grand imperial. you can. see don't it to go. to the colonel was such a treat. human rights activists way into washington's track record claiming its people protection policy focuses only on foreigners and fails millions of americans suffering at home . costs aside before costing the boat a self-proclaimed republican for sunday's election but minority serves hold out hope of gaining quality. and with the harsh winter ahead for the homeless we follow the volunteers on the bus in a much needed even minutes and the people in the streets.

you know with our news and much more welcome to the program carriage. now events across america to mark human rights day were designed to underline the country's perception of itself as a leading light on protecting freedom but some of the country's activists are not convinced recent u.n. criticism is leaving washington battling to restore its reputation on rights. takes up the story. what speaks louder. actions or words we recognize the inherent dignity and rights of every individual a promise by the u.s. president and a requirement outlined in the universal declaration of human rights thirty articles outlining basic standards of life inalienable rights for all people. article three everyone has the right to life liberty and security of person with every drone attack with every. invasion and occupation of

a foreign country with every overthrow of a foreign government that the united states happens not to like or happens not to agree with every one of those is a violation of that one article political commentator nima shirazi accuses the us of falling short of a feeling several of the principles it helped create article five no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment with every detainee kidnapped and rendition and. you know tortured in guantanamo or and or elsewhere. that's yet another violation here at home the land of liberty is also the land of the incarcerated with the world's largest prison population with. two point three million people behind bars more than three thousand languish on death row. article twenty five

everyone has the right to a standard of living including food clothing housing and medical care at the dawn of the new millennium. we set concrete goals to for our fellow men women and children from the injustice of extreme poverty us figures indicate nearly forty four million americans are living in poverty even more people lack access to affordable health care and fifteen million are officially unemployed. meanwhile an estimated one million u.s. families are set to lose their homes this year alone as president made it clear that the united states will do our part last month the u.n. human rights commission made clear in two hundred and twenty eight recommendations by how the u.s. can improve its human rights record of movie being memphis being eighty six congo beauty is not just happening there one city one state is that you know

a lot where american. society stars and stripes stained with accusations of police brutality racial profiling of minorities the government oh. yes. and islamophobia. already the country most vocal in chastising others for what it sees as human rights abuses is now taking heat for violating a declaration it cowrote maybe american poet ralph waldo emerson put it best when saying what you do speaks so loudly i cannot hear what you say marina portnoy r.t. new york. america's human rights focus is currently set far from its own shores calling for china to free the new nobel peace prize winner china reacted angrily to the would be given to jail dissidents describing it as a political farce an insult to its judicial system even so there was

a standing ovation at the ceremony in the way. friday it was represented by a chair that's because he's serving an eleven year sentence for subversion trying to censor his wife from attending the laureates who was awarded for his work on human rights and political before us was among the nations scorning for his release raising questions about double standards rights from the antiwar coalition's. peace prize as purely political china is right where you see. the united states as used human rights of the mantle of human rights as a way to deal with it in my eyes the governments it wants to overthrow that that was certainly the case in the old former soviet union it's been the case in cuba it's the only case of china today i think the united states wants to overthrow the government of china even while it's doing business with it there's an organic tendency by the united states to overthrow or try to overthrow every regime that follows an independent power the nobel peace prize is up is

a political prize there's only been one chinese person in the history of this prize has ever gotten this award and it happens to be the man who's championing crusading against the existing government in china and he's embraced by all the western powers that's not an accident that's a political ad so the u.s. is using human rights as a political football to demonize those who it wants to overthrow it wants to air a gate to itself the idea that it can be the champion of human rights compiled the list of who are the human rights advocates and who are there are assailants of course the americans just on the basis of being the seven hundred pound gorilla sitting wherever they want to were thinking that they can try to irrigate to themselves this kind of authority but i think most of the world has seen through it right now and in fact sees the united states for what it is. here without coming up on the program no homes but at least something. wrong with things like. find out how. nearly three years after cost of

