amnesty international says this threatens the basic human rights of a large number of nigerians. our correspondent john f. fischer reports. >> it dispersants as being gay in nigeria is like living without oxygen as she discovered went out walking with a friend, it can be dangerous, too. >> i was with a group of guys. >> the two men were badly beaten and then he was left with a broken collarbone. , sexuality is illegal in nigeria. simply saying that you are gay takes a lot of courage. -- homosexuality is illegal. >> it makes people go underground. people cannot coeme out. >> the gay people say the pair priority is winning acceptance and tolerance, not the right to get married. but that does not stop politicians at the national assembly. there's a bill that could give them a sentence of 14 years in prison if they seek to live together. invited to give their views at a public hearing, this was the reception that awaited gay activists. armed security was on hand to protect them, but not to stop the insults. >> they say you are evil, you , and if you are my family, i would kill you. i

escaped prisoners telling amnesty international 40% of prisoners were dying of malnutrition, alone. satellite pictures is the gulags were growing, they were getting bigger. >> we understand that there are at least six political prisoner camps, and these are vast areas. these are huge areas and that there's, we think, a total population of around 200,000 people. >> here we see the main layout for the entire yodok prison facility. these areas you see at the very beginning are administration buildings and there are also barracks for the guards where they live. particularly we've seen the growth in this first area that you're entering the camp in, but there's also been some growth in other areas. the camp spreads up along two river valleys, and so there has been growth in roads going in both of those directions. >> it is thought that the camps spread up along valleys and rivers, the way you heard described there because kim jong-il and the north korean government have been trying to hide them. that strategy might work for eyes at ground levels. these days you need to not only hide from

there has been a stick, according to amnesty international.ti-terror law that would classify peaceful dissent as a terrorist crime. the saudi arabian embassy in london responded to the reports saying only people endangering the safety and lives of other citizens or policemen were arrested. the kingdom of saudi arabia is committed to and respects human rights in accordance with islamic sharia, which is the foundation of our legal system. human rights groups criticized the u.s. government for not pressing harder for political changes in saudi arabia. >> saudi arabia is a crucial country in the middle east. it's the leader of the islamic world, very much the leader of the arab world and it's a crucial supplier of oil to the international economy. >> reporter: change has coming at a glacial pace in saudi arabia, women are still unable to travel or marry without the permission of a male guardian. saudi arabia is the only country in the world where women are not allowed to drive. there have been calls to lift the driving ban. but a group of religiou

according to amnesty international, more than 300,000 women die from childbirth.an activist and of course, now you see her face, she's a supermodel, too. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> seeing the sick baby there, that's something you have seen a lot of? >> i have. i have seen a lot of sick mothers and sick families. one of the focuses is if the mother's health isn't optimal, the entire family suffers. >> you have been to a lot of places where this is true. pakistan is one place. bangladesh, south america, africa. >> yes. it's a global problem, a global tragedy. in my film, we look at tanzania, bangladesh and the u.s. as well, where we are not doing as well as we should be. amnesty international, the report you mentioned have us ranked as 50th behind 49 other countries in safe motherhood. it's shocking and completely inexcusable. >> what are the reasons women are dying in childbirth? >> post partum hemorrhage is the leading cause. women bleed to death. oftentimes, they live far away from a facility or a doctor who can perform a surgery or interventio

according to amnesty international, more than 300,000 women die from childbirth.every mother counts, she's an activist and of course, now you see her face, she's a supermodel, too. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> seeing the sick baby there, that's something you have seen a lot of? >> i have. i have seen a lot of sick mothers and sick families. one of the focuses is if the mother's health isn't optimal, the entire family suffers. >> you have been to a lot of places where this is true. pakistan is one place. bangladesh, south america, africa. >> yes. it's a global problem, a global tragedy. in my film, we look at tanzania, bangladesh and the u.s. as well, where we are not doing as well as we should be. amnesty international, the report you mentioned have us ranked as 50th behind 49 other countries in safe motherhood. it's shocking and completely inexcusable. >> what are the reasons women are dying in childbirth? >> post partum hemorrhage is the leading cause. women bleed to death. oftentimes, they live far away from a facility or a doctor who can perfo

amnesty international called them the uae-5.ing all of the free things in the uae, free health care and education and no taxes, he said it was buying off the people. trying to give them money so they're happy so they don't demand change in jipegypt or sy. what's your view of what happened and whether it's okay to say something like that here? >> if you are a criminal you go to court. not everybody is rarely perfect, and we are not perfect, you know. we're doing a lot for our people. we're still having more to do. we hope that we become a better zi citizen for their own good and people. >> it leads to the question, the press isn't totally free. people can't say what they think. is that part how in this society you need to govern? >> as long as they don't say something wrong about a person or authorities, they can say anything they want. as toild you, we are not perfect. we are still learning. we're trying to do our job right and help our people. we have our own democracy. you cannot transport your democracy to us. we are differen

amnesty international has said that they are responsible for overseeing torture and disappearances in his own country. even so, the confront jurors were confronted by the unmistakeable reached on the streets. the regime has cut off electricity to the anti-assad neighborhoods. this man says that the army is placing its tanks and too -- its takes to attack the neighborhoods. we want you to record it all. as families continue to bury the dead, the monitor mission must ensure that the regime complies with an arab league plan to and the crackdown. it is early days. the u.s. has appealed to the protest leaders to give the monitors time. protesters say that 130 have been killed in the three days since the monitors arrived. this does not bode well. >> you just saw some pictures from hama. i was told about the situation there by an activist in the area. >> the arab league monitors are coming to see what is going on the ground. the killing in that syria must stop. i went there and we tried to demonstrate and go to the city center. the security forces prevented us and they shot gas and live ammu

