human rights standards the u.s. has already refused their suggestion to abolish the death penalty and as our reports americans are finding this review a little too hard to swallow freedom justice and peace for the world must begin with freedom justice and peace in the lives of individual human beings america long the self-appointed global leader on human rights pointing out the shortcomings of others for the united states this is a matter of moral and pragmatic necessity but scenes of injustice like these are taking place not in other countries instead happening right here in the us. a point being made by the united nations human rights council in its first comprehensive review of washington's record two hundred twenty eight points to be precise recommendations on how the u.s. can do better in practicing what it preaches we want done up close guantanamo and

secret detention centers throughout the world to punish those people who torture and executed janie's arbitrarily the u.s. dismisses many of the suggestions calling them political provocations by hostile countries yet even america's allies are highlighting grave flaws friends in ireland demand obama follow through on the promise to close gitmo britain belgium and dozens of others calling on the us to abolish the death penalty for many it's the ultimate hypocrisy how a state with roughly three thousand people on death row lectures the world about humanity probably the most a case in point mumia abu jamal viewed as america's very own political prisoner the united states the perpetrator of gross human rights violations is using human rights as a political football against its enemies and its enemies are enemies not because they violate human rights necessarily but because the us wants to change the government in their country the country often accusing adversaries like syria iran and north korea of oppressing citizens is now faced with defending domestic

practices like indefinite detention or prison conditions and racial profiling don't stand idly by don't be silent when dissidents elsewhere are imprisoned america is home to the world's largest prison population with two point three million people currently behind bars children can be sentenced to life in prison a place where more than one hundred undocumented immigrants have died while awaiting deportation. increasing discrimination against muslims another blemish on america's human rights record. hundreds have been arrested in so-called f.b.i. for oil terror plots plots using government paid in. formants to set up the crime a practice other countries term entrapment elisa mcwilliams mccollum's nephew is among those caught in these web she warns the system is losing its bearings america is they don't wake up because i don't know what the hell we go lives of never kids no one country has all the answers but all of us must answer to our own question is

when the people speak who is listening the u.s. has rejected international calls to abolish the death penalty and dismissed several other recommendations leading many to ask if u.s. exceptionalism means do as i say not as i do during a fortnight artsy new york and as the obama administration tries to tackle human rights violations in the country former president george w. bush is once again sparking controversy this time with his new memoirs almost two years after leaving office america's forty third president is now having his say honest i'm in the white house and the book decision points he reveals his thoughts on the most controversial moments of his presidency he claims that iraq's lack of weapons of mass destruction came as a shock to him but that he still believes the u.s. was right to invade on the interrogation of terror suspects he says he's personally approved the use of waterboarding because he believes it helps prevent attacks the

former congressman tom andrews says no such methods can ever be justified under any law. first of all it is illegal you can get an attorney to say anything you want but the fact of the matter is it is illegal secondly it violates international law it violates the geneva convention and thirdly it puts american soldiers at risk so that when they find themselves god forbid in an enemy's hands then you feel they're faced with the prospect of having the same treatment given to them that george bush was authorizing given to those who were the united states brought into custody it was a tragic mistake. and the fact that the president can't recognize that mistake is not surprising but but again unfortunate you know it's rather extraordinary for president bush was on national television last night here in the united states and he said that his lowest moment the lowest of the low as he described it was when

a rap artist kenya west accused him of not caring about black people during the katrina debacle in the failure of the federal government to respond to the horror came disaster when in fact you have a war against iraq a violation of international law an invasion that killed thousands of american soldiers over one hundred thousand iraqis all to go after weapons of mass destruction that did not exist and it make it worse you had american soldiers seven hundred of whom lost their lives in iraq because in this war of choice this administration did not think it important enough to provide them with the protective armor that if they had it they would be alive today former congressman tom andrews they are now violence against christians is on the rise of the very cradle of their faith and israel and the palestinian autonomy christians and their holy sites have been targeted by both extremist muslims and jews are his policy or

