no there is no standing by or not have been in the job for 6 days amnesty international has initiated as has been made public a process of review of the decisions he twill be made that the the outcome of that pos really be made public when they're when it's finished which should be anytime soon but the key the key misses here is independently of the e.t.o. sanker says of an organisation such as honesty international the fact is as an organisation we can been equally so an exile of the moment as we we would. 2 months ago in needs to be freed in needs to be freed immediately in needs to be protected against torture and he needs to receive medical care we will not do anything more if if he was still prisoners of conscience that is our campaign it's our campaign for people like him. amnesty international chief i guess last making to us a little bit earlier well the rights group has also released its annual report detailing how the pandemic has worsened inequality and rights abuses in poland activists are raising the alarm over the erosion of women's rights lawmakers there have approved a

news live from berlin the crushing impact of the pandemic on human rights amnesty international paints a grim picture in its annual report saying already vulnerable people have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus and its fallout amnesty secretary-general tells t w how she's using a platform to push back against abuse also coming out to brazil worked towards its highest ever daily death toll from cope at 19 more than $4000.00 within the last 24 hours why has the coronavirus proven so deadly there. in sports firing dudek without their top off and subtract the brockport often dusty to return to the champions league tonight in a rematch of last year's finals versus parents. plus one of the hottest shows on earth gets even hotter to fishers have opened up about you know your reykjavik spewing lava and sending hundreds of sites you are scrambling for safety. i've seen you so much going to it's good to have you with us amnesty international's annual report says covert 90 has further amplified massive global inequalities and accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to crack down on

amnesty international has told the w news that it is reviewing its controversial decision to strip jailed russian activists alexina volley of his prisoner of conscious status the designation was removed in february amid accusations that he had advocated. in his past activists are accusing amnesty of falling for a criminal and smear campaign the review was announced as the human rights group also said that of all these incarceration may be slowly killing him. well despite this review the organizations and secretary general continue to call for his immediate release amnesty international has initiated as the make political process of review of the decisions he tweeted the made that did the outcome of that process really not being made public when they're when it's finished which should be anytime soon but the key is a penis a shia is independent of the eagle center sees of an organization such as amnesty international and at the fact is as an organisation we can been equally slow and excited at the moment as we would allow 2 months ago even needs to be freed even needs to be freed immediate

a new reporty amnesty international has found women, refugees, migrants, under-protected health workers peoples, black people and other groupsistorically ignored and attacked by governments have borne the brunt of the pandemic. amnesty's annual report on human rights paints a devastating picture of injustice across the hemisphere. mexico was the deadliest country for journalists last year. amnesty also condemned the rise in gender violence in mexico where nearly 3800 women were killed last year -- nearly 1000 of the deaths were investigated as femicides. colombia remains the world's most lethal country for human rights defenders. here in the u.s., amnesty cites the police killing of george floyd and the crackdown on black lives matters protesters to highlight deep racial injustice in the past year. anwhile, in brazil between january and june of last year police killed more than 3,000 brazilians -- nearly 80% of the victims were black. amnesty also documented the killing of 287 trans a gender non-conforming people across the continent last year. the amnesty report also looks at the crisi

your government is accused of by the un human rights groups around asia human rights watch amnesty international the committee against torture that's what i had and i well. i wish i could accept this allegation in its entirety i will run the did i say that there have not been instances of. disappear some disappearances. when you talk about torture there is no documented evidence of starter for the best of my. knowledge when committee against torture is certain that it's carried out routinely it's received report after report that it's carried out routinely by your security forces and you would know you would have us believe that they've all got it wrong and where bangladesh i would not i would not deny it and i would not say that they have it wrong but i do also want to say that as far as the government is concerned culture is illegal and we try to make sure that carter doesn't take you know why i was objecting to the way you posed the question mr sebastian is because so many good things have happened in bangladesh. could a bangladesh is one of the spectacular successes of development yes and yo

rather under their companies i understand amnesty international said that in the 1st 9 months of last year more than $800.00 cases were filed under this act with the lease language that you talk about with many of the most prominent editors and senior journalists increasingly targeted 800 cases in this with using this law which your government apparently inherited your government doesn't seem to have any reservations about using this law does it mean to admit that you have is nothing but a weapon silence critics and suppress dissent that's the truth of it if i know i would accept your criticism and i would have accepted your allegations had you asked the human rights watch of the $800.00 or so. and i'm taking your freedom as you as you gave it to me who were arrested how many of them are very german you know you you have used a broad picture of 800 how we faced a serious a terrorist attacks in this country we had to fight to fight hard against terrorism how many of those 800 were actually. how many of those 800. criminals who incited violence. activity without differentiating you have

