good guy. from germany. where you. are no longer car culture history. travel extremely. this is the doctor's news coming up. for justice in 2 decades of war. victims of war crimes and international. investigators. in a country racked by violence. in kabul plus. problem children school. is forced to find ways to balance work and kids. and

a unique. minority with the challenges from tourism. welcome to the show it's good to have you with us dan an international investigation into alleged war crimes committed in afghanistan all for justice to the many unnamed victims of that country's wall it's a question that's hung in the air for some time but now the international criminal court all for some hope that the so will be yes this off the judges last week authorized an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the war in afghanistan the ruling covers atrocities committed by the taliban afghan government forces and. u.s.

forces the investigation will look at crimes such as attacks against civilians murder torture rape inforce disappearances and many others. the united states which is not a member of the i.c.c. has criticised the judgment and so has the government of afghanistan. joining me on the line from kabul now is kate clark use co-director of the afghanistan and the list of network mislike welcome now you look to the issue of rights violations and war crimes in afghanistan for some time and you also published a report after the i.c.c. is a recent judgment the afghan government isn't happy with the judgment but what about the people of afghanistan well when the i.c.c. in the hague consulted people who consider themselves victims that will crimes 98

percent who responded wanted an investigation the appetite for justice here is very very large and remember the court can only look at alleged crimes from 2003 on once when i got some became a member but actually the crimes go back much further back to the late seventy's. and this will be an important symbolic moved i think for everyone whether the court covers. their alleged perpetrator so not but how effective will any possible investigation be you have the us government that has refused to cooperate on the afghan government has also criticised this ruling. yes washington has actually threatened the court threatened it with sanctions whether that's against the court itself or individuals if it goes ahead to the investigation the afghan government is in a really tricky position the main allegations are against its intelligence forces

for using torture. and it has repeatedly said it will stop using torture and torture carries on so there's a clear case for the vote for it to answer to the court but of course its main backer is the united states which is adamant really opposed to the international criminal court it doesn't consider it a proper legal body the u.s. is not a member and washington thinks that american citizens should not be investigated of course if american citizens allegedly committed war crimes on the soil of a member state then they are covered by by the court now that has also been talk of for peace through these are in afghan talks that are set to begin at some point soon and does this i.c.c. ruling help or hinder of a process i think it puts the issue of justice firmly on the agenda and what one of the things that many of us about you about that was wrong with the 2001

settlement when the taliban were defeated and a new range of actors actually many old actors came to take power in afghanistan was that there was a deliberate decision by the us and also by the united nations that. while crimes would not be on the agenda the belief was that stability was better served by ignoring the war crimes of the past so you had people who were ministers governors chiefs of police army generals who should have faced the allegations against them the crimes that were present amongst the elite crimes both were very grave and very parent and they were ignored by everyone and many people thought at the time that sacrificing justice for stability was a wrong move and actually lead to impunity and by the same activists and others

committing war crimes again and as. they would it's nose afghanistan has not been either stable or a peace in the last 20 years clock really were there for that i mean i thank you very much for joining us. noble outbreak is having a major impact on schooling around the world as countries begin a series of school shutdowns at least 13 countries have school closed schools nationwide and 9 others have implemented local shutdowns the aim to prevent transmission between students and parents as a result the education of roughly 290000000 students around the world has been disrupted in japan nearly all schools have been closed from the 2nd of march the government offered financial support to parents but even so the closures have added

to the burden on working parents who now have to make arrangements for taking care of their children during the day. 6 year old leo if she is learning to play the piano his 49 year old father is trying to concentrate welcome to working life during a school shop. it's not just me. several of my colleagues are also concerned about how to look after their children . woke up the whole day it's good my company allows work from home but at 1st i didn't know how to look after my son all day i was all over the place. but. it's easy to see how desperate stream even the strongest of potential bonnes it's a dilemma shared by millions of working parents across japan how to entertain their

energetic offspring on a working day. i'm concerned about the impact on my son's daily life. nor. recruitment consultant and mother of 2 my yumi has found a more peaceful way to cope our company is offering employees a chance to use spare rooms as classrooms the flexible set up allows her to focus on her own tasks while checking homework and it's alleviated her initial fears about the school closures. yeah you need a little he said to myself no that's not possible was this really going to happen in my town what's going to happen to us and i was full of concerns. given the measures are intended to stop children spreading the virus such policies may come to look unwise. saw to the decision of day care centers like this one in tokyo to extend its opening hours staff insist children are kept apart and their

temperatures measured on arrival but that's of limited help in combat seeing a virus that can be sprayed with carriers don't have symptoms. he do need to be in the day care center helps me a lot. my company has certainly asked all employees to work from home and i'm not used to that. but the daycare center called us and said they would open for morning . just got put in place a huge help for struggling parents public health officials see it could undermine national efforts to contain the virus. hidden away in the heights of pakistan's hindu kush mountains a group of people fighting for survival for centuries the colors have managed to hang on to their pagan traditions in this isolated corner of the world now just a few 1000 people live across 3 separate valleys in pakistan's shifting of district

and their numbers are shrinking in the face of pressure to give up their unique way of life. a winter festival in the remote mountains of pakistan young women and men sing and dance romance is in the air women can start a new life with partners of their choice and no one here will object. unlike in other parts of the country here there are no arranged marriages. the colored people are unique community in pakistan with their own ancient heritage culture and beliefs are said to be the descendants of alexander the great the kalish once ruled this remote region but their numbers are fast when doing today there are less than 4000 kalish people lift. is. this family that kind of community was in the majority. or

now the muslim brothers outnumber the calabash brothers. all. thank you the community is tucked away in pakistan's hindu kush mountains the remote region borders afghanistan's nuristan province. cross border attacks by taliban militants have previously targeted their communities distinct faith and culture. the also under pressure from growing tourism $42.00 activists. many of the tourists are socially aware they take great care of local tribes and their privacy but then there are those who have people who say they chase women with their cameras they go into their homes and crash religious events that really upsets the community. but others say tourism is good for the impoverished

community. people welcomed visitors it benefits the community. it's a chance to sell our handicrafts. here the way of life of the people has survived through the centuries but it is gradually disappearing. that's it for now there was a website. to view the show online and for other stories from the region. believe you know with the look of the women's day boxers in pakistan over the weekend women demanding more rights what out in force across several cities as well come to protesters trying to disrupt the demonstrations we're back tomorrow with your then apart.

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think the future of the country that i'm not. needed to be taking this drama. it's all about ok. i'm rachel joins me from the german sunday w. . post. describing it as black monday and oil price war. a crash in equities at the global spread of the coronavirus analysts call it a killer cocktail that sent markets into a frenzy will go to our correspondents in frankfurt and singapore. and the cost of crude continues to plunge the major producers failed to agree on cutting output to prop up prices to get analysis from an oil expert in london. let's do business things just got worse on global exchanges this monday is looking

black traders are asking themselves if this could be a bit of a sudden collapse in asset values marking the end of the growth phase in a cycle in credit markets or business activity or european stocks local horrible it was also a tough day of trading in asia where tokyo's nikkei index the bottom 5 percent on virus fears many investors played through the year in a safe haven but it was a shock drop in the price of brant crude the really pushed investors over the edge saudi arabia and russia have been arguing over production cuts in response to weakened demand the coronavirus that shut down so much production and slammed the brakes on global travel. and that's plain andrea hang in singapore in frankfurt and the financial fallout is immense but how bad is this hitting businesses.