law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. about 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. government force he were supported by the united states. in neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. were salvadorans also be held to account? a push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book. the book is a compilation of so-called dplin delinquent terr. >> how was it discovered? >> the yellow book was discovered three years ago. since then researchers have been carefully checking its authenticity so it is just now coming to life. marked confidential. fought together as the national liberation front or fmln. santos says some of the people were falsely accused of belonging to guerilla groups. others disappeared with death squads. the picture in the yellow book shows a young woman a swollen face named carmella castro. then a group of me

amnesty -- international.the united states is to consider ending drone strikes, you could make a case that the reason for doing that is that first of all civil yankians areg killed. but first of all is there a destabilizing impact on governments where these strikes are taking place? >> no. i don't think it's destabilizing the government. and that i say is based on conversations i have had with folks from the u.s. government and the u.s. intelligence community. i don't believe they have engaged in these drone strikes without some level of consultation with the governments that are in charge in these places. the pakistanis we know don't want to talk about it in public or on the record. they supposedly have v very quietly asked the u.s. for assistance in getting rid of the bad elements in their country. but at the same time they have to protest the drone strikes when people in their country say it's a problem. the intelligence communities has welcomed the help that the u.s. has given them. the problem then is civ

is the pakistan researcher at amnesty international. friday, we will be joined by ben emmerson, the un's special repertoire on counterterrorism and human rights. the u.s. has also put out a report on drones as has human rights watch. we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. to major neww investigation into how a private prison company that rents juvenile detention centers is rapidly expanding despite a record of abuse and neglect over the past 25 years. be 2 of this series will published today by the huffington post, and the company in question is youth services international. this is a reporter chris kirkham begins a series -- kirkham goes on to write -- >> those are the opening lines of a new investigation by reporter chris kirkham. despite that history, the huffington post reports that slattery's company, youth services international, has expanded its contracts to operate juvenile prisons in several states. more than 40,000

on illegal immigration and amnesty we're seeing a cross current. a conflict.his looks like it may rupture and create fizzures that are lasting and profound, perhaps leading to a third party, what do you think. >> look, what is good for big business is not always good for the individual taxpayer, whether it is obamacare, i don't think that obamacare is good for big be either or illegal immigration and amnesty. we're looking out for the individual american citizen. and heritage foundation will keep doing, that but i, this is battle of obamacare, you will see it with immigration, the american people have a lot, rightfully so, questions about this kind of legislation. being put before them, another perfect example a lot of things in this we don't know it is there until it is passed just like obamacare, now you see is the american citizenry of both political parties, rising up saying, wait a minute, this not what we bargained for, we have to watch it 92 le. lou: let me ask you, all of that is well and good. but, i don't detect anywhere, first of you steve, then jen

amnesty is aware of the challenges jordan face, but insists many areas need improvement. ali and his family - all they want is a safe and proper shelter to keep them warm during the winter months. >>> israeli forces have shot dead a palestine man in the occupied west bank. it happened in kabatia south of janine. the 22-year-old was shot in the chest after a raid on a local vegetable market. the israeli military says it was confronted by dozens of people throwing rocks. >> morocco recalled its ambassador to alzeeria after comments about the western sahara. they are calling for a monetary system for massive and systematic human rights abuses in the western sahara. the territory was annexed by morocco. morocco's foreign ministry says the comments were aggressive, intended to provoke people in the region. >> workers in indonesia launch a 2-day strike demanding better pay and working conditions. the workers say raising pay is not enough. >>> feared by employers, admired by workers of the the labour leader achieved something many seemed impossible - organising workers that have

