this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight who will protect shipping in the gulf the u.s. is calling on europe to do its part washington has made a formal request to germany france and britain to help secure the strait of hormuz so far no reply from berlin but some lawmakers say the answer should be no also coming up tonight remembering the little boy who died when he was pushed in front of a passing train in frankfurt germany police say that the suspect will be examined for mental health. and exposing the horrors of human trafficking were to be blunt about

it human slavery. when we didn't catch enough fish. if we will be eaten by the captain that i think people really love peace and a lot i'm still traumatized by the time i was in the indonesian men forced to work in the conditions on the chinese fishing boat that is faulty what can be done to stop the trade in human beings. it's good to have you with us who will help patrol the sea still night the united states has formally called on germany france and britain to help provide security for shipping in the strait of hormuz and the street is a strategic route for about 50 a 5th of the world. old oil and you see it's

a very narrow passage their relations between tehran and the west have deteriorated ever since the u.s. last year pulled out of that landmark deal which was designed to limit iran's nuclear program a recent series of tit for tat tanker seizures has only ramped up tensions further and germany's official line remains that it favors a multinational approach to protecting shipping there but we have coverage tonight from here in germany and from washington d.c. for more we want to go to our correspondent here in berlin kate brady she's at our parliamentary studio and in washington helen humphreys on the story of force to both of you good evening kate let me start with you the u.s. has made a formal request to germany has germany offered a reply. well so far brian we don't have an official reply but we did hear in an interview earlier today from all of shelties the vice chancellor here in germany

and he was assisted in the cabinet meeting for angela merkel today as she's currently on vacation and in an interview with the phunk media group all of shots very much made it clear that the message here from germany is deescalation he said that the goal of all responsible politicians must be to observe the situation with a sober and careful attitude and not to sleepwalk into an even bigger crisis or the attitude here in germany is very much against any kind of heavy handed over robust gauge mn in the gulf in the gulf and at the moment germany is keeping this request and you know it's like it thinks but knows that it's an element it's interesting that we've got the united states calling on europe to help patrol the seas. the u.s. had or has a similar plan involving nato what has come of the efforts by washington to form an international coalition to protect shipping in the strait of hormuz. not very

much a senshi the response from the europeans and the nato allies was not very sympathetic to that demand that demand came from or at least was voiced by the acting u.s. secretary of defense mark s. but he was speaking at the nato headquarters it was sort of his international debut as pentagon chief there in the europeans essentially said as kate mentions there d. escalate deescalate tensions negotiate through diplomatic means and then we will talk they even offered to facilitate deescalation in those diplomatic talks as well so the message i mean if you want to kind of quote winston churchill for example was george o. a not more war because the concern is that this could tip it over into something even more dangerous than errant move for example from the u.s. president could see both sides engage in a war that need to side with the world right now can afford you know particularly

through his inflammatory rhetoric for example at times the president has said that he would quote obliterate parts of iran that that's a good point to make is that what berlin is worried about that if it does see you still hoping control the strait of hormuz that it automatically is forced to take sides if and when there is a war between the u.s. and the wrong. well that certainly is a concern here in berlin and does helena mentioned as well germany is very reluctant to get involved in something which could be determined by the next tweet to come from the u.s. president donald trump and it is also worth pointing out as well that it's very much the viewpoint here in political lynn that they see these escalate this escalation of tensions right now it's seen here at least very much as the result of the decision in washington to pull out of that u.s. pull the u.s. ari out of that iran nuclear deal so at the moment germany like the u.k.