top to retail anarchy encouraging private companies i understand amnesty international said that in the 1st 9 months of last year more than $800.00 cases were filed under this act with the loose language that you talk about with many of the most prominent editors and senior journalists increasingly targeted 800 cases in this with using this law which your government apparently inherited your government doesn't seem to have any reservations about using this law does it mean to admit you have is nothing but a weapon the silence critics and suppress dissent that's the truth of the divide. no i would accept your criticism and i would have accepted your allegations had you asked the human rights watch of the 800 or so. and i'm taking your freedom as you as you gave me who were arrested how many of them are very german you know you who have used a broad figure of 800 how we faced a serious a terrorist attacks in this country we had to fight to fight hard against terrorism how many of those 800 were actually terrorists how many of those 800. criminals who incited violence. activity without dif

and we're back now with our lindale from amnesty international what more can you tell us about forced disappearances like these. in thailand the situation is getting more and more concerning for us that report says that there have been a lot of prosecutions. because of people who are expressing dissent or expressing critical criticism about the current government or even the monarchy and as. seen in the adult report. or thought for it these are vigorous and prosecuting cases on expressing dissent against the monarchy or against the government and these trials are often behind closed doors it is it is quite concerning that you can go to jail inside for years just for sharing a facebook post or sharing a b.b.c. article about the current monarch expressing or this simple matter of discussing what is the situation in your country or what is what is happening in your country can either send you to jail or have you disappeared even in a neighboring country. and you know as as those efforts accelerate so do the demands for democracy as well how hopeful are you that that will win in the end.

i'm susan was gone it's good to have you with us amnesty international's annual report says coke at 19 has further amplified massive global inequalities and it accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to crack down on human rights. now the report singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately affected 1st is women they have suffered an increase in domestic violence they have also borne the burden of home schooling and in many cases they have lost their income because they had informal jobs that they couldn't do under lock downs 2nd comes health workers around the globe they have suffered more fatalities than any other group chronic under investment in health systems means that many hospitals are understaffed and their workers are not sufficiently protected against the virus and finally depend on it has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants as well lock downs and border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies. well we can speak about all of that now with agnes cullen ma she is amnesty internation

she is the americas director for amnesty international. welcome to democracy now!k about your findings as the united states is most aware of what is happening in latin america because what is happening on the border come the situation in these different countries, describe what you fod most egregious. >> thank you. good morning. i would report our annual report was presented a couple of days ago. it is a picture of the state of the human rightsituation around the world. in the case of the americas, that picture is extremely devastating as you have just mentioned. it shows covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken to tackle it had a devastating effect of human rights in the region. fortunately, this time surprised the americas were hit worse by the pandemic. growing inequality, corruption, violence, impunity created - you just mentioned the numbers. almost 13% of the population, the americas continent has 48% of the total covid deaths. the impact is not just around the numbers. it is also about the response of the state and how this response has affected marginalized

amnesty international says the coronavirus pandemic amplified massive global inequalities in 2020 and its annual report amnesty also accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to limit human rights amnesty singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately affected 1st among them women they've suffered an increase in domestic violence they've borne the burden of home schooling and in many cases they've lost their income because they had informal jobs that they could not do during the lockdowns 2nd are health care workers around the globe now they have suffered more fatalities than any other single group chronic under investment in public health care means that many hospitals remain understaffed and that the workers in those hospitals are not sufficiently protected against the virus the pandemic has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants lockdowns and border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies lammas news report also focuses on russia earlier this year amnesty stripped dissident leader alexina voll

amnesty international says the coronavirus pandemic amplified massive global inequalities in 2020 and its annual report amnesty also accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to limit human rights amnesty singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately affected 1st among them women they suffered an increase in domestic violence they've borne the burden of home schooling and in many cases they've lost their income because they had informal jobs that they could not do during the lockdowns 2nd are health care workers around the globe now they have suffered more fatalities than any other single group chronic under investment in public health care means that many hospitals remain understaffed and that the workers in those hospitals are not sufficiently protected against the virus the pandemic has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants lockdowns and border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies well amnesty's report also focuses on russia earlier this year amnesty stripped dissident leader alexina voll