>> well if their demand is amnesty they will be disappointed. we will be back to where we were before the fiscal issues knocked it off the map, i with chairman, we are going to have hearings, and the house will pursue a step-by-step, not comprehensive, not throw everything in, not hide stuff, in a big bill, a step bicep stestep-by-stepprocess with wher can say this is about agricultural, and enforcement about the border, we'll pass it out of the republican conference, because the democrats are not going to lift a thinger to helpous house bills they keep thinking that senate bill is coming to the house floor, that is not going to happen, republicans will say what they believe in, we'll see whether we have 218 votes. >> congressman troy goudie good to talk with you. >> thank you. lou: up next, president claims no knowledge of spying on foreign leaders, but members of the intelligence community, say, they think he did know. colonel ralph peters, leads us to the truth. to the truth. here, next. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capital one

a report by amnesty international says cia drone attacks in pakistan are responsible for unlawful killings, some of which could amount to war crimes. this is going to be as bad as it gets. why are fighters bracing themselves in australia for yet another horror day as they brace themselves on the outskirts of sydney. first, our top story and the pressure on for the syrian opposition to attend planned peace negotiations next month. the opposition is refusing to talk unless president assad steps down. talks with members of the opposition with the aim of getting them to change their mind. let's listen to what u.s. secretary of state john kerry had to say. >> what we did today was increase our commitment to the convening of the geneva conference for the specific purpose of implementing the geneva one communiquÉ. we have agreed to increase assistance to the opposition including to the syrian opposition coalition. the legitimate representative of the syrian people. >> the syrian opposition has listed a new series of conditions in order for them to attend next month's meeting. >> some countries ar

civilian casualties a lack of transparency and no justice for the victims amnesty international lashes out at washington for its drone war in pakistan saying some of the killings amount to war crimes. become. citizens joining syrian jihad. to teenage girls. from a studio center here in moscow where. twenty four hours a day volgograd is mourning the victims of a suicide bomb attack on a passenger bus that claimed the lives of six and injured dozens witnesses described a war zone like scene of scattered body parts and bloodied survivors unable to comprehend what had just happened. in the southern russian city. at this point investigators according to four people involved in this case they point to thirty year olds i see all of us from dagestan a career jihad and as the suicide bomber in the case and three men also involved one dimitri sokol love who is her reported husband was on his way to moscow and then two men waiting for them there from dagestan both of them wanted for twin terrorist attacks in dagestan back in two thousand and twelve so police are on the hunt for those three men at

amnesty international and human rights watch reported u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen often kill civilians, and may amount to war crimes. the white house rejected the findings. and the labor department reported u.s. employers created 148,000 jobs last month, well below expectations. but the unemployment rate fell slightly as more people stopped looking for work. >> woodruff: online, when "demonstrating your skills" turns into "doing work for free" during the job interview process. our resident expert has advice on how to appropriately deal with employers looking to get something for nothing. that's on making sense. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the afghanistan conflict. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, president obama meets with pakistan's prime minister at the white house. i'm gwen ifill

amnexty today -- amnesty today. doing nothing is amnesty. this bill is a 6-year process. you have to pass a background check, pay backfine, backtaxes and speak english. after six years you apply a second time for provisional status, and then after 10 to 12 years you can file to become a legal permanent resident. you have to be in the country the entire time. you have to go through all of these different ways to earn the citizenship and make sure you have not broken any laws. if you have been employed during the entire time, we ought to be looking at a pathway to citizenship to get people out of the shadows and coming forward to be part of her solution on the economy, part of the solution on medicaid and social security. >> you mentioned you are a veteran yourself and you are looking at that component on getting those that served in the military on a pathway. what are you hearing from business leaders, people in the agriculture community and undocumented immigrants living in your california district? >> there has bee

america's a man killing machines draw condemnation from amnesty international human rights watch who conclude that drone strikes in pakistan and yemen should be classed as war crimes. and the syrian government submit to its plan to destroy its chemical weapons to world powers well nineteen opposition groups refused to attend a long awaited peace conference in geneva. this is already coming to you live from moscow i'm reading josh welcome to the program. the german chancellor has been a target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade according to a leaked anis a document obtained by german media that follows earlier reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders and a phone call to president obama merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed she also said that spying among friends does not work obama reportedly claimed to have had no four knowledge of such practices however germany's billed newspaper goes as far as suggesting he actually encouraged the bugging of merkel's phone leaked documents now show that her number was on the n.s.a.'s w

