let us know your thoughts on finding truth and reconciliation in the gambia you can send us the chat live via you tube or twitter. and you're in. truth and reconciliation it's what people in the gambia hope to achieve through a two year process of hearings into the alleged human rights abuses that occurred during the twenty two year rule of ex-president. between one thousand nine hundred ninety four and twenty six allegedly oversaw gross human rights violations including which hans. enforced disappearances and sexual violence many atrocities are said to have been committed by his own power military hit squad was also known as an eccentric leader subject to gambians to face treatments for. twenty sixteen he refused to concede defeat in a presidential election and the since been living in exile in guinea so in this episode we're discussing what the truth reconciliation and reparations commission could achieve in the gambia and how the country has changed on the new leadership with us to discuss. versioning jr he is editor. in chief of the online news site the chronicle and president of

press union and gambia. broadcaster c.e.o. and founder of the fact two network online media and then. attorney general and minister of justice i would record time but do welcome everyone to the story and i want to start with the men. of our community who tweeted in about this topic this is some good saying with some strong words here of support somebody saying writes the importance of truth and reconciliation commission in the gambia cannot be overemphasized it's one of the first steps we are taking to learn from the causes of atrocities committed under your head gemma's twenty two years of dictatorship and this is the second week of the public hearing so minister i want to go to you you hear the strong support there on twitter from at least one person what for you is the aim of the truth reconciliation and reparations commission. or. you can be a government. on. the government. and show the. the abuses the court in this country he my wife were emissions the crimes that were committed against innocent people

after decades of delay the presidents of seven govern the gambia have inaugurated the senate gambia bridge it's more than a kilometer long and it's hoped it will improve trade and travel across west africa located near the gambian town for a family close the border with the bridge connects the north and south banks of the gambia river as well as some go to gambia and other countries in the region. excitement as the longer we bridge over the river is finally opened people have come in great numbers to be part of history the bridge crosses a revival that separates the gumby are from senegal the construction phase numerous delays due to the change in relations between the two governments but building finally began four years ago the bridge is a vital economic and strategic link it will reduce the travel times the region boosting tourism and narco cultura. the president of the gambia on his senegalese counterpart stressed its importance these magnificent bridge really henceforth. according to that is essential. for development. into his own trip and sponsor. was somebody. be proud to have brou

gambia press union and gambia to come our broadcaster c.e.o. and founder of the factory network online media and then. attorney general and minister of justice i will record time but do welcome everyone to the story and i want to start with. a member of our community who tweeted in about this topic this is some good saying with some strong words here of support somebody saying writes the importance of truth and reconciliation commission in the gambia cannot be overemphasized it's one of the first steps we are taking to learn from the causes of atrocities committed under your head gemma's twenty two years of dictatorship and this is the second week of the public hearing so minister i want to go to you you hear the strong support there on twitter from at least one person for you is the aim of the truth reconciliation and reparations commission. or the. you can be a government. on. who should. look is not. the government. and show the. the abuses that in this country the human rights where emissions the crimes that were committed against innocent

truth and reconciliation it's what people in the gambia hope to achieve through a two year process.

the mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far the refugees from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan while on a rubber dinghy that sailed off the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned or went missing while trying to reach europe last year in sudan more protests are expected over the next few days demonstrators are planning to hold a march to the parliament this was the scene in the northern region of my house on saturday villagers chanted slogans calling on president omar al bashir to step down what began as an outcry over the rising cost of bread has turned into the biggest challenge to bush's twenty nine year rule several people have been killed in the government crackdown over the past few weeks. tens of thousands of women have taken part in rallies around the wilds to mark the second anniversary of the fast women's monch the movement of volved in response to the election of president donald trump and calls for more equality the main event was held in the u.s. capitol hill elizondo has more from washington d.c. . thousands of women here you know central wash

in gambia hearings have begun into alleged human rights abuses committed over more than two decades under the previous regime the truth reconciliation and reparations commission is looking into the twenty two year rule or v.i.i. janet who seized power in the west african nation in a military coup in one nine hundred ninety four is regime is accused of systematic torture executions and disappearances against opponents and journalists who was forced into exile after losing a two thousand and sixteen election the leaders of ethiopia and eritrea have reopened the border crossing between their two nations as part of the ongoing reconsideration between the former enemies ethiopian prime minister i.b.m. it and every trained president is a key had a ceremonial ribbon to reopen a border post that closed twenty years ago diplomatic ties were dramatically restored in a surprise the last july. the white house has announced that president will visit the mexican border on thursday in an attempt to pressure congress to end the partial government shutdown trump also says he will address the nation on imm

