systematic and widespread human rights violations of our time violence against women today we take a closer look at the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women. is staggering one in 3 women around the world experienced some kind of physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime in africa the numbers are particularly high according to the world health organization 2 thirds of women in parts of sub-saharan africa that is 65 percent of women suffer from violence inflicted on them by the apartness last year's the world peace prize laureates that is from the democratic republic of congo to the spotlight on sexual violence against women as a weapon of war runs a clinic in east india see is again ecologist and surgeon and has saved tens of thousands of women's lives with reconstructive surgery then it is currently in germany showcasing his web for the global survivors fund and initiative that will provide the survivors of conflict to believe that violence when reparations and forms of be addressed my colleague christine wound up with him she asked him about this and about you shoes. today is the international day of the elimin

international day for the elimination of violence against women one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations of our time the u.n. estimates that every day about $238.00 women are intentionally killed across the world most of these murders are committed by their partners or their own families now more than one 3rd of women worldwide have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes and the numbers they are particularly high in parts of africa were almost every 2nd woman has experienced violence but violence against women is also a problem in wealthier parts of the world here in the european union one in every 3 women is estimated to have suffered violence or abuse in their lifetime one in every 3 women now germany is no exception more than 350 women were killed here in 2017 alone as a result of domestic violence we're now going to visit a self-defense school in berlin where women of all ages are hoping to protect themselves. kick a punch and a knockout is only 14 but she can already defend herself. twice a week she visits a self-defense cours

take part in demonstrations around the world to mark the international day for the elimination of violence against womenations of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere have reached new highs, according to the latest figures, and there is no sign of any decline, not even a slowdown. one of the world's leading experts on climate change has said that like many other people, he is now scared for the future of the planet. responding to the latest report by the world meterological organization, sir david king, former chief scientific adviser to the uk government, says there is a lack of political leadership to tackle the scale of the problem. our chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has more details. floods in england. record spring temperatures and wildfires in australia. the worst floods venice has seen in a generation. scientists say extreme weather events like these will become more common as climate change intensifies. and today, we learnt that the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, causing global warming, have hit record levels yet again. let's see how concentrations of the main gree

international day for the elimination of violence against women what particular challenges do you face of u.n. special representative for south sudan well obviously there's been an ongoing civil conflict here for a long time and unfortunately the people who are bearing a lot of the brunt of that conflict are civilians and most particularly women so one of the big problems and one of the challenges that we face is obviously ending the violence but more importantly ending the violence against women. it's unfortunate and really tragic aspect of what happens here we're making some progress at the moment there's a cease fire in place which shares brought the conflict levels down so there's a lot less than they were say a year ago and the and the peace process ongoing as well although at the moment that's running to a little bit of problems and where we're concerned that if the peace process doesn't remain on track there could well be you know a breakdown in the in the peace process altogether well let's get on to those talks in a 2nd but just to get the scale of the problem facing south sud

now today is the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations of our time now the un estimates that every day about 238 women are intentionally killed around the world most of the murders are committed by their partners or their own families now more than one 3rd of women worldwide have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence over the course of their lifetimes are the numbers of particularly high and parts of africa where almost every 2nd woman there has experienced violence but this aggression against women it is also a problem in wealthier parts of the world here in the european union for example one in every 3 women is estimated to have suffered violence and abuse in their lifetime. now turkey became the 1st country to sign and ratify a council of europe convention on preventing domestic violence but since then numbers of femicide women being murdered in the country have steadily increased there is growing anger about the issue among turkish women and today they took to the street

istanbul's busiest shopping street around 2000 women march as part of a worldwide protests marking the un's international day of the elimination of violence against women. he used turkey correspondent yulia han has been out on the streets with the. against women is one of the few. that finds. a cross. there right behind me. in a country where the government has severely limited freedom of expression and assembly over the pastas these people here have gathered to denounce violence against women and to decry an alarming number all femicide each year. now the government does not keep official statistics on santa's side but activists do when they say last year 440 women have been by men and this year this figure stands at more than 370 already this is according to a well known. women's rights group so people here took to the streets today. saying the names of all of the victims. stay silent and as you can hear these people these women are trying to make some noise to get their voices have and to get their message across. in sports a key committee at the world anti-doping agency says russia should be hit with a 4 year ban from the olympics and other m