. >> amnesty international is criticising jordan for refusing syrian refugees at its border. the human rights says people, unaccompanied men, palestinians and iraqis from inside syria are being stopped. jordan hosts more than half a million refugees at the camps. >> it's been a year since these people have been living at the camp. they barely survived the winter. ali says the reason he lives in the tent is because of widespread bribery here. >> those with money pays the engineers $150 and get a prefabricated home. those with no money beg for them. my 8-month-old baby is living in a tent with rats. this is no life, it's a slow death. >> these accountsar firmed by an amnesty international which says gangs have diverted assistance. support by international organizations are inadequate. the services are clustered together where the original infrastructure of the camp was built. people living further away finds is difficult to get to schools, clippic and shops. amnesty international says walking several kilometres to reach service assist a struggle for the elderly, people with dis

and drone deaths and war crimes amnesty international says the u.s. must answer for the many civilian deaths inflicted by unmanned ops in pakistan and yemen. good morning from moscow where it's just five am i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. the week began with tragedy in russia when a suicide bomber killed six people she blew herself up on a bus packed with at least forty passengers in volgograd the terrifying moment of the attack was caught on video take a look. police suspect the killer stalked the city waiting for an optimal moment to wreak the most deadly damage i went to volgograd to report and to retrace the events of that tragic day. october twenty first started just like any other monday here in volgograd people woke up with places to go and things to get done heavily using bus stations just like this but for several people needing bus number twenty nine they could never have foreseen how quickly their lives would change when they took that ride. the route ran without incident from morning till afternoon until one person got on board t

amnesty international is accusing the your eyes of committing war crimes a series of drone program in pakistan a report from the human rights organization lists in recent incidents and says there is an almost complete absence of transparency that the action is have challenged the obama administration to prove it has authority investigated cases of unlawful killings and that could be a lot to look at the program began in two thousand and four under the bush administration two thousand and six was the deadliest year of his presidency when almost one hundred civilians were killed but since two thousand and eight the use of drones in pakistan has escalated reaching a peak after broke obama was sworn into office in two thousand and nine that's here one hundred and sixty two people not considered to be militants killed the next twelve months of obama's administration saw a record number of strikes one hundred and twenty two in the program continues to take the lives of many innocent people that so we can see the lion's share of drone strikes were carried out by the obama administration arou

america's unmanned killing machines draw a condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch to conclude that drone strikes in pakistan yemen should be classed as war crimes. and the syrian government submitted its plan to destroy its chemical weapons to the hague while nineteen opposition groups refused to attend along the way to peace conference in geneva. it is four pm last you're watching r.t.l. marina josh welcome to the program. the german chancellor has been a target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade courting to leak and it's a document obtained by german media that follows earlier reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders in a phone call to president obama merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed she also said that spying among friends does not work obama reportedly claims to have had no for a knowledge of such practices however germany's build newspaper goes as far as suggesting he actually encouraged the bugging of merkel's phone documents now show that her number was on the n.s.a.'s watch list since two t

. >> amnesty international focussed on drone strikes in north waziristan. investigators researched nine of 45 known attacks occurring between january 2012 and august 2013. in one strike they claim 18 labourers were reportedly kill. >> the most challenging situation we had to face was the complete and utter secrecy of the u.s. authorities. because of that we cannot be 100% certain, but we are certain that these and other killings in the reports may constit use war crimes. >> the pakistani prime minister visiting washington expressed concern about the u.s. drone policy. >> in a national conference we declared the use of drones is not only a violation of our territorial integrity, but detry theal to our efforts at ellimb nating terrorism from our country. this issue became a matter in our bilateral relationship. i stress the need for an end to drone attacks. >> yemen is a frequent argument of u.s. drones. human rights watch charges the u.s. launched 80 targeted killings there since 2009, killing 473 people - among them civilians. >> we found despite assurances