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amnesty international says he is responsible for overseeing torture and disappearances in his own country. even so, the observers to work confronted by the unmistakeable rage on the streets. the regime has cut off electricity to the neighborhoods. this protester told them the army is placing its tanks to attack our neighborhoods. we want you to uncover this and recorded with all of your cameras. as families continue to bury their dead, the mission has tried to ensure the regime complies with an arab league plan to end the crackdown. in its early days, the u.s. has appealed to protest leaders to give the monitors time. the protesters say 130 have been killed in the three days since the maters arrived. it does not bode well. >> joining me on the line right now is a syrian activist based in the central city. thank you for your time. we have just seen pictures which the bbc cannot verify of apparently what happened to thursday. what did you see, what do you know about what happened thursday? >> we have heard that the arab league monitors are coming to see what is on the ground, that the shell

in may, amnesty international published their own satellite images of north korea's prison camps where it's believed people are not just sent for punishment but sent to work to die in starvation. for the past ten years we have been able to get aerial data from at least six north korean prisons. see them here in satellite images from twup 2001. in one of the camps there are an estimated 50,000 people. prisoners in many cases worked to death. 40% of prisoners were dying of malnutrition, alone. amnesty international found this year when they looked at new satellite pictures is the gulags were growing, they were getting bigger. >> we understand that there are at least six political prisoner camps, and these are vast areas. these are huge areas and that there's, we think, a total population of around 200,000 people. >> here we see the main layout for the entire yodok prison facility. these areas you see at the very beginning are administration buildings and there are also barracks for the guards where they live. particularly we've seen the growth in this first area that you're entering the

amnesty international says that he is responsible for overseeing torture in his own country. the observers were confronted by the unmistakable rage on the streets. the regime has cut off electricity to the anti-assad neighborhoods. he said that they are sending tanks. we want you to record it all with your camera is. as families continue to bury the dead, the monitoring mission must try to ensure that the regime complies with the arab league a plan to end the crackdown. it is early days. the u.s. has appealed to the protest leaders to give the monitors time. the protesters say 130 have been killed in the three days since the monitors arrived. >> and united states has expressed deep concern after the offices of a number of pro- democracy and human rights groups were rated by security forces. among them were two u.s.-based organizations. the american state department has called on the authorities to return confiscated property and stop harassment of the staff. according to the police, this is part of an investigation into illicit foreign funding. >> they are there to assist the

amnesty international says he is responsible for overseeing torture and disappearances in his own country. even so, the observers were confronted by the unmistakable raid on the streets. the regime has cut off electricity to the anti-assad neighborhoods. the army is placing its tanks to attack the neighborhoods. we want you to record this and uncover it all. as families continue to bury their dead, the monitor mission has tried to ensure that the regime complies with an arab league plan to end the crackdown. it is the early days. the u.s. has appealed to protest leaders to give the monitors time. the protesters say 130 have been killed in the three days since the monitors arrived. it does not bode well. >> the u.s. has expressed deep concern after the offices of a number of pro-democracy and human rights groups were rated by the egyptians grew forces. among them were two u.s.-based organizations. -- the offices of a number of pro-democracy and human rights groups were raided by egyptian security forces. the egyptian government says is part of an investigation into corruption. the u.s. cau

. >> amnesty international has accused saudi arabia of launching a new wave of repression in response to the arabs bring protest. thousands have been arrested and their trials were unfair. they said that this was based on inaccurate information and that they remain committed to human- rights in accordance with sharia law which is the basis of the legal system. the president of france has called for a new treaty to impose greater financial discipline on european governments. he is going to meet the german chancellor on monday. they will announce a plan to safeguard the future of the eurozone. >> in a landmark speech to his supporters, the french president said that europe would have to make crucial choices. europe, he said, needs to be redesigned. he also spoke on what would have been unimaginable and short time ago, life without the euro. >> the euro exists. it's death would have dramatic consequences for the french. the collapse of confidence would paralyze everything. the french would get four. we have no cost to let this occur. -- the french would get poor. >> europe could be swept

