and that was laura joining us earlier from amnesty international you're watching g.w. news still to come on the program washington is threatening to scupper a mega merger between eighteen t. and time warner is the move tied to president trump's open dislike for c.n.n. christophe codeword joins us with all that and more in just a few minutes time here on t w you are now up to date i'm sorry kelly thanks so much for watching us against. the loan money fund and things.

it's apartheid and me and mark that's according to a new report released just moments ago by amnesty international will have a live report. from kerry this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. then i lost my house with nothing. sixty thousand haitians in the u.s. over the devastation of a powerful earthquake or told don't call. them always reeling hardy begins in pietschmann proceedings against robert mugabe as he refuses to resign as president . should have happened a long time ago should have been years ago. as president donald trump says he's designating north korea as a state sponsor of terror paving the way for more sanctions. and international has accused me and maher of trapping there were hendra community and a. humanizing regime that amounts to apartheid the new amnesty report is based on a two year investigation that aims to reveal the cause of the current revenger crisis and accuses me of segregating or henge and an open air prison by confining them to their villages and restricting their freedom of movement human rights organization also concluded me and mar autho

joining me now is olof blomquist of amnesty international.report has just been launched. thank you very much forjoining us. it seems to be your key message, we are talking about a form of apartheid the scale of the problems faced by the rohingya, that is a well—established isn't it? faced by the rohingya, that is a well-established isn't it? yes. absolutely. what we are releasing todayis absolutely. what we are releasing today is the culmination of an two year investigation into what is actually happening inside myanmar over the last couple of months we heard stories of vicious crimes committed by the militants but this is taking place against the back drop of endemic discrimination where people are kept in what amounts to an open air prison. every facet of their life is controlled by the state. they are segregated and kept isolated in villages, they are not allowed to access schools, they are keptin allowed to access schools, they are kept in separate wards in some hospitals. it is an incredibly dehumanising form of discrimination that we th

amnesty international is accusing both i saw a link fighters and philippine government forces of war crimes during the five month battle for the city have nor are we more than a thousand people have been killed and five hundred thousand others for theft from their homes in the fighting jamal island reports from manila. it is the first detailed human rights investigation into the five month long conflict in the southern city of matter we it killed more than a thousand people and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians amnesty international sent a team to land a province in the southern philippines to interview around fifty survivors and witnesses what they heard were stories of widespread abuse on both sides some of which amount to war crimes the amnesty report says members of a local group called them out they targeted christians the attacks were often brutal some people were shot at point blank range while others had their throats slit the philippine military also stands accused in the report it details accounts of civilians who say they were tortured by members of the marines

amnesty international says three people have been killed in kenya and police clash with supporters of opposition leader rather a dingo place used tear gas and water cannon to break up large crowds cheering or dying of convoy from the airport to central iraq a return from a ten day visit to the united states on monday the supreme court will rule on challenges to president her rick and yachters controversial election victory last month from a to milan has more from nairobi. this is not the first time police have responded to large crowds of protesters with what rights groups are calling excessive force now amnesty international says police should stop using lethal force against opposition supporters today thousands of those supporters had gathered to listen to an address from a leader raila odinga on his return to the country after a visit abroad ending in these running battles with police the supporters of tried to make their way to the city center anticipating that address from reading the opposition leader was able to briefly address his supporters on the road after they were blocked

amnesty international says both i saw and the philippines government guilty of war crimes in the five month battle for the city of moore away. and iraqi forces say they have retaken the last major town in the country being held by i saw government troops raise the iraqi flag over roy's district headquarters on friday night. the red cross is warning that one million yemenis are at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak because of saudi arabia's blockade of the country the group says the cities of her data sada and tires have run out of clean water because of a lack of fuel the country has already see nine hundred thousand cholera cases in the past six months saudi arabia cut off access to get in by land sea into almost two weeks ago after who rebels launched a missile targeting the saudi capital well a small african state of djibouti is now home to more than forty thousand people who fled that war in yemen well they were originally housed in a refugee camp many have moved to the capital so living on as mohammed a day reports their presence is bringing big changes to the city. old school to

