you're insulted by going online to understand the sort of russian innovation on technology we've got the future. for the scene we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. come back here with our two years a look at the top stories of the week western military initiatives in north africa backfire at home with the french president already losing public trust over what's described as you say hello neal ambitions france is also suffering from the influx of immigrants from the troubled region and is considering suspending the shantytown border free travel agreement. it's one of the years since a deadly explosion at a drilling platform in the gulf of mexico killed eleven and caused

a major oil spill to delve in and a measurable blow to the environment coastal residents exposed to toxic chemicals say they've been left to deal with severe health problems all in their all. and christians around the world are united it's easter celebrations as this year and events all the same day for all of them in russia thousands flock to a service at the country's main orthodox cathedral with both the president and prime minister among the worshipers. all next we discuss the plight of the u.s. soldier at the center of that we can leak scandal. on april nineteenth the pentagon announced it would be moving private first class bradley manning from a military facility at quantico virginia to fort leavenworth kansas private manning is suspected of sharing secret documents with the whistle blowing web site wiki

leaks and since the time he has been in custody nearly a year now he has been held mostly in solitary confinement that's no contact no communication no daylight for twenty three hours a day and then himself has said in addition he has been forced at times to sleep naked criticisms against his treatment have been mounting and many say they simply want to know more want to hear it from manning himself i'm joined now by one man that is the un special rapporteur on torture cruel inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment one thank you so much for being with me today thank you for your patience and when you recently asked to have an unmonitored meeting of private manning what were you told when i asked to see breivik manning as far back as january and we've been in negotiations or conversations with the united states government since then in march i was told that i could see him if manning asked to

see me but that it would be in a situation of which the. visit could be monitored. i. told the u.s. government i cannot accept those terms because under the rules. we operate under the human rights council of united nations we're supposed to be able to meet with the people we want to meet in without witnesses nevertheless a told through his lawyer told private manning that if you still not have to see me he was you know he should ask for me and i'll try and come and see. in the meantime i insisted with the u.s. government that i want to see him without being monitored and now that there's been an announcement of his transfer to fort leavenworth. and the announcement also seems to indicate some change in his regiment that he's subjected to i am hoping

that it will be possible to see him in conditions that i can accept. i'm wondering if you think that there's a connection at all between sort of this increased criticism this increased media attention and the decision to move private manning i mean the pentagon says no but these facilities certainly are much different he will potentially be able to eat with other prisoners to have contacts to see the television events or read books do you think that there is a connection well as you said the pentagon is saying that this is a routine change after one year of incarceration. as far as i'm concerned i want to see what the new. conditions are but i'm also interested in what the conditions that he's leaving have been in detail because i have some references to it but i want to hear from him exactly what it is and i'm also asking the united states government for more information about things like the precise regimen that he was

subjected to and the one he will be subjected to when he gets to fort leavenworth but also. by who's also already who ordered it for what reason for what purpose all of those things are very in important to me in order to make a judgment as to whether. the treatment constitutes cruel inhuman and degrading treatment or even worse could be could even constitute torture and some have even called it what's been going on are for this last year with bradley manning they've called that you know the end of haiti a scorpion do you agree with that. i haven't inquired as to whether he has a right to the writ of habeas corpus because my. my remit is limited to the conditions of detention not whether he should be detained or not. maybe another special rapporteur or working group in the united nations would be interested in.

obviously human rights. norms include a fair trial itself. but in my case limited by my mandate and that is you know whether his conditions of detention are too cruel inhuman and degrading treatment and it makes total sense to me at least that you would need to see him and you would need to see him unmonitored but we did see a letter that he wrote that was published that sort of detailed some of the treatment some of his daily activities that included those twenty three hours during the day he was asked every five minutes are you ok so he couldn't just sleep he had to sit there and answer also this business about him you know having to sleep naked if all of this is true what would that mean for your job and your decision well obviously i'm interested in this matter because any time a geisha is made about solitary confinement it raises a flag if you will. under the convention against torture for which the united states is a signatory oh do you know so i have to find out but evidently. different