gambia has started hearings and to a ledge human rights abuses committed during more than two decades under the previous government the truth reconciliation and reparations commission is looking into the twenty two year. it seems to pal and a military coup in one thousand nine hundred four his regime is accused of torture executions and the disappearance of appointments and journalists shot i was forced into exile often times in the election in twenty sixteen. well the model says it's pulling out of an anti-corruption commission line months earlier than expected the u.n. backed body has been investigating top government officials and the family of president jimmy more on this last year he decided not to renew its mandate and this week refused to allow the head of the commission back into guatemala morales says as interfering with the country's internal affairs is entirely considered it is regrettable that the secretary general in a bid to maintain one person in the position sacrificed the legitimacy of the commission therefore we inform the secretary general that in twenty four hours

papa traveled from the gambia to italy to libya where he ses he was badly tortured. we'll show you more on me. to go through to the program who are doing good if we're going to go. once in italy and still in great pain bob was sent to the christianity center by call such privately owned facilities it was applied to provide medical care for its residents but bob says his pleas for help were ignored. because of my interest with really couldn't believe that michael could do what. who are the ones who knew three months. according to another resident that wasn't the only problem with center was desperately overcrowded. the committee said tuesday when it appeared that one person on. the welcome there's any more. yet it was our will. i be dead there's a law about what would be a book in protest bob set fire to the mattress on his bed that's when the owner of the center showed up and shot him. liberal new position if he did go to the court who polluted and to move it through must do to do it. the center's own a shot of a large ga with an illegal weapon was a local businessma

the gambia are celebrating with the opening of a new river crossing.ravel and trade in the country, and also help people in neighbouring senegal reach places too. australia says that china has confirmed that the author young herjyoon is under detention. he's an australian citizen who arrived in guangzhou last week. he was was supposed to be travelling on to shanghai but never boarded the flight — and hasn't been heard from since. stephen mcdonell in beijing can tell us more about him. he has used is very popular social media platform, apart from publishing his own writings, his own novels if you like, two at times be very critical of the chinese government, and he was warned by friends not to risk coming back into the chinese mainland. i should remind people that in 2011 he was picked up by state security man, and there was a sort of deal struck to let him go as long as he did not say anything about it. it looks like finally enough he has come back into the country and this has happened all over again. he arrived at the airport, his wife travelling on

make up a greater share of the workforce than men in the african countries of zimbabwe malawi and gambia and i want to come back and this. was by says it's a different story in some advanced economies like germany and that's despite a shortage of skilled labor and an aging population in my view this is down to policies that try to keep women in the home. the economy needs us now more than ever. working women need to be the norm not the exception it is this it in the money that even though most women in germany work only thirty percent of mothers work full time i said at that meeting. we're going to get into our net a need of trying to work for the international labor organization she wants to strengthen female representation in the global labor market. or the doctor in need of hunger why do women in rich countries often not work. my impression is that we're seeing a bit of a return to the one nine hundred fifty s. the idea you have to do everything for your kids and be there for them around the clock that's more of a recurring theme than the idea of wanting both professional advancement

after their overloaded boat capsized in the mediterranean sea the refugees from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan were on a rubber dinghy that sailed off the libyan coast the death toll from mexico is oil pipeline explosion has risen to seventy three local residents were gathering fuel from an illegal tap when the blast happened those are the headlines now it's back to hard and. but. yes i mean you would have which one could be i'm there with shores so joe i have it and put it right a long way but it is a year and a lifetime shorter so you know if. i did a study. i did is that a chorus or. do another. one that's normally sort of what i want to maybe set myself up but i mean i. mean if god didn't do it he pointed out a song. from a set is funny as. it was. on the fourth. piece face it they made his face you know. because i've read. a poem in only spots that use. phonak many million in buildings and man if. i get that mostly off the building and then went to the other without ok perfect just so that's just. honest to god i don't but we are not to blame although i look for in the fall and

the mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far the refugees from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan were on a rubber dinghy that sailed off the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned or went missing while trying to reach europe last year the u.s. military says it's killed fifty two fighters in an air strike in somalia strike in the middle juba region was in response to an attack by the armed group on a somali military base military says no civilians are thought to have been killed in saturday's strike the al qaeda linked group has carried out attacks in the capital mogadishu and four days ago on a luxury hotel complex in kenya's capital nairobi police in kenya have confirmed that most of the men who carried out thursday's attack on a shopping complex in nairobi were kenyans at least twenty one people were killed until now it was widely thought violence in the name of al shabaab was carried out by foreigners and our reports from nairobi the sprawling informal settlements in myriad central kenya live here may see most ordinary as in any other slum but the residen

almost feels obliged to help the truth get out and so he accepts returning to gambia despite his fears. a dead donkey cannot fear him. because that it is harder to date. so this is where we have. a year later the world bank's report is finally getting ready yeah newark refugees in the camps are mobilizing. and so this is a very important time for you to try to influence the world bank it is very important to hear your voice a lot is the reason why a comeback. because i want to collect your messages and take them to washington to deliver to the banks important characters. from one of another one of my mechanic on a copper wire bunk i'm going to get i know what the mood wanted to but the minute in walking when i want to walk and while my notebook a better now would have on this apartment unit want to perform a talk now here on logan lydia didn't know yeah let's look at it and i'd want it to mulder know about it more dad diggy gil god. really thought. we had a particularly idea is for you this winter no doubt quite a sufficient of the religious without compensation to learn to destroy our

almost feels obliged to help the truth get out and so he accepts returning to gambia despite his fears. a dead donkey cannot fear him. because it is already a date. so this is where we have. a year later the world bank's report is finally getting ready yeah newark refugees in the camps are mobilizing. and so this is a very important time for you to try to influence the world bank it is very important that they hear your voice a lot is the reason why a comeback. because i want to collect your messages and take them to washington to deliver to the bank supported characters. but i'm one of them of one of my mechanic on a copper wire bunk i rank that i know what the new going to take but the minute in walking i don't want to walk and while my notebook a better now will via this apartment unit want to perform a talk we are now hearing on look a little bit and yeah little bit of an odd one and them all go no data what got biggie gilgo. people go out i would really thought. we are practically live again is foreign investment in the. course of teaching of the villages with our compensation to

almost feels obliged to help the truth get out and so he accepts returning to gambia despite his fears. a dead donkey can not fear. because it is harder to date. so this is where we have. a year later the world bank's report is finally getting ready yeah newark refugees in the camps are mobilizing. and so this is a very important time for you to try to influence the world bank but it is very important that they hear your voice and that is the reason why a come back because i want to collect your messages and take them to washington to deliver to the banks the board of directors. but i'm one of the not one but a mechanic on a copper wire bank i'm going get an oil going to take but the moment in walking i don't want to walk and while my notebook computer now would have done this appointment you know when a proclamation took the hour now here on look a little bit and yeah a little bit of an odd one and them all go no data what god did gilda. really thought. we had particularly i gave this for you this winter no doubt quite a sufficient of the villages without compensation to learn to dest

papa traveled from the gambia to italy to libya where he say's he was badly tortured. we'll show you more on. the brutal brutal for eating good if we're going to go. kill. once in italy and still in great pain bob was sent to the christianity center by call such privately owned facilities it was applied to provide medical care for its residents but bob says his pleas for help were ignored. because of my interest with really couldn't believe that michael could do what. who are the ones who knew three months. according to another resident that wasn't the only problem with center was desperately overcrowded. the committee said tuesday when it appeared that one person on. the welcomed as any more. yet it was our what. i did there's a law about what would be a book in protest bob set fire to the mattress on his bed that's when the owner of the center showed up and shot him. liberal new position if we didn't go to the court who polluted and to move it through with duke knew that. the center is only shot of a large ga with an illegal weapon was local businessman part of me we

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they were in a rubber dinghy which sailed from libya most on board came from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan the international organization for migration says the number of migrants and refugees landing on european shores has almost doubled in the first sixteen days of this year it's reached more than four thousand compared to the same period in two thousand and eighteen and they do three people have died so far this year trying to cross the mediterranean in december the search and rescue ship aquarius which was the last charity ship operating off the coast of libya was stripped of its license doctors without borders operates the vessel it's accuse the e.u. of running a smear campaign against it leonard doyle is a spokesman for the international organization for migration he says people will keep dying in the mediterranean sea because of human traffickers. well these are three couple of incidents rather than one and it's the survivors have been interviewed by i.o.m. staff in lampedusa have given a very grim account of what happened they were left in the water for many hours until t