in a new reportjust released, amnesty calls their treatment a crime against humanity. than six 100 thousand rohingya muslims have fled the myanmar military‘s campaign against them since august. for more on this we can speak to our southeast asian correspondent jonathan head in bangkok. you have reported extensively from rakhine state. what is your reaction to what is being described in this report and the language used?” think i have used it myself in the past. it is shocking when you see the restrictions imposed on rohingya muslims. i'm not alone. i have been with british ministers who felt the same when we have been to places where rohingya muslims are confined to camps with no axe to half —— no access to hospitals or education. we have spoken to rohingya men who were doing very well until this. what is actually documented in this report is our lot of detail. mostly stuff we knew that it is good to see it written down. particularly the legal stronghold on rohingya muslims where they can't get propositioned —— citizenship or access to proper facilities. ansett —— amne

and a damning new report by amnesty international accuses me on mars military of crimes against humanity in iraq i'm staked out of this is now calling on the u.n. to hold a special session on the rope into crisis. plus washington is threatening to scupper a mega merger between eighteen t. and time warner but with president trump the outspoken dislike for the time warner news channel c.n.n. critics say that the move could be politically motivated. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program it is great to have you with us. germany has been thrust into political uncertainty talks to form a new coalition government collapsed late on sunday after four weeks of marathon negotiations the german president says that he will meet with the leaders of all parties and press them to try once again to cut a deal meanwhile the german chancellor angela merkel is weighing her options she says that she is ready to run for chancellor again in a new election if necessary. the german chancellor would have gladly spared herself and germany from this walk of shame but after the collapse of coalition talks it's up t

a crime against humanity amnesty international details the syrian government's surrender all story of campaign against civilians. well than two hundred people have died in a powerful seven point three magnitude earthquake that struck near iraq's border with iran another two and a half thousand people have been injured the epicenter was actually iraq thirty kilometers southwest of the town of her it cools widespread damage in both countries charlotte ballasts reports a hospital homes with the wounded in western iran i found at a party don't point i fell from the balcony it was so fossilized should be a small piece of glass fell on my hand and it got injured but new arrivals from remote towns swelled the hospital to capacity but i thought of those that were during the earthquake my hand hit the glass and the glass broke going into my face and hands. the flow is stating as more people are found in the rubble the death toll rises to. the earthquake was centered on the iraq iran border near the iraqi town of her love just striking at nine eighteen local time. it was very strange some of th

also amnesty international is accusing the syrian government of a surrender or starve campaign which amnesty is calling a crime against humanity it wants an independent body to investigate and prosecute those responsible. to asia pacific now where anti truck protesters are clashing with police outside the embassy and summit meeting in the philippines. follows earlier demonstrations outside the u.s. embassy in the lower ahead of president donald trump's arrival on sunday that many protesters have accused him of stoking tensions in the region through his aggressive rhetoric and posturing while following events force our correspondent rob mcbride who's in the capital there in manila i mean what really are these protests about rob. these protesters suddenly flared up in the last hour or so it was being called by a number of different left wing groups protesting against what they say is the imperialism of the united states the united states they regard as a former colonial power here it has to be said that a majority of people in the philippines probably support the u.s. there are traditi

and still ahead on the program amnesty international condemns the syrian government. the tactics. competition set to rise for the first time in docking. pretty quiet now across southern parts of china still a chance of one of the far south west of the country hong kong she'll be fine and dry temperatures here at around twenty six degrees further north you might see want to two showers for a time up towards shanghai but i think they will be few and far between but just guys come back into hong kong as we go on through wednesday chance of wanted to showers towards high now and into the gulf of tonkin central i was a vietnam also seeing some rather wet weather as a way to continue to drive the way in as from the north east and that northeasterly wind also pushing a fair few showers into the southeastern corner of india plenty of cloud around here mostly see wanted to those showers creep in the way towards flag i think should be largely dry basically. just around the southern parts of the but dash welcome cloud just making its way towards northern plains of india spilling out of the n

