married young so much more is happening than sarah micro aggressions that happens to all women every day the 48 year old policeman charged with edwards' kidnapping and murder appeared in court. searches continued at the accused murderess home on the site where everard's body was found press police collect evidence against one of their own. the incident has shaken trust in the police and raise concern about women's safety everywhere. and for more on this we're joined by man do you read the leader of the women's equality party in the u.k. and candidate for london man mandy thanks so much for joining us there's clearly a growing backlash to the heavy handedness of the police last night at the vigil in london a sense maybe that people are losing trust in the police if you were london's mayor what would you do to manage the situation. i would immediately acknowledge how

deep the problems are institutional massaging me within the police force you can see it in the way policing is carried out you can see it in the way that we have a poorly no conviction rates and charge rates for rape and sexual violence in the police have a role to play in that and you can see it in how poorly the police form when they have to investigate their own officers those there was a super complaint produced by the center for women's justice which examined several cases showing time and time again in all sorts of different ways that the police just can't be relied on to be objective and honest about what's going on within the force i would also open up a conversation between women who feel betrayed by the police so that police get an understanding of what it's like and what to be a woman in the city hoping that the police will protect them and use that to inform the strategies and culture change there is desperately long overdue within that

institution the british prime minister johnson has pledged a strategy to tackle violence against women and girls it's june later this year how hopefully you know that sarah ever ever odds might spring around real change in the u.k. . you know i want to believe that it will but you may recall a few years ago when the me too movement went viral we were all hopeful that that would result in a sea change that would result in sexual harassment being properly acknowledge and dealt with since then no new laws to to deal with sexual harassment were brought in and so what's needed this time around is a huge shift in priority in focus we need politicians across the board to see violence against women and girls as a political and policing priority it is so prevalent women are living a kin to being innocent you know it's like domestic terrorism for women why don't

we actually treat this crime as a national threat in the same way as we reduce so to traditional terrorism thereby you have the resources you have the strategies you would have the seriousness ascribed to it and women would start to be on a post way towards feeling safe again it is not taken nearly seriously anymore and so i don't know i hope the government has learned something from this but we'll have to see can you tell us what it is about sarah ever odds case which is clearly has a raw nerve in the u.k. what is it that has news to people know of women to such an extent. it's hard to say because you know every year this year in the last 12 months alone $118.00 women were killed by a man and so it's hard to zoom in on what was so significant about this case i think it's possibly got something to do with the fact that we've been living under lockdown conditions for a long time walks out real form of solace there and they're one of the rare and only moments of freedom in their day while we've all been trying to you know deal

with these restrictions and for a woman to be violated in those circumstances i think is just hit as you say a massive number one because we all know that that could have been any one of us and we're sick of it enough is enough now and we're going to honor sarah's memory by fighting hard but there's to be a moment when change happens and these issues get taken much more seriously than they ever have. been during it in london thanks so much for joining us. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a british uranian woman detained in terror on has appeared in court to face new charges of propaganda against the regime now the names of family and supporters say the charge is a politically motivated she was released from jail last week after completing a 5 year sentence for plotting to overthrow the regime. demonstrators in the u.s.

gathered in louisville kentucky to mark one year since the killing of brianna taylor his death became a focus for blocked lives massive protests a medical technician was shot in her home in a bush police raid no one has been charged in direct connection with her death. several police officers were wounded in the belgian city of after violence broke out during a black lives months a notch police say they were attacked by groups of youths in different parts of the city center and the businesses were vandalized looted reinforcements have been deployed to the city. the world's largest neutrino telescope has gone into operation at russia's lake baikal the underwater telescope aims to study signals travelling to in the form of high energy neutrino particles scientists think they could help us understand the origins and evolutions evolution of the universe he.

now china has the military junta in myanmar to stop the violence that has plagued the country since a military coup 6 weeks ago beijing made the comments off the attacks on chinese financed factories in may and. meanwhile state controlled television in myanmar says a police officer has died from injuries sustained during protests more than 80 demonstrators have also been killed since the coup. there on the. this is witness footage from the streets of yangon. security forces opened fire on protesters. despite the rising death toll demonstrations continue this peaceful protest is held to honor those who've become known as the fallen heroes. because. i saw the fallen heroes give their lives i don't

want them to think that i am afraid and just want to stay at home i'm going out on the streets as a citizen as a woman so that i can stand on the side of justice. was this. makeshift barricades are rebuilt every day for protection. protestors arm themselves with firecrackers and shields persevered in their fight for democracy why didn't. i run it over to my right we have to fight for our future i don't accept the military coup sometimes we are forced to run and hide because of the violent crackdown and i was arrested once but people came to help me escape from the military and i was released oh yeah i mean i don't i didn't i think there was for the hundreds who attended the funeral of protester when lying defiances tainted