america's heartland killing machine pistol condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch to say the drone strikes in pakistan and yemen may constitute war crimes. plus the syrian government presents its plan to destroy its chemical weapons opposition groups refused to attend the long awaited peace conference in geneva. over a good evening who just joined us it's eight pm my name is kevin o. and this is r t and it's the weekly a roundup of the top stories in the last seven days first the german chancellor has been the target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade according to a leaked n.s.a. document obtained by german media follows those early reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders well in a phone call to president obama merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed she also said that spying among friends just doesn't work now reportedly apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no full knowledge of such practices however germany's build newspaper goes as far as suggesting he actually. courage the bugging of merkel

and drone deaths in war crimes amnesty international says the u.s. must answer for the many civilian deaths inflicted by unmanned arts in pakistan and yemen. good morning from moscow where it's just four am i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. the week began with tragedy and russia when a suicide bomber killed six people she blew herself up in a bus packed with at least forty passengers in volgograd the terrifying moments of the attack was caught on video take a look. police suspect the killer stalked the city waiting for an optimal moment to wreak the most deadly damage i went to volgograd to reports and retrace the events of that day. october twenty first started just like any other monday here in boulder grab people woke up with places to go and things to get done heavily using bus stations just like this but for several people needing bus number twenty nine they could never have foreseen how quickly their lives would change when they took that ride. the route ran without incident from morning till afternoon until one person got on board thir

amnesty international campaigned for our release.e deemed them our enemy, and human rights generally of my people. amnesty international said, "we may disagree with what the people say, they have the right to say it as long as they are not violent." we were revolutionaries, attempting to bring about military coups rather than target civilians. amnesty international's stance impacted me that it opened my heart. where the heart leads, the had the mind will follow. i spent four years looking at the leaders, the as assins, all the way through to the leader of the muslim brotherhood, who i spent evenings with. i spent four years debating, discussing and reading and i essentially grew up. >> that growing up is interestingly portrayed in the book by the way you reacted to 9/11 and years later to 7/7, the terrorist attacks in london. >> you did your research. when 9/11 happened i was on the outside in egypt. since i have spoken at the memorial and visited the site on the last anniversary. visiting the site. a lot has changed. at the time is

america's a man killing machine is still condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch who say the drone strikes in pakistan and yemen may constitute war crimes. and the syrian government presents its full list of its chemical weapons now and its plans to destroy them while nineteen opposition groups refused to attend that long awaited peace conference in geneva. over a given for me kevin owen if you're just joining us this is r.t. it's a weekly roundup of the top stories of the last seven days eleven pm here in moscow and first the german chancellor has been a target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade according to that leaked n.s.a. documented tain by german media it follows earlier reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders in a phone call to president obama merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust if confirmed she also said that spying of among friends simply doesn't work well of barmer apparently apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no knowledge of such practices before. however germany's build newspaper goes as

america's man killing machines to a condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch you say the drone strikes in pakistan and yemen may constitute war crimes. and the syrian government presents a full list now of its chemical weapons that it plans to destroy them while one thousand opposition groups refused to attend the long awaited peace conference in geneva. hello very good morning if you just joined us money was kevin zero in it's live from moscow just after midnight here now and this is our weekly top stories the last seven days first the german chancellor has been a target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade according to a league tennis a document obtained by german media it follows earlier reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders in a phone call to president obama merkel said it would be a breach of trust if the monitoring is confirmed she also said quote spying among friends there she goes doesn't work a bomber apparently apologized and reportedly claimed to. no prior knowledge it was going on germany's build newspaper though goe

amnesty international says u.s.ne strikes are illegal and could amount for war crimes. 35 between january 2012 and august this year in pakistan. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says his country is working hard to change how it gathers intelligence, this is after reports that the u.s. spy agents seu monitored millions of phone calls and messages in france. >>> an ocean of brazil has let to violent protests in rio. the brazilian president saying the sale will help fund health care and pay for schools. but there are those saying it isn't worth the cost of putting their oil in the hands of foreign inning have you tours, >> reporter: the pow test protee been loud and color. they wanted tote grebeshkov tote hotel where the auction was held in their way riot police, they used rubber bullets and tear gas to drive the protesters back and the protesters took out their anger on any available target. they married their ona range little for protection as they pushed forward. >> this is unbelievable. since morning they have be

