there used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice, not anymore. emanded her arrest. a one—time human rights icon, now standing up for an army accused of genocide. good morning aung san suu kyi, are you defending the indefensible? the nobel prize peace laureate took i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched after rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate, in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp, their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum explains how the myanmar military snatched her baby and threw him in a fire, that her

she will be back in court tomorrow, but it was really a momentous day in the story of aung san suu kyifor justice for the rohingya. new zealand's geological agency has warned that more volcanic activity is expected on white island in the next 2a hours, following the eruption on monday in which six people are known to have died. another eight are unaccounted for and presumed dead, and more than 20 people are still in hospital being treated for burns. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has sent this update. there has been increased volcano activity on white island today. you could see thicker plumes of smoke in the area just above the volcano, and it's been growing in intensity throughout the day. we also heard from volcanologists that there is a higher risk of an eruption within the next 2a hours. new zealand's chief of civil defence has also spoken about the implications of those conditions on the recovery mission. every day that passes with those bodies unrecovered is a day of anguish for their loved ones who have been affected. there is always a delicate balancing act when it comes t

so there is little sympathy for the rohingya, and there's a lot of sympathy for aung san suu kyi. d to aung san suu kyi, the way the rest of the world sees her, 01’ way the rest of the world sees her, or is it well—known? way the rest of the world sees her, or is it well-known? her circle has been shrinking, according to people that know her. her western allies, her circle of western allies, has been shrinking. she has rebuffed people she... you know, diplomats, observers who speak to her say she doesn't like to hear about the allegations against the rohingya, that she cuts off conversations about this, and she has lost relationships with people who she was formally close to over this issue. so definitely her circle of people who are bringing her information about what's been going on in the country has shrunk. but there's no reason to think that she hasn't been watching... that she watch the reports when everything was happening, didn't see. she also talks to the... she's been getting information from the military on what's been going on. 0bviously that's a one—sided view of event

that country is myanmar, led by state councilor aung san suu kyi.ey part of xi's plan is this route linking southern china with myanmar's rakhine state. completion of this route would link china to the indian ocean without passing through the malacca straits, a development that would have significant strategic and economic benefits for china. in 2010, work began on construction of two pipelines along the new route. one for natural gas was completed in 2013. the other for crude oil was completed the following year. they pump these fuels 770 kilometers from the indian ocean to the chinese border. the pipelines start from an isisland in rakhine state. a port for offloading crude oil from tankers has already been n constructed d here. planans are movoving fward to n. create a specialal economic zon around the p port, also o with chinesese support. that includes building a 1,700-hectare industrial park. and a a deep seaport capable of handlingng ten largege cargo sh at a time. the construction cost was initially estimated at $10 billion. myanmar's govern

aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything.ow my family was killed. i can prove everything, she says. one of her brothers managed to escape. his son and wife were killed in front of him. translation: it looks like i'm alive, but inside, ifeel like i'm dead. i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they are killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed in buddhist—majority myanmar. the un called it textbook ethnic cleansing. myanmar denies charges of genocide. here in bangladesh, they found shelter, but it's not a life of freedom. their movement is restricted. mobile phone services are banned. in a country where poverty is widespread, patience is now running out. two attempts by bangladesh's government to facilitate the return of the rohingyas to myanmar have failed, because people are simply too scared to go back. they don't believe they'll be safe there. but each day they continue to live here, tensions between them and lo

as we mentioned, aung san suu kyi is pa rt we mentioned, aung san suu kyi is part of the delegation toiven the strange position she is in? it is not unusualfor a position she is in? it is not unusual for a foreign minister to appearas unusual for a foreign minister to appear as part of the delegation in an icj case and it is not unprecedented for a head of state to attend either, but it is very strange here, i would say, because aung san suu kyi is, of course, seen by many as personally responsible in some capacity for the alleged wrongdoing, either because she is involved in a policy of genocide or because she has failed to intervene to stop military generals from undertaking that campaign. and so the fact she will be in the courtroom is accused in a personal and individual way is really remarkable. it is understand —— important to understand this is not the international criminal court and she is not there as an individual criminal defendant, she is there is a representative of her state, she is not personally on trial, she will not be leaving the peace palace in handcuffs, there is