by grief. the 3 finger salute pays tribute to this fallen hero. and all the others who sacrificed their lives for the pro-democracy movement. and joining us now from young gone is journalist andrew and i come son andrew thanks thanks for joining us do people feel like this address from the civilian leadership given from hiding can change anything. well i think it's important 'd to keep in mind that the majority of people i'm in mars' see this group of civilian leaders as the legitimate government of myanmar. the population is not accepted the military is being legitimately in charge of the country so they do care about what these people are saying they're following it very closely they have the ability to influence the protest movement and to inspire

the protestors. there was a coffee last night yet people still gathered in young gone mad it seems to suggest that despite the police brutality we're saying demonstrators authentic not willing to give up yet yes so we've we've had a curfew. for weeks now and people are increasingly violating it but i think simultaneously to show the police that they are the military that they don't accept its rules they don't accept its laws and to continue this protest movement no way that they feel is safer since people have been getting gunned down in the street when they protest during the day they're thinking maybe if they protest the night it will be a little bit safer ok and we've seen 6 weeks of protests dozens have been killed in this military crackdown continues can you give us a sense of where this is that lead and say well we're we're

seeing increasingly that the protesters are prepared to defend themselves the vice president said in that address this weekend that people have the right to self-defense so i think there's an increasing possibility that protesters might start actually fighting that and if they fight back then we'll probably see even more ruthless violence by security forces so it does feel like this situation is just going to kind of continue spiraling out of control ok thank you so much from yang and not complain thanks. voting is underway here in germany in 2 states elections that are being seen as the 1st major political test before the general election later this year that will determine who will succeed angela merkel as chancellor the elections in the southwestern states of bad inverting back and rhineland senate also the 1st bellwether vote since the start of the pandemic surveys suggest merkel's

conservatives could see a drop in support because of growing criticism over her government's handling of the crisis and also because of a corruption scandal involving deals for facemasks. and in german football borussia dortmund kept up their pursuit of champions league football next season with a win over a struggling visitors have been a goal keeping horror show in the 2nd half from have to try and help the hosts collect the points 1st he completely shot. and then he let yusuf drive through his legs the 2 no scoreline keeps dortmund in the champions league reckoning dragged to deeper into the relegation zone. now have you have a wish the current a virus could just disappear in a puff of smoke i think i have well take a look at this a giant wooden casal 24 meters tall has been set ablaze in russia's kaluga region

north of moscow as part of an end of winter festival wooden effigies are traditionally burned at this time of year in russia but this one has a special meaning because the artist who built the structure said it was supposed to symbolize the coronavirus which the fire should away let's hope it works. you're watching d w nice live from berlin thanks so much for joining us today. more than half the world will be living with limited water resources we haven't had to think about. i think that era is over it's a financial product like any other if it. was changing the most important commodity it is called the free slave holders of her mississippi or commodity starts march

22nd on d. w. . off the coast of the west african country of guinea-bissau an archipelago extends into the atlantic. this chain of islands is home to the people who gave it its name and of the shadow . isolated for centuries that we shall cause islands have managed to preserve their original culture and traditions. the society here stands a pot. in this matriarchy it is the women who preside over the economy spirituality nor justice and their families. one of the islands or ngo was ruled by the powerful queen. 100 years ago. by granting women more power than ever she created

a society unique in the world. generations of bishop go women have picked a husband and built a house and organized while. they are also believed to act as links between the weald of the living and the dead. women wield the power on the island of her anger. at. the. villages of edgy kaga are celebrating today. villages here are referred to as the bankers and with almost $1000.00 inhabitants edgy kaga is the biggest village on a run got. to you and it is a special day for 2 people. who have said

rita is wearing asya a style of traditional scotch. that. she wears a wig and is adorned with necklaces and bracelets. # tino is sporting striking colors. of. the 2 is being decorated with necklaces and dropped with special oils he's wearing these clothes because he is getting married today but for centuries young men have been dressing this way for one simple purpose to attract women his attention. to the bishop or woman's role was traditionally limited to being seduced because they would take their husbands and proposed to them. it was also

up to the women to end the relationship if they felt it necessary. since that the 1st time i get angry with them and i take my things and leave. with them by that i am yes if i ever turn ever get angry again then i take everything they're also. telling you. that unlike her mother and grandmother so return didn't propose to her husband her south. western influences. are impacting this the show go cost i'm. sorry to and tina were both born in the village of as a conqueror and have known each other since they were children.