amnesty international has told the w. news that it's reviewing its controversial decision to strip russian activists alexina volley of his prisoner of conscious status the designation was removed back in february amid accusations that involved he had advocated hatred in the past activists have accused amnesty of falling for a criminal smear campaign the review was announced as the human rights group also said that not only is incarceration may be slowly killing him. and despite this review the head of amnesty is calling for in of all these immediate release amnesty international has initiated as it's been made public a process of review of the decisions he tweeted the made that the the outcome of that process really not being made public when there are when it's finished which should be anytime soon but the key is a penis is yet is independent of the idiosyncrasies of an organisation such as on the student to national and the fact is as an organisation we can been equally so and excited the moment as we would. 2 months ag

produced in collaboration with amnesty international.as one of the few issues addressed and now president biden sent chris coons, his fellow senator from delaware, to ethiopia to meet with the prime minister. what is the u.s. demanding? and do you believe the eritreans are pulling out has announced today? >> the u.s. is demanding timeline. that is well and good, but the issue is the ethiopian's have refused access to aid organizations. how would you verify the timeline? the other thing they're asking for, do supported mechanisms for investigation is a joint mechanism with the ethiopian human rights commission and the u.n. people have a lot of concerns. what you are saying is a government who state actors as we saw in the video are coitting executions should be allowed to have influence, let's say, because the ethiopian human rights commission is the state appointed body should have influence on the investigations of their own alleged atrocities. that seems like something you would not expect to happen under judicial law in the u.s., so w

amnesty international's annual report says the coast in $1000.00 has further amplified massive global inequalities and it accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to crack down on human rights the report singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately. infective 1st women they have suffered an increase in domestic violence or in the brunt of home schooling and in many cases lost their income because they have informal jobs that they couldn't do under lockdown 2nd health workers around the globe have suffered more fatalities than any other group chronic under-investment in the health system means that many hospitals are understaffed and their workers are not sufficiently protected against the virus finally the 3rd the pen demick has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants lockdowns and border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies well earlier i spoke with that shobna belie from amnesty international i began by asking him how bad the situation was. is as bad as it gets. deleted out those who would

relying on reports from internationally respected organize asians like human rights watch amnesty international committee again active in that is allowing me to a balance that picture with the reality as it happened on the ground yes which is which which you are doing but but all this has paved the way for a high profile documentary which was released this month by the al-jazeera network which alleged shocking levels of corruption among senior officials of your state and your government's immediate reaction was to brand the film false defamatory and the smear you didn't even bother to investigate 1st that's not the sponsor banani government. inquiry is taking. it is being inquired but let me really also. ask you the title of that a documentary was all the prime minister's men and we were told that it would expose corruption around the prime minister lew relievedly that documentary succeeded in doing that was there is a single evidence which intimidated the prime minister in the alleged. corruption i mean this this is where i think as sensible academics and journalists we should. stand back and

with coronavirus spreading rapidly through kyrgyzstan, amnesty international and human rights watch steps for azimjan to be released on health grounds. he is 69 and considered to be at risk. the kyrgyz government told the bbc: azimjan was buried in uzbekistan on the muslim festival of eid al—fitr. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit. well, it's certainly been cold in the last couple of days. we've snow, particularly across northern parts of the uk. but here's the good news if you don't like the cold. it is going to feel a lot better on wednesday. we won't have that cold northerly wind. we won't have that windchill, which we've been experiencing for a couple of days now. but the arctic air has spread right across the continent into northern parts of the mediterranean as well, so it's quite a widespread outbreak of cold arctic air. now, through the early hours you can see clear skies across much of the country. still a few wintry showers there across parts of scotland. but lighter winds, clear skies, a frost as well. temperatures in some ci