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. 0ur three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy? rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy for them? could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and my‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had shaken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, they have placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit that they myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed. but the perpetrators would be brought tojustice. can there be genocidal intent on the part of a state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who are accused of wrongdoing? this has been another re

the consensus here --aung sasan suu kyi must answer for what happened to the rohingya. >> we pray to allah that we get justice. aung san suu kyi is not a good person. we once prayed sincerely to god for her. we supported her, but when she came to power, she did no good for us. she is a liar. we hate her. she did nothing for us. she is responsible for the genocide. she targeted us. she ruined us. >> from one doorstep to the next , testimonies of ruthless violence at the hands of myanmar's military. >> two soldiers held me down while one of them raped me in front of my mother and four children. my daughter was crying, so they hit her on the head with a weapon. >> i lost eight of my sons and grandsons. they were all butchered by the military. >> the military burned our homes. we were a family of 18, and they killed 12 by burning them alive. there were more than 2000 people in our village, and all their homes were burned. >> aung san suu kyi has long defended myanmar''s 20177 cracown n on the rohingya, saying it targeted militants, and she will do so again at the hague. in buddhist majority myanmar, the scrutiny of the uni

neither aung san suu kyi nor the generals would automatically be arrested and put on trial.nly just finding its feet after military rule. nick beake, bbc news, yangon. nick has travelled from myanmar to the hague for the start of the hearings. hejoins us now. he joins us now. i hejoins us now. i think it is he joins us now. i think it is worth stressing once again that uncensored she did not have to be here at the hay, she did not have to justify the actions of an army that she does not control. she is defiant and this is the moment when she arrived at court and we caught up with her. reporter: good morning, miss suu kyi. are you defending the indefensible? any comment, miss suu kyi? shortly afterwards, she went into the hearing and for the next three others she was. listen to very detailed and often graphic testimony of how the myanmar army targeted rohingya men, women and children in a campaign described as genocidal, the fact they were targeted because of who they were. the argument of the lawyers here is that there is an ongoing genocide in myanmar, they say there are so

the nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi defends her country myanmar against charges of genocidethe hague. at the climate summit in madrid, greta thunberg calls on rich countries to cut their carbon emissions and to help poorer countries do the same. emissions and to help poorer how emissions and to help poorer do you respond to thi basically how do you respond to the fact that basically nothing is being done about this without feeling the slightest bit of anger? the post office pays more than £57 million to settle a case brought by hundreds of subpostmasters and postmistresses, wrongly accused of mismanaging funds. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. coming up on the sport, tottenham and manchester city may have already qualified for the last 16 of the champions league, but they both have tricky away games tonight as they look to end the group stages with a win. and matt taylor has all the weather. also coming up, would you eat a chocolate bar if you knew you had to run for 22 minutes to burn it off? researchers suggest a new way of labelling food could help people lose

aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything.er where and how my family was killed. i can prove everything, she says. one of her brothers managed to escape. his son and wife were killed in front of him. translation: it looks like i'm alive, but inside, ifeel like i'm dead. i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they are killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed in buddhist—majority myanmar. the un called it textbook ethnic cleansing. myanmar denies charges of genocide. here in bangladesh, they found shelter, but it's not a life of freedom. their movement is restricted. mobile phone services are banned. in a country where poverty is widespread, patients is now running out. —— patience. two attempts by bangladesh's government to facilitate the return of the rohingyas to myanmar have failed, because people are simply too scared to go back. they don't believe they'll be safe there, but each day they continue to live here, t

they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not any more. one time human rights icon 110w more. a one time human rights icon now standing up for an army accused of genocide. the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un top court and listens to accounts of the brutality the rohingya refugees had suffered in her country. i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya muslims fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched after rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate, in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. aung san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today, she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made agai