a crime against humanity that's how amnesty international describes the syrian government's surrender or starve campaign targeting civilians. ignoring efforts to turn them back or hinge or refugees are still streaming into bangladesh. and we're bringing with breaking news a seven point three magnitude earthquake has struck on the iran iraq border with reports at least sixty one people killed and hundreds injured across both countries the epicenter was in iran thirty kilometers southwest of the iraqi town of rescue teams have been deployed to the region charlotte ballasts reports. quiet sunday night in iraq and iran disrupted by violent shaking. the youth quake was centered on the iraq iran border merely iraqi town of halacha and it was severe seven point three in magnitude and only twenty five kilometers deep. suddenly the glasses dropped off the table that was very strange the fan was shaking we were so afraid that we ran out of the house because our house is old the u.s. geological survey immediately issued an orange alert saying deaths and damage should be expected then came the re

when amnesty published a previous report addressing these very same companies two years ago. years later, still none of the 29 companies are carrying out human rights due diligence in line with human rights standards. many of them are even failing to ask very basic questions about where their cobalt comes from in their batteries. so, if amnesty international researchers can investigate these supply chains, we're sure these powerful companies can do , too. javier: what you are exposing right now are these big companies, but is that the right level to address this? because i imagine a ceo of one of these companies will tell you to look at the mining companies or at the governments that are more directly involved with the production of cobalt. lena: these companies we're talking about, they belong to the biggest and wealthiest companies in the world. they are consumer-facing companies at the very end of the supply chain. that means that they are in a very unique position to tackle the supply chain. because of their big purchasing power, this gives them leverage over all their su

a crime against humanity that's how amnesty international describes the syrian government's surrender or starve campaign targeting civilians. while leaders gather in manila for the fiftieth meeting of the association of southeast asian nations. efforts to turn them back or hinge or refugees are still streaming into bangladesh. and we begin with breaking news a seven point three magnitude earthquake has struck on the iran iraq border more than a hundred people have been killed a thousand others have been injured the epicenter was in iran thirty kilometers southwest of the iraqi town of shell about us reports. that quiet sunday night in iraq on a run disrupted by violent. quake was centered on the iraq iran border near the iraqi town of. and it was severe seven point three in magnitude and only twenty five kilometers deep. it was very strange suddenly the glasses dropped off the table the fan was shaking we were so afraid we had to run out of the house because our house was old. the u.s. geological survey immediately issued an orange alert saying deaths and damage should be expected the

subjected to apartheid the treatment of her head and man maher as described by amnesty international in a report just published a lot of live analysis. richelle carey this is live from doha also coming up. should have happened a long time ago should have been here's a go yes president says he's designating north korea a state sponsor of terrorism paving the way for more sanctions plus. i love my house with nothing. sixty thousand haitians in the u.s. the devastation of a powerful earthquake are told they must go home. and zimbabwe's ruling party began to impeachment proceedings against robert mugabe as calls for the president to step down. and this international has accused of trapping there are a hedge a community and a dehumanizing regime that amounts to apartheid the new amnesty report is based on a two year investigation that aims to reveal the cause of the current crisis that accuses. a segregated where henschel in an open air prison by confining them to their villages and restricting their freedom of movement given rights organization also concluded men are authorities treatmen

amnesty international has now called for the u.n.an rights council to hold a special session on the crisis. reporter: these are the latest rohingya arrivals seeking safety at the refugee camp in a bazaar in bangladesh. the camp is run by the international organization for migration. it has seen a massive influx of rohingya since last august. several hundred thousands are sheltering here and in the surrounding area. violence and persecution in their home country of myanmar drove them here. >> they beat us and forced us to work as forced labor, taking our identity cards from us. they burned down our houses. we cannot live there. we had to leave to come here. reporter: back in myanmar, the country's leader aung san suu kyi has expressed what appears to be support for the brutal crackdown. and for that, she has been heavily criticized abroad. the authorities in myanmar have accused the rohingya of terrorism and regard them as illegal immigrants. the rohingya crisis has also been overshadowing a meeting of asian and european foreign minis

