amnesty international says there's been wide spread abuse of detainees captured by armed militiamen, jailed and not yet under the control of the new ministry here. this is one of the biggest jails in the capital, but in libya's continuing political vacuum, it's been run like much of the country, entirely by volunteers. the man in charge is working without a salary, determined to clean things up, prevent further abuse. he allowed us to meet some of the thousand prisoners being held in the jail. one man showed us where he'd been given electric shock to his arm, and all the detainees complained they were being held without legal process. >> every people here, like 1% maybe is guilty, and others not guilty. >> the country's acting minister of justice has promised to investigate the allegations of abuse. >> what i can assure you is that these things are not organized. maybe they're the actions of individuals, no more than that. >> we've been told there have been deaths in custody and amnesty international says that if abuses continue, they'll stain the human rights record of the new libya

amnesty international is campaigning to change that. to date, 16 of 50 u.s. states have abolished the death penalty. >> the u.s. death penalty system is broken. it is riddled with errors and bias, and it is failed public policy. >> former death row inmates need to support family and friends when they are released from prison. >> when they came out of prison, they are isolated in their bedrooms. he will isolate in hours -- four hours, because it is a comfort zone. he will go out into the world, but he can come back into the cell where many of them still live in their health -- in their heads. >> gramm will continue the fight against the death penalty as long as he lives. >> capital punishment is widespread in the islamic world, but that could change, as revolutions in north africa and the mideast in momentum. tunisia took a key step by finding -- by signing a number of agreements on human rights. tunisia has not executed anybody since 1991, but at least 130 prisoners, including four women, are on death row. tunisian opponents of the death penalty are still str

amnesty international today said the tactic is a new and troubling trend in the months long crackdown on anti-government protesters. >>> a recommendation today that boys as young as 11 be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus. this from an advisory committee for the centers for disease control. hpv is the number one sexually transmitted disease in the u.s. and is linked to cancer. the vaccine is already recommended for young girls. >>> one of steve jobs' final visions may soon be on its way. according to multiple reports, before his death this month, jobs had finally cracked how to build an apple tv, one that will sync wirelessly with other apple devices. >>> gotta see this. a couple that can prove they can literally weather storm. their wedding turned to chaos last month when a monster sandstorm crashed the ceremony. it came in quick. luckily, the judge pronounced them husband and wife before he all ran for cover. so they are married. >> yikes. that's very memorable. >>> serious stuff. "360" following up on our ungodly discipline investigation. another mother and dad charged w

. >> amnesty international says there has been widespread abuse of detainees. this is one of the biggest sales in the capital. in libya, with the political vacuum, it has been run like much of the company, entirely by volunteers. they are working without a salary, determined to clear things up. 1000 prisoners held in the jail. he showed us where he had been given electric shock to his arm. all of the detainees claimed they were being held without legal process. >> of all the people here, not one is guilty. >> the country's acting minister of justice has promised to investigate the allegations of abuse. >> what i can assure you is that these things are not organized. maybe they are the actions of individuals. no more than that. >> we have been told there have been deaths in custody. amnesty international says abuses are continuing and will stay in the human rights reputation of the country. >> president obama has said the united states will apply the toughest possible sanctions against iran over an alleged plot to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to washington.

with me in the studio is a representatives from amnesty international. how prevalent is the fear in government hospitals among syrians? " there's a significant decline in the number of people who choose to go to government-run hospitals to get treatment, much needed treatment. the information we got is from health professionals working in the government-run hospitals as well as residents specifically in the city of homs. the reason for that is the wounded people, when they go to the hospital, it is the way the hospital -- the hospitals are used to identify who is close to the government rather than provide treatment that's necessary. the health minister has instructed hospitals to report wounded persons to the authorities. this means that they are putting wounded persons at risk of arrest and torture. >> that is the influence from the government's or the authorities on the hospital, but we have also reports and we can see some pictures now of doctors and nurses abusing or mistreating suspected protesters, too. what about that? >> we have consistent testi

amnesty international wants president obama arrested. would it be constitutional to attack iranian leaders using predator drone missiles? new fox news anchor megyn kelly. this is the alleged terror plot and just today hillary clinton saying hey, we are convinced top echelons of the iranian government knew about this and paid money to make sure it happen the. what do we do? >> it as political question for president obama and a military question for him but not much of a legal question because legally he can do it. if he wants to do it -- >> bill: so there is no difference between killing bin laden, al-awlaki with a drone. >> we can go after iran and start a about military conflict with iran. >> bill: with the drones. >> boom. >> look what we did in libya. it as lot more than what you are talking about right now. and he didn't seek congressional authority. although he should have technically under the law. even if he didn't, which he didn't, no one has ever gone after a president for doing this. >> bill: legally, he could take the mullahs