tell us a little bit more about that that's on it a lie research and advocacy director at amnesty international as your organization releases its annual report thank you for joining us to share the findings facts are now widespread repression and the use of enforced disappearances are also documented in this amnesty report that we have been discussing we look now at one case of a thai citizen who vanished while living in exile. save one charley are they demand this was june 2020 days after one chilly arm such sacks it a pro-democracy blogger was abducted in cambodia. c.c.t.v. footage captured 2 men stopped in their tracks as they reportedly watch one chilly arm being bundled into an s.u.v. . he was targeted one day after uploading this video mocking thailand's prime minister. he has not been seen since his the 9th such case of a thai exile disappearing since 2060. if one charlie arm is dead we want his body brought back to thailand but my young. in the past year thailand's military has reacted with an iron fist to a growing youth movement calling for democratic reforms rolling up dozens of acti

with coronavirus spreading rapidly through kyrgyzstan, amnesty international and human rights watch stepr calls for azimjan to be released on health grounds. he is 69 and considered to be at risk. the kyrgyz government told the bbc: azimjan was buried in uzbekistan on the muslim festival of eid al—fitr. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit. hello. we may have said farewell to some of the high temperatures we saw just a few days ago, but the easter weekend has started with some relative warmth, and parts of highland scotland on saturday got up to 17 degrees. but you can say goodbye to that sort of temperature over the next few days because things are going to turn much colder and those parts of highland scotland that were quite warm on saturday could well be covered in snow by the time we get into monday. now, the change to colder conditions will come behind this weather front, this cold front, way up to the north on easter sunday morning, so for most it is a fine—looking day, quite a chilly start, but we'll see some spells of sunshine. but

adotei akwei of amnesty international, thank you very much. ., ~ international, thank you very much. global economy for this year and next, after a sharp contraction due to the pandemic. it now predicts growth of 6% in 2021 and 4.4% next year. they say the united states and china will lead the recovery, but that they don't expect much of the world will see drastic improvements until 2023. for decades, china used a one child policy to rein in what the government feared was an ever—growing population which the country couldn't manage. then, in recent years, the rules were eased allowing couples to have two children. there'sjust one problem — most young people don't seem to want to have big families any more. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell met some of them in northeast china. chinese kids are sometimes called little emperors because parents, limited to one child only, gave their offspring everything. then came the two—child policy, but for many, one has remained well and truly enough. you just have to ask parents with a single child if they want more. translation: i haven't even con

forces as being the using the same uniform but also because there are reports including the amnesty international report that shows that they are gunfire coming from both the defense forces died mercenaries and the terrorists so foreign terrorists we're not surprised that beast attacks would happen but we are not comfortable so here are there people are reporting that also their defense was in people outside and this also is not only amnesty international saying that but also. in a restaurant his son and heir of my university have been pointing to the same. so that staples people are really not upset with the weights being managed. this is one of the things i really want to impart so the civilians do you know know where the soldier is a firing on them or whether insurgents are firing on them so they are go ahead. i think regardless of the mozambique and governmental no laws or not who is fighting against then i have few of that in these. plates and one of those obligations is to make sure that people are safe on the ground and what over the past 3 years is that all our culture. of these little. a

as long ago was 998 amnesty international published a report arguing that he's had been a show trial for grants and his legal team have so far failed to persuade any croatian court to order a retrial. for colorado some on who they're going to be on the resign yet others with the marching in fact with what i could out of here not a morning probably not unite us i will be is in the open for us but i will. now he's thinner ice and i'm going to have the thought of it out all i buy into. my hug and that ass yeah he told his mother nikka that i don't see me if he'll goes in there. with lots and. probably a lot of. malta you know talk good b.l. in monaco often in my that's. who e's milko groundhogs why was he accused of war crimes and what is the case for his conviction being unsafe. we examine the evidence and hear from the ground rods himself 25 years on as to why he has always maintained he was innocent. after the 1st world war the different states in the balkans region were combined into a single kingdom this was named yugoslavia in 1929. when the monarchy was abolished after world war

amnesty international. but artillery it also seen a piece earlier options are available or out of the solution if you had number issue cry and neighbor a regional. niece who option. die though she was. be learned nice contradict you. the amnesty international report was published in december 1998 and examined every aspect of the original trial. it says that proceedings in which defendants were tried by a former enemy were often show trials the defendants were often unable to conduct a proper defense and that the trial quote did not meet international standards for fairness. in 2001. also centers on pussy chill letter from my husband pleading his innocence. here many. posted it on the show but. there are doubts. the small. miracle get out is. molly. she will share as. how does that have to be in any more portrayed court ali. we're yeah they're all. buying it you know yard sure. well that is not. the sort of awful journeyed i call the developments in it at the club in that corporate is that cliff would say th