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

amnesty international says the move threatens the basic human rights of many nigerians. our correspondent, jonah fisher, reports. >> this person says being gay is like living without oxygen, as he discovered when out walking with a friend. it can be dangerous, too. >> we were attacked by a group of guys we didn't know. and all we seen is that we're homosexuals, >> the two men were badly beaten and rashidi left with a broken collarbone. homosexuality is illegal in nigeria, and simply saying you're gay takes a lot of courage. >> people who have this orientation, really make people go underground, under the closet. even if they wish to come out, they can't. >> the gay community here in nigeria say their priority is winning tolerance and acceptance, not the right to get married. but that hasn't stopped the politicians here at the national assembly with a bill making progress that could see same-sex couples who live together sentenced to 14 years in prison. invited to give their views at a public hearing, which was the reception that awaited the gay activists. armed security

many say they have a strong chance of pushing it through a stone despite being criticised by amnesty international for its language policy is adamant and it seems the russian minority would not catch the magic fish granting their wish anytime soon. let's see russia ski odyssey reporting from thailand in a story or. i'll be back to recap our top stories for in just a few minutes from mel stay with us for that if you can this is a latino life here in moscow. as russians pick for parliament who are the main contenders in the race for duma seats party leader gennady zyuganov types the achievements of communism from before his time but he's criticized for his approach mall with the russian orthodox church current campaign slogan the politics of the majority is made to when we return the motherland stolen from us priorities free education and housing punishing illegal immigration and introducing ethnicity stamps in passports party success story second in all presidential elections since the end of the u.s.s.r. criticized for exploiting soviet nostalgia with pensioners and a discontented industrial worki

many say they have a strong chance of pushing it through a stone despite being criticised by amnesty international for its language policy is adamant and it seems the russian minority would not catch the magic fish granting their wish anytime soon. r.t. reporting from thailand in a story. remember you can always find more stories on our website. let's see what's lined up there right now at the moment. but helping out find out how to groups of people with kids known as anonymous teen poison joining forces to steal from banks and give to the poor. but a brand new cars were to import said to be built in russia is discovered. to be spent on the cutting edge space shuttle. all that point in play people at all. times have to take the moment with a look at the main news stories for you just a few moments from now this is our life here in moscow. as russians pick for parliament who are the main contenders in the race for a do list seats the party's ever present leader vladimir zhirinovsky by far russia's most boisterous and controversial bully politician current campaign slogan we are for russians priorit

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many say they have a strong chance of pushing it through a stone despite being criticised by amnesty international for its language policy is adamant and it seems the russian minority would not catch the magic fish granting their wish anytime soon. r.t. reporting from thailand in a story. bring here today's headlines in just a few moments before that i will take a look what's happening a world of business with an interesting this. next green russia may get an unexpected bonus from the rising tensions between western powers and iran the country's benchmark e.u. rules play and could surge to recognize above brant the conflict over iran's nuclear program have already pushed russian troops to a rare premium would seem counterpart urals bland is widely consumed by european refineries on the mediterranean which are also big importers of iranian oil you proposal by france to impose sanctions against oil imports from the islamic republic could mean the markets will tighten further. the largest steel maker in russia sevastopol is set to spend all of its north gold units the company's also eyeing listing th

many say they have a strong chance of pushing it through a stone despite being criticised by amnesty international for its language policy is adamant and it sees the russian minority would not care if the magic fish granting their wish anytime soon. let's. see reporting from thailand in a story your. time to take a look at some of the stories from around the world one person has been killed and at least two dozen wounded in clashes between riders and police in southern peru or is demonstrators blocked pan-american highway protesting against expansion of a local prison the violence skirmish flared up one police arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd and clear the way for vehicles it's the country's second violent protest this week twenty were injured and perot's north in a demonstration against a mining project on tuesday. iranian diplomats expelled from the u.k. have arrived back home on early saturday morning they were told to leave the country after aggressive protesters stormed british diplomatic compounds in tehran western officials blame iran's leadership for allegedly sanctioning the att

many say they have a strong chance of pushing it through as stony despite being criticised by amnesty international for its language policy is adamant and it seems the russian minority would not catch the magic fish granting their wish anytime soon. let's see russia ski artsy reporting from thailand in a story it is a not quite half past the hour here in the russian capital you're watching r.t.d. we're if you can stay with us for the second part of our special report on the moral dilemmas faced by soldiers in battle that's coming your way in just a few minutes here after a brief look at the headlines. as russians pick for parliament who are the main contenders in the race for a do list seats party leader vladimir putin he swapped seats with dmitri medvedev in two thousand and eight and may do so again in twenty twelve after a majority of proposed putin for the presidency current campaign slogan future is with us priorities modernization tackling inequality fighting corruption maximizing russia's impact in international affairs criticized as a monolith that's too slow to react to social change the a

many say they have a strong chance of pushing it through a stone despite being criticised by amnesty international for its language policy is adamant and it seems the russian minority would not catch the magic fish granting their wish anytime soon. see reporting from thailand in a story. here's a look now at what else is making news around the world nathan summers a roadside bomb has killed three troops in eastern afghanistan this comes as the u.s. state department's top of the show robert blake says washington is considering setting up a military base in the country after nato coalition forces was draw the statement was made during his of the short visit to the gigot stan there are around one hundred forty thousand international troops in afghanistan due to his drop by the end of twenty fourteen. indian police have clashed with protesters angry over a lack of compensation for the world's worst industrial accident violence marked the twenty seventh anniversary of the book paul disaster in which a union carbide pesticide plant leaks lethal gas killing around fifteen thousand and poisoned up to half

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