and france as well which germany's working very closely with the right now it's all about deescalating these tensions and they want to make sure that every avenue is exhausted and search for any kind of diplomatic means to see if there's some way of resolving these tensions 1st the escalating the situation before any more action is taken so more talk and less of the action which is being suggested by washington and helena we know that the job of ministration talks about maximum pressure maintaining that iran does this force to patrol the high seas and to protect freedom of navigation does that fit into this policy of maximum pressure. well that's very much the concern of the europeans to engage on that front the optics would be that they are then complicit in a campaign of mick's maximum pressure which they have been so critical of and let's

be honest about that camp a it hasn't really achieved what the americans wanted it to anyway in the 1st place namely bringing the iranians back to the negotiation table on the 2015 nuclear deal quite the office it in fact merely provoking the eye of the iranians for example we've seen them breach the terms of that deal in the offing of the enrichment of uranium then of course you've seen them engage in tit for tat measures in the downing of drones for example in the seizure of tankas in the potion gulf so it certainly hasn't been successful but at the end of the day the europeans also have to consider this that some resolution is also needed because the strait of hormuz is a vital waterway for them as well a 5th of global oil supply coming through that as well as a significant fortune of european food supplies while held humphrey in washington kate brady here in berlin to both of you thank you.

well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world brazilian authorities say the death toll has risen to at least $57.00 after a prison riot one day in the north of the country officials said a brutal fighting erupted between rival criminal groups at the altar mira prison in the state of parma many of the dead were decapitated were strangled police and protestors have plans to get in hong kong the latest in a series of demonstrations for by the government's attempt to introduce a controversial extradition lot protesters have been gathering at a police station where 44 protesters were charged with rioting earlier today. well it's the latest clash in dubai's royal family the wife of the ruling shaikh has applied for restraining orders in a london court prince's high you have been saying reportedly fled the emirate earlier this year her husband's lawyers have demanded the return of their children

to dubai immediately. students you suzanne have it taken to the streets of the capital khartoum for a 2nd day after 4 high schoolers were shot dead during an opposition protest on monday the country's military government has said that the killings were unacceptable this comes just weeks after the 2 sides agreed to an outline of a power sharing agreement. well here in germany a memorial service has been held for that young boy who died when he was pushed in front of a passing train at the main station in frankfurt on monday prosecutors have charged a man with murder and they say he will also be examined by a psychiatrist the case has caused shock here in germany. grief and sympathy at frankfurt central rail station. an 8 year old boy died here after he and his mother was shoved in front of an oncoming train the mother managed

to save herself just in time another woman was able to fend off the attacker. this is when the suspect will face the judge on one count of murder and 2 counts of attempted murder. the 40 year old man is himself the father of 3 children in 2006 he left eritrea 1st switzerland where he has an unrestricted residence permit . the german interior minister and heads of security agencies in berlin gave more details they said the man was long seen as an example of successful integration in switzerland nothing is known yet about his motive is said to have received psychiatric treatment in 2019 and then a few days ago this incident. according to the swiss police through the suspect last raised the alarm on july 25th in switzerland when he threatened his neighbor with

a knife but. he threatened to kill her. and he also strangled her and tried to learn he locked her in her apartment and fled from this west saw that as grounds to put out a nationwide arrest warrant for him to face now in the house. the suspect travelled from basle to frankfurt. after a series of violent offenses in recent weeks german interior minister horst as a whole for wants more surveillance at train stations. and eyes that the call for more police officers still does not mean there will be complete security. we urgently need increased police presence and i've been saying this since i took office 3 grand mere police present. but 1st people in germany and the mourners here in frankfurt are waiting for an answer

what motivated the perpetrator to commit such a horrific crime. you're watching the news live from berlin still to come in the dispute over equal pay in u.s. soccer the u.s. soccer federation says the women's national team has been paid more than the men's team in recent years believe it or not it's that story in just a moment. the united nations is using today to draw attention to human trafficking it is a global problem with more than 40000000 people thought to be trapped in some form of slavery almost half of trafficking victims are women men account for about one 5th you see right there nearly a quarter are girls about 7 percent are borders and more countries are reporting trafficking it's up from 26 in 2009 to 65 last year trafficking is just one aspect of modern slavery victims often endure forced labor

in terrible conditions. a steady job with a good salary and a lucrative bonus that's the promise that tempts many indonesian men to leave their highlands and help to see but what they get is this is about on the desk. by the indonesian seafarers movement says crew members sleeping on the floor in the cargo hold looking malnourished and exhausted. one of them has run out to a lab. he says he was tricked by an indonesian recruiting agency traffic to somalia and forced to spend 9 months aboard a chinese fishing boat manning the nets and packing fish for 18 hours a day. some . bonding when we didn't catch enough fish or squid we were beaten by the