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.s they'd travelled 5,000 miles from myanmar to be with her today. she has sacrificed her life and her family for the country and for the people. so this was the least we could do, to be here in her time of trial and distress. she'd come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are 750,000 rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy at all for the rohingya? could it be that the harrowing evidence she heard yesterday, of myanmar‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people, had shaken her? changed the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but that perpetrators

"aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything." ague today. she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. a gp from east london who tricked his patients into having intimate and invasive examinations, has been found guilty of several counts of sexual assault. manish shah used his position as a trusted doctor, to persuade six female patients that they should undergo unnecessary smear and breast examinations. last year he was convicted of sexually assaulting another 17 women, between 2009 and 2013, at his surgery in romford. 0ur correspondent, chi chi izundu, has more. described as a well liked, respected and trusted gp, but the prosecution said manish

as myanmar‘s aung san suu kyi is called to defend her country against genocide charges, we've a specialt on the plight of muslim rohingya refugees in bangladesh. translation: i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they're killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: china claims all the people sent to what it calls re—education camps in the western xinjiang province have now been released. and archaeologists discover a mysterious shipwreck off the coast of rhode island that could be captain cook's ship endeavour. voiceover: live from hours studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 1pm in new zealand, where there appears to be no hope of finding any more survivors from monday's volcanic eruption on white island. five people have been confirmed dead, at least eight more are still missing. the island is popular with tourists — 47 people were visiting when the vol

"aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything." ague today. she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. a gp from east london who tricked his patients into having intimate and invasive examinations, has been found guilty of several counts of sexual assault. manish shah used his position as a trusted doctor, to persuade six female patients that they should undergo unnecessary smear and breast examinations. last year he was convicted of sexually assaulting another 17 women, between 2009 and 2013, at his surgery in romford. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu has more. described as a well liked, respected and trusted gp, but the prosecution said manish s

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.y. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. our three quarters of a million rohingya lying, must itchy? do you have any sympathy for them ? could lying, must itchy? do you have any sympathy for them? could it be that the harrowing evidence that she had yesterday of me and my‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had ta ken to eradicate the rohingya muslim people had taken her, change the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, they have placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claimed the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by a tax i rohingya militants. she did admit that they myanmar army, which she doesn't control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed. but the perpetrators would be brought tojustice. but the perpetrators would be brought to justice. can there be genocidal inten

myanmar's aung san suu kyi takes the stand at the hague. the nobel peace prize laureate says there's no proof her country's army carried d out genocide against rohingya muslims, but prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong. also coming tonight, and oven ready breaks it. that is what prime minister boris johnson promises to serve up if he wins the election on thursday. his conservatives hold a narrow lead over jeremy corbyn's party. we will have more on what is being called the most important generation -- the most important election in a generation. in the president of the european commission presenting her landmark plan to fight climate change, but some are saying, "brussels, we have a problem or cover -- "brussels, we have a problem." time brent goff. two viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. myanmar's leader has denied that her country's troops committed genocide against her hinge of muslims. she spoke today at the international court of justice in the hague responding to testimony about barbaric act co

aung san suu kyi appears at the hague to reject accusations myanmar‘s military committed genocide, against muslims. greta thunberg, the teenage environmental activist, is named person of the year, by time magazine. and recovery efforts are on hold in new zealand, as more volcanic activity is predicted for white island, following this week's fatal eruption. it's five o'clock, good evening. on the last day of campaigning for the general election, with all the parties trying to win over crucial undecided voters. borisjohnson has been targeting seats in northern england and wales, while the labour leader jeremy corbyn, began his day in scotland before moving to the north of england. jo swinson, leader of the liberal democrats, is focusing on constituencies in south—east england, and the snp leader nicola sturgeon has been meeting voters across scotland. our political correspondent, chris mason has the latest. dawn hadn't even thought of breaking this morning and party leaders were out and about. boris johnson for the conservatives pretending to be a milkman in west yorkshire, but with a politi

