these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to operation today. just joins a very well this is artsy computer live from the russian capital with the true for other day top stories this hour moscow says it's ready to assist peace talks in libya to end months of violence people nato sending come by the causes to the country and we've seen by this is the first step to choose a ground invasion. and all the top news of the polls week of russian police take territory gets in the cells of russia killing innocent leaders the suspected links to dead people meetings. of the massive gulf of

mexico oil spill is on occasions and cold cases a year on those in charge play the blame game cleanup workers and coastal residents are starting to feel the health impacts of the designs for. the next we discuss the plight of a u.s. soldier at the center of the wiki leaks scandal that's in our special interview next. one april nineteenth the pentagon announced it would be moving private first class bradley manning from a military facility at quantico virginia for 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 has no contact no

communication no daylight for twenty three hours a day and manning himself has said in addition he has been forced at times to sleep naked the 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 mendez he's 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 beautician and when you recently asked to have an unmonitored meeting with private manning what were you told well i asked to see breivik manning as far back as january and being 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 that i cannot accept those terms because under the rules that. 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 i told through his lawyer i told private manning that if you still wanted to see me he was you know you 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 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 and 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 for this last year with bradley manning they've called it you know the and hevia score press do you agree with that. i haven't inquired as to whether he has. right to a 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 united nations would be interested in that obviously human rights. norms include a fair trial etc but in my case i limited by my mandate and that is you know

whether his conditions of detention amount to 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 that he couldn't just 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 he raises a flag if you will under the convention against torture for which the united states is a signatory 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. how often. he was asked to get rid of his underwear for what reason. we 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 volume of this and making my own judgment as of now i can only say that i'm interested i cannot do . close the contents of my conversations with the united states government except to confirm that i'm interested you know what bradley manning has brought the subject of solitary confinement to whites 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 all of terri confinement they think you know all these prisoners are danger are a danger to other prisoners and that's why they're held in solitary 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 a legitimate 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. a 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 five. i understand that the numbers are even higher than that of people who for disciplinary reserves 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 who you want to be 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 it 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 relatively healthy young male twenty five years old for three days or put someone in those situations for three days who is in conference and firm or her or sick who are prone to depression so you have to see all of those conditions before you make a judgment whether some kind of severity threshold has been crossed you know i know

you're fairly new to this job but i'm wondering what impact kuantan obey and the treatment that we are learning about prisoners there what impact that has on your job well i mean we're also very interesting one tunnel more my predecessor had asked to visit one tunnel 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 tunnel 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 doubt so i can't say what's going to happen but. i think. if i understand correctly conditions in one thousand will have changed. they have changed enough or not is a different question but they're not what they were in two thousand and four when i

asked for permission to visit and so i'm hoping the. obama administration will have . more constructive. response to my request do you trust the obama administration. as a special rapporteur 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 poured from the premise depart from the premise that all governments have to live up to the 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 well the torture convention international law or 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 for the actions even a single episode of torture phyllis's the obligation of the state to investigate prosecute and punish obviously punish if there is merit upon. 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. the crimes that can be swept under the rug and pretend that they didn't happen and if that's. so for people who think that that will enhance the reputation of the united states abroad that's exactly the opposite of what will happen in the united states insist

on 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. perhaps not exactly all right i want to thank you so much for joining me one mendez a un special rapporteur on cruel inhumane and degrading treatment or punishment thank you very much a pleasure to be. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy because the report.

says it's ready to assist peace talks in libya. to the country but i don't this is the. the first step to a ground invasion. and all the talk is that we rushing for me to take down two major terror targets in the south of russia killing innocent people with suspected links to deadly bombings in moscow. the massive gulf of mexico oil spill is sparking allegations in court cases that you know while those in charge play the blame game and cleanup workers and coast residents are starting to feel a little thing. to stop that. guy with more news for innocent fifteen minutes from

now meantime kate is next with a roundup of the day sports news where there's a familiar name at the top of russian football but the last course we're over in england you could have changed the title race more on that next will cain. well i was a discourse about lines leading battles and it clearly had three deal to retain top spot in the russian premier league the taste of hell that's fucking told. while dreaming shot of bolton's last gasp goal all the signs are tired of heights awesome ganga's money these are the wave of the literally. asked the king of spain ras al adults from patrick to have it there after the second final in a week or two when the boss alone are open. let's kick off with the russian premier

league where defending champions need to regain top spot after they won three now it's time to clearly a serve itself well those last three kicks on an exam because you go after eleven minutes inside the front and one minute stayed until nine minutes to go to find sponsors in time to last a bitch games rest three nil the final score didn't go back to the top. really it's just the bottom. that it is now missed the chance to reclaim top spot off and they were held to a surprise more one zero at lowly tone so did you i think from a corner for the army meant after twenty seven minutes. but not seeing a new nick off beats the visitors defense level just before the hour and that was how it finished tiscali may not be the stick to. drop to the boss and. the rubin have now yet to win in four games after being held on one in

a gritty encounter understudying am caught alexander that is down star struck for the head inside just before half time. but shut off to trade his our net of the fifty seven minutes just eight points from a possible eighteen and seven. place so far then to the formidable champions and caught a second boston. and finally a sponsor passed and moved off the boston and up to eleventh with a one zero win at home to spot a notch it struck five minutes into the second half of this just individual sense of in stoppage time now to talk to thirteen. but on saturday new temporary top one a win in florida after bratislava cooley to the only goal eighteen minutes in time a great start to the season for their manager former chelsea i don't trust you to swipe a match because he signs the toughest test so far and finished the weekend second of all that's it does this. and us we're looking at ease off all after best on the

