humanity in burma. so when the executive director of the burma human rights network, sir, thank you so much for having been with us. thank you. thank you. my pleasure. gunman in northern afghanistan have killed at least 10 local workers employed to clear landmines by a british charity. when they say that they scaled the walls of the com in baghlan province and gathered the workers together before opening fire. 60 more being treated for their injuries, the government is blaming the taliban, but its spokesman has denied responsibility. the victims that worked for the halo trust, mind clearing organization. we were enough going on long before 911. we've been going in afghanistan since 988. we've worked 3 different regimes, different phases of african history, and we are determined to carry on our work. we will carry on. we are humanitarian organization, our duty to save life and restore livelihoods. and laura to the nato mission ends, we can still be there because the vast majority of people in afghanistan

and of course for the people of burma. shifting back a little bit to china, the purity tried to use their ability to leverage, silence those who offend their sensibilities or view of how the world was constructed. most recently, unrest a wrestler for the u.s. apologized on social media for suggesting that taiwan was an independent country. the subordination of american individuals, we've seen this corporate pressure as well. as infected many institutions at the united nations, colleagues have discussed the wto and others. how can we continue to exert that pressure to get some of that leverage, to use our leadership role at the you want to push back on this malign behavior? to take that power away from the silence that china has imposed, and make sure we are supporting not just free expression, but also the independence, and objectivity of these crucial international institutions? >> china has been aggressive and corrosive and using its power at the united nations. and in those efforts, they have threatened countries, for e

but the human rights violations in burma has been happening for many decades. and there is a sense of impunity by the military and even, you know, in 20171, the un found that what happened against the hinge of minority in burma is in fact genocide. there was nothing. there was no accountability and no action was taken. i mean there was some little sanctions, not effective at all against the military. so the military really have that sense of impunity. and of course, you know, we saw so many statements off the statements in the beginning. they were really encouraging for us, very good, but after a while it became started becoming a joke. and we don't, you know, people in burma don't even take that seriously annual because they are the one on the ground risking their lives, knowing that they will be, you know, killed and they will be arrested. but international community, i have to say is frustratingly slow in taking action against the military. and they have the judy to and this cycle of impunity by holding these gentle accountable not only for the atrocities th

i think the obvious answer is the only hope for burma to become a genuine democracy is to stick with her. she is dealing with an extraordinarily difficult situation. she cannot made, there is no doubt. >> i do want to complement the biden administration. at this point -- compliment the biden administration. at this point on this issue, they are squeezing what little leverage we have left against the military regime. i am encouraged to take it to the u.n. security council, let's turn this into a bigger issue, rather than just a sideline issue no one pays attention to senate that he was quite a force. >> we all remember his legendary temper. everybody had a mccain moment. [laughter] he blew up and you thought you would never have a relationship again and then it would blow over. we were in a 10 year fight over a campaign-finance issue. in the end, the fight did not make any difference. in the end, you admired this great life and the way he conducted himself conversation e sedona forum today. what if they predicted 30 million? ask yourself to question. what amount of force from governme

i think the obvious answer is the only hope for burma to become a genuine democracy is to stick with her. she is dealing with an extraordinarily difficult situation. she cannot control the military. not her, and who -- than who? >> the sacrifices she has made, there is no doubt. >> i do want to complement the biden administration. at this point -- compliment the biden administration. at this point on this issue, they are squeezing what little leverage we have left against the military regime. i am encouraged to take it to the u.n. security council, let's turn this into a bigger issue, rather than just a sideline issue no one pays attention to her -- pays attention to halfway around the world. >> thank you for caring about the country. we have one minute left and i just want to say thank you for this conversation about leadership. i would be remiss if i did not end with asking if you have any good john mccain stories. i know from having served with john in the senate that he was quite a force. >> we all remember his legendary temper. everybody had a mccain moment. [laughter] he blew u

burma's u.n.presentative chow mo toon responded to the resolution. >> we are so disappointed that it took almost three months to adopt this watered-down resolution, even though it does not include any important points to save lives of the people in myanmar. amy: he has had sharp criticism of the military. he also warned time is running out to reverse the military takeover and prevent a full-blown civil war. a local rights group estimates 872 people have been killed by the military junta since the coup and hundreds of thousands have had to flee, particularly ethnic minorities, from the states of kayah and kayin. a wu.n. refugee agency report said over 82 million people around the world were forcibly displaced by war, persecution, and the climate crisis by the end of 2020 -- a record high. the highest number of refugees came from syria, venezuela, afghanistan, south sudan, and burma. the u.n. said the crisis could get even worse this year with possible famines threatening displaced people. the repor