the latest report from amnesty international. was the predator drone. remotely controlled. it is the weapon of choice for the cia in pakistan. that is where they have launched more than 300 starts since 2004. the target is suspected taliban and al qaeda militants. the white house said a better draws and it boots on the ground. they justify the covert program as effective and legal. >> america does not take strikes to punish individuals. we act against terrorists who strike an imminent threat to the american people. >> not so according to amnesty as to -- international. they want a u.s. drone strikes could amount to war crimes. a document recent killings in pakistan and the lack of transparency surrounding drones. >> it is a secret program. we have found in some cases, they clearly killed civilians. some of them might be war crimes. >> one such case is that of a 68 year old killed by a you as a jerome last october. -- by a u.s. drone last october. the children survived. >> i heard the boehm. it first hit us. the second hit my cousin. >> her grandmother's body was pulverized.

america's unmanned killing machines draw condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch who say that drone strikes in pakistan and yemen may constitute war crimes. and the syrian government presents its plan to destroy its chemical weapons while nineteen opposition groups refused to attend that long awaited peace conference in geneva. live from the r.t. do center it's ten pm here in moscow it's kevin with you this very good have you company it's a weekly top stories of the last seven days and the german chancellor has been the target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade it seems according to a leaked and they say documented by german media it follows early reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders in a phone call to president obama merkel said the monitoring would be a breach of trust as she put it will syria in a minute if confirmed she also said that spying among friends does not work a bomber apparently apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no for knowledge of such practice is there they go nice into change. germany's billed new

people have been killed civilian casualties a lack of transparency and no justice for the victims amnesty international lashes out at washington's drone war in pakistan saying some of the killings amounts to war crimes. and norway becomes the latest e.u. country to sound alarm over its citizens joining the sea when jihad as all slow launches a global hunt for two teenage girls thought to have done to have gone to syria to fight alongside the islam is that. and welcome to our t twenty four hour news live from moscow. our top story now. volgograd is mourning the victims of a suicide bomb attack on a passenger bus that claimed the lives of six and injured dozens witnesses described a war zone like scene of scattered body parts and blinded survivors unable to comprehend what had just happened to france isn't the southern russian city for us with the details. at this point investigators according to four people involved in this case they point to thirty year olds i see all of us from dagestan a career jihad it as the suicide bomber in the case and three men also involved one dimitri sokol love

looks at the latest report from amnesty international. the predator drone remotely controlled and heavily armed it's the weapon of choice in the cia's under cleared war in pakistan that's where the u.s. is believed to have launched more than three hundred strikes since two thousand and four the target suspected taliban and al qaeda militants the white house says better drones then boots on the ground and justifies the covert program as both affective and legal america does not take strikes to punish individuals we act against terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat to the american people not so according to amnesty international in a damning new report the human rights group warns u.s. drone strikes could amount to war crimes documents recent killings in pakistan's northwest tribal areas and the lack of transparency surrounding drones this is a secret program in fact in our case we've found at least in some cases they've clearly killed civilians and some of these cases might be war crimes that really concerns us one such case

america's a man killing machines tall condemnation from amnesty international and human rights watch who say that drone strikes in pakistan and yemen may constitute war crimes. and the syrian government presents from a list of its chemical weapons and its plans to destroy the one thousand opposition groups refuse to attend the long awaited peace conference in geneva. warning for moscow what i am here now when is kevin owen you're watching the weekly a roundup of the top stories of the last seven days here on r.t. and first the german chancellor has been a target of u.s. surveillance for over a decade according to a leaked and they say document obtained by german media that follows earlier reports of american spies tapping the phones of dozens of world leaders in a phone call to president obama merkel said it would be a breach of trust if the monitoring is confirmed said that quote spying among friends just doesn't work a bomber apparently apologized and reportedly claimed to have had no prior knowledge it was going on but germany's billed newspaper goes as far as suggesting he actual

