amnesty international says 88 have died in police detention, often under torture.his man was a 43-year-old dr. who was arrested in may after a visit to america. a fellow doctor saw him in detention. three days later, he was dead. >> his eyes were gouged. his genitals were mutilated. electroshocks all over his legs. >> this was one of seven men who denounced the regime at this demonstration in may. he was arrested the next day. he was dead 10 days later. his face was so badly disfigured that his family recognized him only from a tattoo on his arm. amnesty international has obtained video and photographic evidence taken by the families of the dead after the bodies were returned to them. we have seen some. it shows injuries emulations so graphic, so appalling that we cannot broadcast them. >> there are 12,000 to 15,000 people being detained in the .ountry at the moment i it has gotten much worse. the levels of abuse have gone back to the time of the 1800's. >> 10 of the people reported dead were under the age of 15. the fellow detainee saw this man -- this young boy b

amnesty international has obtained video and photographic evidence. this shows mutilations and injuries so graphic, so appalling, that we cannot broadcast them. >> we have 3000 names. we know that torture has been happening. the levels of abuse have gotten worse back to the times of the 1980's. >> 10 of the 88 in the report were under 18. -- was 15. he was arrested in april. a fellow detainee later released by security officials was covered in blood. >> they hit him with a gun on the back of his neck and he collapsed. afterwards, he was hit repeatedly on his back. the boy was unconscious from the severity of the beating. >> his body was returned to his family. his funeral stirred grief and rage. it was one more fatal reminder of what the syrian security state will do to crush opposition. >> moving to recovery mode after the hurricane. >> rescue workers are airlifting food and water to towns cut off after rain fell in the wake of hurricane irene. officials say several hundred roads and bridges remain closed. >> dealing with the devastating aftermath. i

amnesty international say 88 have died in police detention, often after torture.s was a 43-year-old doctor. he was arrested in may after a visit to america. a fellow doctor saw him in detention. of three days later he was dead. >> his eyes were gouged. his genitals were mutilated. an electrical shocks were all over his legs. and his feet. >> this was one of seven men who denounced the regime at this demonstration in may. he was arrested the next day. he was dead 10 days later. his face was so badly disfigured that his family recognized him only from a tattoo on his arm. amnesty international has obtained video and photographic evidence taken by the families of the dead after the bodies were returned to them. we have seen some of it, too. it shows mutilations and injuries so a graphic, so appalling that we cannot broadcast them. >> there are said to be 12,000 to 15,000 people detained in the country at the moment. there has been widespread torture over many years and it has gotten much worse. the levels of abuse in detention have gotten worse, back to the times of

policy advisor for amnesty international joining us. thank you very much. this is r.t. live here in moscow still ahead this hour. there's. a group of hardline muslims try to enforce tough shari'a law in london opening a new front of multicultural tension in your. travels through the original charges doorstepping discovers her russian and chinese culture into the one that's just a few minutes away from here on to. present a very serious leader of bashar al assad to kick start reforms and end the violence in his country before it's too late it was giving him extensive interview on t.v. as well as. radio and georgian t.v. channel peak here's a preview for you the full version of that interview is coming up in about twenty minutes from. a lot of cities unfortunately the situation in syria has taken a dramatic turn we real politicians should follow developments like gadhafi gave violent orders to destroy the opposition the syrian president gave no such orders unfortunately a lot of people are dying in syria this is our biggest concern in my private conversation with the pres

. >>> amnesty international will hold a demonstration in washington d.c. outside the justice department to urge attorney general eric holder to open a criminal investigation into the role former president bush and former vice president cheney played in the use of torture. >>> and happy birthday today to cameron diaz who turns 39. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others ae they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. matt lauer's exclusive live interview with former vice president dick cheney, whose memoir is out this week. and al roker conquers the great outdoors on his alaskan adventure. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

supporting -- at according to amnesty international, one of three women worldwide will be beaten, coursed into sex, with rape in some countries reaching 70%. these devastate the lives of women and men everywhere around the globe. how does this affect you? what relevance does this have today as we sit enjoying lunch at the women's day event? it affects you more than you think. bear with me as i share some statistics. i had the privilege of speaking at the united nations a few weeks ago, a humbling experience. the u.n. has been a leader in establishing the human rights of women. in 1979 that established the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. this is designed to protect women. president carter signed the document and send it to the senate foreign relations committee for a vote in 1980. to date, 31 years later, the united states is the only developed nation that has failed to ratify the treaty, putting us and the company of somalia, sudan, iran, and zimbabwe. this past month and the halls of congress, we have seen an attack on american women like never

with the level of mistreatment of prisoners would suffer and if it was worth it to go ahead amnesty international says there's a mounting pile of credible evidence on the extent to which britain was involved in torture as yet another document that's been hidden for a very long time that's just been released that shows that there was you know perhaps circumstances in which. you know ministers are very senior officials authorised agents to participate in and situations where it was more likely than not the torture would occur there's a police investigation into torture allegations under way and as soon as that's finished an inquiry will begin but it's already come under fire the policy on interrogation and all the relevant documents may not be made public which is angered human rights groups so much that they've refused to give evidence all go to inquiry meetings there's also control to see about the chair of the invest. ation so peter gibson used to be the intelligence services commissioner the government doesn't see a conflict of interest there but many m.p.'s do we have to have confidence that t