a split from serbia the self-proclaimed state is holding its first parliamentary election but the serb minority say they feel like out the costs among the albanian dominated population and the sara furthur ports thing. bridge the divide began and her family live in a small serbian enclave in cos a very it's a fairly so that she existence here largely cut off from the way the albanian community and it'll change from the war in the one nine hundred ninety s. which divided the country and brutalized a generation this was built at the height of the cost of in war to protect the serbian community behind it from gunfire that would come from the right as it was the albanian populated area and they were the mainstay de college in mind of the continuing ethnic conflict. national bet so i remember the wall being

built after a neighbor was shot by us he worked on the land near the road we still live in fear here it's harder for the children living such a separate existence they begin to think that's just how things are the elections are the first poll since the breakaway province declared independence from serbia in february two thousand and eight belgrade has made it clear that although they went penalised for taking part they do not recognize those organizing the elections and a week turnout would significantly undermine the vote credibility. i'm not going to vote because for us now it's not the time for elections when we don't lead a normal life. began as per the shows with the families two cars when with cars the number plates and one with serbian. driving on the road with serbian number of police here in cause would be too dangerous. it was an accurate

warning we visited drainers a town that's been at the heart of many kosovo albanian nationalist movements of filming was interrupted by the police they spotted our serbian fixes number plates we were detained and questioned before being tailed out of town by locals also unhappy with our presence there the message was clear serbians not welcome here it was also a stark insight into the divisions of power and fractured governance that remains in kosovo we don't have checks and balances between. power. we don't have just is functioning because its size very controlled just in order for themselves to have free hands to do whatever they want the previous ruling coalition parties a tip to the favorites to win power again despite controversies including. collaborating with organized crime groups one issue dominates the campaign the main

the main point the main goal is integration within european union it's a familiar catchphrase and one the holds an ace way with the opposition even though it's pure propaganda in their mouth you know you're looking to gratian the goal of e.u. integration isn't likely to be realized until the cost of a is able to get its own house in order and address the very serious barrier is which is still dividing its people surf r.t. possible. now as the freezing grip of the russian winter sets in life from moscow to homeless is becoming increasingly preterit with temperatures plunging the risk of death is rising making the services of a group of volunteers on the move items ati's tom barton reports on attempts to bring help to the needy. that's night the homeless gather there waiting for

salvation but it comes in the form of a bus a bus run by the orthodox church charity mercy their boys that are of a one zero ish good health to all crew of this mercy bus they always take care of us although if it is a hard to come by it's estimated there are around a hundred thousand homeless people in moscow this faithful and its crew travel around the main railway stations every night trying to help them stave off the worst of the winter's cold we follow their patrol while they get medical attention when they take these tablets and will gavin see the doctor in the morning. help to keep the weakest warm. current on the move mission and try to help some of moscow's most helpless residents just because he's got the balls and i do this work because i can't help but do it i just can't live my life peacefully when someone else is freezing to death in the streets. when we reach one of moscow's biggest stations

the team has to turn away many hopefuls but even with all he's only thirty two and he's not allowed to go on a bus but he's going round bugging us to try to make way for those in the worst condition and remove the cheap alcohol that does such damage to. this man would never have reached the bus if they hadn't found it on his you is them or the homeless people we come across we can only choose thirty or thirty five of the most needy ones at most and each time i'm afraid of making this choice each of these people has a tragic tale of how they ended up and for many though it's russia's nightmarish bureaucracy has prevented them from working to get you to give them i spent thirty years in many prisons i had no idea whatsoever of. the ones on the streets state help is believed to be scams certainly but those that search will say. was is just don't have the budgets and so they only deal with muscovites our organization is

public and lives off donations that's why we help everybody who needs us irrespective of their age gender faith nationality or citizenship and he's always on the buses nearly full now the team will let these people sleep here until morning then give them a hot meal and a shower but then there's no other place for them except back on the streets night after night this bus and its crew provides a lifeline for the homeless people around the city's train stations but as the winter gets colder they're going to come to need it more and more tom watson r.t. moscow. now expecting more to come this hour and just ahead feel it hitting the high notes. louie. to the stage singing in english and sharing his skills on the piano in front of

a star studded audience. as you watch this tape i can only imagine the fear and the despair that you face for this is being recorded for viewing only after the disappearance of god's people from the earth. oh it's a clash of cultures it's a place of civilizations to want to go back to a century. or do we want to enjoy the blessings of liberty. really christianity is one of the only religion i think the only one that actually respects the rights people who don't agree.