along busiest shopping street around 2000 women took part as part of worldwide protests marking the un's international day of the elimination of violence against women. correspondent has been out on the streets with a protest. violence against women is the one of the few issues here in turkey that finds common ground across political lines in this demonstration there right behind me is a room where show all public protests and anger in a country where the government has severely limited freedom of expression and assembly over the policy is these people here have gathered to denounce violence against women and to decry an alarming number of them as sides each year in tukey now the government does not keep official statistics on famine side but activists do when they say last year 440 women have been murdered by men in this year this figure stands at more than 370 already this is according to a well known istanbul based women's rights group so people here took to the streets today they brought pesters saying the names all of the victims they are shouting slogans like we won't stay silent and i'm sure as you can hear these people these women are

now today is the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women is one of the most systematic and whites for human rights violations of our time now the united nations estimates that every day about 200 and $38.00 women are killed around the world most of the murders are committed by their partners or their own families now more than one 3rd of women worldwide have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes in the numbers are particularly high in parts of africa but almost every 2nd woman has experienced violence but while this aggression against women it is also a problem in wealthier parts of the world as well and here in the european union one in every 3 women is estimated to have suffered violence and abuse in that lifetime now france well it has one of the highest murder rates for women in europe and now the government has announced a new new to try and better protect women. all right we're going to cross over now to another part of the world turkey where a demonstration is ongoing this evening here that is a demonstration against t

today is the international day for the elimination of violence against women and the day the french governmentounced measures to engender violence and feminist side. this in a country where women have been killed by current or former partners. dedicatevernment will over one billion euros next year to policies promoting greater equality between men and women. this includes 350 million euros for the fight against domestic violence. the funds are here. they are massive. they will help victims and those who assist them. there is no lack of money. >> the government has been in government'sfrench plan has been in the works. emmanuel macron called the statistics a national shame. allison sergeant reports. >> it is a list of 50 measures aimed at combating violence that kills over 100 and france each year. among them, the cofinancing of rehabilitation centers to house men who commit nonfatal acts of domestic violence. one center in northern france saw the rate of repeat abuse for from 60% to 20%. policies will suspend parental rights of those who kill their partners. it will give authorities the power

well today is the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations of our time the u.n. estimates that every day about $238.00 women are intentionally killed across the world most of these murders they are committed by partners or even their own families more than one 3rd of women worldwide have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes the numbers are particularly high in parts of africa where almost every 2nd woman has experienced violence on that continent but violence against women is also a problem in wealthier parts of the world here in the european union for example one in every 3 women is estimated to have suffered violence and abuse in their lifetimes france in fact has one of the highest murder rates for women here and europe now the government is working on a law to help better protect women did abuse lisa lewis examines one particular case that helped prompt this new law. and the good he describes it as a life sentence she says there's a gaping void inside of

that's a day is the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women one of the most widespread human rights violations of our time around the world the right estimates that about $238.00 women are intentionally killed every day with most of the murders committed by their partners or their own families the u.n. report goes on to say that more than a 3rd of women around the world have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence the figures are particularly high in parts of africa where nearly half of all women have experienced violence but this aggression is also a problem in wealthier parts of the world here in the european union about a 3rd of women are estimated to have suffered violence and abuse so a friend's house of one of europe's highest rates of murder for women now the government is in has announced a new law to better protect them the doubloons lisa lewis examines one of the cases that prompted the change. and the good he describes it as a life sentence she says there's a gaping void inside of her ever since march 27th when her daughter was killed

that's a day is the un's international day for the elimination of violence against women one of the most widespread human rights violations of our time around the world when estimates that about $238.00 women are intentionally killed every day with most of the murders committed by their partners all their own families the u.n. report goes on to say that more than a 3rd of women around the world have experienced some kind of physical or sexual violence the figures are particularly high in parts of africa where maybe ha of all women have experienced violence but this aggression is also a problem in wealthy of parts of the world here in the european union about a 3rd of women are estimated to have suffered violence and abuse. so france house or one of europe's highest rates of murder for women now the government is in has announced a new law to better protect them you don't lose lisa lewis examines one of the cases the prompter the change and good she describes it as a life sentence she says there's a gaping void inside of her ever since march 2017 when her daughter was killed by her ex-boy

