the world community very early on, and it is inconceivable that the army chief and, you know, aung san suu kyiaware that this was happening in their country. the international news media was awash with imagery of burning villages, of claims atrocities were being committed. so, certainly, one could make the argument that there was time sufficient to halt the operations and to be launched. and that did not seem to happen. so i am quite sure that a future jurisdiction in a court would probably ask those very questions. the high commissioner for probably ask those very questions. the high commissionerfor human rights wrote a very, very critical report published in 2017, so, six months before this explosion of violence we saw against the rohingya muslims. you met aung san suu kyi after that and said to her, you know, something needs to be done, this must be stopped. know, something needs to be done, this must be stoppedlj know, something needs to be done, this must be stopped. i spoke to her on the phone and i appealed to her to bring these military operations to bring these military operations to

we asked aung san suu kyi for a response, but she has not replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news.ands of anc delegates in south africa are voting to choose a new leader. the result is expected to be close between the two candidates vying to replace presidentjacob zuma, whose time in office has been marked by deep divisions within the anc. sarah corker has more. beneath the singing and shows of unity, this has been a bitter leadership battle. the anc came to power 23 years ago, and this election is seen as a pivotal moment for the party. soaring unemployment and allegations of corruption have fuelled frustration towards south africa's ruling party. two candidates are vying for the votes of nearly 5,000 delegates, to succeed president jacob zuma as the party's leader. as things stand, comrades, we have two candidates for the position of president — comrade cyril ramaphosa and comrade nkosaza na dlamini—zuma. nkosaza na dlamini—zuma is the ex—wife of jacob zuma, and is promising to put more of the country's economy and land back in black hands. she is a former foreign and health mini

we asked aung san suu kyi for a response, but she has not replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news.ave more of that interview with the un's high commissioner for human rights later in the programme. and bbc world news will show a panorama special on the rohingya crisis this weekend, saturday 23rd december, at 09.30 gmt. our other top story. thousands of anc delegates in south africa are voting to chose a new leader. the result is expected to be close between these two candidates — the former foreign minister nkosazana dlamini—zuma, who is one of the president's former wives, or deputy president cyril ramaphosa. both are vying to replace president jacob zuma, whose time in office has been marked by deep divisions within the anc. sarah corker has more. beneath the singing and shows of unity, this has been of bitter leadership battle. the anc came to power 23 years ago in this election is seen as a pivotal moment for the party. soaring unemployment and allegations of corruption have fuelled frustration towards south africa's ruling party. two candidates are vying for the votes of nearl

cannot, you need special papers. >> reporter: we're blocked from entering but we learn that aung san suu kyi will be arriving in sidway shortly. this crisis is all unfolding in aung san suu kyi's new democracy. in 1991 she won the nobel peace against tyranny. >> -- fundamental human rights are not only necessary, but possible for our society. >> reporter: but her silence now in the face of these atrocities has astonished her admirers in the west. her helicopter just landed -- >> reporter: our interview request went unanswered. we try to ask her a question at the airport. >> i just want to see the arrival. can i take a video of it? >> no photo. >> reporter: in myanmar, answers are hard to come by. news outlets are highly censored. most people get their news via facebook. judging by what people have told us, they are not getting the whole picture. can we ask about the rohingya issue? >> translator: what i know is i see them as terrorists who attacked the rakhine state, not rohingyas, they are terrorists. >> translator: i could gather information from facebook. >> what does facebook say about t

we asked aung san suu kyi for a response, but she has not replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news.the other stories making the news. the british prime minister and her senior colleagues will meet this morning to begin settling on what the uk wants from brexit. eu leaders have been pressing theresa may to come up with a positive vision of the future. michel barnier, the eu's chief brexit negotiator, has again squashed any idea the uk will secure a bespoke new relationship with the eu. police investigating the deaths of a 75—year—old canadian billionaire and his wife say the couple died of "ligature neck compression" — they could either have been found hanging or strangled. barry sherman — who founded a major pharmaceutical company — was found dead with his wife honey at their mansion on friday. a powerfailure has caused massive disruption at the world's busiest airport — atlanta in the us. the failure seems to have been caused by a fire in an underground plant. three major airlines, united, american and south—west all suspended operations at the airport. one of chile's richest men,