has made those struggling for freedom from persecution. things that david ortiz lives dangerously a christian pastor among religious jews in the west bank city of i will he's received death threats for trying to convert jews and muslims to his faith my first time going into a muslim village i got beat up we were giving our bibles someone hated all t.v. nuff to drop off a package at his house thinking it had a candy inside his fifteen year old son opened it the pipe bomb nearly killed him and then blew him through the kitchen and made a hole. in this choice most of the thrusts were in this way but the backfire the story the refrigerant everything back it took three years for israeli police to catch the perpetrator a religious jew ject my towel who lived in a nearby israeli settlement he'd already killed two arabs and he says he's very

proud. and. he began to favor but trying to cut off. across the west bank the story for palestinian christians is as bleak and the threat comes from both extremists jews and muslims bethlehem the believed birthplace of christ once boasted a population of eighty five percent christian today less than ten percent live here this woman is afraid to show her face she used to go to mantra square and teach about jesus but all that ended after her house was nearly burned down i didn't feel like i belong to this case any more i feel like i'm strange or given the opportunity she says she wouldn't think twice about leaving the explosion of muslims. you know you feel you feel controlling everywhere every thing my granddaughter have to memorize her on but test abu sada ignores the threats

he's one of a growing number of muslims whose converted to christianity in recent years when i was a fighter with arafat i hated christians just as much as i hated jews i was going on around your and looking for their own zone. into their homes or putting out their cars because i believed christians are spies. but christianity can search alongside islam and judaism here these two palestinian brothers have no problem reconciling the christian faith with living in a jewish state they volunteered to join the country's army saying they feel as israeli as the jewish and arab counterparts. everything i have because in the end this is my country but it's not without its problems. a little bit of each time i go home in uniform someone will call it me traitor things like that it doesn't influence me. but in recent months attacks against christians and christian science have increased at the beginning of november this hundred year old church

was burned by right wing israelis who broke some of the windows and threw molotov cocktails inside it's no wonder that christians here are feeling under fire. team to resign them. coming out good cop over bad cop rushes full force braces for takedown was not even its name left and tagged all the details in just a few minutes. i had of the g. twenty some of the russian president isn't so calling for south korea to boost investment in the far east during the meeting with his counterpart me tremendously out of discussed economic cooperation and modernization brought to the countries are working on and peace on the peninsula was also high on the agenda artes and he's now he has the details. everyone understands how important peace on the peninsula is not just for the sake of peace but for the economy and for stability and both understand that this is a big issue for all we hear so much about iran president himself brought up the

fact that iran has never declared itself as a nuclear state while north korea very much has so it is a concern for russia once again president medvedev reiterated that moscow is alarmed over north korea's nuclear ambitions but believes the only way to go about solving one is through negotiations. that requires our special attention is the situation in the citric region and on the korean peninsula we have discussed the issue. and have highlighted the importance of six party talks we want to resume as soon as possible of course with these twenty most powerful leaders in the region over the next couple of days this is a lot something we're going to hear a lot about president mentioned that he is very impressed with the way south korea has developed they've had a huge amount of success with innovation and modernization and is looking to south korea to prove to be an example for russia. to diversify the economic cooperation

between russia and south korea we need to do to. we need to make it more high tech we are modernizing russia creating a new economy in our korean friends have experience in this as well as in the commercialization of scientific discovery studies i'm very happy to have signed a memorandum on ration in high technology the president would have also had an open discussion with members from civil societies there they talked a lot about boosting trade between the two countries of course south korea and russia do have strong trade ties but it's nothing compared. to when you look at the present certainly pushing hard to put a lot of effort into deepening ties especially when it comes to trade and the economy. present the civil societies did bring up south korean food in that led to a lot of talk about russian vodka and present business have pointed out that this is a great chance and a great reason to build the cooperation between the two countries on the lowest levels at a civil level so people in korea understand that it's not just of off good that

russians drink and it's now reporting there while we are online for you twenty four hours a day with many more stories blogs features and videos here's a taste of what you find right now that are you don't. want to the world's most famous death row prisoners gets another shot of breaking free find out all the details on his case and how from behind bars he became an honorary citizen in twenty countries. the mask of zorro comes to moscow to check out the costumes behind the scenes interviews and much more from the set of the sword wielding musical at r.t.e. dot com. russia's police are marking their professional holiday on wednesday but it comes at a hard time for the force after a string of high profile scandals its image has been tarnished and reform of the

