this is g w news live from berlin tonight europe's top human rights record since a rebuke to russia over the death of the time for all campaigners say magnitsky port said that my big speech treatment in prison led to his death in 2009 so once if any will be the consequences for moscow also coming up brazil's president says he will not accept any aid to help fight fires in the amazon unless french president apologizes for his quote insults and prone as posing an emergency fund at

18000000 euros to help brazil and the t.v. station in afghanistan that's run by women for women it's a sign of the new freedoms that women are enjoying since the fall of the telly bond but they still don't have any say in the future of their country. i'm brink off it's good to have you with us it is a judicial condemnation of russia delivered by europe today the european court of human rights in a unanimous ruling condemned russia for how we treated the late sergei magnitsky magnitsky was a russian corruption whistleblower who died in a russian prison back in 2009 magnitsky death came after he exposed widespread tax fraud which implicated russian officials he was arrested himself for alleged tax evasion. the european court did reject the complaint that his arrest and detention

were ill founded it also said that authorities had reasonable grounds to suspect him of being involved in tax evasion but it determined that he had been ill treated and was denied medical assistance in prison in russia his death led to the u.s. congress passing the magnitsky act which allows the government to freeze assets into banned visas of human rights violators around the world. well will a european court ruling change anything about vladimir putin's russia let me pull in bill browder now sergei magnitsky was a friend for him and he was also his lawyer the lawyer who uncovered how russia was stealing money from investors since magnitsky death browder has but a campaign to stop russian fraud he lobbied the u.s. congress to pass the magnets get back to joins me tonight from london but it's good

to see you again on the show russia has ignored all the rulings by the european court of human rights which i'm sure you are aware of do you expect it to treat today's ruling any differently. well though the ruling is is significant most significant in the words that are in the ruling as opposed to what the consequences are the words in the ruling are very explicit they say that russia effectively murdered sergei magnitsky after torturing him and completely not giving him a fair trial and doing all sorts of other illegal things that's what the ruling says and and the reason why this is so important is not for the 34000 euro judgment that the family gets that's that's effectively de minimus and beside the point what's significant about this is that vladimir putin has hated the magnitsky act the the piece of legislation named after sergei magnitsky which freezes assets and

bans visa visas he's hated it since it was 1st passed and he's been trying to spread misinformation and lies about sergei magnitsky in order to try to get it repealed and by having this judgment from a unanimous group of international judges it completely ruins the russian government's propaganda campaign you successfully lobbied the u.s. congress to pass the back in 2012 and you and i spoke earlier this year when you were here in berlin lobbying german lawmakers to do the same how are things looking in your efforts to get the european union and germany to get on board. well so if at the end of last year the dutch government proposed an even magnitsky act to all the other members of the european union after their proposal was put 1st put out there the german government the french government various scan and avian

governments and other governments signed on and supported there however were several governments that don't support it hungary which is run by viktor orban who is a friend of putin apparently italy doesn't support it because of this or sell vini another friend of putin and so to the extent that these other e.u. member states don't support it they've had to rely on some arguments not to have it and some of the arguments they rely on are the russian propaganda which have effectively been rubbished as of today by the european court for human rights and so i believe that the to to the extent that there is dissent within europe some of that dissent and perhaps all of it will fall by the wayside as a result of this judgment bill that's quite a statement you're making there you're saying that russian propaganda coming from the grammar has been so strong that it has convinced european lawmakers not sue so i know for this magnitsky act and you're saying that the ruling by the court today

is going to have so much impact that it's going to change that do you really believe that a ruling by the european court of human rights is going to change the way that lawmakers are thinking. well so it's not so much lawmakers are thinking this these are officials in different governments and so what we have is most of the governments of the european union are in favor of the magnitsky act the ones that are opposing it have to have good reason to oppose it and to the extent that they're using fallacious arguments they can no longer use them because whether hungary is. good bad or indifferent they have to respect the european court of human rights this is not this is not an african country or a country like kazakstan or something like that this is hungry which is a sort of proper member of the european union and so i do believe that that a judgment for the european court of human rights stating the facts as it has