we asked aung san suu kyi for a response but she has not replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news.t at 7:30 on bbc one. prince harry has interviewed barack obama for bbc radio a's today programme. did you start using long pauses between sentences on purpose? it's part of harry's guest editorship of the programme, and features the former us president sharing his memories of the day he left office, and his hopes for life away from the white house. now, with all the day's sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. samoa farrah has been averted in athlete of the year. we were watching in liverpool. a warning, the report contains some flash photography. the world superbike champion arriving in liverpool with the best entrants. the toughest question was all the champion cyclist. i have been an asthmatic since i was a child. i have never taken more of the drug than i am allowed and this is quite a horrible situation. anthonyjoshua allowed and this is quite a horrible situation. anthony joshua stood allowed and this is quite a horrible situation. anthonyjoshua stood on

including freeing aung san suu kyi. today that must include the rohingya. this is a moral issue and a national security issue. no one is secure when extremism and instability is growing in this part of the world. i'm going to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of this measure and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: let me first thank my good friend and fellow new yorker, mr. crowley, and our former chair of the asia pacific subcommittee, mr. chabot, for offering this important resolution. i also want to thank ed royce, chairman of our foreign affairs committee, for his sustained focus on this tragedy and his leadership in quickly bringing this measure to the floor. mr. speaker, we continue to see reports of rohingya refugees fleaing -- fleeing the bangladesh and widespread hunger and malnutrition for those left behind. the burmese military

we approached aung san suu kyi and the chief of the army and they have not replied he had. . but what the un human rights chief thinks is she should have at least spoken out, she could have at least spoken out, she could have spoken out, she didn't. she won't even use the term rohingya. the human —— the un say that is dehumanising to the extent you believe anything is possible. extraordinary language for a senior un diplomat. you must be so angry when you see this? it does make you very angry. when you hear what has happened to people... as a reporter you have to remain objective, but it's hard not to feel angry and incredibly moved by what you see. i've got to say the other thing is, in bangladesh you a ride of the middle of the monsoon season, they have got absolutely nothing, and yet they had the resilience and strength to build homes for themselves. the world community wasn't ready for them to arrive. the un, the aid organisations, want there to provide food and shelter. they had to do everything for themselves. it was quite inspiring to see how strong these people were

we asked aung san suu kyi for a response, but she has not replied. institutional racism was a factor in the feelings of avon and somerset co nsta bula ry the feelings of avon and somerset constabulary and bristol council. the report says they repeatedly sided with the abusers of the man, after wrongly been accused of being after wrongly been accused of being a paedophile. bijan ebrahimi‘s sisters have been giving reaction to their brother‘s death. sisters have been giving reaction to their brother's death. we were shocked, after all these years, there is institutional racism still existing in the council place or other organisations, but they should never see this sort of behaviour. it's never see this sort of behaviour. it‘s really disappointing. i acknowledging that is a huge relief. we have been looking for over four yea rs we have been looking for over four years to tell people we believe him and he was always saying this was happening to him and now this report is out saying the race was at an institutional level in both the police and the counc

the countries leader, aung san suu kyi, has promised repatriation of refugees and reconstruction, but has pointedly refused to a knowledge the abuses. she is supported by much of the burmese population and by her country's neighbor china. laura: the united nations warns that a reduction in the number of he's keeping troops in the democratic republic of congo could lead to even more instability and loss of life. as we reported last night, nearly 1.5 million people have fled their homes. it began last year in the kasai region after a conflict between government troops and rebel fighters. fergal keane has traveled to kasai. you may find images in his report distressing. fergal: the grass grows over, it conceals. day by day, the truth recedes from view. but the u.n. patrols knew where the bodies had been dumped. one of 87 known mass graves in kasai. "some bones here," the soldier says. fragments of atrocity. the clothes of the dead. at least 3000 people have been killed -- shot, hacked, beaten to death. nearly 1.5 million displaced. >> the blood is speaking. fergal: the blood is speaking?