making it almost impossible for those who fled the violence to return home now and a nice start is amnesty international senior director for research and she told us what now needs to be done. in relation to the ongoing system of a party that we describe in our report i think the world is way too willing to buy into the restoration presented by the myanmar authorities about the need to convert terrorism about the need to establish security and that's why we felt it was a very important moment to remind both myanmar officials and their international counterparts that absolutely no considerations be it security or the need to convert terrorism can justify the ongoing crimes against humanity to justify the system of a party that. we can ask him to score he's our correspondent who's a million miles biggest city young go on and scott's amnesty international's very powerful report clearly release at a time to have maximum impact at a time when miramar is hosting asian and european foreign ministers. absolutely martine and it's interesting you know the we're hearing that maybe about it will start

similar cries for help are being made in other areas of syria amnesty international says the surrender a star strategy which is for thousands of syrians from their homes is a crime against humanity more than half a million people continue to be besieged following the displacement of hundreds of thousands in the past year the u.n. to help end the siege for two hundred seventy five thousand people in the rebel held areas of aleppo city seventy five thousand were besieged in homs four thousand people were evacuated from their ire and at least sixty five thousand were under siege in the four towns of monday as a danika for four. amnesty says the tactic of mass displacement by the assad regime using sieges in forced evacuations is not reconciliation. we human rights campaign group urges world leaders to not just take the local cease fire agreements and face value but in the context of systemic violations of international law. syrians in besieged jerry years have been forced to leave their ancestral homes after months of hunger and bombardment for years they have been telling the world how t

laura hi from amnesty international talking to us from bangkok thank you very much. soccer no in two german teams are in champions league action tonight in the penultimate round of group stage matches which could prove to be decisive dortmund are looking to save their season in their match at home to tottenham this week could prove crucial for coach bosch with a game against fierce rivals shocker this weekend this will run of results at home and in europe has left the dutch coach on the brink of dismissal and the other bonus league aside in action tonight are champions league newcomers leipzig the bulls are third in their group and still in with a chance of advancing to the knockout stage but first they face a tough game bottom side monaco. coach ralph harden who is in a somber mood ahead of his side's must win game against monaco the bulls debut champions league campaign has been lackluster to say the least but they are the only disappointing team out there on tuesday much of his fall of c.h.p. both teams will play to win because otherwise their chances to advance a

related charges resumed today in istanbul among the defendants is tanner killing the chairman of amnesty international in turkey he is still behind bars need time eight of the other activists including german nationals. were released on bail last month all of them deny the charges against them our correspondent you leon has this report from istanbul. their supporters came to make a point this banner says justice for rights defenders. it's a reference to the eleven activists on trial. today many of your friends have gathered here rights defenders from turkey and other countries like brazil the us india ireland and germany. in this town than. they all maya done. it has nothing to do with the rule of law this is a politically motivated case the court is just following the decision already made by the authorities. most of the accused had previously been released from detention including the german national. he's seen here at the rear before he flew home last month but this man was kept in custody ten or killer the chairman of amnesty international in turkey he's accused of having links to th

hand you back over to brendan and look at the unfolding refugee crisis in me and do you think you amnesty international has published the findings of a two year investigation into the crackdown by me and mars military on the ethnic row hinge of people in a kind state amnesty accuses the authorities and me and mark of creating a system of apartheid which is a crime against humanity and they will hinge i have faced state sponsored discrimination for decades the report says but this is worsened since two thousand and twelve when violence broke out between buddhists and the muslim minority to date is six hundred thousand row hinge i have fled to neighboring bangladesh amnesty international has now called for the un human rights council to hold a special session on the crisis. these are the latest real hinge arrivals seeking safety at the refugee camp and cox's bazaar in bangladesh the camp is run by the international organization for migration it has seen a massive influx of rutin just since last august several hundred thousand are sheltering here and in the surrounding area violence and pers