inquiry but they fear that any questions will be met with a wall of silence as tara lile from amnesty international explains. and there are a few key reasons why the inquiry is unable to do its job properly the first of these is the rather shocking level of secrecy that surrounds the inquiry and much of the inquiry is going to take place behind closed doors and no information will be released to the public without the say so of the government which is it's very worrying for an inquiry that supposed to be getting information to the public about what's been going on very much hope that they will see that there will still be an inquiry which is open and thorough and transparent and i think if there is a full open inquiry and lessons are learned from that then the u.k. can restore its reputation in the world by then making sure that those in the future learn from the lessons of the process. let's have a look now at other world news in brief fresh clashes in syria have seen at least ten that die as government forces rounded up protesters in the city of hama the six day crackdown has killed around two hu

fair inquiry but fear their questions will be met with a wall of silence as torah law from amnesty international explains. there are a few key reasons why the inquiry is unable to properly and the first. he says the rather shocking level of secrecy that surrounding the inquiry and much of the inquiry is going to take place behind closed doors and no information will be released to the public without the say so of the government which is it's very worrying for an inquiry that's supposed to be getting information to the public about what's been going on very much hope that they will see that there will still be an inquiry which is open and and transparent and that the government will reconsider. the prior problematic protocol that's been put in place. so you thank you for joining us today there's always more in all the stories we're covering it up. here some of the items waiting for you want to run right now from london. start a group of hardline muslims want sharia law introduced in the u.k. which could come down. to. illustrate the point. of section where we draw on all the major. the. the peopl

with the level of mistreatment a prisoner would suffer and if it was worth it to go ahead amnesty international says there's a mounting pile of credible evidence on the extent to which britain was involved in torture binyam mohamed where security services officials were sending questions receiving information participating interrogations in situations where they either knew or ought to have known that he was being tortured or otherwise mistreated. flights and then you know every week or every month there's a new piece of evidence document that's been hidden for a very long time that's just been released that shows that there was you know perhaps circumstances in which ministers were very senior officials authorised agents to participate and in situations where it was more likely than not the torture would occur. there's a police investigation into torture allegations under way and as soon as that's finished an inquiry will begin but it's already come under fire the policy on interrogation and all the relevant documents may not be made public which has angered human rights groups so much that th

current president bashar assad's father ruling the city saw one of the massacre cordon to amnesty international over ten thousand people were killed there in the regime's crackdown on the city's sunni population during this conflict this city has been among the last to join the national opera's in. the army were moved into into a lie always drew ten days later i t. is now going there to see how things are on the ground after the army left the city and to try to find out exactly what happened there during a ten day military operation. the way to hama goes through homs the city where activists have been reporting dozens of civilian deaths over the last few months of violence. the closer we get to it the more dramatic there's still a real becomes checkpoints appear and on the highway. at the entrance to hama all the cars are checked but that's not the only reminder of the recent unrest. rich in the city of hama became infamous after it appeared in an amateur video posted on you tube showing the baathists thrown to the r.c. river comment accompanying this video sad these were residents of hama kill

opposition activists last month the city was overrun by tank forces leaving dozens dead meanwhile amnesty international has accused syria of killing eighty eight people in presence during the five march ongoing uprising activists claimed the victims were and present and tortured to death for taking part in anti-government demos this comes out or at least seven people were killed during a crackdown on how they. are meant to transform conflict analysis center in berlin think serious religious tension will begin if the opposition top boss president assad. it were showing signs or. if you are. not it. is against the sects in syria but all. that was issued for sins. and got them all you have after we talk to you good food will be with you because we have we will start to function for the lord. yes for good food and even religious conflict as long as everybody is you know we are successful when. we may see some. but from moscow you're with parties still to come this hour financial blame game. and the market there are many ball of time he just doesn't trust. politico thrusts and. while you policymakers accuse

you without the light from moscow it's now six minutes past the hour here amnesty international has accused syria of killing eighty eight people in prisons during the five month ongoing uprising activists claim the victims were imprisoned tortured to death for taking part in the anti government demos this comes after at least seven were killed during a crackdown on the muslim holiday. dr ahmed it but out of the transform conflict of our center and things that serious religious tension will begin if the opposition topples president abbas. will. be showing signs or. if you are. not it he she. is the sects in syria but all. that was issue of course in the unit and not the only house after it and how could it be if we were to give it is some great leader who will strive in the long future a lot of words. yet for good clearly in religious conflict as long as everybody is you know we if we are successful we will be hearing we may see some tension. well with r.t. it's good to have a company today and still to come this hour a multi-billion dollar war chest wasted by the united states look at where

