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 and 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 u.s. 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 an 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 france and 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 oh my 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 for prison conditions and racial profiling don't stand idly by don't be silent when dissidents elsewhere are. prisms 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 with hundreds have been arrested in so-called f.b.i. for oil terror plots plots using government paid informants to set up the crime a practice other countries term entrapment aleesha macwilliams mccollum's nephew is among those caught in these web she warns the system is losing its bearings america's need to wake up because i don't know where the hell we go lives of americans no one country has all the answers but all of us must answer to our own people question is when the people speak who is listening the us has rejected

international calls to abolish the death penalty and dismissed several other recommendations leaving many to ask if u.s. exceptionalism means do as i say not as i do during a fortnight artsy. violence against christians is on the rise of the very cradle of their faith in israel and the palestinian autonomy christians and their holy sites have been targeted by both extremist muslims and jews or has many of those struggling for freedom from persecution. think david ortiz lives dangerously a christian pastor among religious jews in the west bank city of 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 tubes enough to drop off a package at his house thinking it had 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 throws 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 got a favor but trying to kill us. 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 manchester 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 place anymore i feel like i'm staying just 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. but tusker 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 use i was going on around your and looking for their own zone through and. 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. give everything i have for this

because in the end this is my country but it's not without its problems. each time i go home in uniform someone will call it me traitor and 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 go. some of the windows and threw molotov cocktails inside it's no wonder that christians here are feeling under fire to be on the team to receive them. and coming out over a bad cop police force braces for a shakedown with not even a sane left in town or the details in just a few minutes. have the g. twenty summit to be german to be out of business so calling for south korea to boost investment in russia's far east during the meeting with his korean counterpart the russian leader discussed economic cooperation and modernization

projects between the country's north korea's nuclear ambitions were also high on the agenda and he's now we have 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 russia and south korea understand that this is a big issue for all we hear so much about iran i'm president medvedev himself brought up the fact that iran has never declared itself as a nuclear state while north korea very much how 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 them is through negotiation. period that requires our special attention which is the situation in the region but in on the korean peninsula we have discussed the issue of differences or zetia and have highlighted the importance of six party talks wanting 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 did mention that he is very impressed with the way south korea has developed they've had a huge amount of success with innovation lab work money not mistakes in magnificent 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 achieve we need to make it more high tech we are modernizing russia creating a new economy in our korean friends have really into 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 to put

a lot of effort into deepening ties especially when it comes to trade and the economy on a lighter note one of the members of the civil societies did bring up. south korean food in that led to a lot of talk about russian vodka and president medvedev pointing 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 got that russian string. and he's in our reporting there now and we can get some analysis on the debate as soon as it to south korea from pov alicia cobb director of the international center for korean studies at moscow state university paul thanks very much for being here with us in the program first off moscow one south korea to invest in the russian far east now can you tell us how beneficial can such cooperation be for both countries. i think that that's the right time to boost your child economic relation to go up to those. neighboring which. we have

a better little they're going to get change as opposed to decide on the two percent all told all. right john all of the cells go to a to b. did to russia and the same for russian economy on the whole i think. that the summit was there would be a good chance to it's too late your children that's about as much as investment and ronald the problem is that even those investments which are made now by self companies in russia are concentrated in europe bob and most of them you know more school and i think. it's all the right direction it would be most of all some sort of photo the far far is dispersed of their own that you hold this nation by see if you come on the community meeting we should be building but you just don't mix the way you just mentioned briefly economic cooperation between the two countries and let's not talk about it in more detail as me to remediate of mention the trade between the two. is growing yet there is still potential for more it

should be much higher so what is being done at the moment to boost the your economic cooperation. or the most important thing now i think you still get all of each other bad if it goes up tomorrow according to estimates in russia sometimes. supported by. information but also the most important thing is now too. much more information about the business opportunity both gone and i think that the summit will be a chance for exchanging information. but in addition to this north korea and its nuclear program is obviously one of the top international problems for both russia and south korea to be talked about so what can be done to make young cooperate on the issue. you mean the saudis asking about yes that's correct i don't risk a real yes and then its nuclear problem which is opposing a lot of concern and what can be done to make cooperate on this issue.