the international labor organization says efforts to reduce child labor have slowed this just as amnesty international is exposing many of the world's biggest companies that accept materials produced with child labor just take the democratic republic of the congo which produces more than half of the world's cobalt some of which is mined by children it's used in smart phones tablets and electric cars and your city has singled out microsoft the leading chinese smartphone maker huawei and french car maker clear nor as doing little to ensure their gadgets aren't the product of child labor earlier i talked to live from amnesty international here in berlin and asked her if she believes these companies are really aware of where their cobalt is coming from. we can off course never be sure what these companies are aware of but we can be sure what they should be aware of and the human rights risks and of usis and co but mining the democratic republic of the congo has been well known for many years and with amnesty populist a previous report addressing the very same companies two years ago so now i

amnesty international accuses all sides of war crimes in the battle for control of money in the philippines. and how a trump administration decision is being saluted by elephant hunters. russia has vetoed a u.n. security council resolution to extend the investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria last month u.n. investigators found the syrian government was responsible for the chemical weapons attack in a handshake and in april in which eighty people died many of those were children diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york the tenth veto by russia in the u.n. security council on syria and one that ends the council's efforts to hold to account those who use chemical weapons in the country. it was a vote that sparked outrage from the u.s. ambassador and she gave this warning that the u.s. may now work outside the u.n. russia has killed the joint investigative mechanism which has overwhelming support of this council the assad regime should be on clear notice the united states does not accept syria's use of chemical weapons as we did in april we will do it again if we must

amounts to dehumanizing apartheid and amnesty spokesperson what the e.u. can do to help ease the renter's suffering. and cyprus has received billions of euros in return for its citizens share we'll take you inside the world of the mega . richen find out how they bypassed forbes for cash. course we'll have much more on germany's political crisis state to. kick off the bundesliga highlights. dortmund sink deeper into crisis a still got send them packing and down to fifty in the table. going off to go for braman as consistent against hanover. hence the best first win of the season. to go in sixty minutes on d w. d w true diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages. on a lot of programming go on there is a. show there with us in our innovations magazine for in asia the us from every week and always looking to the future on d w dot com science and research for asia. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they inspire. africa on the most. stories about people making a difference shaping their nation. and their continent. w.'s new mul

amnesty international has published the findings of a two year investigation into the crackdown by me in mars' military on the ethnic people in iraq kind state and the findings are hard hitting amnesty accuses the authorities in me and mar of creating a system of apartheid which is classified as a crime against humanity they were in jail have faced state sponsored discrimination for decades according to the report but this has worsened since two thousand and twelve when violence broke out between buddhists and the muslim minority to date six hundred thousand wrote in jail have fled to neighboring bangladesh amnesty international has now called for the un human rights council to hold a special session on the crisis. these are the latest real hinge arrivals seeking safety at the rich camp and cox's bazaar in bangladesh the camp is run by the international organization for migration it has seen a massive influx of rutin just since last august several hundred thousand are sheltering here and in the surrounding area violence and persecution in their home country of me and maher drove them

s is basically amnesty with a fancy name someone else might agree with that this is the f.g. who says amnesty is never the answer i don't care the age or the experience it rewards it encourages illegal entry and these overstays cynthia what do you make of those arguments well first i think there is an incredible lack of understanding with regards to what amnesty actually is this is not amnesty it was a program it's an administrative program and while i can understand where folks are a bit confused about a temporary status that has been renewed over periods of years some of which of course ranging to nineteen years. we have to take responsibility we have to take responsibility for having not provided a clear indicator of how many renewal periods each person was going to have that would qualify as temporary we cannot penalize t.p.s. beneficiaries for building out their lives in the united states contributing owning homes owning businesses having u.s. citizen children it's irresponsible at its core well larry let me ask you. if people with temporary protected status were to be o