should have a very significant impact on our campaign going forward we know that you've been investigating what happened to the money the disappeared when your investment fund was raided by the russians there has been a lot of speculation that some of that money actually landed in the coffers or the hands of u.s. president donald trump can you confirm tonight did that happen. i can say that based on all the evidence we have none of it went to donald trump however i can say that based on the evidence we have some of it went to vladimir putin and i can say that based on an exposure an exposé in the panama papers that came out which showed that a man named surrogate role doogan who's a famous cellist and a very close friend of lattimer putin received some of the money and most people know surrogate role doogan to be nominee and so we can we can effectively say that vladimir putin was

a beneficiary of the crime that surrogate magnitsky exposed and was killed over and that's why one of the reasons why vladimir putin is so worried about the magnitsky act because it applies to him personally and that's one of the reasons why he's made it such a high priority to repeal the magnitsky act and is it through talking about stolen money tax evasion to me ask you something about today's court decision the court said that russian authorities had reasonable grounds to suspect that sergei magnitsky was a tax evader they condemned the circumstances of the police custody but not the custody in itself what do you say to that. well so i what i would say is that is a technical decision which can easily be overturned based on new evidence the problem is that the way the european court for human rights works is that we submitted all the evidence for the decision in 2012 and we weren't allowed to submit any more evidence but since 2012 we've we've amassed

a mountain of absolutely definitive evidence showing that sergei magnitsky had nothing to do with tax evasion that the reason he was arrested was in retaliation for his whistle blowing but we couldn't put that evidence into the court based on their own technical rules and so it's absolutely clear to anyone who knows this case that serbia magnitsky was arrested in retaliation for. accusing police officers of committing this crime and in this decision saying that it was admissible for him to be arrested is based on and on be unable to submit that evidence. or joining us tonight steve talk about that ruling coming from the european court of human rights today bill always good to see you would be should your time tonight thank you. if it. were brazil's president wilson says that he will only accept an offer of aid from g 7 countries to fight fires that are raging in the amazon if he gets an apology from the french president

emanuel. the g.'s of his offer of 18000000 europeans over the weekend but polls and ours says that brazil is being treated like a colony and he insists that mccrone withdraw all the insults that he allegedly made more than 80000 fires are burning right now in the amazon many of them are albert control. this gain of destruction is plain to see. brazil's run journey of state is one of the worst hit regions as soon as one fire is out and not this starts. off to international pressure brazil's government has sent in the army to work alongside firefights is but ministers have been blamed for allowing parts of the amazon to be developed and for turning a blind eye to forest clearance this farm of those says he has no choice or

think we'll show you more of a you have to make a clearing by felling trees and then planting seeds. even if you take a deserted area you still have to mow and burn to build a house for yourself to make a home for your children but. we're not birds and can't live in treat wanted you to board the bus at the way you. get at the g. 7 summit french president emmanuel mccollum secured an 18000000 euro 8 package to help fight the amazon fine is the help of the whole world but brazil's rightwing president jaya both scenario has threatened to reject the deal accusing his french counterpart of colonialism. look good over on their toes with the office a try in rich countries to the amazon. does anyone help anyone without wanting something in return. why do they have their eyes on the amazon what if they wanted

to emphasize. the. macron has stressed it's not only brazil that's affected by the fire. there are other countries in the amazon that have asked for our help it is important to mobilize it quickly so that colombia bolivia and brazilian regions who want access to this international help can have it and can reforest quickly if you. want the round wave aid heats up the amazon continues to. the lungs of the wild in desperate need of help. and for more on this now i'm joined by correspondent he is a bird he joins us from brazil's indonesia state it's an area that has been severely affected by these blazes but it's good to see you we know that there is a growing dispute right now between mexico and also nora over these g 7 funds what is the reaction there in brazil sonora wants an apology 1st