speaking at the international court ofjustice, aung san suu kyi firmly denied accusations of genocidenot easy to fathom. she admitted that it could not be ruled out that disporportionate force may have been used by myanmar‘s defence forces. here's what suu kyi had to say. mr president, it cannot be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by members of the defence services. in some cases, in disregard of international humanitarian law. or that they did not distinguish clearly enough between fighters and civilians. there may also have been failures to prevent civilians from looting or destroying property after fighting, or in abandoned villages. but these are determinations to be made in the due course of the criminaljustice process, not by any individual in the myanmar government. please bear in mind this complex situation, and the challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when you are assessing the intent of those who attempted to deal with the rebellion. surely, under the circumstances, genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis. the bbc‘s asia editor rebecca he

many have given up on aung san suu kyi. not these loyal supporters.rom myanmar to be with her today. she had come to tell the world there had been no rohingya genocide on her watch. are three quarters of a million rohingya lying, ms suu kyi? do you have any sympathy at all for the rohingya? could it be that the harrowing evidence she heard yesterday, of myanmar‘s army trying to eradicate the rohingya muslim people, had shaken her? changed the mind of someone once famous for her defence of human rights? no. regrettably, the gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in rakhine state in myanmar. aung san suu kyi claims that the rohingya exodus in 2017 was sparked by attacks by rohingya militants. she did admit the myanmar army, which she does not control, had killed civilians in the security operation that followed, but the perpetrators would be brought tojustice. can there be genocidal intent on the part of the state that actively investigates, prosecutes and punishes soldiers and officers who are a

we felt very sad to see aung san suu kyi denying everything. ill get justice this time. aung san suu kyi's words have been condemned by rohingya survivors and human rights groups. the evidence will be considered and it will be decided whether the rohingya muslim still need protection from genocide. myanmar‘s generals are safe for now, happy to watch from afar aung san suu kyi defending the country from accusations of the worst possible crimes. games consoles are at the top of many christmas wish lists. parents may worry that playing video games is a waste of time but in the united states, e—sports can be a route to university. some colleges are now hosting championships, with the best players being offered full scholarships. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. in the us, college sports are big business. however, you will find the newest university athletes not in helmets but headsets. at this pennsylvania college, coaches watch every furious move of the mouse. here, being good at gaming can when you a full university scholarsh

the quote you played of aung san suu kyi played exactly to that.ambia is asking for the equivalent of an injunction. we are assuming, given the urgency and given the eyes of the world on this case, that the court will rule on that requestt for provisional measures within the next month. amy: we want to thank you so much, reed brody, counsel and spokesperson for human rights watch. and hisistoricck, presidential forum on education. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the last democrat presidential debatate at the yer this thursday in los angeles, seven candidates appeared saturday at a historic democratic presidential forum on public education in pittsburgh coming event organized by public education groups, unions, civil rights groups. for more we're joined by three guests. in atlanta, georgia, keron blair is director of the alliance to reclaim our schools. in chicago, jitu brown is the national director of the journey for justice alliance. and in new york carol burr

she explains that everyone with her in this photo was killed, "aung san suu kyi is lying in front of san suu kyi didn't have to come to the hague today, she didn't have to sit and listen to the sickening allegations made against her country. she chose to. and tomorrow she will personally defend the country from the charge of genocide. she'll say it simply didn't happen. it's seen as a patriotic defence by most of myanmar, including her supporters who'd come to court today. but it's a strategy that could destroy any remnants of her global reputation. nick beake, bbc news, the hague. a sixth person has died in new zealand after yesterday's volcanic eruption. the latest victim died in hospital. eight others are missing on white island and presumed dead. police are investigating how 47 people came to be around the active volcano when it erupted. the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil sent this from the nearby town of whakatane. it looks like the surface of another planet. this is white island hours after its devastating eruption. it's dangerous for this rescue helicopter and for those still looking for