among the defendants is taner kilic, the chairman of amnesty of amnesty international in turkey.er is still behind bars. eight other activists including german national peter steudtner were released on bail last month. all of them deny the charges against them. our correspondent julia hahn has this report from istanbul. julia: their supporters came to make a point. this banner says justice for rights defenders. it's a reference to the 11 activists on trial. >> today, many of your friends have gathered here. rights defenders from turkey and other countries like brazil, the u.s., india, ireland, and germany. >> it has nothing to do with the rule of law. this is a politically motivated case. the court is just following the decision already made by the authorities. julia: most of the accused had previously been released from detention, including the german national peter steudtner. he is seen here at the rear before he flew home last month. but this man was kept in custody. taner kilic, the chairman of amnesty international in turkey. he is accused of having links to the movement whi

amnesty international on tuesdaday called for shell o be prosecuted for allegedly helplping nigeria's military to commit human rights abuses in the nineteen nineties. amnesty's report accuses shell of cooperating with and even encouraging the nigerian military to crackdown on citizens protesting shell's presence in the country's oil rich south. and are going to reports. europe's largest oil and gas company accused of complicity in murder. rape and torture. amnesty international is calling for a probe into oil giant shells involvement in crimes committed in nigeria in the nineteen nineties. the rights group who statement is based on extensive research including some of shell's internal documents and witness statements. now says they have recovered enough information to justify a criminal investigation. show has categorically denied the allegations. the ogoni land region in southeastern nigeria experience mass protests against poverty and oil pollution in the eaearly ninineteen nineties. does and military government responded w with a deadlyly crackdown. in total some one thousand peopl

amnesty is calling on the u.n. to hold a special session on the road enjoy a crisis. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. germany is in political limbo after talks to form a new coalition government collapsed chancellor angela merkel has been in office for twelve years but for the first time her future looks uncertain and even ordinary germans are split on what should happen next in a national poll by the german broadcaster a r d fifty seven percent say that they were disappointed to see the coalition talks collapse while thirty one percent were pleased. when asked what they want to see next or need twenty nine percent say that they supported a minority government while meantime more than sixty percent would like to see new elections as for angela merkel's future fifty eight percent said that they would prefer her to stay honest chancellor while forty one percent would not and for her part angela merkel herself says that she would prefer to run for chancellor again in a new election rather than trying to lead a minority government. at least th

but a new dam in report by amnesty international accuses them of doing so. —— damning.l. translation: some of them did not beat us but stall our belongings. when we were in a big group they did not attack, but when the man when they not there, they beat us. they burnt down our houses. we could not leave there. we had to leave. as aung san suu kyi hosted foreign ministers, she could face more tough questions about the plight of the rohingyas. she has already met this week with the chinese foreign minister who put forward a new plant starting with a ceasefire to allow refugees to return home. —— plan. but it was very short of the tale. the hundreds of thousands fled because they were in fear of their lives. they will not go back until they feel safe. and that does not seem likely anytime soon. jon donnison, bbc news. earlier i asked if this amnesty international report will have an impact on the government. we are still waiting to see the full revelation of all of the horrors that have happened to these people on the ground. there is a fact—finding mission from the un. th

advocating amnesty and saying it it is our sfnlt. and senate republicans unveiling their tax plan and legislation different from the house version that passed out of committee today. hard work begins, reconciling the measures if they are passed by both houses of congress. mike emmanuel has the report. >> the amendment is agreed to. >> reporter: tax reform passed the house way and means committee 24- 16. and kevin brady offered an amendment to fine-tune the house plan. >> we know we have more work to be done. this is a historic step and send it to the house and president's desk this year. >> reporter: on the other side, the senate maintains seven brackets and the house would partially repeal state and local deductions and the senate would toeltly scrap respect those. and house and september would reduce the corporate rate. and chuck schumer is trying to convince republicans in new york, and new jersey and california to run from the bill. >> there will be no compromows. full repeal or bust. >> reporter: nancy pelosi hammered the gop. >