actually many project was solved and russian cooperation. possible results. in the. regular old broads are down and it's a project. of the most important thing for russia it used to withdraw from most of your actual and all economic presence in the mold and bottled water and beans right is that there are a limited. window. called the ration with both corners that were diverted to get gold from the allies ridge and other places border and these and into said that that was a logistical. well speaking of north korea as we know this is a very secretive state and out of the moment it's facing a transition of power so how is this affecting ties with pyongyang and its

willingness to cooperate as you just mentioned that it's important to involve both koreas. yes. the governor is in the process so for politicians the issue. from my experience out in the two weeks ago all of this succession is about to start stressful. i think. we should deal with north korea. as it. there are two periods of more trouble because. that's the only way you're. all right bob alicia cobb director of the international center for korean studies in moscow thanks for orange indeed for your opinion here in our team. or tonight you live from moscow and that we are live for you on line as well twenty four seven and you can always turn to our web site r t dot com for more videos and analysis right now on our website. and our side has had a make over him so be sure to check out all the updated and new features let's take

a look at what's on the line right now. one of the world's most famous davro prisoners gets another shot of breaking free and find out all the details on the space and how from behind bars he became an honorary citizen in twenty countries. in 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 our team dot com. if. you. 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 every form of the law enforcement system is under way but as our very poor it's 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 denise eve sickles killed two and wounded seven others but the case remains one of the most alarming in a series of high profile police candles it also came as a blow to people like former officer alexander probably due him who won the title hero of the soviet union for his work but he vehicle watching log regretfully there are many of cigars out there i'm a former policeman myself but even i try to avoid police officers they have guns and they can shoot but it was also last year 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 about the truth he called for

a national inquiry and accused police chiefs of ordering officers to jail innocent people the bill prompted 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 or to be a human issue of 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 remain the biggest concern and are worried about the costs of the name

change. the law should me i. 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 then you take a look at all those villas in the moscow region she which police officers as 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's history a history which has seen better days as this museum in moscow 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 where the image of law enforcement in russia remains a tanishq one the question now is whether the reforms will be more than just

a facelift and help put both the police and the police on the same side of the barricades. r.t. moscow. now doctors say a prominent russian journalist who was brutally beaten in moscow is still in critical condition and they caution was rushed to hospital after two men hammered him with metal rods on friday night medics earlier said he had been recovering well after three operations but now admit he's still unconscious russian lawmakers are considering a draft law to adopt a heavier punishment for attacking journalists investigators says investigators suspect cautious suspect cautions work for the commerce and newspaper and he's internet blog as reasons for the assault the journalist made a name for himself by criticizing several high profile government officials police have so far failed to identify and locate his attackers but from the group of three . three attacks on police and troops have taken place in russia south leaving two

man and dad and seven wounded in the republic of dagestan policemen were searching cars on one of the region's motorways when gunmen opened fire on them in another attack in the same region one officer was wounded when an improvised explosive device went off as a police convoy was passing by and in the neighboring chechen republic a 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. in iraq you officials say at least five people have been killed in a spate of bomb attacks on 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 al qaida gunmen took over a baghdad cathedral. health officials in haiti have confirmed over seventy people are being treated for color in the capital aid groups are setting up

medical centers to help contain the disease which has already killed more than five hundred eighty eight outside of port au prince the water borne infection increased in the wake of flooding caused by her. thomas 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 forty five hundred people aboard was south of san diego when the blaze broke out in the anjum room u.s. navy helicopters and aircraft carrier ferried supplies to the stricken vessel which is expected to reach forward by thursday. the swedish media have released the name of a man suspected of shooting randomly immigrants on a yearlong rampage thirty eight year old peter manx is being held on preliminary charges of one murder and five attempted murders the victims nearly all with