arwa damon has a new report on the findings of amnesty international.raphic video. >> reporter: these are videos that cnn on tanl showing that how doctors are trying to save lives, operating secret underground clinics. wounded demonstrators are too afraid to go to government hospitals. which amnesty international says the syrian government has turned into oppression. by skype we reached a doctor who says he used to work in a government hospital. he tells us some of his own colleagues collaborated with security forces, abusing the wounding. >> beat them, don't give them water, don't give them antibiotics. sometimes even if he will die. they just put him to be alive, to survive for one or two days to know something information from them. >> reporter: in recent weeks, violence has intensified. the doctor set up his own secret clinic, treating he said on average, four to ten patients a day. but many die. >> i have patients here from gun bullets and from rpg. built i can't do anything here, just a small emergency hearing because i haven't here pressure. i ha

amnesty international has us ranked 50th behind 49 other countries.op one or two reasons why women are dying in childbirth? >> post par tum hemorrhaging is the main cause of that and they will bleed to death. oftentimes they live far away from a facility and from a doctor who can perform a surgery or an intervention that is necessary. another one is obstructed labor. that's when a mother is maybe a young girl and she's not quite developed enough to deliver her own child and the child will die in her. and then she may die herself and experience a fistula. it's a horrific type of outcome to have. all childbirth related. another is unsafe abortion which continues to represent about 13% of all maternal deaths. >> places in india and china, there's a reference to have boys over girls, there's such a demand for abortions. >> there are. in most countries where it's not legal, it's still happening. it doesn't change the outcome or numbers of deaths or abortions. it just makes it less safe for more people to actually access services. >> what about here in the

according to amnesty international, more than 3,000 women die during child birth.rlington is the humanitarian of "every women counts." she's an activist and now you see her face, she's known as a super model, too. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> seeing the sick baby that we saw there in karachi, that's something that you've seen a lot of? >> i have. i've seen a lot of sick mothers and sick families. one of our focuses at looking at a mother is that if her health is not optimal, the entire community suffers. >> you've been to a lot of places where this is true. pakistan is just bone place. >> yes. this is a global tragedy. in my film we look at amnesty international has us ranked behind 50th behind 49 other countries. it's absolutely shocking. >> what are one or two reasons why women are dying during child birth? >> well, hemorrhaging is the main cause and they will bleed to death. often times they live far away from a facility and from a doctor who can perform a surgery or an intervention that is necessary. another one is obstructed labor. that's when

amnesty international is calling on authorities to arrest bush for war crimes. they also announced an occupy wall street protest for the economic summit. >>> a reign of terror comes to an end with moammar gadhafi begging for his life. more on the former libyan leader's final moments. >>> a journalist from south baltimore held in a prison in libya for months. will he be headed home now that moammar gadhafi is gone? >>> a public hearing today to decide whether or not to merge two large research universities. >>> it's friday, ork 21st. good morning. let's check the weekend forecast. >>> i heard from a few people yesterday saying they like this weather because they like their new fall jackets. we're chilly and clear. we're watching some clouds west of frederick. there may be some flurries up there in southern pennsylvania. whole stay dry. we'll watch that win flow carry more clouds through mid- to late morning. we start off with clear skies and that sunshine early in the morning. 45 had in bel air, 50 toward northeast and chestertown, low 40

according to amnesty international, more than 3,000 women die during child birth.ington is the humanitarian of "every women counts." she's an activist and now you see her face, she's known as a super model, too. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> seeing the sick baby that we saw there in karachi, that's something that you've seen a lot of? >> i have. i've seen a lot of sick mothers and sick families. one of our focuses at looking at a mother is that if her health is not optimal, the entire community suffers. >> you've been to a lot of places where this is true. pakistan is just one place. >> yes. this is a global tragedy. in my film we look at amnesty international has us ranked behind 50th behind 49 other countries. it's absolutely shocking. >> what are one or two reasons why women are dying during child birth? >> well, hemorrhaging is the main cause and they will bleed to death. often times they live far away from a facility and from a doctor who can perform a surgery or an intervention that is necessary. another one is obstructed labor. that's when a

amnesty international said the government must free more political detainees if it is seriously committed to reform. the president of the european commission has called for a comprehensive package of measures to deal with the euros of debt crisis and to recapitalize european banks. he says that banks in europe should increase their capital reserves and those who do not meet the necessary requirements should be prevented from paying dividends and bonuses. last night, we exposed the ritual murder of children in uganda. tonight, for the second part of our investigation, which revealed the abuse of children from some witch doctors in great britain. this shows that 400 african children have been traffic to the u.k. and arrested by police agencies. some have become victims of sinister rituals performed by which doctors. chris rogers began his journey in uganda. it has become one of the main source countries for traffickers. >> across uganda, 9000 children have gone missing over the last four years. most disappeared from villages like this one. on the outskirts of the capital. according to a rec