captain. diverting people who were beaten a lot i'm still traumatized by it going on with our own work. on board the creek came they were given a choice between going hungry and eating spoiled fish and they didn't even have clean water. in the way our problem was like they got on the rare occasion we were given fish we could tell by the smell that the fish was already bad after smelling it we couldn't eat it when a daily basis all we got was cabbage and rice with a little sold the farm aid and we drank pronunciation of water that we collected from the air conditioner done what i would. from a tool and his crewmates are now back home and they've taken photos and videos to document their experience experts say the fishing industry is riddled with forced labor and it predominantly targets poor workers from southeast asia and. once on

board there's no way out for the men and they often mercilessly exploited. a tool and a screen mate say thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. were going to go while i worked there are away from my family so they could be proud of me when i returned home but the reality was different to our company when i asked the recruitment company for our rights they said you're a stupid idiot we just want to ask for a ride. after working for 7 months when about how many. numerous n.g.o.s both local and international have run the elem about the slave like conditions that seem to be commonplace on fishing vessels across the globe but it hasn't stopped men like these from falling into the hands of traffic has. been uneasy as ministry of manpower is among other things tasked with the protection of its workers that

brought the department head acknowledges the problem but says it's difficult to monitor labor conditions at sea. get up a little bit with a little. just starting 1st whether the information about the abused seafarers is true or not. rely on danton facts so we can enforce sanctions lawfully. but as around a tool and his former cremates no doubt true in fact difficult to attain when you're at sea with no one watching. in the local government that i mean. i'm joined now by mcadams in bangkok she has worked as an independent consultant on human trafficking and migrant smuggling for more than a decade she's also advised the un and the international organization for migration it's good to have you on the program this call for global action against human trafficking it came from the united nations for the 1st time about

a decade ago and since then the situation has evolved i guess we could say that's the way of window dressing it but the situation has gotten a lot worse hasn't it. well i mean everything yes and no i mean if we back up a little bit it's not it's been almost 20 years since we've had international law against trafficking in persons and since that time we have had some raisins of hope we currently have 174 countries that have signed up and eventually address this and most of those countries have criminalized all forms of trafficking but you are indeed right i wish i could say that i'm in fear for my job because we're about to end this thing but the reality is that although we have developed a very conflict complex infrastructure to address this crime it continues in very complex ways and it really is a challenge trying to keep abreast with just how much it's completely complexify around the globe and what would you say are the main reasons that the situation.

has become worse i mean how much does climate change play into this climate change is certainly a fact that is going to obviously be an increasing one there is a confluence of so many. factors that contribute to people's need to search out better lives climate change is having and effect in many countries in happening in quite a cute and unpredictable ways when you combine that with things like conflict the discriminatory impact that certain situations can have in people particularly women and girls what you see is that the vulnerability factors increase but also states capacity to put in place a governance structure to address this situation is also diminished and so the challenge is essentially compound and i guess people around the world looking at

this and ask themselves why is it so difficult to bring this under control why is it so difficult to identify cases of human trafficking and then to bring the perpetrators to justice. well human child things are very complex crimes and it takes quite a specific students it in order to be able to identify it but on top of that we also have the challenge that many victims of trafficking do not see themselves as being victims many indeed don't have any incentive to be identified and that's with a very unfortunate real reality that if they're identified the result may be that this is a return to the situations that made them vulnerable to begin with so unless we can put in place genuine protection and assistance of this is that address individual needs then they just continue and given that victims often comes to choose the sole evidence that we have against traffic is you know understand that the where we have

victims on our side helping is support criminal justice responses then we are quite powerless against the traffic is themselves well it's good that the victims have people like you on their side i reckon because i'm joining us tonight from bangkok is the kind of. your time tonight thank you. thank you for having me. over the dispute over equal pay in u.s. soccer has taken a new twist after the national federation said that it had found that players from the women's national team had and ready for this been paid more than their male counterparts in recent years in march the women's team started legal action against the federation they described the findings as a group. the u.s. national team has germinated the women's game for decades a 4th world title truces dash but their success in france came amid