leader aung san suu kyi is that the international court of justice to defend her country's treatment. and this is al jazeera live from also coming up reports say democrats in the us are preparing to announce a formal articles of impeachment against president donald trump. india's lower house of parliament passes a controversial bill that sets religion as the criteria for granting citizenship to foreigners. and police in new zealand open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding multiple deaths in the white island for kind of corruption. now myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi has just arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against genocide charges now the west african state of gambia launched a bid to bring me to international justice for military crackdown on muslims you're watching live pictures now from the hague well the suse's backed by the 757 nation organization for islamic cooperation more than 700000 rangar were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh back in 2017100 miles largest city yangon a rallying in support. as she faces the cou

and rebecca, talk to us about aung san suu kyi. what role will she play across the coming days? evidence presented in front of her, and sitting there with a very emotionless face. but tomorrow, she will stand up in court and have to defend the military against these very serious allegations. the very same military that imprisoned her in house arrest for many years. so she will have to stand up there and try and argue the case for myanmar. what we have heard from her before is that the international community doesn't understand that the actions of the military in their recline are focused on trying to squash a militant movement there. dashed in the rakhine. there are terrorist groups connected to the rohingya groups there, which they say is a serious security threat to the country that they needed to suppress. so that's what we are likely to hear tomorrow. we will have more on that tomorrow on what happens. lots of discussion about what to do about false information. all these things are being overturned... you can read this article in the new york times, who says... the new york

nobel peace peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi, defends myanmar against accusations of genocide. police in new zealand say the death toll from the white island volcano eruption has gone up to eight — two more people have died in hospital. and greta thunberg, the teenage environmental campaigner, is named person of the year, by time magazine. it's the last day of the uk's election campaign. polls open at 7am on thursday morning. there is a great deal at stake — not just who forms the next government — but whether brexit happens on january 31. if boris johnson gets a majority that will happen — if he doesn't, who knows? as you'd imagine the party leaders have been working hard. borisjohnson began by helping with milk delivery — part of which was interupted by one of his aides swearing at a journalist on live tv. the prime minister then said to the journalist i'll be with you in a second'. but he wasn't — he didn't do the interview. amongst all that, the prime minister continued to push his message that he's the man to deliver brexit. jeremy corbyn‘s message is that a vote for labou

once an international symbol of her country struggle against military oppression, aung san suu kyi nowsits before the internatitional court of justice in the hahague. myanmar to stop these senseless killings. to stop this genocide. of its own people. peter: myanmar's top political leader will dispute claims that her country tried to wipipe out minority rohingya muslims in a military crackdown. her government insists it was responding to terrorist threats. come underu kyi has intense pressure for her alleged indifference to the plight of the rohingya, witith critics calling her anan apologist for ethnic cleansing. since 2017, or than 730,000 people have been forced to flee the buddhist majority country, still c crammed into o refugee s in bangladadesh. >> they killed everybody who could not hide in the hills. many of my relatives and friends were killed. i demand justice. gambia, which filed the lawsuit in november on behalf of 57 muslim countries, is calling on ththe itj to take emergency measures to prevent further atrocities. genie: in algeria, two former prime ministers have been co

mia miles leader aung san suu kyi is set to lead her country's defense against allegations of genocide they stem from the 2017 military crackdown which forced more than 700000 ranger muslims to flee to neighboring bangladesh. the volcanic activity has significantly increased on new zealand's white island delaying efforts to recover the 8 people who are missing believed dead in erupted on monday killing at least 6 others 30 people are in hospital many with burns to more than half their bodies there's mounting pressure from relatives to find those still accounted unaccounted for but emergency workers say it's just not safe enough this is an utterly critics situation we all agree that retrieving bodies of the deceased from the island is an absolute imperative. every day that passes with those bodies and recovered is a day of anguish for the loved ones who have been affected we recognize this and we're doing everything we can. there is always a delicate balancing act when it comes to recovery operations of where risk to human life exists and right now the science tells us us that this is j

