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impulsively. it's not easy to go to another country you know nothing about the wife of a film do this because we can't stay on venezuela like. you consciously global news that matters d.w. made for martin's. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the u.n. saying is the deadly attack on the migrant detention center in libya has all the hallmarks of a war crime dozens of people are dead and more than 100 others wounded officer in an strike on a center housing african migrants in tripoli humanitarian organizations have warned they are at risk so who's responsible for housing people there. and off to the edge of the assaulting a woman goes viral nigeria's having a conversation about immunity and impunity is the country's constitution part of
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the problem. then we'll go to a school in god that we children are being taught about the harmful effects of plastic and how to recycle. our pristine wonder welcome to africa i'm glad you didn't bloody unjust those are the words of the un envoy to libya describing the deaths of more than 40 migrants mainly africans who died in an air strike on a detention center on the outskirts of the libyan capital the internationally recognized government in tripoli has blamed forces loyal to general kiley for huff to fill the air attack we'll be hearing from the u.n. about conditions on the camp in just a moment but 1st this report on last night's bombing. most people here was sleeping when the attack happened. in the early hours of the morning reports say many of the
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dead are women and children emergency workers say those killed are mainly african migrants heading for europe thousands of migrants are held in government run tension centers backed by the e.u. from people. going on the group on the hour we are running and some people are still on the. do block so we don't know or want to see the whole world so we know we want to learn to her people are told to report this because due to us the un backed government of national court in tripoli the g.m.a. blamed the self-styled libyan national l.m.a. for the attack it's led by khalifa haftar who controls most of libya outside of tripoli the u.n. have in the past one of such attacks on the ass trikes hits close to detention centers i'm joined by about a cina from the u.n.h.c.r.
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she's at of the units in libya and she joins us now from tunis to musea hi paula welcome to africa tell us more about this scam to struggle with who runs it who funds it who lives in it and how do they get the. what we're talking about that as attention center that is the case it's in an area of active conflict yesterday night it was hit by 2 airstrikes there are around 600 persons who are refugees and migrants in this detention center to which are has had regular access we had news of this airstrike happening right we are deeply saddened extremely shocked about what has happened for and our teams who are there today they're there they've been there the whole day trying to assess the situation and trying to understand a bit more what happened and how can we further support them right a part of who is responsible for that camp who is responsible for the people that are there and having that camp exist in the 1st place. well the detention center is
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part of the libyan policy of detention to which units continuously calls for an end to detention in need yeah we have called even today made a public statement asking for the immediate release and for an end to the tension. they are managed by the authorities we have regular access whenever possible. due to our roads being blocked and we are present as much as we can ok szell so you've called for people to be released from detention but as we understand it there are hundreds of other people who survived this attack what's going to happen to them where are they now. they are still the tension center we're discussing on possible solutions we have continuously called for 3rd countries safe safe countries to actually open up evacuation slots to take these people out of libya the most fun early refugees who are in need get trapped in detention centers to save countries
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where they can have international protection and make her continue with their life at the moment is not considered a safe country for refugees there are greatly 1800 refugees who are trapped in the area has own of conflict and we're therefore asking the international community to help us to take them to safer locations but all of this is the same international community that has struck a deal with the government in tripoli to keep migrants. and stop them from going to europe. well for us to leave yet is not a safe country of return we have been very clear about this point we continue to advocate for legal pathways that can enable refugees not to have to cross the sea not to risk their lives but to actually have a board to nice in a regular manner where the most by a narrow can actually reach safe their countries and they can rebuild their lives they can have the future and they can forget about all the horrors that they have experienced being coming from a country of war and having to cross the journey in very dire conditions including
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at the hands of smugglers ok. is talking to us from tuning is in tunisia she heads a the libya unit for u.n.h.c.r. thank you. it's to nigeria now we have protesters are demanding that a newly elected member of parliament step down after he allegedly physically abused a saleswoman 2 months ago in an adult store in the capital of buddha video widely circulated on history shows senator. first arguing that the syrian servant and then setting i've. got an i don't have i don't want to summon the rest of the assaulted woman after the incident the senator has told local media that the video was old and recorded before he took office last month. the video has sparked a debate in nigeria about politicians and their feeling off impunity to get closer
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to that i'm joined now by it's us and receive from amnesty international in a butcher a welcome to the africa so we've seen a social media storm and spontaneous demonstrations and some people fear that they'll be no ripple questions for the senator will he face an investigation. well a lot of board yes including the national assembly announced that they're going to visit it but nigeria's have any confidence in investigations because they have only lead to justice they hardly look to the floor issue so people are very skeptical about the effectiveness of such investigation right ok so some of calling for for the same as a to be removed from office how easy is that satish well you know constitution has been met thoughts unprove be moving normally come
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a member of the national assembly so the positivity are going to be you can say you see once absolute. ok i mean so so yes it just going back to the point that you made about you know these investigations that the politicians sort of put together we know that for instance the senate president has said that he's concentrating an ad hoc committee to investigate the matter how widespread would just say is the problem of impunity in nigeria well you don't stop believin with impunity people saw long on the days of military rule in the ninety's. late eighty's and the impunity has continued actually some people assume that there are what they look and were. lifted by injustice or an injustice is inflicted on people they hardly get justice so it will empower and people close to people in power. behave with him punitive. behave with impunity.
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i when it is said that the saleswoman who was assaulted in the video have you been in touch with her how is she. well people who are the last interest in the case for you to excel in. and because of the announcement of investigation on the us and everyone. we are all praying together for years. to be what happened and to find out what he's going. to do you notice you have been very. you know and that he has. been on the. on the. too much exploits of ok son lucy is in a budget talking for amnesty international thank you. today
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is international plastic bag free day and who better to put that into action then children in ghana in geo environment 360 s teaching children about waste disposal and introducing them to green technology they can be very good at bringing about change children and the knowledge base hit home with them usually rubs off on the rest of their families thing was the way it was once a week or 2 about to do in our school the kids have a class on environmental studies. that the arabs in the class the young people on things like how to properly separate trash for cycling them or to harvest the west they discovered that paper and plastic are vulnerable resources that can be sold for cash income for them has helped finance projects and study materials at the school down through paris came in they were like yeah good for the laugh because at home has been used to put all rubber says the simplest they realize. no says the
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so they came back to come and fix them how to salt when to do it's. because of. such it's good because it generates income from yeah so much happens when the content is a food they're picked up by the end and barrowman 360 s is set up the initiative the american intentionally put children at the center of the project. we've learned that children may not be decision makers but they're great influencers so i'll think of the example if you've ever been around a child i think we've all found ourselves doing things just to keep the peace or not to be bothered a little bit longer. to bobby jr high school is out for the day time to gather up the west that's ended up in the school yard in the cause of the day.
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don't forget to wash your hands after lots. of days these kids in gonna clean up the west they have produced is a motto of cause. and finally today we leave you with pictures of these very happy algerian football fans has once again good reason to celebrate a victory at the africa cup of nations they have good in a row of chairs beats tanzania 3 nil and as you can see the same abrasions went on long into the night that fake sheet took them through to the knockout round. and that is that going out from the 70 s. africa has always been a catch all stories on our website and facebook page when it's time i buy.
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