with your moment one of the time and exclaimed. god bless you. now for some of the international news this hour the u.n. summit struck a deal crucial measures aimed at tackling climate change on the final day of the cold freeze a draft proposal suggests making deep cuts in carbon emissions to contain global warming to no more than two degrees celsius for all countries but some delegates say it will be hard to reach a concrete agreement because of divisions between nations. how to make the cuts. a massive road accident involving a bus a van and the huge lorry in new york has left at least five people injured the bus was empty when it plowed into a minivan pushing it into the path of an oncoming eighteen wheel juggernaut

amazingly the spot scene of carnage none of the injuries are thought to be serious . this is scripted leader of a mexican drug cartel is among eleven dead following two days of fierce clashes between security forces and gang members except in official saying moreno named the craziest one was gunned down in a shootout with police in the west of the country the violence began on wednesday when gang members attacked federal police cars on the road near the city of. eight month old baby was also killed in the attacks. iranian television has broadcast a film in which a woman sentenced him to death apparently reenacts the murder of her husband in the movie shot in her home. gives a detailed account of her doctor's role in the alleged murder that she was convicted of adultery and the crown punishable by stoning on the rounds islamic sharia law it's

a sentence that is drawn worldwide condemnation and there to an international campaign against it. the u.s. defense secretary has praised the afghan president on his muted response to criticism against him revealed in the latest wiki leaks cables or what gates met with hamid karzai off to visiting several american military bases in the country he also said he's convinced washington strategy in afghanistan is working but on military contributor says america's actions that have little to do with political reality. despite their goals trini its efforts in mud and treasure the united states has failed to control the situation in afghanistan during the obama surprise visit deliberately and not he failed to meet with honey because i will symbolically it says a lot about american all nato control of afghanistan after the nine plus years of american led occupation of that country because of the as commander in

chief failed to connect personally we have got as i after this embarrassing week a leak revelations he dispatched robert gates to meet with time you've got his eye so he could conduct a damage assessment and to minimize the political collateral bit and damage which resulted from their way to leaks have been files and robert gates has successfully accomplished his mission to males better than anybody else that despite the best efforts by american ambassadors and generals it still doesn't matter for washington decision makers far as afghan strategy review is concerned because of what really drives that american policymakers behind the scene has nothing to do we have the political realities reach at the end of the day we will be just and now

the extension of the junior bush afghan policy to do more of the same and to pray and hope for the better whether it's in afghanistan pakistan or elsewhere. and i'll bet you contributors blog is on the line at r.t. dot com there's also more of the day's news and analysis on the new look web site to take a look at the protect america it's of back in the land of luxury he reports on the wall street wallets russia and russia is the zero. zero zero millions of americans lose their welfare. earnings are spending hours trapped most arrangement. is not a separate waste of time interests and skills all staying stuck in the gents details but altie dot com. he's used to taking to the stage but it's speeches rather than songs that are normally his speciality not this time there that putin

made his audience sit up and take note as he sang at a charity fundraiser. loose. fitting the high rates of english putin led a star studded single sharon stone to do were among the celebrities gathered in st petersburg for a concert to raise money for childhood cancer charities russian prime minister to include a few ivory's as he showed off his skills on the piano. later on r.t. martin andries takes a look at muscovites transatlantic appetites. from starbucks much donald's when it comes to american culture most muscovites love

anything to do with the good old us of a but it's not just all about food and drink american arts us all things fashion design and music it's all very popular here in modern day. yes moscow out is here in just over an hour's time now with the business news here and our t.v. can cross to kareen. i don't welcome to a business program with me queen and i can't get to have you with this russian businessman alexander limited has confirmed he's planning to sell around four percent of their float shares the deal is estimated to be worth up to one hundred ten million dollars as negative sells the forty four million shares in russia's national air carrier the shares are to be sold through a private placement organized by u.b.s.