speaking of burma and afghanistan. let me first ask you about burma.we remove there country from parliamentary engagement. what can we do? to affect the burmese officials and other businesses. how effective have these been what has your judgment? or work with international partners to restrict access to military equipment, financial support, whatever might be done in the way of increasingly effective measures. engage with the national unity government. of any plan to work with you further. and then how they plan to conduct assistance programs in ways that do not benefit the military, have different groups have been urging for it as a matter fact it does something to address the previous government and this government with regards to the treatment of the rural income. >> bakery much share your deep concern. leading to see an end to when you see prisoners released returned to the democratic path it was on. to your point we have sanctioned coup leaders. we have major military affiliated companies supporting the military. we have been engaged in a comprehe

first, burma. the military coup there has been devastating and among other things it has effectively removed of the country from international parliamentary engagement. i support the sanctions the biden administration has already proposed and i wonder, apart from these ad hoc sanctions, what more can we do to affect the burmese military officials, military related is this is, how effective have the sanctions been, what's your judgment, and are you working with international arbors to restrict their access to military equipment, financial support, whatever might be done in the way of increasingly affecting effective measures. what kind of engagement do you have with the national unity government? do you have any im to work with them further? how does the u.s. plan to conduct assistance program's, there are some in your budget in ways that do not benefit the military junta, doesn't contradict local civil society groups, and as a matter of fact does something to address a flaw in the previous governme

an army nurse who joined the army 1942 served in the panama canal zone and also served in the china burma india theater during world war ii and what's significant about her service and other women who served during this time. is that the army often offered opportunities that women didn't have it at home in terms of working in america society so they can thrive not only as a nurse but other occupations that was not maybe offered to them and through the army they were able to make changes at home as well. so even though during the 1940s and 50s and even up until 1978 the role or the type of jobs were very limited to females they continue to break through and prove that they can do the same jobs that men can do and so that leads to in 2016 not too long ago that military occupation specialties are open to all regardless of gender. and another artifact which is just just fascinating to look at just visually and the amount of effort and work that was put in is a war bonnet that belong to ico ico was a kiwan scout native american who joined the army in 1889 and served, you know for a long time a

committee and subcommittee to protect the people of burma. this may be a long-term proposition. we look forward to helping. >> ion -- i welcome this -- i welcome brian fitzpatrick for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, mr. secretary. when representatives of the chinese government came to our country in alaska and disrespected you, the district -- they disrespected all of us. i want to know, if you stand strong against china, we will stand strong behind you. i want you to know you have republicans and democrats strongly supporting you. we know you are going to stand strong against china and their abuses. if you look back at the three coronavirus based pandemics we faced this century. 2002, sars one. the houston source of that was found within four months. 2012, mers, we found the host source within 8, 9 months. fast-forward to 2020, covid-19, 3.9 million lives lost. no indication that we will ever find the source and i suspect that we will ultimately discover, and we will have to do it on our own through circumstantial evidence, because

burma he's been very strong and principled and calling out the human rights abuses. that's good but it's also easy. it's a week and a small country. he hasn't been quite as outspoken when it comes to the abuses, and i get it. he's running for reelection. what are we asking the secretary-general to do to step up on what we would all acknowledge is the emblematic human rights challenge of the day? >> thank you for that question. i engaged with the secretary-general close to every other day whether i am in new york or by phone with meetings to make sure he understands without any doubt what the priorities are and what the agenda is. we've had this discussion with him and i know that he is aware that some of the nongovernmental organizations raised the issue with him. he has been very clear in his discussions with me that he does raise these issues on a regular basis and sometimes he feels to be more effective he has to do diplomacy and other times more public diplomacy. of course we also have that position on certain things but on this one we would like to see him be mo

at the vatican the pope calls for international help in burma after the military coup in february alsoorld refugee day today. in russia people are bracing for more heat after breaking records they will stay high until friday. iran has a new president but the election is bringing fierce opposition from the west that the biden administration nuclear deal before the next president takes office. reporter: good evening after voting on friday iran has elected a new president. conservative judge receive 62 percent of the vote amid low turnout with the islamic republic. >> i would like to thank the almighty god for the people's trust and the students help i can respond well to their confidence during my term. reporter: he discussed his support of the 2015 nuclear deal that only under the ayatollah khomeini. diplomat say progress is being made although no direct talks between united states and iran are taking place. the biden administration previously refused to lift sanctions until behavior change now they say biden is indicating economic pressure could be lifted under the right circumstances.