ok the long thank you for shedding a light on their stories can be long from amnesty international joining us from london. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world american president joe biden has held his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house by use the gathering to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the senate confirmed the full cabinet last week biden has hailed it as the most diverse in u.s. history. a dutch prime minister mark who has survived one of the biggest political fights of his decade in power he's narrowly survived a no confidence vote over claims that he lied about coalition talks who had to has not been forced to resign but his chances of forming a new government have been dealt a serious blow for. belgian police have clashed with a large crowd gathered in a brussels park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april fool's day prank police said that 3 officers were hurt $22.00 people arrested large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection numbers. pope francis has begun celebr

i'm sumi so much gonda it's good to have you with us amnesty international's annual report says covert 1000 us further amplified massive global inequalities and it accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to crack down on human rights the report singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately affected 1st women they have suffered an increase in domestic violence borne the burden of home schooling and in many cases lost their income because they had informal jobs that they couldn't do under lock downs 2nd comes health workers around the globe they have suffered more fatalities than any other group chronic under investment and health systems means that many hospitals are understaffed and their workers are not sufficiently protected against the virus and finally the pandemic has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants lockdowns of border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies earlier we spoke to a sound of ballet a research and advocacy director at amnesty international and he told us just how dire t

coronavirus infection could happen in the prison this is quite possible human rights group amnesty internationalsays the conditions are mommies being held under amount to torture and may be slowly killing him is being placed under conditions of the tensions which according to amnesty international mirror mounted torture sleep deprived is a form of torture the fact that he is walking up every one or 2 hours is a form of torture the fact that he cannot have access to a doctor he can trust is. is is a form of the treatment in you and and possibly degrading all of those in combination. push in a point to the fact that in my view. or share the russian authorities may be policing him into situation of a slow death. still ahead on al-jazeera predicting the post pandemic recovery the international monetary fund its growth forecast for the developing world remains vulnerable. it's time for the perfect jenny the weather sponsored point qatar airways where all the action for the development spring rains is going back to china now we've got a finger that's doing this with a nice was becoming rather more act

amnesty international. but artillery it's also seen a piece earlier options are elaborate to call for of that that. you had numbers shukra and name provisional the. niece who option. di though she was. below nice contradict you. the amnesty international report was published in december 1998 and examined every aspect of the original trial. it says that proceedings in which defendants were tried by a former enemy were often show trials the defendants were often unable to conduct a proper defense and that the trial quote did not meet international standards for fairness. in 2001. it's also centers on pussy chill letter from my husband pleading his innocence. here many. posted it on the show but are. there are doubts. it will be small. miracle get out is it morally. so does that it had to be in any more but it course ali. we're yeah. sure you know yard sure. you know that is not seen it's a year. or so often to meet a couple of developments in it at the club in that company that clip wood said they own all the

with coronavirus spreading rapidly through kyrgyzstan, amnesty international and human rights watch stepr azimjan to be released on health grounds. he is 69 and considered to be at risk. the kyrgyz government told the bbc: . azimjan was buried in uzbekistan on the muslim festival of eid al—fitr. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit. good evening. it's been another gloriously sunny day for some. let's take a look at where we had the best of the sunshine. much of eastern scotland today saw temperatures climb up just shy of 17 degrees. totally different story, unfortunately, across the north norfolk coast. with quite a lot of cloud, temperatures struggled to peek above seven celsius. and you can see that clearly on the satellite picture. we did have an improvement through the midlands and down towards dorset, but it's this window of clear skies that's going to just drift a little bit further south overnight, and that's where we'll see the lowest temperatures. so starting to see a change into the far north of scotland, as cloud arrives here, a

documentary anarchy in collateral private companies i understand amnesty international said that in the 1st 9 months of last year more than $800.00 cases were filed under this act with the loose language that you talk about with many of the most prominent editors and senior journalists increasingly targeted 800 cases in this with using this law which your government apparently inherited your government doesn't seem to have any reservations about using this law does it mean to admit you have is nothing but a weapon silence critics and suppress dissent that's the truth of the divide. no i would accept your criticism and i would have accepted your allegations had you asked the human rights watch of the 800 or so. and i'm taking your freedom as you as you gave me who were arrested how many of them are very german you know you you have used a broad figure of 800 how we faced a serious a terrorist attacks in this country we had to fight to fight hard against terrorism how many of those 800 were actually terrorists how many of those 800. criminals who incited violence. activity without differe