a pay dispute with their own federation headed by this man carlos caldera even during homecoming celebrations earlier this month the calls for equal pay were never far away i was to play as a suing the federation i did gender and pay discrimination the federation having focused on supporting the team during the tournament has now responded in an open letter code harris said it's over an 8 year period the women were paid $34100000.00 compared to $26400000.00 for the men the reason unlike the men the women get a base salary of $100000.00 per year the men have to rely on bonuses alone the dero admits these can be larger. i the women's team has constantly been more successful than the men who failed to even qualify for the last world cup they say their request to have performance based pay the same as the man was refused in

a statement their spokesperson said it was quote a sad attempt by the federation to quell the tide of supports the u.s. women's national team has received. this team has proved their win is on the pitch but the 2 sides in the dispute now heading for mediation a big battle off it is looming large. they truculent they can listen to your phone calls and they can even access your photos or your text messages i'm talking about stalker where on smartphone apps it's becoming more common and it's now easier than ever to digitally eavesdrop on someone without them knowing that's one. was about this ok so what are these apps and how do they work and scary stuff here brent's a stalker where these are apps programs that you use to track someone's phone once they're installed you can have access to basically everything now mostly it's apps

that you have legitimate purposes so say parents trying to keep tabs of their kids for example but increasingly we're seeing stock aware being used by a piece of partner's jealous lovers without the victims knowledge so we decided let's dig into this we want to take a closer look we started by trying it out or ourselves take a look. this is my colleague and this on my phone is her exact location in fact right now i can see every move she makes me she leaves work walks to the train station and heads downtown. i'm using a standard i phone app called find my friends it's meant for meeting people around the city but it's one of many smartphone apps that can easily be abused and turned into spyware in fact according to one study there are potentially thousands of apps for android and hundreds in apple's app store they could be used to track someone's phone and then there are so-called stocker where programs available outside the official app stores this app provides remote access to nearly everything including

turning on a phone's camera. stock or where it is an excellent tool for domestic abusers it is in fact advertised one of stock where companies featured a photo of a man holding a woman's risk the woman is looking down she has blood on her face and a black eye and it's very clear not only does this man abusing this woman because. yes she did but that the company that is selling this product is almost side of the abuser installing stock where on someone else's smartphone is surprisingly easy to do all you need is physical access to their phone and their passwords to things most partners or ex lovers already have. and experts say digital stalking is a growing problem a recent survey in australia found that nearly 20 percent of domestic abuse victims were tracked using g.p.s.

and recent data leaks from stocker where companies revealed hundreds of thousands of clients the thing that is most disturbing about it is not understanding the limits of your abuser's power so usually when where you're being abused and you're going to be spied on you don't know exactly what is being spied on and you don't know what has been compromised and when you don't know then it feels like the abuser is all powerful like they must know everything of course my colleague knows she's being tracked but most victims don't because once installed these apps can be very hard to detect. and i'm wondering how can they be legal if we're wondering now to a you know spying on someone is of course not legal but most of these apps they have a disclaimer hidden in the fine print that says you're not allowed to use this app without the other person's permission right so the basically covering their tracks there of course that's also exactly the way that these apps are being marketed and

as we saw many other reasons that many of these apps do have other purposes so an app like we use the find my friends app or even google maps you can basically hack them log into the other person's account turn on tracking and all of a sudden you have a stalker up on your hands you know what can be done then to combat this i mean it has good uses that can easily be misuse right which makes it difficult to crack down on one thing experts want to see is the tech companies taking this more seriously apple and google can make some changes to their operating system that that shows when your phone is being tracked without your knowledge or if your camera turns on that it should alert you to that they can police their app stores a little bit better get rid of the stuff that's clearly illegal or only being used for spying law enforcement could take this a bit more seriously as well and anti-virus companies i mean that they could be they could scan for the stuff and let you you know if it's on your phone you know i know they say read the fine print but if you do that you'll be really fine print over time as bad as always thank you very much. you're

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