elway man had scored only once in the previous week games. and early start increase that tally city as if the kids needed to know from the penalty spot is more of the same in the second half a powerful effort from plebiscite not see if maybe three nil for the richest make the most of some goofy defending was a consolation cousin two and three who want to offer as how it finished as no doubt took just six. and finally managed to need a little speed in the pressure is that excite a fist from bottom after their one zero defeat at the rest of the game was settled by a thirty fifth minute penalty after the goalkeeper and its weekly trenka and nothing actually closer to the spot kick. while on monday denies angie in a mid table battle of the moscow side has taken seven points from a possible fifteen so far over this is unbeaten in three. and

a one in england on sunday bolton snatched the ninetieth minute when i went to want him to ask all but then the gunners premier league title hopes so it was also needed a wintel even six points of leaders manchester united with four games left to play including a showdown. with united at the emirates next sunday but daniel sorry for the home side ahead after thirty eight minutes before heading davis missed a penalty early in the second half again as robin van persie then set a new premier league record with his seventh successive away goal to make it one one in the last minute of time your co and headed home to give bolton a victory and effectively can sign on to a sixth straight season without a trace they. are well elsewhere on monday for space manchester city travel to struggling black then as they chase a champions league spot city again miss injured carlos tevez and make a richards and have it when it's six the away match is sixteenth place rovers are without a win. over in scotland rangers' goalkeeper allan mcgregor produced an excellent

late penalty save talk the reigning champions drawer nil nil and i'm just so it's going sunday and keep the title race alive of a team for second place celtic reference to the great just go top of the school for twenty two points with her arms and with less than ten minutes on the clock steven davis was judged to have fouled and miss stokes but george's samaras stepped up to take the spot kick the flying scotland dulcie the shot wide it finished goalless however it's still take the title if they break all five of their remaining fixtures. and is now in world number one rafael nadal has beaten fellow spaniard duffy farah for the second final in a row to claim the barcelona open title and all wrapped up his thirty fourth win in a row on play at a comfortable six two six zero victory that i didn't leave for two in the second set down it back i thought straight games to take the match the world number one and also be his compatriot in last week's multi-colored masters final. i mean there

was a shock in the women's event germany's. number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets to win her second career title at the craig the day was aiding to clinch her false title of the sea. isn't the local favorite held to because that on the tie break in st the second six three not enter the top thirty eight for the first time . the formula one and when i was robert kibitzer has left hospital ten weeks after suffering severe injuries after crashing his car in a rally in italy cancer was badly hurt or taking part in the race last february and had to have extensive surgery to save his right hand he also needed operations on his shoulder leg and elbow the hospital in northern italy says the polish guy this condition is good until now rest and we monaco before beginning a new phase of rehabilitation the accident happened just three days after the twenty six year old son the fastest time at the first pre-season testing but into following the accident replaced the roots of the german driver in the car i felt.

now the world's biggest asian championships will open here in moscow on monday the biggest annual skating event was moved to russia following the devastating earthquake that affected the original venue of tokyo russia are staging the world's biggest state and transient time this time due to the changing venue it's a tough challenge for the organizers and they managed to get everything in just one month public excitement in moscow is high and seventy percent of the tickets already sold so full houses are expected to enter the day of the tournament spot the absence of russia's biggest article. is bound by the state and this year the total prize money the sutton hundred ten thousand dollars is forty five thousand each for the men's and ladies' winners of the pairs you get sixty seven thousand however the contenders will face stiff competition as hall full reign world champions are packaging ice and determined to defend their scientists. and finally

this year's or the start of the professional basketball league here in russia one of the main differences between the new regime and its predecessor the super league is the number of international players are now plying their trade here and ramon cosworth caught up with three of. 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 suits and yearly champion plus the competition is most valuable player in two thousand and eight and it sits and champion of the newly created united the t.v. league but basketball wars are not the only discovery he's made in russia as lang's and is now married to a local girl and they already have a son to put it simply moscow has become the second home hours or more intrigued by the culture was going to be here by the people by the history or so much about the right music the power. from them to try to go to the more easy i'm stalking people learn the language will work. for me it's been

a great spirit around lopez had fitted the moscow regions he since two thousand and nine shortly after his native spain one million pixels are at the two thousand and eight summer games in beijing just a year later he helped his country prove its dominance of the euro basket becoming the latest champions so rolls incredible international record plus his for a year and be a students and begins a jazz brought invaluable experience to his current side before you know it was more like says the rise of opinions are. pressure on you know like now you know i feel like this isn't it is like. in cannes you know every night you play against all team 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 meant he wants to make his way back to the highest level of the game his

current side triumph 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 to speed with the european style of the game i am a. more so when i thought the russia going to stray was a stray it was you know different as. just a game stop on how you play. the system runs here in russia is a lot of picking arose in europe but of screens and you know you know highs you know coaches me running around all the time you know russian basketball went through a massive overhaul of the last season and is just starting to climb. over the professional league remains extracted some more in talents as streets continue just flock to russia from all over the world for a month cause for a party sky i. and that's almost always i think just.

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