the un's human rights chief said he assumes the country's de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, sanctioned their repression. some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are expected to vote. deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, appears to be leading the nominations. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week we reflect on some movement, finally, in the brexit talks and ask whether the election of a democrat in alabama really is a blow to donald trump. my guests this week, the american writer stephanie baker from bloomberg markets. suzanne lynch, washington—based for the irish times, the british political commentator yasmin alib

aung san suu kyi who had little campaign against the military was elected to parliament two years later and when her party want to majority in two thousand and fifteen she was named state chancellor and thereby solidly becoming the leading member of the new government meanwhile the rohingya throughout this period they were living primarily in the western state of rakhine. but i like many other ethnic groups and there are hundreds of them they were never considered part of the myanmar population you say that discrimination and persecution of the weighing of people in myanmar has been going on for fifty years do you still have hope that this government of on time to cheat will reestablish to citizen rights of the ring of people also an issue that nobody laurier see or were stroking for the justice and we believe i think there is some telling this in front of her. i think international community should have. closed this issue the government has said that if a group of extremists of militants who are behind the attacks of october ninth and even call them terrorists with help from abroad do

a few days earlier at a meeting with the country's t factor leader, aung san suu kyi, he had skirted a piece based on respect for the dignity and rights of each member of society, respect for each ethnic group and its identity. respect for the rule of law and respect for democratic order. it has been a tightrope walk for one of the most influential leaders in the world. in myanmar he was advised to be cautious, to ensure there were no repercussions for the christian minority in the country. but in bangladesh, face—to—face with people who have gone through extreme loss and persecution, he decided diplomacy was no longer an option. he decided diplomacy was no longer an option. a driver is recovering from a terrible ordeal which saw his band teacher over a bridge. emergency services were called to the scene on the northbound carriageway before six yesterday morning. pc martin willis tweeted about how he had to grab the vehicle stopping it from swinging. glad it all ended well. it could have ended so much worse. thanks to his effort to prevent a terrible follow one. the christmas period

the un's human rights chief said he assumes the country's de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, sanctioned their repression. some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are choosing between the deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, and former foreign minister nkosazana dlamini—zuma. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he said he had told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to our look back at the week in parliament. from triumph to defeat: theresa may's had a roller—coaster of a week with brexit. we are going to leave but we are going to do it in a smooth and orderly way. but smooth and orderly was not how it turned out in the commons. but i have to say, it is too late, i'm sorry, you cannot treat the house in th

the un's human rights chief said he assumes the country's de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, sanctioned their repression. some 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled to bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5,000 delegates are expected to vote. deputy president, cyril ramaphosa, appears to be leading the nominations. president putin has acknowledged the help of the cia in preventing terror attacks in st petersburg. he told president trump the information had helped to track down and detain a terrorist group preparing blasts in kazan cathedral and other public places in the city. sir mo farah has won this year's bbc sports personality of the year. the motorcyclistjonathan rea was second, and the paralympic athlete, jonnie peacock, was third. it's the first time sir mo has won the award. the announcement of his victory was made in liverpool's echo arena but the four—time olympic champion was in a studio in north london, with his daughter rhianna, who eventually presented him with his award. but things didn

the united nations high commissioner for human rights says it is possible aung san suu kyi and other face charges of genocide, following the violence against the rohingya muslim minority. zeid ra'ad al hussein has told the bbc that the level of planning involved suggested the repression was sanctioned at the highest level. as our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11, he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on. and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in the late august. they are coming to kill us, says the man, they are coming to kill us. the widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un's human rights chief that the crimes committed in myanmar could amount to genocide. acts intended to destroy a group of people. can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present? he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpet

the united nations high commissioner for human rights says it is possible aung san suu kyi and other the violence against the rohingya muslim minority. zeid ra'ad al hussein has told the bbc that the level of planning involved suggested the repression was sanctioned at the highest level. as our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11, he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on. and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in the late august. they are coming to kill us, says the man, they are coming to kill us. the widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un's human rights chief that the crimes committed in myanmar could amount to genocide. acts intended to destroy a group of people. can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present? he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators and, in an exclusive intervi