law enforcement system is under way but as are all reports restoring public trust in the police is now an extremely difficult task. their pictures which shocked and asian and left the image of russia's law enforcers in tatters it's now over a year since this drunken shooting spree by police officer. killed two and wounded seven others but the case remains one of the most alarming in a series of high profile police scandals it also came as a blow to people like former officer alexander. who won the title hero of the soviet union for his work but he vehicle watching log regretfully there are many of sickos out there i'm a former policeman myself but even i try to avoid police officers they have guns and they can shoot it was also last here that a young officer tried to blow the whistle on police corruption with an internet

video and sparked a political storm i have many acquaintances in the police who care. he called for a national inquiry and accused police chiefs of ordering officers to jail innocent people the bill planted a wave of similar revelations as other officers came forward the interior ministry itself admits more than one hundred thousand offenses involving police officers were registered in two thousand and nine alone for me. you know in the one nine hundred seventy s. policemen were motivated by reasons that would be totally on appreciated today we work to solve crimes for the excitement of the job and for justice to prevail. in response to the scandals prison really needed it ordered a multi-billion dollar reform of the interior ministry last december the new measures set out to make clear the rights of the police and those they detain one of the main talking points however became the new name for the force leaving behind

the old militia and going back to the internationally more accepted police many said crossed remains the biggest concern and we are worried about the costs of the name change. the life of me i don't understand why we need to spend so much money but will they be changing the lettering on the cars it's no use changing the name first they need to take a look at all in the moscow region she would police officers of houses there that's what they need to start with confiscations. the proposals will be implemented next year in what will be a crucial stage in the force that history history which has seen better days as this museum in law school testifies the museum tells hundreds of stories of bravery courage and heroism this is the list of those who died in the line of duty and were awarded both humorously however the organizers of this exhibition say there are many more out there whose stories remain unknown but the image of law enforcement

in russia remains a tanishq one the question now is will. the reforms would be within just the three sleeves and help with both the police and the least on the scene so need to carry kate's. r.t. moscow. three attacks on police and troops have taken place in russia's south leaving two men dad and seven wounded in the republic of dagestan policemen were searching cars on one of the region's motorways one gunman opened fire on them and another attack in the same region one officer was wounded when an improvised explosive device went off as a police convoy was passing by at the neighboring chechen republic soldier on a search mission was killed by an explosion russia's north caucasus has recently been facing an increase in the number of militant attacks despite efforts by the authorities to crack down on terrorist groups. iraq officials say at least four people have been killed in a spate of bomb attacks in different christian neighborhoods across central baghdad

dozens were injured in the blast and it comes just ten days after forty six christians were killed when a gunman took over a baghdad cathedral. and health officials in haiti have confirmed over seventy people are being treated for color in the capital aid groups are setting up the medical centers to help contain the disease which has already killed more than five hundred eighty outside port au prince a water borne infection increased in the wake of wadding caused by hurricane thomas and over a million people are living in makeshift camps after being left homeless by a devastating earthquake in january. a tug boat has begun towing to shore a cruise ship which caught fire and was stranded off the coast of mexico the carnival splendor with about four thousand five hundred people aboard was south of san diego when the blaze broke out in the engine room and u.s. navy helicopters and an aircraft carrier ferried supplies to the stricken vessel

which is expected to reach poor by thursday. swedish media have released the name of a man suspected of shooting randomly and immigrants on a yearlong rampage thirty eight year old peter manning says being held him for elementary charges of one murder and five attempted murders the victims nearly all with immigrant background have been shot a bus stops in their cars and through the window of a gym the suspected serial sniper has denied the allegations. up to date time now for some business news or charlotte was farley. and charlotte here that you've got lots of metal news for us today and that's right while analysts say most russian metal jobs are undervalued on the stock markets precious metals and the surging but have details later in the program but first this hour russia is interested interacting south korean invested speaking in seoul ahead of the g twenty summit to me she was fated said south korea is one of the top priority partners for russia in the region russia's president added that trade should diversify away from the rule