claerly, this is going to be bad for its reputation, this amnesty international report and somethingdiately. >> erin? >> thank you very much. >>> next to syria where security forces have raided a northern town amid explosions, gun fires. we have a report from beirut tonight. >> cnn spoke to an opposition activist that managed to flee as the military was advancing. he said he snuck through the olive grove and he reported hearing gun fire and seeing plumes of smoke rising. it seems to be because over the past few months dozens of defactors were hiding out there. we have seen an increase in violence where these are concentrated. >>> now to paris where prosecutors dropped the rape charges against joshua komisarjevsky -- against dominique straus-kahn saying there was enough evidence to pursue it. becky anderson is reporting from london. the did the prosecutor explain? >>. >> erin, this all dates back to 2003 when a writer alleged that dominique straus-kahn tried to rape her when she went to interview him at an apartment in paris. the prosecutors say that dominique straus-kahn admitted sex

. >> human rights organization amnesty international says the syrian government has turned hostile in atemperatures to sup press the continuing anti-government protests. it says many are too afraid to seek treatment in hospital. lawyers defending michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray have heard four weeks of testimony from prosecution witnesses who allege dr. murray acted unethically and with gross negligence. he is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >> we ask to rest at this time. >> thank you. >> not dramatic or for the tv cameras but it ended four weeks of testimony from 33 witnesses. the case is based on what care dr. conrad murray gave michael jackson. a medical expert would say he gave the singer prope follow propofol, a drug normally used as an thetic. when he stopped breathing, murray was out of the room. dependent call emergency services immediately and was a-- didn't call emergency services immediately and was accused of gross negligence in causing jackson's death. the prosecution has built a very strong case against conrad murray. those watching the trial live on tele

amnesty international said the government must free more political detainees if it is seriously committed to reform. the president of the european commission has called for a comprehensive package of measures to deal with the euros of debt crisis and to recapitalize european banks. he says that banks in europe should increase their capital reserves and those who do not meet the necessary requirements should be prevented from paying dividends and bonuses. last night, we exposed the ritual murder of children in uganda. tonight, for the second part of our investigation, which revealed the abuse of children from some witch doctors in great britain. this shows that 400 african children have been traffic to the u.k. and arrested by police agencies. some have become victims of sinister rituals performed by which doctors. chris rogers began his journey in uganda. it has become one of the main source countries for traffickers. >> across uganda, 9000 children have gone missing over the last four years. most disappeared from villages like this one. on the outskirts of the capital. according to a rec

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clearly, this is going to be very bad for its reputation, this amnesty international report, and somethingery much. >>> next to syria, where security forces have raided a town with explosion and gun fires. we're in ber route. tell us about the clashes. >> reporter: well, erin, cnn spoke to an opposition activist who managed to flee just as the military was advancing. he says he snuck through the olive groves and reported hearing gunfire, plumes of smoke rising. it appears the cause of the offense even though it had been under attack in the past, the past few months, dozens of defectors were hiding out there. we have been seeing an increase in violence in areas where these defections are concentrated. erin? >> thank you. >>> and now to paris, where prosecutors dropped the rape charges against dominique strauss-kahn, saying there wasn't enough evidence to pursue it. but the prosecutor said strauss-kahn was guilty of sexual aggression against the journalist who broad the charges. becky anderson is reporting from london. did the prosecutor elaborate further or explain? >> reporter: erin, this

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amnesty international is calling on canadian authorities to arrest president bush for what they are declaring war crimes. >>> thailand continues battling its worst flooding in 50 years, they are wading through waters, floods have killed people and 9 millions have been affected, they are piling sandbags and the governor -- drain the water into the sea. >>> well, she is accused of hideous crimes against a group of mentally challenged adults. this morning new details and what her family is saying. >>> also it is 2011 to hard to imagine a story but segregation on a bus but in one community they are claiming that is happening. plus. >> more on the final moments leading up to gadhafi's death and what is next for the people in libya. >> photographs showing the moon. justin, check g check that out, very nice, back -- [ inaudible ]

what's the catch, the human rights group, the great group, amnesty international has officially calledn the canadian government to arrest the former president for violating international laws saying, "canada is required by its international obligations to arrest and prosecute former president bush given his responsibility for crimes under international law, including torture." well, it looks like bush is in the clear for now, at least, since the canadian government had nothing but criticism for amnesty international and for their call for his arrest. although this is not an entirely new situation for president bush, as he felt compelled to scrap a trip to switzerland back in february when human rights groups were similarly calling for his arrest there. and finally, one more time, here's hillary clinton saying one more time there's no possibility that she'll get the upgrade to vip. >> if you googled yourself today, you would find the suggestion that perhaps you would be vice president, that you could -- there would be a switcheroo and you might possibly be the vice president and biden w