immigrant background have been shot of bus stops in their cars and even through the window of a gym the suspected serial sniper has denied the allegations. well brings us up to date here in our team right now it's time for a visit date with charlotte. well i welcome to the business program here on r.t. with me charlotte was folly russia is interested in attracting south korean investors speaking in seoul ahead of the g twenty summit to mention rigid south korea as one of the top priority partners to russia in the region russia's president added that trade should diversify away from the ball materials among the first deals of the trip from government to high end i and russia's federal court company will build a transparent production wild west several million dollars in russia's prime most region but only says it may build an assembly. in the metal sector russia's mitchell and south korean pasko parlor metal works in eastern russia. gas problem

with a supply no less than ten billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to south korea starting to twenty seventeen at present the company supplies one point five million tons of liquefied natural gas to the country in addition gas problems considering building a new gas pipeline between the two countries head of the company alexei miller expects the south korean market to grow by at least least fifteen percent by the time gas deliveries begin. in our cream partners are interested in increasing the gas supply and you'd agree market entity would lead with the coal gas company and the fact it will move to next to you can negotiate commercially goshi should we start this december and today we've agreed a new amount of gas supply which was starting twenty seventeen but you see the effects of russia's biggest metal companies have grown eighty percent the last two years are the most domestic metal giants still undervalued on the stock market

along these companies that have been k. year for us and much will medina caution about buyers that will. matzoh 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 models prices to buy three times in cost to kate from some two hundred forty dollars to over seven hundred dollars per ton russia's domestic market also house along with government subsidies 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 we think the recovery or for construction market. themselves. will be of your central driver for growth for russian producers metals producers remain undervalued and that includes m.m.p. 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 year for us in match of my dinner business r.t. . and while metal stocks remain widely undervalued that's precious metals which are enjoy gold rush yeah the metal so to historic highs on fears of inflation concern

over a year as in debt in the u.s. stimulus package. of precious metals could continue but man always allowed vasu new trade at eighty x. couples and london is not clear how high the rally will go. it's difficult at the moment i see the round figures as obvious levels for gold headed to fifteen hundred dollars now that it's 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 by e.t.f. sixteen trying. to push the price of gold is questionable whether these contracts will be deliverable through the online with enough of young there. to be able to be delivered if the futures contracts worth take is expiring so it's a difficult situation we're told that he could come screaming back down if he does choose to sell off. and staying with gold world bank president robert zoellick

reports that he's calling for a return to the gold standard he says the u.s. dollar should be only one of several reserve currencies and gold should be a reference point for a new monetary system so that says he wants a debate about a new international financial order to replace the russian words it's. time to check the markets now and both of course the following is a read here in moscow all the main places down in the us yes energy stocks the major after bucking the trend though is preferred stock is up against the second day more than twenty percent higher than myself. and this is a similar story in europe markets and a day off to some head to new highs a fresh round of blame. in london the first thing is for the north point five percent lead by a two percent fall and most always create one point six percent saying springs we'll see which reported results. russian opinion alexander has

a three percent stake in the group of international entertainment operating in seven countries with an annual revenue of three point two billion dollars. acquired the shares because of the current low price and some reports say they even appeared to have court agency price. so from a muckle they created by the car will be held next hour so you through the business the rest of the day and all those day with the headline news next.

for you official. called touch from the dumpster. on the go. video on demand all keys my old posts and omissions street now in the palm of your. machine on the dot com. welcome back you're with here's a look at the top stories the un human rights court criticizes the u.s. for its poor record while americans question whether their country really is the beacon of justice and quote in quality it claims to be death penalty crammed prisons and alleged racial profiling been highlighted as among the country's ills.

attacks on christians in israel and the palestinian autonomy on the increase in the hands of both jews and muslims keen to ensure no one switches their faith but there are those who converts to and protect christianity against the odds. russia and south korea sealed their partnership with a string of new cooperation deals while agreeing to push for and on nuclear korean peninsula but you countries will work closely on modernizing and integrating their condominiums. and as russians law enforcement force celebrates its anniversary it's being rebranded and reformed but there are fears it could take a walk to police the police force has recently been marred by crimes committed by officers and allegations of corruption. well coming up next here in our team is the latest edition of crosstalk with peter lavelle and his guest preview the g. twenty summit in south korea.