of people have marched through chile's capital and a call for women's rights to be protected the mass rally in front of your go with held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women it also joined a wider protest against the country's president sebastian pinera police used to be a water cannon to disperse some of the demonstrators that was triggered a month ago by a proposed metro fare hike and filled by frustration with perceived rising inequality. or thank you for joining us here on r.t. international we're back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines we'll see that. one almost sure seems wrong. why don't we just don't call. me. yet to shape our disdain atika. and it gets really equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or some want to. have to try to be for us this is what the 43 of them or can't be good. interested always in the waters in the. first city. this is a story about what happens austria stray bullets kills a young girl in the streets. what happens to her family and da

of people have marched through chile's capital in . a call for women's rights to be protected the bra in santiago was held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women but also joined a wider protest against the country's president sebastian pinera a movement was triggered a month ago by a proposed hike in metro fare. that does it for me this hour in about 35 minutes and 30 seconds i'll be back for another look to stay with us as are 2 international . young elephants have come to us off to. myspace really brutal budging incidents because sadly the bedu friends often do see their mother as being killed but also be caught up and. i do believe the smile i see it's a nice little ones they all say should express some changes in the. israel media a reflection of reality. in the world transformed. what will make you feel safe from. thyssen nation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. directly to what is true what is great. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or a make of the show. below and welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle it's an understatement to say america i

of people have marched through. a call for women's rights to be protected in santiago was held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women it also joined a wider protest against the country's president sebastian pinera a movement that was triggered a month ago by a proposed hike in metro fare. several russian tourists are in critical condition after a bus crash in the dominican republic the vehicle carrying $39.00 collided with a truck and overturned a few hours ago at least 17 people are injured including children one woman is in intensive care having had both arms amputated tour operators have confirmed that no one has died in the crash. does it for me i will be back with headlines and let's say about 37 minutes with us. luck. what holds his hands to you so you can. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and. or somehow want to. have to write to the press this is what before 3 in the morning can people get. interested always in the waters about how. things should be. this is a story about what happens auster a stray bullet kills a young girl in the streets. what h

thousands of people of march through chile's capital in a call for women's rights to be protected the mass rally in santiago was held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women but also joined a wider protest against the country's president sebastian pinera police used water cannon to disperse some of the demonstrators and it was triggered a month ago by a proposed metro fare hike and field by frustration with the sea rising inequality . a major american newspaper has that it's time that republicans were called out as russian propagandists and as marge it takes is 3 now it boils down to some seemingly muddled thinking on who's doing what and who in ukraine. we're going to go in a journey you and i a trip into another dimension a magical place written a new rated by the washington post where there are assuming the russian agents in the united states they will soon outnumber americans themselves president trump has been disloyal to the united states not only and given russia a leg up in his war against ukraine but also in broadcasting his propaganda and for that republicans are just as guilty like to point out that it was the democrats who banned the sal

thousands of people have marched through capitol in a call for women's rights to be protected at the rally in santiago was held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women and also joined a why. protest against the country's president sebastian pinera the movement was it triggered a month ago by a proposed hike in metro fares and spiraled into a movement against rising inequality. several russian tourists are in critical condition after a bus crash in the dominican republic the vic vehicle carrying $39.00 tourists collided with a truck and overturned a few hours ago at least 17 people were injured including children and tour operators have confirmed that no one died in the incident. and that does it for me i'll be back with more news at the top the hour this is our international. it's an understatement to say america is a very divided country many have even spoken openly about the possibility of civil war what is scaring the country apart what is keeping it together it cannot only be about donald trump what will it take to start a sustained social and political dialogue before it's too late. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to

ahead but 25th is the international day for the elimination of violence against women the goal is to bring attention to gender based violence it's an issue that continues to plague women and girls around the globe despite a 1904 united nations resolution aimed at tackling the problem and in this age of the internet new forms of violence also saying unmentioned in these fires can be numerous forms such as sexual harassment and revenge porn boxing trolling and even the threat of physical violence the impact is that it undermines the work of women especially black and black women and women of color and also schools their confidence making it difficult for them to come online and do their activism and we need our governments to step up and work hard towards ensuring that the rights of women are protected online and offline. joining us to discuss face in islamabad pakistan has a ball she's the acting coach director of the women right division at human rights watch in london england shady if you will she's the founder and executive director of glitch that's a nonprofit organization determin

ahead with 25th is the international day for the elimination of violence against women the goal is to bring attention to gender based violence it's an issue that continues to plague women and girls around the globe despite the 1904 united nations resolute.

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