people mean different things by the word solitary confinement and i need to know every detail how many how many times was he and how often. he was asked to get rid of his underwear for what reason. you have to understand you know whether there's been any kind of rationale for the treaty but suffice to say for now that i am very interested in getting to the bottom of this and making my own judgment as of now i can only say that i'm interested i cannot disclose the content of my conversations with the united states government except to confirm that i'm interested you know bradley manning has brought the subject of solitary confinement to light but from what i understand there are more than twenty five thousand people in this country alone being held in solitary confinement right now a lot of people when they think about solitary confinement they think you know all

these prisoners are danger are a danger to other prisoners and that's why they're held in. but so many times and maybe even more often than not that's not the case and it just seems to be a form of punishment for whatever reason can you speak to this about solitary confinement in general as it relates to torture or treatment the definition of torture and of cruel inhuman and degrading treatment. starts from the premise that somebody is suffering. there's pain and suffering of certain severity and that is not incidental to illegitimate punishment. if it raises to a certain thing very deep then it becomes cruel inhuman and degrading treatment in your field goes on beyond that's a very it can constitute torture so first we have to understand what kind of harm. the person under solitary confinement. is suffering.

it's it's easy to see. you know. no one can go through that experience without suffering some kind of psychological or mental harm now then you have to still find out whether there's any justification for. i am familiar of course with the numbers in fact. i understand that their numbers are even higher than that of people who for disciplinary reasons are kept in solitary confinement in jails in the united states and quite frankly elsewhere as well so i am very interested in solitary confinement i want to know under what conditions it can become cruel inhuman and degrading treatment or torture and for that i need to know a lot more about what we mean by what kind of palliative measures are taken you know for example it's not the same to be in solitary confinement and not have any access to radio or t.v. or newspapers or writing material to let so to send letters home. but. you

know you have to put it all together and then make a judgment as to whether even under those circumstances with some of those palliatives it still is unreasonable and therefore cruel it is hard because we have these words cruel inhuman and those almost need to be defined so much more specifically i guess that's your job is it is my job and unfortunately has to be defined in both objective and subjective criteria because it's not the same to put somebody in solitary confinement for one day and to put him or her there for months it's not the same to put you know a relatively healthy young male twenty five years old for three days or put someone in those situations for three days who is infirm or or sick or prone to depression so you have to see all of those conditions before you make

a judgment whether some kind of so very threshold has been crossed now i know you're fairly new to this job but i'm wondering what impact on tunnel day and the treatment that we are learning about prisoners there what impact that has on your job well i mean we're i'm also very interested in one town i'm on my predecessor had asked to visit one town and all the bush administration after some time allowed him but on conditions that he could not accept and so when i became special rapporteur on torture last november i renewed my request to the no to the obama administration but i wanted to visit one final and i'm hoping that when they answer they haven't answered yet but when they do answer they give me conditions that i can accept. we are negotiating out so i can't say what's going to happen but. i think. if i understand correctly conditions in guantanamo have

changed. they have change enough or not is a different question but they're not what they were in two thousand and four where and manfred nowak asked for permission to visit and so i'm hoping the. obama administration will have. a more constructive. response to my request do you trust the obama administration but as a special reporter i have jurisdiction over one hundred ninety countries i don't trust or distrust any government i just deal with them in the same way and and yes i. told from the premise depart from the premise that all governments have to live up to their obligations under international law just one more question for you i know that in the past you have called for the united states to investigate and prosecute torture committed under the former president george w. bush and a lot of people seem to say you know it's in the past let's not reopen old wounds

because we'll get in the way of you know national unity it war our maybe our reputation abroad much worse based on what comes out of that where how do you respond to that well the torture convention international law more generally makes it an obligation of the state to investigate and prosecute every single act of torture in that case in that sense torture is different torture is a special case of human rights or they should even a single episode of torture elicits the obligation of the state to investigate prosecute and punish obviously punish if there is merit to punish but so i have repeatedly called not only the united states government but every other government to live up to that obligation. i don't think. these are crimes that can be swept under the rug and pretend that they didn't happen and if that's.