amnesty international is accusing world leaders of deliberately ramping up attacks on human rights during the coronavirus pandemic in a report it says the people most affected globally by the spread of the virus are ethnic minorities refugees seniors and women it documents refugees trapped in unlivable conditions in camps and cut off from surprise many are also stranded because of border closures the report says governments often fail to protect women and people leading to an increase in gender based violence amnesty documents an increase in police violence in the philippines and brazil and a crackdown on freedom of expression in gulf states it notes at tax against criticism in india and china and finally it says decades of austerity and lack of public funding and neglect of health systems have left many more vulnerable to the virus al-jazeera spoke to the secretary general of amnesty international agnes callum r. she says many governments are using the pandemic as an excuse to repress and silence people. in many ways different ways whether it's all legal measures told police repression p

amnesty international is accusing world leaders of deliberately increasing attacks on human rights during this pandemic and says ethnic minorities refugees seniors and women are the most affected and see also documented refugees trapped in unlivable conditions in camps and cut off from supplies from supplies the report says that governments often fail to protect women of. people leading to an increase in gender based violence and honesty also says there's been an increase in police violence in the philippines and in brazil as well as a crackdown on freedom of expression in the gulf states india and china well al jazeera spoke to the secretary general of amnesty international and yes colum all she explains why many governments are using this pandemic as an excuse. in many ways different ways whether it's all legal measures told police repression police he was all force. adoption of emergency measures that go on and on and on and multiplication of surveillance measures use of technology supposedly for the purpose of patek sion. use of drones including for the purpose of survey also i mean y

private and if their companies i understand amnesty international said that in the 1st 9 months of last year more than $800.00 cases were filed under this act with the least language that you talk about with many of the most prominent editors and senior journalists increasingly targeted 800 cases in this with using this law which your government apparently inherited your government doesn't seem to have any reservations about using this law doesn't want to admit you have is nothing but a weapon the silence critics and suppress dissent that's the truth of it is i know i would accept your criticism and i would have accepted your allegations had you asked the human rights watch of the $800.00 or so. and i'm taking your freedom as you as you gave it to me who were arrested how many of them are very german. you know you used a broad figure of 800 how really faced a c.d.s. a terrorist attacks in this country we had to fight to fight hard against terrorism how many of those 800 were actually terrorists how many of those 800. criminals who incited violence. activity without differentiating you h

with coronavirus spreading rapidly through kyrgyzstan, amnesty international and human rights watch stepor azimjan to be released on health grounds. he is 69 and considered to be at risk. the kyrgyz government told the bbc: azimjan was buried in uzbekistan on the muslim festival of eid al—fitr. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit. hello there. it's likely to be a dry day for most of the united kingdom today but there will be contrasts. where we keep the cloud as we had yesterday, temperatures will be held into high single figures, but in the sunshine, potentially 14—15. now, under the starry skies, that's where we see the frost as we start this saturday morning, but you can see the thicker cloud across northern scotland, central and eastern england, perhaps east wales. and there could also be a little bit of mist and fog where we've kept the clear skies as well. but the day is likely to give us quite a bit of cloud across central and eastern areas. it's likely to lift a little as we go through the day and the skies brighten. similarly so

with coronavirus spreading rapidly through kyrgyzstan, amnesty international and human rights watch stepn to be released on health grounds. he is 69 and considered to be at risk. the kyrgyz government told the bbc: azimjan was buried in uzbekistan on the muslim festival of eid al—fitr. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit. —— al—adha. his family believed holding the ceremony on a holy day was a good sign for his spirit. hello there. it was a cold, frosty start on wednesday with some early sunshine but the cloud arrived as we went through the day and we closed out wednesday with quite a lot of cloud around, acting like a blanket through the night, so temperatures not falling quite as far. and in actual fact, the wind direction changing for thursday to more of a westerly, and that's going to drive something a little less cold across the country with the darker blues, the colder air, just being pushed out of the way — for one day at least. also got some rain arriving with this area of low pressure, the wettest and windiest of the weather alwa