i don't believe the main reason for the sale is to generate finances for negatives troubled national reserve bank which is seen capital flows through a number of state inspections. russian prime minister to put it has met is finished college apart in st petersburg economic issues on the agenda as russia is still the prime trade partner for finland bilateral trade has recovered close to its pre-crisis level passing eleven billion dollars during the first nine months of two thousand and ten that's almost a quarter of the year both sides have sealed several agreements including a shipbuilding venture which would help russia to embrace state of the art ship manufacturing technology. russian markets ended mixed on friday with the r.t.s. gaining and the mindsets pointing downwards north may kill the biggest where on the r.t.s. over one and a half percent bucking the trend was lukewarm about said point six percent ross telecom and ross may have finished one point seven percent higher airflight shares

have dropped four point three percent on news of the stake sale. now russian markets began the week strongly after last friday's rally on the back of the successful world cup bed but slowed by mid week mainly due to a profit taking john hazel from citibank russia recaps that week. the mice exchange for the most part this week is flat in text because i think the incredible enthusiasm we saw last friday last friday's trading after the after russia won the world cup bid for twenty eight team a lot of died out throughout the week there's profit taking cetera so the only real the main events this week was with x five finally announcing the acquisition of paper that a coalition looked we've done it pretty much. your average market valuations it doesn't look like they got in a bidding war with wal-mart that was good for x five but as a whole the market was basically flat on the week the u.s.

regulators have frozen the assets of unnamed investors who bought shares in russian jews group we'll done just before pepsico announced its takeover bed one of them use a swiss bank account to buy four hundred thousand american depository receipts which are a proxy for with down shares on the new york stock exchange it's illegal in most developed markets to use inside information to profit from moves in share prices last july russia adopted a law against insider trading the regulators are still working out how to enforce that when bill down eighty oz jumped twenty eight percent in new york last week i would have earned the unnamed investors a profit of about two point seven million dollars. but if you look good it would seem to happen according to the news it is a pearl action in peril or criminal prosecution confiscation of this it's in the above bruce in the proof which means that no the purchase of the securities has to prove that here actually had good reasons except when so lives to do what he did.

look or list planning to sell one a half billion dollars of convertible bonds due in two thousand and fifteen as the russian oil giant's first sale of such that in almost a decade the unsecured bonds will have a coupon up two and a half to three percent and will be convertible into locals eighty oz listed in london a spokesman for the company declined to comment on the reason for the sale wal demand will be higher than expected next year and will stay high until two thousand and fifteen that's according to the international energy agency brant crude traded over ninety one dollars this week ahead of the opec meeting on saturday but analysts are split on the longer term outlook for the oil price but in a panic over imports. in contrast with many traders russia's finance minister. has a green prediction for oil prices sixty dollars per barrel within three years among

those who agree with him future rating agency says it's a fair price justified by fundamentals and stripped of speculation it is our view that a lot of producing countries are quite comfortable with the level of between sixty to seventy because it helps them balance their budgets but also think the price of between sixty to seventy companies can actually conduct and carry out some of the higher costs the projects for instance are all signs in canada future believes the current level reflects the supply demand balance however there is a threat to that long term make believe room which suggests if china is middle class follows american patterns and moves to the suburbs the number of cars could skyrocket as well as need for gasoline in five years chinese demand could grow to the limit and a half million barrels a day from the current nine the international energy agency predict global oil demand could exceed the pre-crisis peak of two thousand and seven already next year

. and with average eighty eight point eight million barrels a day analysts suggest opec may come under pressure to increase supplies in the new year which present member states are keeping about five and a half million barrels a day off the market that's generally called the business. it's all the businesses we have for you but you can always find what stories if you log on to our website that's.

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