clearly, this is going to be very bad for its reputation, this amnesty international report, and somethingo act on immediately. erin? >> thank you very much. >>> next to syria, where security forces have raided a town with explosion and gun fires. we're in ber route. tell us about the clashes. >> reporter: well, erin, cnn spoke to an opposition activist who managed to flee just as the military was advancing. he says he snuck through the olive groves and reported hearing gunfire, plumes of smoke rising. it appears the cause of the offense even though it had been under attack in the past, the past few months, dozens of defectors were hiding out there. we have been seeing an increase in violence in areas where these defections are concentrated. erin? >> thank you. >>> and now to paris, where prosecutors dropped the rape charges against dominique strauss-kahn, saying there wasn't enough evidence to pursue it. but the prosecutor said strauss-kahn was guilty of sexual aggression against the journalist who broad the charges. becky anderson is reporting from london. did the prosecutor elaborate fu

monks, dissidents, journalists, and even a comedian were among the first to get out, but amnesty international says the government must free more political detainees if it is seriously committed to reform. the president of the european commission has called for a comprehensive package of measures to deal with the eurozone debt crisis and to recapitalize european banks. said that banks in europe should increase their capital reserves and those which do not meet the necessary requirements should be prevented from paying dividends and bonuses. the problems besetting users of black very smartphones has stretched into a third day and spread to the u.s. and canada. there is a huge backlog of e- mails and messages piling up worldwide. manufacturers research in motion says it has now fixed the problem, the collapse of a leak in its -- link in its european switching has. last night, we expose the ritual murder of children in uganda. tonight in the second part of our investigation, we revealed the abuse of children by some witch doctors in great britain. data from u.k. trafficking agencies obtained by t

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

interim authorities have backtracked on claims that the son of scene was captured and seared amnesty international has urged the country's new rulers to ambit human rights abuses common under the ousted leader. silvio berlusconi is facing a confidence vote in parliament which could spell the end of his time as italy's prime minister the opposition has challenged him to prove his governing coalition still has a majority after it lost a budget vote early on he says he has no intention of stepping down but if he loses it would almost certainly mean new elections he's faced repeated calls to resign from unions and the business community following a string of damaging sex scandals. u.s. president barack obama has promised the toughest sanctions will be placed on iran over allegations of plotting to kill the saudi ambassador to washington obama says he has evidence proving iran's guilt and says he will continue to mobilize the international community to ensure a further isolation and make it pay for its behavior iran has dismissed the allegations saying the charges are fabricated to deflect attention fr

this what i see to those line channels i'm now still alive not dead human rights groups like amnesty international jumped on the bandwagon to reporting out hosni was tortured murdered and mutilated it even claimed to a mother found the body in a morgue last month all assertions is now being forced to backtrack on this we will endeavor to be more cautious and phrase things a little bit more nuanced the state broadcaster says the interviews to dispel what it labels fabrications by foreign media to serve western interests in stories like this that have been used to prop up calls from the u.s. britain and france for un sanctions to be slapped on syria but their foundations are now looking shaky or the never this footage allegedly shows an armed pro assad civilians being targeted by gun toting rebels say perhaps not the peaceful opposition they're often made out to be by the west that only seems to look one way . this notion that the u.n. has is now part of the pro-democracy receipt regime is ridiculous they are jumping on that bandwagon is an opportunity to get out front of it and create its deceptive

military government has started releasing more than six thousand prisoners as part of a general amnesty international human rights commission has urged the president to free prisoners of conscience detainees who are elderly sick disabled or deemed to serve the earth salman's with good behavior are being let go at least some of the country's estimated two thousand political prisoners will also be given freedom. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says she's planning to leave politics next year for a more private life she says she'll leave the state department after barack obama's first term saying she believes he will be like that for a second one has been in the political spotlight since nine hundred ninety three when she became america's first lady before being a like senator for new york in two thousand and one well she now says she has no desire to stay in the public high. the jailing of ukraine's former prime minister has sparked outrage on the streets of kiev and a flood of criticism from russia the u.s. and the e.u. it was given a seven year sentence for abusing her powers while signing gas

army officer and security advisor has been captured in the city meanwhile human rights group amnesty international has accused the country's interim leadership of thousands of detainees and called for the abuse to stop. at this hour a plane carrying thirty two people discretion of the north coast of papua new guinea a spokesman for the country's accident investigation commission said there are casualties though the figures are still unclear australia has scrambled helicopters to help with search and rescue efforts at the scene of the crash. for cosmonauts enduring a long stay aboard the international space station food is one of the few distractions from the day to day routine but preparing a meal is no easy task for scientific chefs at home who will stir up a space safe menu that's both nutritional and tasty and all of a for lunch that's out of this world. after traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a so huge rockets cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be. but how do you eat in zero gravity. put it well you have to be a bit more caref