this developed by amnesty international confirms that through spacial.an see the mountain range as much as the footage. we know the captives were moved from 1.7 miles away. key geographical features were mapped on basis of the site. by pinpointing the location cnn was able to speak to local villagers who confirmed their family members were dragged away by ethiopian soldiers and have not been seen since. some believe their loved ones are in this video. you can hear soldiers asking the whistle-blower to come closer. the wording here is important. execution. this is pre-meditated. they have rounded up these men to kill them. we must warn you what you're about to see is horrifying. shoot them in the head, he says, and they do. look at the left of your screen. the man shoots. we paused the video just before his victim falls to the ground and, again, another soldier raises his weapon towards the man in the white house scarf. the video cuts out but the next scene tells you what happened to him. to all of them. the soldiers continue to shoot making sure that the

this is the news live from far away and as the penn demick rages human rights suffer amnesty international paints a grim picture in its annual report saying women health workers and migrants have borne the brunt of the coronavirus long governments have used to stifle dissent we will hear from one of its authors also coming up and eruption in iceland enters a fiery new phase 2 new fissures opened at a volcano near reykjavik spewing la.

amnesty international is scathing in its report.solated with their abusers. women were largely the primary victims, in gender terms, of covid—19. throughout the world, groups that were vulnerable, individuals that were vulnerable, because of years of neglect, because of austerity measures that had wilfully neglected investment in health care, these individuals were hit the hardest. they had the least and they received the least. the report also says governments have used covid—19 to repress dissent. the philippines, nigeria, brazil and india are accused of using the pandemic as an excuse for tougher policing. countries such as china are accused of suppressing information, and rich countries are criticised for not thinking globally and refusing to share knowledge on vaccine production. amnesty says necessary restrictions taken to deal with a health crisis should be short, focused and proportionate. it says, instead many countries have extended their extraordinary powers. it concludes that covid has been weaponised by leaders around t

amnesty international is criticizing the conditions,>> the fact that he has woken up every one or two hours is torture. the fact he cannot have a doctor he can trust is a form of torture. >> the doctor who visited the prison camp has since been arrested. she asked what kind of a system denies a doctor the right to visit a dying patient. >> the manufacturer of russia' sputnik the vaccine has begun talks with german -- the german government. the vaccine will not be offered to the public until it has been approved by the european agent. >> it appears the german government does not want to wait on the eu to place their order. germany will hold bilateral talks with russia to discuss when it could be delivered and what -- what quantities. once the shot is authorized, the state of bavaria will receive its doses from this company in june. the european medicine agency began reviewing sputnik to be in march. pre-ordering the vaccine is the right move. the data does look promising, and if the vaccine is approved, i personally do not see a reason not to use it. germany's liberal party is also in

amnesty international says the coronavirus pandemic amplified massive global inequalities in 2020 and its annual report amnesty also accuses many world leaders of using the pandemic to limit human rights amnesty singles out 3 groups that have been disproportionately affected 1st among them women they suffered an increase in domestic violence they've borne the burden of home schooling and in many cases they've lost their income because they had informal jobs that they could not do during the lockdowns 2nd are health care workers around the globe and they have suffered more fatalities than any other single group chronic under investment in public health care means that many hospitals remain understaffed and that the workers in those hospitals are not sufficiently protected against the virus the pandemic has also worsened the already precarious situation of refugees and migrants lockdowns and border closures have left some trapped in squalid camps without access to vital supplies or amnesties report also focuses on russia earlier this year amnesty stripped dissident leader alexina volley

pro-democracy demonstrations throughout 2020 are now in court facing years in prison and amnesty international's big annual report out today on the state of human rights around the world the entry for thailand talks about widespread repression and the use of enforced disappearances this includes the case of want to lay on sacks it who disappeared while living in exile last year he is yet another suspected victim of the thai authorities assault on dissent. save one charlie on the demand this was june 2020 days after one chilly arm such sacks it approved democracy blogger was abducted in cambodia. c.c.t.v. footage captured 2 men stopped in their tracks as they reportedly watch one chilly arm being bundled into an issue. he was targeted one day after uploading this video mocking thailand's prime minister. he has not been seen since his the 9th such case of a thai exile disappearing since 2060. 5 if one chile arm is dead we want his body brought back to thailand not my young but there. in the past year thailand's military has reacted with an iron fist to a growing youth movement calling for democrat