amnesty international is accusing philippine government forces. of violating international humanitarian law and. more than a thousand people were killed another five hundred thousand displaced. the u.n. says at least a million children in yemen or risk of contracting diphtheria because of a blockade preventing urgently needed vaccines from getting into the country the heads of three u.n. agencies pleaded with the saudi led coalition to fully lift its embargo they say there's also the risk of a renewed flare up of cholera which is infected nine hundred thousand yemenis in the past six months but djibouti is now home to more than forty thousand yemenis of fled the war they started in a refugee camp but many of moved to the capital to earn a living and as a mom of the day when our reports their presence is bringing big changes to the city. old school tom into a training center in the heart of djibouti a group of men are hard at work. the older figures from yemen until recently they were living in a comp some two hundred kilometers away. they were the

amnesty international says three people were killed in kenya when police clash with supporters of the opposition leader police used tear gas and water cannon to break up large crowds who were cheering a digger's convoy from the airport to central nairobi he returned from a ten day trip to the united states but he's also say five people were killed when they were stoned by crowds after being course looting from a to miller has moved from nairobi. this is not the first time police have responded to large crowds of protesters with what rights groups are calling excessive force now amnesty international says police should stop using lethal force against opposition supporters today thousands of those supporters had gathered to listen to an address from a leader raila odinga on his return to the country after a visit abroad ending in these running battles with police the supporters of tried to make their way to the city center anticipating that address from the opposition leader was able to briefly address his supporters on the road after they were blocked from moving to the center of nairo

making it almost impossible for those who fled in the country to go back home well anna neistat is amnesty international senior director for research and she told us what now needs to be done. in relation to the ongoing system of a party that we describe in our report i think the world is way too willing to buy into the restoration presented by the myanmar authorities about the need to convert terrorism about the need to establish security and that's why we felt it was a very important moment to remind both myanmar officials and their international counterparts that absolutely no considerations be it security or the need to convert terrorism can justify the ongoing crimes against humanity to justify the system of apartheid while european and asian foreign ministers have been meeting in me in march they've been talking about the range of crises but only on the sidelines of the summit that's been taking place scott heiler has been following developments from young gone. the today foreign ministers meeting wrapping up on tuesday here in myanmar and there are some developments when it comes to

amnesty international sent a team to land a province in the southern philippines to interview around fifty survivors and witnesses what they heard were stories of widespread abuse on both sides some of which amount to war crimes the amnesty report says members of a local group called them out they targeted christians the attacks were often brutal some people were shot at point blank range while others had their throats slit the philippine military also stands accused in the report it details accounts of civilians who say they were tortured by members of the marines after their escape from out of fighters some say they were held tied beaten and accused of fighting against the government the ago is one of the civilians from what are we who survived his story told to al-jazeera backs up the amnesty report. the mouth they beat us with their weapons and they made us wear black and told us to go outside and forced us to steal food some of the women were raped when we managed to escape the military detained us for days we were tired and beaten up the accused us of being mouthy fighters and

and we shall carry these are the top stories on al-jazeera amnesty international is accused of trapping there a henge a community in a dehumanizing regime that amounts to apartheid based on a two year investigation the new report says has been segregating the ranter community in an open air prison by restricting their freedom of movement talk to the author of that report earlier and he says it's pointless further ahead to refugees to return to me and mark the government policies don't change. on one hand they do have the right to go home and from our interviews conducted with refugees in bangladesh we do know that. our is still their home and that's where they want to go but this is partially why we're trying to draw attention right now at the height of this crisis to the system that has been in place and that has to be addressed before we can talk about representations with rights and dignity and protection this is why we are currently calling for real specific measures to dismantle the system of segregation and discrimination that amounts to a party and before any serious talk about r