. 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 says be meant that knew exactly what to take and where to find it. built of

sheila bill, one person was arrested yesterday and inside the backpack was a laptop from the institution security bureau. the minister conceived 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 is served for brazilian society to give a great demonstration of appreciation for its democracy and institutions give most of a large segments of the population that did not support lula at this moment are behind them. the supreme court of law and the legislative branch in 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 sunday's events advances, former president j both scenarios participation in the process will become

increasingly clear. also narrow who left brazil on the eve of president lulu inauguration is in the united states war from r o boss on our has to return because he created the image of a law either. and now was followers believed that he ran away when they needed, amongst 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 or overly hide and go down in history as some one who abandoned his own supporters like a coward running away shop? will sima follow a jacket? i asked him if the government could guarantee that there won't be new, similar attacks against the countries. institutions is group. those people who despise democracy and our federal system have an important organic presence. now country of the more isolated they feel, the more radical they will become. so that's why we're now seeing attacks against power transmission towers. increasingly these groups low from disputing electro and

political power to becoming a legal groups who carry out violent acts that priscilla's not accustomed to glory when now facing another type of acquisition, which will require a different type of response from the government fiercely or war. 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 us president joe biden. he confirmed lunar plant to visit the white house in the 1st fortnight of february to show his appreciation to seeing human al jazeera brazilian cambodia, a sending a team of mine clearance experts to ukraine to help clean up landmines an unexploded devices they take with them decades of experience and expertise is learned in their own country. tony cheng has more from damp, non pen ukrainian mind clearance teams, painstakingly go through,

recently regained territory. it's slow but essential work. before civilians can return and start rebuilding their lives, lactation all dressers. and in fact, our soldiers are immediately followed to the liberated areas by those who restore all conditions for normal life. the 1st and most basic one is de mining by the occupies leave behind thousands of unexploded minds. and ammunition, he believed, replied an estimated 25 percent of the rockets missiles used in ukraine. don't explode on impact, leaving a deadly hazard that must be carefully removed and destroyed. to de mine is from cambodia due to arrive in ukraine. this is familiar territory in an unfamiliar country. now will be a similarity. there will be a difference. and however, i strongly believe that stand that operation proceed year to ensure the safety of

operator. ah, not very much difference. after the civil war in the 19 seventy's and eighty's, an estimated 6000000 pieces of unexploded ordnance remained hidden across cambodia . finding it in the thick undergrowth is difficult when the explosives become more unstable over time. but the munitions deployed on modern battlefield, such as ukraine, a very different and this is where the cambodian team can pass on its wealth of knowledge to be of right, the order munitions in use across the globe. all of us, the different obviously technology is progress. i'm hugely, in the, in the last 2030 years. but the basic so d mining, you know, will, will transfer often those weapons are produced in nations, not immediately impacted by the war in which they're deployed. and the can also serve as a testing ground for new a moly for munition is the cambodian genocide was a very different conflict to the war in ukraine. but it was wage with weapons from

the superpowers of the time china, russia, and the united states weapons that remained lethal. decades after the conflict was over. 30 years after fighting stopped on the killing fields of cambodia, unexploded munitions still kill, maim, hundreds of civilians every year. the legacy of a conflict that prevents people leaving it behind tony chang, al jazeera, non pen. now nearly 3 years after bricks, it opinion polls suggest the growing number of britons regretting leaving the european union. the change of mind is being driven by the economic downturn that's resulting from accessing the you. how force it went to one of the most pro brecht's at towns mel to 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 with horribly, probably $50.20 pound per down is the kind of trade deal with the government. so it is 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 breaks it freedoms. he says, just haven't come to pass or voted 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 or probably about you to, to stay in really this area has long been famous for its poor 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 suggests nearly 2 thirds of written support a 2nd referendum in the coming years on rejoining b, u. 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 breaks it 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 that referendum vote, but miss set to keep it status as europe outlier, whether to the future hiring for al jazeera, leicestershire united. in other news, hong kong is celebrating off the world trade organization rejected. and what about the united states for the cities exports to be labeled made in china? the u. s. is dismissed. that ruling, creating uncertainty for hong kong manufacturers as they began a post pandemic recovery, which came to 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 expose 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 rules that listing local to make his spirit in 2020. the us ordered all product imported from hong kong to be labeled made in china. a protest against paging crack 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. us says that the will trade organization ruling is flawed and they didn't no longer use hong kong, separate enough from china to justify having separate trading benefits. international trade experts say the standoff 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.