for people who think that that will enhance the reputation of the united states abroad. that's exactly the opposite of what will a united states and all other countries to live up to their human rights of the geisha and some one of them is to investigate torture so i think this has to happen here as well bringing it to light won't give the notion that perhaps something not . all right i want to thank you so much for joining me one man does the un special rapporteur on cruel inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment thank you very much a pleasure to be here. today . these are the images. from the streets of

canada. western military initiatives in north africa backfired hold for the french president already losing public trust over what's described as his colonial ambitions france is also suffering from the influx of immigrants from the troubled region and is considering suspending him border for travel agreements. it's one of the years since a deadly explosion at a drilling platform in the gulf of mexico killed eleven and caused a major oil spill that dealt a measurable blow to the environment coastal residents exposed to toxic chemical say they've been left to deal with severe health problems all and they are all. christians around the world that are united in easter celebrations as this year the

event falls on the same day all doubt in russia thousands flock to a service at the country's main orthodox a funeral with both president and prime minister among the worshippers. of the top stories of the week sports coming up next familiar names are dominating the football leagues around europe some unfamiliar ones are leading the way in russia and has got more on the league sports. hello there you're watching the small country coming up including this claiming high seas scar set their sights in a full swing in a row three claim top spot in the russian premier league. while gold no rice is luck to stay on hold still blows number one ranking. and reaching a milestone nidal enjoys the five hundred twenty of his career tonight the final of

the box and i know right. now let's go straight to the russian prime. to reclaim top spot they're up against. the might of the fourth when a life full of the army men would see them leapfrog plan at the summit but it is to go with this i would ask for now and go on. to just behind cisco on goal difference take on chris to get self being who is not one for three gangs and five am cast on both inside spot out moscow will look to lift themselves off the foot of the table when they announce chicks are yesterday's new boys band trying to show belief with no one the winner vulgar blunders of cooling with the goal eighteen minutes from time a great start to the season that the band's manager and former chelsea. trustee described as the toughest so far. i've been to the game from start saying look i'm right see for third after their four one win over su class and our pride to this nice row my man had only school once in the last three games of roma and came out and exact

value the first day early on before saying i'd give it a kick mate see you from the spot i was the same second half an hour flight from bratislava connected i maybe three before the meeting so i just made the most of all of the spending for the post like i. make you have before on the spot finished . while loop hole is feeling the pressure hysteric side of fall from boston after their one nil defeat to rostov the game settled by penalty of the key provision of chops trying to change it here and lacking at scores the spot kick. in england france united just need seven point seven more points from four matches to clinch a record nineteenth league title their one nil win against everton giving them a six point lead over chelsea have a hand as with a vital saturday at stamford bridge meanwhile fernando torres got his first goal

for chelsea in their three win over west ham who have bottom first failed to leapfrog manchester city to fourth spot after drawing two to request from liverpool from birmingham five there was much worse greedy as helping himself to a hat trick aston villa and shared the spoils sauteing newcastle and black to stay just above the relegation zone from sacking it though we can be lost to sunderland and moves through with bullock. or today i asked him could go within six points of united with a win at bolton the gunners are unbeaten in sixteen games but perhaps a more telling fact is that they've only won three of their last nine which has seen them slip to third in the table their win would keep them in the title race as arsenal do still have to play united at the emirates elsewhere barcelona's messi has become the first player to score fifty goals in the spanish season his landmark strike long ago that would be a cake batter of tuna. and an eight point lead in the league nearest rivals real

madrid beat valencia six three comes out of the one with african doubt one well i thought it will pan out a bit after that she won when i was really else so if you don't. now are messi has had a record season tennis number one rafael nadal has reached a landmark in his career the twenty four year old claim is five hundred when beating even barely to make the final of the past. owner opened the dow the second youngest player to reach the milestone beyond did it when he was twenty three it was a straightforward victory two six three six two the final score can't be the dolls thirty third win in a row on a very familiar demand next place they were there. the pair met in the bottom of the monte carlo masters last week if you remember which nadar won so for a rare what we're looking for revenge is looking pretty good against nicolas almagro in his semi taking the first six three and the second six four but he's