actually need to go to the hague, as i understand it. -- to go to the hague, as i understand it. —— aung san suu kyi front of the court. it is very important, very significant stop so, the narrative from the government aside, her government, is that this is to give her a chance to tell the world what exactly is happening in the western pa rt exactly is happening in the western part of burma, where the rohingya population where there once. now they have fled to the neighbouring country, bangladesh. uncensored key would chance to tell the world what exactly chance to tell the world what exa ctly ha d chance to tell the world what exactly had ta ken chance to tell the world what exactly had taken place. the western governments do not understand as a terrorist element and she has a chance to tell the world. that is what the government is hoping to do. so, her presence and the reasoning that she is going to be laying out, that she is going to be laying out, thatis, that she is going to be laying out, that is, are you saying, for domestic consumption? i will come to the international reputation, but thati

aung san suu kyi motorcade has just left this there this morning? uu kyi is here to attend these hearings as the head of state to defend or deny these allegations of genocide against myanmar. you can see behind us here, at the un‘s highest court, some of the press gathered. there is an incredible amount of international attention here. actually, these three days of hearings in the hague are not dealing with guilt or innocence, but rather a request by the gambia for the judges to issue provisional measures. one from myanmar to stop any acts that could constitute genocide and from destroying any evidence of genocide. the reason for that is, according to aun the reason for that is, according to a un fact—finding mission report, which has been mentioned a lot here today, the 600,000 or so rohingya that remain in the state in myanmar are still at risk of genocide. lawyers representing the gambia say there is no time to waste. the international community, via this international court ofjustice, must act now to prevent any further atrocities to be committed

genocide case we saw opponents of aung sun suu kyi supporters of the ring get caused by coming here as well to voice their support of the case to voice their criticism of aung san suu kyi and government so yes that support and the protest is still here and we expect they will be here for the closing of this case on for the moment anyway on thursday when have a live press and the whole he's been following those hearings and will continue to do so thank you ryan well let's go live now to stephanie. and bangladesh with more than 700000 reckoner refugees so if i imagine the people there are trying to follow this very closely and aung san suu kyi has now admitted the use of disproportionate force says their west civilian casualties but says they wasn't genocidal intent how does that square with the stories that you've been hearing from refugees. when you only have a look at the very end here are that stretch all the way. to the me and mar border which are the mountains and this is quite a hazy day it's the biggest refugee camp in the world now and this is a consequence of whatever it is happened 2017 if you decide to believe and from suchi saying yes disproportionat

deja vu news live from berlin taking a stand at the international court of justice meehan mars aung san suu kyi she says there is no proof that her country's military carried out genocide against running game was loans prosecutors are seeking to prove her wrong. also coming up after weeks of impeachment hearings democrats in the u.s. announce their charges against president donald trump excuse him of abuse of power and obstructing congress he denies any wrongdoing. more tremors at the volcano in new zealand that is complicating efforts to retrieve the bodies of those killed on monday and fueling fears that another eruption could happen at any moment. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us myanmar's de facto leader aung san suu kyi has told the un's top court that there was no proof of genocidal intent behind her country's military campaign against muslims speaking before the international court of justice in the hague the nobel peace laureate said it couldn't be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by myanmar's armed forces but she denied that any crimes committed fell under

they used to think aung san suu kyi was the epitome ofjustice. not anymore. man rights icon, now standing up for an army accused of genocide. good morning, ms suu kyi. are you defending the indefensible? the nobel peace prize laureate took her seat at the un's top court and listened to accounts of the brutality the rohingya refugees had suffered in her country. i could smell the stench of genocide from across the border in myanmar. stories of helplessness in the face of mass killings, of mass rape and mass torture, and of children being burned alive in the sanctuary of their homes and places of worship. nearly 750,000 rohingya fled the myanmar army's so—called clearance operation in 2017, launched after rohingya militants had attacked security posts. myanmar argued its response was legitimate in the face of a dangerous terror threat, and few in the buddhist majority country had sympathy for muslims, widely regarded as illegal immigrants. so to this day, they languish in the world's biggest refugee camp, their stories as harrowing as ever. rojina begum explains