materials among the first duels of the trip conglomerate to high end and russia federal grid company who to transform a production plant with several million dollars in russia promotes the vision. says it may build an assembly plant nearby in metal stick to russia's mitchell and south to reinforce plan a metal work in eastern russia. gazprom is a supply no less than ten billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to south korea starting from twenty seventeen a person the company supplies one point five million tons of liquefied natural gas to the country in addition gazprom is considering building a new gas pipeline between the two countries head of the come here alexei miller expects the south korean market to grow by at least fifteen percent by the time gas to do deliveries began. you know. our korean partners are interested in increasing the gas supply into the korean market and today we agreed with the coal gas company

on the fact that we move to the next stage of negotiation so commercial negotiations will start this december and today we've agreed a new amount of gas supply which will start in twenty seventeen but. now the shares of russia's biggest metal companies have grown eighty percent the last two years. that most domestic metal giants are still undervalued on stock market among these companies are ok you have russ and mitchell but in a cost of a find out more. mansell was one of the industries hit hardest by the global financial crisis and it's among the fastest to recover shares of top producers have jumped eighty percent in two years and say they still haven't reached their limits you feel look at the way those trends the fourth quarter rise. kind of stable to marginally up words the price of the offered was coking coal is looking up water the main driver is increasing demand from china the growth of metal consumption in

the country has boosted metals prices to buy three times in cost to kate from some two hundred forty dollars to over seven hundred dollars per tonne russia's domestic market also house along with government subsidies so for the car industry the next driver will be the recovery of residential construction demand for some a finished metal products is still twenty five percent below pre-crisis levels to meet the small in from world seeps as the next two years will see an upturn in real estate boosting demand for long term metal production withing the recovery or for construction markets. themselves and. will be of the essential driver for growth for russian producers metals producers remain undervalued and that includes m.m.t. which accounts for some sixteen percent of all metal pretty used in the country the shares of the rose four times over the past three years still it remains the least

valued model stock in russia's top five followed by yet for us to match my dinner business r.t. and while metal stocks remain wildly undervalued sets precious metals which are enjoying a gold rush the massless over have surged to historic highs on fears of inflation every year or debt debts and the u.s. gymnast package analyst saves a month of precious metals could continue but the law is allowed to vasili a trade as capital in london so it is not clear how high the rally will go. it's difficult at the moment i see the round figures as all of us levels for gold fifteen hundred dollars now that has broken through for three hundred would be the next level up from the above that you possibly got two thousand dollars which is a massive increase in the underlying price of gold but you're seeing more and more traders buying futures contracts and i think most importantly why each year six.

i'm not going to push the price of gold it's questionable whether these contracts will be deliverable through the online with enough of your underlying asset there. to be able to be delivered if the futures contracts worth take is expiry so it's a difficult situation we're told that it could come screaming back down if it does choose to sell off. i'm staying with gold world bank president robert zoellick has denied reports he's calling for a return to the gold standard he says the u.s. dollar should be only one of several reserve currency and go to be a reference point for a new monetary system so the debate about a new international financial order to place the press in words a court's. time see how the markets are forming now both of course the falling into the red herring moscow all the main players of the r.t.s. the energy stocks the major drag after this bucking the trend is preferred stock is

up against the second day more than twenty percent high on myself. and it's a similar story for in europe markets are lower at day to new highs with a fresh batch of things weighing on stocks in london the first serious for the low point four percent led by a two point three percent for the world i'm on point six all for joining the change things we see supporting. russia bringing to alexander motorsports a three percent stake in the group an international instrument operating in seven countries and with an annual revenue. a three point two billion dollars analysts say acquired the shares because of the current though price of some court saving lives even with court h.n. think by surprise that shop they for this album can always find more stories on our website artie dot com slash business.

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on christians in israel and the palestinian autonomy are on the increase at the hands of both jews and muslims keen to ensure no one switches their fate there are those who convert to and protect her charity against the odds. russia and south korea sealed their partnership with a string of new cooperation deals while agreeing to push for a non-nuclear korean peninsula and two countries will work closely modernizing and interbreeding dear to me. and as russia's lawyer foresman for celebrates its anniversary as being rebranded and reform there are fears he could take a walk more to police the police force has recently been barred by crimes committed by officers and allegations of corruption. those who had the g. twenty summit is to get off in south korea tomorrow to tackle the world's most burning economic issues ahead of the gathering.