high enough level he is talking about there is me and my‘s the fact leader aung san suu kyiand my‘s the fact leader aung san suu kyiidn't seem to happen. you literally said to her, there are appalling atrocities being committed in your country, please do something about it? and her response was what? she said, this is awful, we want to look at it. a couple of days after that, we began to question the methodology we had chosen, they began to chose the right question whether facts were correct. this was her government. that was a policy you think was sanctioned by her? that's what i'm supposing. this is what i assume. this comes as myanmar has been authorised to proceed with the case against two reporters who were arrested last week. this is a picture released by the ministry of information. they are accused of violating the country's colonial area official secrets act and have been covering the crisis in myanmar. here is the chief operating officer of reuters. we know very little. we've not been given any contact with them, we don't know where they are being held, we've had very little official information about why

. >> growing criticism of nld leader aung san suu kyi over her handling of human rights abuses over theandling of rohingya muslims. >> coming in at number two, the fall of isis. some thee years after the terror group surged to infamy with staggering concontests across iraq and syria, its defeat came with a wimper, not a bang. >> the syrian forces taking to the streets and officially claiming the terrorist group of raqqah has been totally liberated. now they replace the black flag of terror. >> the historic syrian city of p palmyra reclaimed with the help of russia. in iraq, isis desperately tries to hold its ground in the country's second largest city of mosul. >> senior commanders take us in in the calm before their final storm. >> there are ambitions to build a caliphate crumbling as small pockets on of isis militants are flushed out. >> the iraqi prime minister is declaring full victory over voice and mosul, saying the entire war-torn city has been liberated from brutality and terrorism. >>> >> in 2017, isis loses all of its major strong holds. lone wolf attacks in the maim of isis e

rights official is investigating whether burma's military and the country's de facto leader, aung san suu kyi, committed genocide against burma's rohingya muslim minority. speaking with the bbc, zeid ra'ad al hussein said an international criminal campaign. >> giviven the scacale of the military operation,, clearly, these would have to be decisions taken at a h high enough level, and then there is thehe crime of omission that if you camame to your k knowledge that this wasan cocommitted anand you do nothino stop it, then you u could be culpable as well for that. amy: insula, -- in chile, billionaire former president sebastian piÑera easily won a new presidential term sunday in a run-off vote that pitted him against senator alejandro guillier. during his previous term, piÑera sparked massive protests by unions and student groups over his moves to privatize public services, including education. back in the united states, nevada democratic c lawmakerer n kihuen said saturday he will not seek reelection next year, as a fourth woman stepped forward to accuse the freshman congress member of unwante

the united nations high commissioner for human rights says it is possible aung san suu kyi and otherhe repression was sanctioned at the highest level, as our south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old, he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on. and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. they are coming to kill us, says the man, they are coming to kill us. the widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un's human rights chief that the crimes committed in myanmar could amount to genocide, acts intended to destroy a group of people. can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present? he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators and, in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he doesn't rule out the possibility that aung sang suu kyi or military leaders could end up in the dock. given the

nasir says the rohingya had hoped that the current leader, aung san suu kyi, who is a former politicalat won the nobel peace prize, would focus on human rights. but the plight of the rohingya has only gotten worse under suu kyi, which has caused widespread condemnation from world leaders who describe it as ethnic cleansing. >> myanmar reviles them right now as not really legitimate pe. they are stateless right now, the largest group of stateless people in the world. people that live in rakhine province largely live in concentration camps. >> reporter: chicago congresswoman jan schakowsky recently visited myanmar and says the u.s. and u.n. need to pressure suu kyi to end the crisis. nasir says suu kyi had enthusiastic support from the rohingya, and she has let them down. >> my heart is broken for her. from my heart, i want to say, she is a liar, number one. she don't have any justice. >> reporter: for now, the rohingya focus on building their lives in chicago. salamat says he wants to be a pilot one day. hasen wants to continue to improve at soccer. all of the rohingya students struggle