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filed the row he can get people 700000 but a military crackdown in 27 but made by his leader aung san suu kyi denies claims of genocide why is this one time champion of human rights defending the army which kept her locked up for years this is inside story. now and welcome to the program on stag route 2 years ago military launched its crackdown on the rohingya after attacks on its soldiers by members of the mining was the minority now the un describes what happened next as a text book example of ethnic cleansing the army was accused of right torture and murder villages were burned to the ground and almost 3 quarters of a 1000000 rohingya were forced to flee to ny bring bangladesh where they now live in the world's biggest refugee camp a stateless people the gambia wanted me in the military tried for genocide so it went to the international court of justice in the hague but me in my head of government and nobel peace laureate aung san suu kyi she has dismissed the case as quote misleading and incomplete and in court she took sides with the same generals who kept her under house arrest for deca

but anyone hoping that aung san suu kyi a nobel peace prize winner would take this opportunity to at last stand with the reading would be disappointed in opening me a mass defense against genocide charges she said the picture the gambia presented to the court was misleading and incomplete the situation and rakhine is complex and not easy to fathom but one thing surely touches all of us equally the sufferings of the many innocent people whose eyes the torn apart as a consequence of the armed conflicts of 206070 in particular those who have had to flee their homes and their knowledge living in camps and cox is bizarre. that was as far as the sympathy went for the ring get 700000 of whom were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh after a crackdown by the myanmar military suchi again refused to use the word when describing the mainly muslim minority ethnic group a denial of identity is proof say experts of genocidal intent on tuesday the gambia open the case with harrowing allegations of rape torture and murder by security forces in attacks on reading to communities in 2017 sujit didn

now myanmar's leader aung san suu kyi has arrived at the un's top court in the netherlands to defend her country against charges of genocide the west african state of gambia launched a bid to bring me a lot of international justice over a military crackdown on ridding of muslims and stooges backed by the 57 nation organization for islamic cooperation now more than 700000 ringer were forced to flee to neighboring bangladesh and 2017 the united nations is accused of carrying out mass rape killings of the burning of homes during that military campaign says it was conducting a legitimate counter-terrorism response and denies the charges of genocide meanwhile began news legal team is asking the court to impose protections for the remaining go before the case can be had in full recent attempts to repatriate tens of thousands of refugees have failed with many still fearing for their safety well the gambian justice minister gave the opening remarks and he called on the court to act. it is indeed sad for our generation that 75 years of the humankind committed itself to do was never again anot

myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi has started giving evidence in the hague let's listen in.e. the cases brought by the gambia representing muslim nations relating to the rohinga minority group in the country. she has just to the rohinga minority group in the country. she hasjust said to the rohinga minority group in the country. she has just said that the country. she has just said that the country was dealing with an armed conflict. myanmar could have done more since the 1980s to emphasise the shared heritage and deeper layers of unity among the diverse peoples of our country. cycles of intercommunal violence, going back to the 1940s, should be counted not just by practical measures aimed at sustainable development and rule of law, but also by nourishing a spiritual mindset of unity. it is a moral responsibility of leaders to guard the aspirations of people for harmony and peace. the third united nations secretary general had understood this. he wrote in his memoirs, published in 1974, allah i believe the mark of a truly educated and imaginative person faces the 21st—ce ntu

this is rohingya refugee shamsul alam speaking from bangladesh after watching aung san suu kyi's speech at the hague. >> suu kyi was in jail. she is afraid of that jail, so she is lying to stay in power. she is lying to the court. we are crying in pain. we call upon t the u.n. and all nations to please help get justice from this genocide. amy:y: in india, the upper house of parliament has passeded the highly controversial c citizensp amendment bill, widely known as the anti-muslim bill. the legislation provides a path to citizenship for immigrants from a afghaninistan, bangnglad, and pakistan -- unless they are muslim. the bill is part of indian prime minister narendra modi's right-wing hindu nationalist agenda, and many say it's a major step toward the official marginalization of india's 200 million muslims. the indian union muslim league is petitioning india's supreme court to declare the bill unconstitutional. widespread protests against the bill have swept across parts of india this week, especially in the northeast. the government has deployed the army to the northeastern state of