still very much the underdog for today's panel against. the women's world number one car looking out speedy is on course for her fourth of the season reaching the final of the start got a grand prix with a straight sets win against agnes could advance the danes had to show a fighting spirit day with france and sporting in the world three one late in the first set because the ascii came back to win he said five and then found here in the second to take that six three even though she needed for much points to wrap up the win the deciding one a real epic. thanks and he. is in the final again the second moved on the seventh closer near the semifinals good is the first will you try to level the match or the sets all but the german spurred by the crowd took the deciding set seven by. i think of the past well now i have one the all russian united league

final against here scar the tournament in case than brought together the best side from scandinavia and eastern europe winning the final sixty six point six in full questionnaire launch a top scoring for them in eighteen points and five three bands and that helped his side of the come determined they were appointed head at the start of the last period holden and came on board both scored fifteen points but that was not enough . but it was more visible it was a difficult much c.s.k. proved to be a strong contender with very strong players but today we were very good in the difference and moved a lot because their team plays a much older we were faster and were running more was the primes are more good. well this year saw the start of the p.l.o. professional basketball league in russia one of the main differences from its predecessor the same play being the amount of international athletes prying metroid

here from cos ref caught up with three of them fits american tragedy lang's and is no stranger to titles and here are just a few from his six year tenure at moscow says scott five time champion of russia since i merely champion plus the conditions most valuable player in two thousand and eight and a two time champion of the created united the t b but basketball wars are not the only discoveries that russia as lang's and is now married to a local girl and they already have a son to put it simply most has become his second home i was a little more intrigued by the culture here i was going to be here by people by the history or so much about it that i was ignorant about canada from them or try to go to a little bit more museums talk to people for the language a little bit more and for me it's been a great experience raul lopez has been at the moscow region's he since two thousand and nine shortly after his native spain won the olympic silver at the two thousand

and eight summer games in beijing just a year later he helped his country prove its dominance at the euro basket becoming the latest champions so rolls incredible international record plus his three year and be a state and they use a jazz brought invaluable experience to his current side before you know it's was more like. the risible pins are. would put pressure on you know like now you know i feel like this these niggas like. intense you know every night you play games oh and you know they have great players australia's look neville is probably one of the most exotic imports to the russian professional basketball league though he has already tried his luck in the united states and returned to melbourne this move to russia men's. he wants to make his way back to the highest level of the game his current site ryan from the moscow region are not having the best of seasons at the moment but it's still a work in progress as neville is brought up the street with

a european style of the game. more similar to the russia. you know different. game style of how you play. the system runs here in russia as well pick and rolls in europe screens. you know no coaches me running around you know russian basketball went through a massive overhaul of last season and it is just starting to climb out of the slump however the professional league remains a tractor to pour in talent as needs continue to flock to russia from all over the world re muntasser authority let's go. let's catch up with what has been happening in the n.b.a. playoffs where the portland trailblazers have tied their series it with the dallas mavericks afternoon press of comeback brandon roy took scoring with twenty points for portland elsewhere memphis

a two one up in their series against san antonio after a home win and oklahoma hung on to beat them the ninety seven ninety four to take a commanding three nearly two day series. chinee there is every chance golf could have a new world number one england's luke donald needs to win the heritage event on the p.g.a. tour to oust martin can with a top spot and has a one shot lead going into the final day in south carolina i don't know what is third in the world at the moment in this penultimate round didn't get off to the best of starts his ball bouncing out of bounds on just the second hole a double bogey here seeing him briefly but he was back to par by the time he reached the turn and found his form finishing on a one in the past seventy his worst round of the so far but he still a shot at the defending champion killed during the american missing part for par on the last hole to scupper his chances of topping the lincoln.

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