fair inquiry with fear any questions will be back to the wall of silence as tara wall from amnesty international explains. and there are a few key reasons why the inquiry is unable to do its job properly and the first of these is the rather shocking level of secrecy that surrounding the inquiry and much of the inquiry is going to take place behind closed doors and no information will be released to the public without the say so of the government which is very worrying for an inquiry that's supposed to be getting information to the public about about what's been going on very much hope that they will see that there will still be an inquiry which is open and fair and transparent and i think if there is a full open inquiry and lessons are learned from that and the u.k. can restore its reputation in the world by then making sure that what it does in the future learns from the lessons apart. actually travel thousands of kilometers east of moscow but millions of years back in time. where the far eastern are more region it's a rich geology has an abundance of precious and valuable metals which is drivi

policy advisor for amnesty international joining us there in the. thank you very much. this is all to you live here in moscow still ahead this hour. a group of. opening a new front of multicultural tension in. russian and chinese culture. few minutes away from. president syria's leader bashar al assad to kick start reforms and end the violence in his country before it's too late to be giving an extensive interview to. a radio and georgian t.v. channel peak here's a preview for you the full version of that interview is coming up in about twenty minutes from. unfortunately the situation in syria has taken a dramatic turn we real politicians should follow developments gadhafi gave violent orders to destroy the opposition the syrian president gave no such orders unfortunately a lot of people are dying in syria this is our biggest concern in my private conversation with the president of syria and in the private letters i sent him i discussed the same ideals drivelling of them need to be carried out you should establish your position established months in the country but that

the current president bashar assad's father ruling the city saw bloody massacre more than to amnesty international over ten thousand people were killed there in the regime's crackdown on the city's sunni population during this conflict this city has been among the last to join the national opera's in the army were moved into in july and withdrew ten days later i t. is now going there to see how things are on the ground after the army left the city and to try to find out exactly what happened there ten day military operation during the first part of our journey the road looked quite normal surprisingly so for a war torn country. goes through homs a city where activists have been reporting dozens of civilians over the last two months of violence. the closer we get to it the more dramatic twists in the real becomes checkpoints appear along the highway. a while later our car catches up with a military convoy the troops apparently returning to a nearby base after the operation in homs officially over a store but not for long. at the entrance to hama all the cars are checked but that's not the only remi

fair inquiry but fear their questions will be met with a wall of silence as torah law from amnesty international explains. there are a few key reasons why the inquiry is unable to do its job properly and the first of these is the rather shocking level of secrecy that surrounds the inquiry and much of the inquiry is going to take place behind closed doors and no information will be released to the public without the say so if the government takes this it's very worrying for an inquiry they're supposed to be getting information to the public about what's been going on we very much hope that they will see that there will still be an inquiry which is open and fair and transparent and that the government will reconsider. the very problematic protocol that's been put in place. well there's always more on all of the stories we're covering in addition to what you see here on screen or on websites out he got com here's what's online at the moment from london through. a group of muslims want sharia law introduced in the u.k. which could condone taishan of petty theft and to illustrate the point the trick

policy advisor for amnesty international in london explains. and there are a few key reasons why the inquiry is unable to do its job properly the first of these is the rather shocking level of secrecy that surrounds the inquiry much of the inquiry is going to take place behind closed doors and no information will be released to the public without the say so of the government which is very worrying for an inquiry that's supposed to be getting information to the public about about what's been going on very much hope that they will see that there will still be an inquiry which is open and thorough and transparent and i think if there is a full open inquiry and lessons are learned from that in the u.k. can restore its reputation in the world by then making sure that what it does in the future learn from the lessons of the past. turned out of some other stories making headlines across the globe libya's government has described reports that the youngest son of moammar gadhafi had been killed in a nato air strike as a dirty trick earlier rebels claime

activists last month the city was overrun by tank forces leaving dozens of people meanwhile amnesty international has accused syria of killing eighty eight people in prisons during the five month ongoing crisis activists claim the victims were imprisoned and tortured to death for taking part in antigovernment demos this comes after at least seven were killed during a crackdown on the muslim holy of. the task what are we transform the conflict analysis center and things serious religious tensions will begin if the opposition eventually topples president assad. will. issue in science or. if you are. not is he she. is pinned against the sects in syria but. the position forces lose who you. would have been perfectly up to who would be who do you think is from the right people who will start into trouble because of the woods. yet clearly between religious conflict as long as everybody is you know what we are we are successful we will be here and we may see some. me time dr evil team shows a professor at the university and i think the revolution in syria is fuel from the outside and ended igniting a ci

it without me now amnesty international has accused syria of killing eighty eight people in prisons during a five month i'm going uprising activists claim of the victims were imprisoned and tortured to death for taking part in the anti demos this comes after at least seven were killed during a crackdown on the muslim holiday. of the transform conflict analysis center in about it thanks serious religious tension will begin if the opposition does manage to topple president assad. will salute is showing signs of course if you were booing minority she. is doing the sects in syria but all. the position forces who you can go to and all you have after we talk to the gift it will give you do you because one day we will strive in the future of the people who are. yet to get through only in religious conflicts as long as everybody's united it is what we look if we are successful but when we see him we may see some religious tension. and awfully pretty much a lucia who's a professor at the university and thinks the revolution in syria is fuel from the outside and aimed at igniting a civil war. i thin