a rango is one of 20 inhabited islands out of nearly 100 in the b. should go. 3 to trial and has a unique identity but they share a common history. they are in the show goes. this ethnic group has preserved a matriarchal society unique in the world where women are the force driving life and spirituality. they practice an animistic religion. they believe in a supremum being mindo who is that god and creator. their distant god doesn't help people. but there is

a force which connects to the people and it's called bach. this universal force connects all living things. in the box is a broader concept than a soul as it also refers to the dead and the patron gaunts for to be sure go all of nature is inhabited by the supernatural beings who decide over people's fate. for this reason many beaches trees virgin forests and certain islands are considered sacred. of life in as he called his simple and peaceful most villages saw in some way

related. to return knows her to bangor like the back of a hand and is aware there's one place she and the other villages must never enter. only a few women are allowed in. barrus old priest esses. they tend to the biloba a holy place the holy objects all statues called iran it. the iran and so on home to. the spirits out the to bankers gongs and ancestors. in the ballo bad us all powerful women who are venerated their ability to

communicate with the dogs and the dead. people come to the ballot bad us to ask for help and protection from the iran it is. in a sacred biloba they hold important ceremonies for the whole communities well being . more nothing happened in the of. without us by the better. we make all the decisions about ceremony. feel. feel. the important role played by women in be shall go society is reflected in the people's founding myth. according to legend the 1st person was

a woman who lived on these islands and gave birth to 4 daughters who each were given a different domain. otoh cooma rules over the land and ceremonies. was given the sea and fishing. the raga looks after nature rice fields and palm trees. and. wields power over the rain and the wind including the dry and rainy seasons. these women gave rise to the 4 clans of that we shall go equal. surrounded by tall trees and uninhabited to bangor called it is the 1st settlement the bishop go founded on around go. all the houses in this to bangor are below bers marked by a qusayr on tree growing in front which is said to have protective powers.

starting from you don't get a plan spread out across the island and found it new to bankers including. the society is divided up into clans and there is a class is done based on age. both men and women undergo initiation rites their entire lives. these rituals then grant them new status is and privileges. becoming a ballo bera or the king or chief of the topanga doesn't depend on age but belonging to the clan that rules the land.

since lineage is maternal it is the women who determine positions of power in a community. the king is responsible for managing natural resources and also decides when seeds are somewhere which land is left fallow and what to do in case of a drought. he is supported by a council of elders made up of women and men. then despair. i am ok as nephew and the king of our own go. against 0 is from the a raga line and is a descendant of oak inca. a queen priest as whose legend merges myth and reality. since august 0 is almost 100 years old his son simone has taken on the task of guarding the queen's venerated tomb.

oking. ruled a rango in the early 20th century. a peace loving woman she preferred to pay hefty tribute to the portuguese the news army to wage war against them. she can help everyone in the by makoto to hand over a cow gun or turkey in order to keep the soldiers away. after receiving that payment the portuguese no longer wanted to wage war not going to get it yet. under her rule she implemented societal reforms that expanded the rights of women and ended slavery after her death the portuguese subjugated durango holding it as a portuguese colony for 4 decades.

in tanya and danielle's house the day begins early in the morning. of the day danielle well galva shabby into the fruit of the wild palm tree. work is divided up between the 2 sexes. men do work in the forest and it seems. while women may need 10 to the household. the fact that the natural environment on these islands is so extraordinarily well preserved is largely due to the people's faith and animist traditions. for generations people have lived in harmony with nature taking only what they need to get by. this. movie sure goes most important resources

come from farming rice and vegetables and from fishing we. could. meet. with live images also obtain many goods from palm trees and cashews are primarily cultivated for export. and. donna is a member of as he called his gardening community. today they have a meeting to make decisions about their work and how to organize it over the next few months. women are the backbone of the economy. they work harder and take on more responsibility than men. they form committee has to walk and i ask you khana me social affairs and justice.

but council of women is also responsible for sentencing any wrongdoing is that however crime is wrecked. by most but then. it's the season when we need to prepare the feel like clearing the repairing things and making sure everything is ready for us bag the fire. if you want a. few minutes a banker there are small privately owned vegetable gardens as well as large community gardens. farming in the archipelago follows the rhythm of the rainy seasons. the dry season from november to may is the best time to plant vegetables.

after the rainy season the fields must be cleared and the fences repat to keep out animals if all the women can start sowing seeds. in the palm forests the men do most of the work. the goods obtained from palm trees form the basis for the islanders livelihoods but to kill any wine and the oil. the oil is extracted from the palm fruit or shall be able. to gather shabby you the men must climb up into the palm tree. over 20 metres up and yeah.

i've. resigned their body weight they use a simple rope made of palm leaves as climbing gear thanks. danielle changes his robe every month to make sure it doesn't wear through and tear . this dangerous task has cost some. people their lives. men go alone to collect shabby you or their family or go in a group to extract oil that can be sold. palm oil and wine are an essential part of ceremonies and rituals. the beach algo believe that without this oil the internet is might refuse their requests. the palm tree

is very important because it gives us to harvest and 8. we don't. get our food from nature we cut down shabby oh and we get oysters from the sea we also find a lot to eat in the forests. in addition the villages harvest sap from palm trees to make why in. the fall they climb up the tree the men make little funnels from palm leaves to catch the sap. they only take relatively small amounts to avoid completely draining the tree.