in new york, the ambassador of burma is among those observing american citizens preparing to cast theirin turn, observe the burmese visitors with interest and with a feeling of kinship. the kinship felt by all people who have the right to choose the leaders of their government. on november 8th, 1960, 67 million americans go to the polls to do exactly that, to choose those who will govern the country in their name. that same evening, as the polls close in the eastern states, the whole country begins to await the results. the television networks have made elaborate preparations to broadcast the election returns as they come in from the different parts of the country. the headquarters of the major television networks are equipped with entire batteries of tabulating machines. and, with electronic computers, to forecast the trend of the election on the basis of early returns. that party headquarters, people gather for what they hope will be a victory celebration. huge tele-boards post the returns as they come in minute by minute, hour by hour. from the very beginning, it becomes obvious that

. >> both sides endorsed the concept of a neutral and independent laos, much in the manner of burma orf critical importance to the current conference in laos and geneva, both sides respected the importance of a cease-fire. >> the second meeting was held at the soviet embassy. president kennedy expressed desire for effective nuclear test controls and a disarmament agreement. mr. cruise ships -- mr. khrushchev's insistence on a soviet veto led mr. kennedy to express disappointment. >> in short, our hopes for and -- an end to nuclear tests and nuclear weapons, for some slowing down of the arms race, have been struck a serious blow, but our most constructive talks were on the subject of germany and berlin. i made it clear to mr. khrushchev that the security of western europe and therefore our own security are deeply involved in our access to west berlin. and we are determined to maintain those rights anywhere and meet our obligation to the people of west berlin and their right to choose their own future. >> president kennedy himself drew the balance of his meeting with president khrushchev

kennedy: both sides endorsed the concept of a neutral and independent laos, much in the manner of burmaal importance to the current conference in laos and geneva, both sides recognize the importance of an effect of cease fire. narrator: the second meeting was held at the soviet intimacy. president kennedy expressed america's desire on nuclear test controls and disarmament. mr. cruz jeff insisted on a veto of controls, and led mr. kennedy to express disappointment. president kennedy: in short, our hopes for an end to nuclear test in an end to the spread of nuclear weapons and a slowing down of the arms race have been struck a serious blow. but our most somber talks were on the subject of berlin. i made it clear to mr. cruz jeff desk mr. kruschev that we are deeply involved in our attitude toward west berlin. [indiscernible] and we are determined to maintain those rights, and thus our obligation to the people of west berlin who would like to choose their own future. narrator: james president kenny to describe his meetings. president kennedy: there were no loss of tempers, threats or ultim

they're talking about respecting burma's existing and hostile laws. i hope you will work with congress to repeal the helms amendment and allow our international funds to of provide abortion care throughout the world. i want to thank you for everything the administration is doing to help countries around the world deal with covid, particularly as cochair of the india caucus. as you come before us to talk about the budget, one issue that you will always confront is where she worked we done? should be done at foggy bottom or in our foreign missions? having an american citizen over seas costs 2-3 times as much to provide security, housing, education. the private sector -- we hear on this committee are doing business differently. this is a virtual hearing. i hope you will reevaluate. you may determine that no changes should be made, but police reevaluate. should he visa interview be done on or by zoom? -- should a visa interview be done on-site or by zoom? there were rockets for the sole purpose of killing his may civilians as possible. every one of these

but now we know you're in same prison, he's been charts, he's on trial waning works, the burma campaign, u. k. advocating for political prisoners and me, emma, in the beginning of the cur. there were moments that i thought maybe i needed to stop talking. i needed to stop speaking out because i didn't want my family to be endanger. but collectively we decided that, you know, i have the voice and i should use it. she's increasing really concerned about the number of arrests by the military and on state tv. new warrants read out every night, and mugshot shows some of those who have been detained in the same unit, jangle wayne in fears that some are being held in interrogation centers and tortured in the past. when people were arrested, they were never sent to prison straight away. they were being sent to integration center and being torture for days. we know there are facilities around the country we don't know or where exactly, but that is really an indication that we are going back to dark ages using my contacts. i track time 3 people who say they were taken to a facility in north young.

the newly created parklets have been good for businesses like burma ruby which would like to see the closures and parklets made permanent. it has really helped us. everyone loves the outdoor dining experience has that european vide that everyone >> so everything down to, you and makes a lot of peaceful for the dining experience and being outdoors. but the closures along the stretch of university avenue and nearby ramona street which have largely benefited restaurants have been retailers like medallion, rug gallery mixed restaurants. business are happy retail >> off a little bit. a little bit. yes. i don't know exactly. but all 25%, there have been complaints about the lack of convenient parking as well. >> businesses on side streets have also suffered from a lack of both vehicle and foot traffic. do know, jewelers cherry lebron says the closures are confusing and keeping her customers or retail shopping is really different. then. >> rest having a restaurant because retail customers. would like to spontaneously be able to pull up outside a store that they want to visit and park and go