been calling for justice for a very long time, but there is skepticism among some as to why aung san suu kyit there. >> on some tucci -- aung san suu kyi went to the court for her own benefit. she went there to lie and to gain public support for the 2020 election in myanmar. reporter: it is hugely enough -- hugely significant what is happening, but many people will tell you it is not going to have a real direct effect on the people here. people want justice and have been calling for that for two years, but they also want to go home. myanmar has not allowed the united nations or any agencies in to ensure they will be safe when they do return. bangladesh has made it very clear they don't want them here. almost a million people live in these camps, and their future is uncertain. anchor: at least 70 soldiers have been killed on attack in a military camp -- in an attack on a military camp in niger. fighters linked to iso and al qaeda have been increasingly active across the region. two more people have died from their injuries after a volcanic eruption in new zealand. that brings the confirmed to

as leader aung san suu kyi she is set to lead her country's defense against allegations of genocide one day after sitting through graphic accounts of mass murder and rape the crimes are said to have been committed by the military and are at the center of a case at the international court of justice in the hague when he reports once a human rights and democracy campaigner. arrived at the international court of justice accused of being complicit in genocide the case against government was brought by the gambia on behalf of the organization of islamic cooperation on the opening day it was alleged widespread abuses were carried out by me and my security forces against communities which they say amount to genocide every day of interruption means that more people have been killed more woman i've been observing and more children have been burnt alive for what crime a little because they were born different born of a different ways into a different religion from dogs who kill and weep them and for this honorable judges they have been made to pay the ultimate price genocide. as lawyer after lawy

myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has asked the un's top court at the hague to drop the genocide caseilitary regime. ms suu kyi won a nobel peace prize for her defiance of the military. today she defended her generals by appearing to warn the judges that to intervene in myanamar to protect the rohingya could backfire and lead to more bloodshed. here's some of what she had to say. steps that generate suspicion and so doubts or create resentment between communities who have just begun to build a fragile foundation of trust could undermine reconciliation. ending the ongoing internal armed conflict between the army and the myanmar defence services is of the utmost importance for our country but it is equally important to avoid any recognition of the 2016—2017 internal armed conflict in northern rack iron —— rakhine. the case has been brought by the gambia in west africa on behalf of a group of other muslim majority countries. we know myanmar‘s military launched a crackdown against rohingya muslims in rakhine state in 2017 — it's alleged that the operation included systematic rape, murder

what is the real aung san suu kyi?rights heroine and now she appears to be defending, is defending what many, most of the world frankly has seen as a brutal crackdown and horrific example of ethnic cleansing against the rohingya. it is a bizarre turn rounders which we witnessed with horror really as she went from being a person who was admired and loved round the world. part of the explanation, herfather, round the world. part of the explanation, her father, the round the world. part of the explanation, herfather, the founder of the country was also the founder of the country was also the founder of the country was also the founder of the burmese army, she has had an ambivalent approach to the arming, hating it for it refusing to allow democracy buts have having loyalty to it. since she came to parliament in early 2013, i think she has suffered something rather like the stock it can howson effect, where she —— stockhausen effect. she has come to their point of view, fortune notice tick or more deeply held reasons, she

aung san suu kyi is lying in front of the world that the military didn't do anything.her where and how my family was killed. i can prove everything, she says. one of her brothers managed to escape. his son and wife were killed in front of him. translation: it looks like i'm alive, but inside, ifeel like i'm dead. i'm so angry. they want to eradicate the rohingya and islam from myanmar. that is why they are killing us. the world is not doing enough to give us our rights. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed in buddhist—majority myanmar. the un called it textbook ethnic cleansing. myanmar denies charges of genocide. here in bangladesh, they found shelter, but it's not a life of freedom. their movement is restricted. mobile phone services are banned. in a country where poverty is widespread, patience is now running out. two attempts by bangladesh's government to facilitate the return of the rohingyas to myanmar have failed, because people are simply too scared to go back. they don't believe they'll be safe there. but each day they continue to live here, tensions betw