yeah the reaction is that people here some of them supporting both sonorities of the the folks that are really liking his nationalism and his expressions towards destroying the amazon for for economic reasons they are in favor of him they like his attitude but on the other hand there are many people who are more live in the cities who are the left brazilians who are really feeling ashamed of him because of him and who think he should let. international help arrive in brazil he should not talk such such make not such strong statements he should cooperate completely with all the states who are interested to help and what's going on right now or has any progress been made in tackling these fires. we can sure of this so far because it's the military now since the other day who

are in charge of this who are coordinating together with the fire fighters. the battle and the fight against the flames and so it's difficult to wary fry this because it's in remote areas happening it's not here yet so if it's more than 400 more than 800 more than 1000 kilometers away from here so we can verify it and the military is they so far do not give they don't. give statements they don't express themselves because they say they have to settle everything they have to get things started so so far we can confirm if we did more than 40000 soldiers are here working and fighting the fires it's just difficult to say so but we hope that in the coming days it will be clear but that is that's part of the problem reporting the story isn't it is that it's almost impossible to know if progress is being made in fighting these fires right yeah it's difficult for us we

see many planes many planes many times flying above us there are 2 military airplanes who have 212000 liters of water they are regularly dropping the water at the effected area as they come back to hit to put a value this is happening so i think the effort is is for sure has been made and is done so far but we can't. arrive easily at the at the spots at the fire places but we receive pictures and. other material videos from the forces so they are going on and people think that many weeks are calm so that the fires will finally finally be polished all right joining us tonight from northwest brazil where do you think you. here are some of the other stories of the making headlines around the world russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart richard to wind

have said that they will work together to ease tensions in syria's in the province relations between the 2 countries have been strained as they support opposing groups in syria leaders also discussed defense industry cooperation during their meeting in moscow british opposition lawmakers led by labor leader jeremy corbett have agreed to work together in parliament on legislation to stop a new deal breaks it has also invited conservative lawmakers who oppose a new deal scenario joining forces against prime minister boris johnson's plan to leave the e.u. even if a deal cannot be reached. it has been 18 years since the taleban lost power in afghanistan in that time some women have gained freedoms that they never could have imagined under the militants rule yet there is not a single woman present at the high level negotiations currently taking place to decide the country's future nor any mention of women's rights. it was on t.v. it is a glimpse into another afghanistan a television station by women for women its very existence and i told revolution in

a country imagine from the shadow of the taliban ever since the islamic fundamentalist group were driven out women have been discovering new freedoms even in the face of threats. mightn't go in there that i would not allow the taliban to stop me from learning from walking or from having hope for the future of my country we will not allow the taliban to force women again to sit at home as they did during that don't period of power. in the reception to privately colored back because as reminders of the dark past but while women have made. the luck of a voice taliban peace talks good some. you know where has the injuring dominance of the patriarchy been clearer than in high level negotiations about the country's future. so one of the women should have been part of the peace

negotiations but there haven't been any talks on women's rights as far as i know my . i work in the media i appear on t.v. and i'm concerned for my future because even if peace comes off future might be in danger i shall try to find in my heart that i'm that. it's a view shared by campaigner fawzia koofi the taliban try to assassinate her for speaking out for women's right for the rest could not be starker and i think the new generation of afghanistan the transformed generation of afghanistan were not be able to accept this kind of approach and we have it and therefore i think this is a major issue a major issue post a major talent i would say poster taliban the integration taliban peace process would be how do we smoothly ensure that these taliban fighters interviewed this system where that respect to the values that people of afghanistan believe in since

the war began here in 2001 women have enjoyed equal rights to men in law even if society lacks behind and equal c. however is another matter. where germans into eastern states go to the polls this sunday to elect to regional governments and the votes are being watched carefully it's expected that the far right alternative for germany could emerge as the strongest political party in one or both of the 2 states meanwhile the environmentalist green party it's also showing strong support the greens are already the 2nd largest party nationally they traditionally have had little support however in the east of the country but in the state random birth which is in the eastern german. they now look set to double their share of the vote compared to the last regional elections in 2014 it's a similar story in neighboring saxony see right there the latest polls indicate the green share of the vote increasing to double digits compared to just 5.7 percent in