an amnesty international research of. the bodies new damning report on america's so-called precision strikes in pakistan. live from moscow this is our tease of the week you is today's top stories as well you with me tom would say to offer a story on monday a poll full suicide blasts hit a bus in the country's southern city of volgograd killing six and wounding dozens many witnesses were unable to understand what had happened describing the scene as a war zone lindsey france made some of the survivors. october twenty first started just like any other monday here in volgograd people woke up with places to go and think to get that heavily using bus stations just like this. but for several people needing bus number twenty nine they could never have foreseen how quickly their lives would change when they took that ride. the route ran without incident from morning till afternoon until one person got on board thirty year old lie you see all about that is when things took a tragic turn anastasio the very on a boy was on her way h

now is amnesty international trying to bring the light to the seriousness of the situation and study arabia every woman has to have a male guardian women need permission to do almost everything travel work go to school get medical treatment and talk to the opposite sex so the actions these women took were incredible considering how they are challenging the entire saudi culture and not just a fantasy law the state of women is only a microcosm of the larger human rights epidemic taking place in the country appallingly enough saudi arabia is only one of only five countries in the world that still practices public executions including beheadings by sword and stoning to death according to saudi arabian law the following crimes are deserving of death adultery armed robbery of blasphemy burglary drug possession engaging in homosexual acts witchcraft and sorcery the methods of execution very however in the great country of saudi arabia after you're killed you can also be displayed on a giant cross in a public square next year head for all to see although exact numbers are near possible to re

amnesty international is accusing the u.s. of committing war crimes through its drone program in pakistan a report a report from the human rights organization lists recent incidents and says there's almost a complete absence of transparency and the activists are challenging the obama administration to prove that it has a federally invest. all cases are unlawful killings although they could be an awful lot to look out for example here on r.t. let's show you the program began in two thousand and four under the bush administration though two thousand and six was the deadliest year in his presidency almost one hundred civilians killed there since two thousand and eight the use of drone strikes in pakistan has escalated reaching a peak when barack obama was sworn in in two thousand and nine hundred sixty two victims there they were considered not to be militants now the next twelve months of obama's administration saw record number of strikes that's one hundred twenty two and the program continues to take the lives of many innocent

and amnesty international research told about the bodies new report on america's so-called precision strikes in. line from moscow this is largely as of the week as well as today's top stories here with me to say let's take a look at a story on monday a poll full suicide blasts hit a bus in the country's southern city of volgograd killing six and wounding dozens many witnesses were unable to understand what had happened to describing the scene as a war zone are just lazy friends some of the survivors. october twenty first started just like any other monday here in volgograd people walk up with places to go and things to get but heavily using bus stations just like this but for several people needing bus number twenty nine they could never have foreseen how quickly their lives would change when they took that ride the route ran without incident from morning till afternoon until one person got a record thirty year old why you don't see all of that is when things took a tragic turn anastasio the very on the boy was on her way home from classes at the university laughing and talking with

we take a look at why amnesty international says jordan isn't doing enough to help refugees from syria. >> police initiative in the u.k. that tries to stop the mentally ill from ending up in jail rather than hospitals. the details in just a moment. >> violent spectators throw football back into the spotlight just a day after one of the top teams is punished. all the details coming up with joe in sport. french football clubs say they will cancel all games during the last weekend of november. it's in protest against a new super travel on the megarich. here's how it affects footballers. anything a footballer makes over and above $1.3 million a year is taxed not at the current rate of 49%, but a higher rate of 75%. the french football league says it will cost the clubs more than $60 million over two years. paris st. germain will pay the most. we are joined live from paris. tim, let's broaden this out a little bit now. what is the percentage of the trench population that will be affected by this millionaire's tax? >> there are about a thousand people in france who will be hit by this 75% ta