earlier this month, 3 journalists from the democratic voice of burma, quickly sentenced and deported. after being arrested in the northern tie city of cheng mine, without the swift intervention of a 3rd nation, they could have been returned to me and ma, potentially facing lengthy jail terms of the journalist since side mamma and now faced with little choice. and this report, a live stream to the rest. the soldiers fired into his house, $87.00 journalists have been arrested since the qu, many pacing charges under a special section of the penal code for making claims that could damage public tranquillity. even those operating with legal status, a concern to the generals and thailand could be getting too friendly with their counterparts. men, mom, this really made many people fear of like an arrested arrest and also to beat the book that so that's why the people who arrive here and without any documents they really have to live with low profile. the security has been increased on the long and porous border, but it remains relatively easy to cross thailand has kept a tight control on its

the newly created parklets have been good for businesses like burma ruby which would like to see the closures and parklets made permanent. >> it has really helped us. everyone loves the outdoor dining experience has that european vide that everyone so everything down to, you and makes a lot of peaceful for the dining space and being outdoors. but the closures along the stretch of university avenue and nearby ramona street. >> which have largely benefited restaurants have been retailers like medallion, rug gallery mixed restaurants. business are happy retail >> off a little bit. a little bit. yes. i don't know exactly. but 25%, there have been complaints about the lack of convenient parking as well. >> businesses on side streets have also suffered from a lack of both vehicle and foot traffic. do know jewelers cherry lebron says the closures are confusing and keeping her customers way to retail shopping is really different. then rest having a restaurant because retail customers. >> would like to spontaneously be able to pull up outside a store that they want to visit and park and go in

the newly created parklets have been good for businesses like burma ruby which would like to see thesures and parklets made permanent. >> it has really helped us. everyone loves the outdoor dining experience. has that european vide that everyone so everything down to, you know, and makes a lot of peaceful for the dining experience and being outdoors. but the closures along the stretch of university avenue and nearby ramona street. >> which have largely benefited restaurants have been retailers like medallion, rug gallery mixed restaurants. business are happy retail >> off a little bit. a little bit. yes. i don't know exactly. but all 25%, there have been complaints about the lack of convenient parking as well. >> businesses on side streets have also suffered from a lack of both vehicle and foot traffic. do know jewelers cherry lebron says the closures are confusing and keeping her customers way to retail shopping is really different. then rest having a restaurant because retail customers. >> would like to spontaneously be able to pull up outside a store that they want to visit and pa

we also have to factor in the impact that any step would take on the people of burma to make sure we are not doing harm to them in the process. sen. markey: it is important for us not to do harm, but i've had extensive conversations with members of the unity government and those who believe you can cut off funding without major negative impacts to the people of burma who are already suffering so much. i urge you to use all the tools you have to cut off that funding , and oil revenues are the stream that goes to the plutocrats, the autocrats that run these countries. the more that we deal with the oil and gas issue in all these countries, i think the better off we are. i want to applaud you for prioritizing lgbtq rights in the first 100 days. as we celebrate pride month all around the world, the pride flag hangs across u.s. embassies, sending a message of tolerance and love. back here in january, you said that you were going to swiftly appoint an lgbtq envoy. can you give us an update on the status of that? sec. blinken: the best update is to say stay tuned. we are actively acting on

the same time, ensuring that humanitarian assistance is able to cross the border, sending it through burma, sending it through controlled area. it's not going to be helpful that has already arrested local volunteers for distributing free food charities. we got it as a threat, so we know very well what the hotel will do with those resources if they have control over humanitarians that he's told of santa barbara, it's really good to have your opinion and this. thank you very much and is your time i'm thank you. thank you. more than 800 suspected criminals have been arrested across the world. and a global sting operation by police guys were tricked into using what they thought was a secure own messaging app. but law enforcement was listening in paul bryan and reports and operation trojan shield the global police rates have included the italian mafia, asian crime syndicates, drug cartels, and illegal motorcycle gangs. more than 800 arrests in 16 different countries. the criminal gang salt attack communications were encrypted and secure. what they didn't know with the devices called anom had be

and the criticism towards the june to the semi go to is that he's fighting for power in positions in burma, co wells. other people, west african forces, french forces of the un forces are putting their lives on the line to fight off arm groups in the north, in the center of the country. and the message is clear, those from paris and that has a fall out of flag effect on the morale of the troops. the frontline troops in the north, in the center of paris, that there won't be any military cooperation until there's a return to civilian rule. so there's pressure not just from the international community, there's also pressure, perhaps within the army within molly itself. and in this latest protest in gathering it was clear that they weren't the numbers that they had hoped for, that showed up to in support. what millions want want security piece and return to sibling rule, and have a say in these, in the future of molly with free and fair elections organize as soon as possible. marian. alright, thanks so much for the latest from bama coat. nicholas hag. going to her other headline this hour and