the last election now those numbers could transform the greens of eastern germany from a fringe party to a force to be reckoned with and beyond that the greens co-leader robert hartwig he's being talked about as a possible future german chancellor you know political editor was out on the campaign campaign trail with. this man cycling through small town saxony could well be on his way to succeed as germany's next chancellor in recent months but havoc has taken his green party to new heights in the opinion polls they're expected to double their share of the vote in next sunday's regional elections in the eastern states. and saxony a development that raises big questions about bigger ambitions. am i walking through the countryside here with the future chance of germany. because i am most of all you know walking next to a party leader he's campaigning in saxony unbranded but together with his

colleagues at the beginning of the year everyone said sure you have a good opinion poll just what you will get all crushed in brother back in saxony and now the opposition could happen as germany's big 10 parties lose support the greens have been going mainstream. the greens the new center force of politics. your visits nearly certainly hold positions other parties used to hold the forests and that have become part of germany's d.n.a. like the fact that a social market economy is there to serve the people and that we don't want to die hard capitalism and that europe has to be the core aim of germany foreign policy. the former rebel greens at ease with becoming establishment so again ready for chancellor. that's a fair question as we've been around the 20 percent mark for a while now but it's too early for that opposition. in saxony the greens try to

prove they are unafraid of the right wing populism that is dividing the country further north they're aiming even higher whereas this side of the road here in saxony the greens are unlikely to significantly change the political game just across the road in the neighboring state of brandenburg the greens are well on the way into regional government. here they have been able to score with voters in the race to offer alternatives to the far right if tea party the tightly contested race between those pushing for change and those promising the return to good old days seize the greens also an anonymous a trained doctor up against the if tea parties and yes kind of gets an army veteran . because we cannot afford to fail on our climate targets time and time again we finally need to get serious about meeting the 1.5 degree target of the paris accord we only have a couple of years left to do that. a liberal leaning crowd feels the a.f.d.

protest too much overt rhetoric on migration. we have to openly address the problems people have and that's what the f.d.a. is about we don't start fears. over the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply about the rise of the far right it's also about who might replace uncle americal as her political era draws to a close. the survival of asian big caps high on the agenda at the city's wildlife conference taking place right now in geneva one of the world's rarest big cats is the persian leopard now there are just about a 1000 of them left but now a new nature reserve is being planned in northern iraq to help repopulate the species. summer temperatures can exceed 40 degrees celsius and

kind of in the kurdistan region of iraq. that's why biologist and her colleague cut a shout out like to get an early start. they're looking for traces of the biggest predator here. that's considered the spirits of. the developer the flagship species so it's very important it's on top predators so it's on top of the food chain. the passion that is virtually invisible. people who live in the mountains of kind of. the very few have ever seen it. even hunted who's been working and doing research here for years now has never encountered that in the wild. that's why they use camera traps. so this through our growth. and we get a lot of pictures of them on our camera trials which is a good. indicator of the prey and a bit of an apology for the persian heard this is one of the reasons why we can't

a person not protection right. so this leopard is the 1st photographic record of the persian leopard for iraq that we had. and this through this we dissed rediscover the persian leopard in 2011. this one is a new individual that we discovered in cardiff in 2017 and this way we know for sure that we have 3 adult leopards living and roam in these mountains. worldwide the population of passion that it is estimated at less than $1300.00 disgraceful yet ferocious big cats is listed as endangered. for years now has been negotiating with iraq your thirty's to a stop in a protected area in karada. africa seem to have paid off $2300.00 hectares of mountainous terrain to be designated and make sure it's. the locals

have to be convinced as well years of unrest forced people to leave so there are many left and the younger generation often look for jobs in the big cities but after mohamed salah state. well love but for me the leopard is a kind of natural heritage i'd like to see more of them in these mountains or you on. the new nature as if it's also meant to attract tourists a much needed source of income. i'm a tourist lodges now being built with the support of the r.u.c. n. the international union for conservation of night. a lot of people wouldn't expect that this you know iraq is for vacation and for having fun but actually i can promise that this region is very safe. they are salacious the mountains in the kurdistan region of iraq is the best protection for the. only if the area is left

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