the fluid obtained already contains a little alcohol. now they let it ferment protected from the sun so that the wind doesn't solve. much of the island's agriculture involves rice farming with a shifting conservation farmers utilize plots of land in a jungle for one year and then leave them fallow for 6. the plants are small and a fenced in to keep animals away especially the numerous hippos around the island. in the dry season the men clear the land meant to be farmed and in the 1st rainy

days in june they sow the rice. women help men with harvesting and also keep the keys to the bombs where the rice is stored. tania is preparing a traditional danish. it consists of coked rice with one car a sort of. thank you frank tara opp peanuts that are mainly grown for sale just like cashews. after the man car all cleaned by are mashed into a paste. they

are ground as fine as possible because they are supposed to dissolve in water. tanya and onions lemon juice and fish and he'd stop the mixture. you can argue additional cuisine fish sword razor clam and cockles. one she's done cooking she pulls the man caras soup with fish over the rice and serves it. the islanders get much of their food from the sea. fish that is not eaten

is used for bantering with locals for other goods or it is dried or preserved with salt. for centuries the people here practiced sustainable subsistence fishing to feed their families. thanks in recent years however they have begun trading fish as well. their only option is the ship which arrives once a week from the mainland. the ship's arrival cause there's a lot of commotion throw out the island. the men head out to sea to fish. at the end of the day they bring their catch back to the ship to be sold in this are. the villages that home and that

a banker also welcome the ship's arrival. and many women rush to finish their mats they make their mats by hand. and this is their main source of income. before they start weaving everything has to be fixed to the ground so that nothing slips away. some women need less than an hour and. they use rattan extracted from the palm trees that grow in the south of the island it's a flexible material that is also very robust.

if i was that bad it is very different and i walk 18 kilometers to where the stocks are and once i'm in there i cut them and pull out the fibers and the inside. then i take them and spread them out in the sun to dry i let them dry for 3 or 4 days then i can start making mats out of them when they're done i take them to the ship from a business and sell the thoughtful i believe. that the house is primarily the women's domain. women not only owned their houses they also do most of their activities here give birth to their children here and are buried here. traditional houses have clay brick walls pointed stroll roofs and a roof trusses made of bamboo and word the kitchen is outside in front of the

entrance this is where most household chores are tended to. the interiors are used as bedrooms and for storage. women and men have different tasks when constructing the houses. the women traditionally do the actual building. they transport the mortar. form the clay breaks. and put up the walls. the men make beams and build the roof i want to get them. up by now what that by the women will go into the forest and curtains drawn by then the men climb on to the roof and secure the straw in order

to rule the house by the boy. many houses also have a vegetable garden which has to be protected from hungry paths. we should go raise council goats pigs and chickens. there are a few stables for livestock most of the animals roam around freely without anyone looking after them. the ship to the south both soon set off. people come from all corners of the island to bring their goods to the beach. some to bankers are hours away by forte so many villagers head to the beach a day in advance to be sure not to miss the ship. to.

the beach fills up with people. the ship is loaded with all kinds of things. including peanuts oil fish and most importantly mats. this week a ship is the only means of public transport for people to leave the island not everything is for sale as some people are sending things to their relatives and other things just have to go to the mainland. the journey takes one and a half days so passengers have to bring enough to eat. the lack of connections with the islands is a problem when serious issues circa. as he called his medical clinic is the only one on a rangar it has 3 bands for in-patient care and 2 treatment rooms

one for pregnant women and one for other adults and children the clinic may need treats diarrhea respiratory problems and malaria with little medication or equipment at its disposal but the staff can diagnose serious illnesses and send patients to the hospital in this hour if necessary is it was a. letter was clinic has helped us to considerably reduce the mortality of mothers and children. and not a single vehicle has died at birth this year. less does long about. western and traditional medicine carry exist here perfectly. well sometimes the medical staff even encourage patients to consult to isla. ringback ringback domingo which is one of the few traditional healers on

a rango. these sailors are known for their extensive knowledge of plants. they know how to use plants against many diseases and in which combination. before domingo collects plants he has to make an offering of thanks to the iran as another sacred place ringback ringback. only then can he start looking for his half. of. the many uses the leaves the trees and shrubs but also hugs bark and roofs. it's important not to

destroy the plant when collecting material that's the only way you can keep using it. his father who was also a healer taught him how to make the remedies and what doses to give patients for water elements and now is passing on his knowledge to his own son. resample i treat yellow fever for example which the hospitals can't cure but traditional medicine can and what's even better it never comes back yes. well soon again. today she's visiting the midwife. sabado has been assisting pregnant women for many years. the midwives used traditional medicine to help women with their labor and delivery.

doesn't sometimes the baby is position causing pain and problems.