which sailed from libya most on board came from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan the international organization for migration says the number of migrants and refugees landing on european shores almost doubled in the first sixteen days of this year to four thousand two hundred and sixteen that compares to almost two thousand four hundred last year so far this year eighty three people have died trying to cross the mediterranean and have a doll is a spokesman for the international organization for migration he joins us now via skype from geneva good to have you with us so first of all let's start with the latest incident of people missing from a rubber dinghy bo any news on the estimated one hundred seventeen people. well these are three couple of incidents rather than one and. the survivors have been interviewed by startling lampedusa in a very grim account of what happened they were left in the water for many hours until they were eventually rescued by talent search and rescue and brought to shore and brought to safety so it does appear that there are other who were with them in the

the mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far the refugees from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan were on a rubber dinghy that sailed off the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned or went missing while trying to reach europe last year. there's been another day of nationwide protests in hungary opposition parties and civil society groups are challenging the government's recent labor law that allows employers to demand up to four hundred hours of overtime from work as pay yeah it's two weeks of demonstrations against nationalist prime minister viktor orban robin forrester walk i reports from budapest. by i'm hungry zo position has been altered to continue to protest new rules that require more over time from hungary and workers while their wages remain below the e.u. average not the only way of course and when they are we don't want to live in a country where salaries aside lower that you can't have a decent life without having to live with your parents you know. the new rules of victor open this solution to a labor shortage hungary's population is aging and m

the mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far the refugees from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan were on a rubber dinghy that sailed off the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned or went missing while trying to reach europe last year. all right still ahead on al-jazeera can a wall tackle the flow of drugs when most of them are smuggled through official ports of entry port from the us mexico border plus. i'm wayne hay reporting from cambodia where we'll tell you why china is transforming skylines here and backing a government that's becoming increasingly isolated by the west. and others a winter storm blowing through its main track is going to take off the or through the valley north of the appalachians and towards the northeast some pretty heavy snow is going to fall out of this half a meter maybe more than the rate of four will be significant maybe some ice with it however when you wake up on sunday you'll notice that side of the skies clear look at the ground because most of it will be over with the exception of just an funnels east of new england new bru

sea they were in a rubber dinghy which sound from libya most onboard came from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan the saudi u.a.e. coalition as north a series of air strikes and yemen's capital sana'a the military base and drone facility were targeted is the first time the coalition has carried out air strikes in the capital since yemen's warring sides met for u.n. talks in sweden last month. demonstrators are set to rally in the greek capital against the proposed name change deal to normalize relations with neighboring macedonia it wants to change its name to the republic of north macedonia but greeks object because macedonia is the ancient name of one of their region's greek prime minister alexis tsipras has survived two confidence motions in parliament over the contentious deal fencer openness is more from athens the reason people are demonstrating here today is to prevent that parliamentary vote from happening very demanding a referendum but i think after the referendum of july twenty fifteen in which sixty two percent of greeks voted for noble austerity and the government turns tha

mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far most of the refugees were from nigeria ivory coast gambia and savannah rubber dinghies sank off the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned while trying to reach europe last year well the international organization of migration says the number of migrants and refugees landing on european shores has almost doubled in the first sixteen days of this year more than four thousand compared to the same period in twenty eighteen and eighty three people have died so far this year trying to cross the mediterranean in december search and rescue ship aquarius which was the last challenge a ship operating off the coast of libya was stripped of its license doctors without borders accuse the european union of running a smear campaign against. the un special rapporteur on human rights in may and mara set to arrive in bangladesh young healy will visit cox's bizarre way over seven hundred thousand refugees live since escaping a military crackdown in rakhine state in twenty seventeen months government seized cooperation with me and has refused to en

the mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far the refugees from nigeria ivory coast gambia answer don we're in a rubber dinghy that sailed off the libyan coast antigovernment protests in serbia have continued for the seventh day in a row thousands marched in the capital belgrade in protest against president alexandrovitch and his ruling serbian progressive policy they're demanding more freedom for the media and opposition parties. and there's been another day of nationwide protests in hungary opposition parties and civil society groups challenging the government's recent labor law that allows employers to demand up to four hundred hours of overtime from workers' pay yeah it sparked weeks of demonstrations against nationalists prime minister viktor orban rather than for us to walk a reports from budapest. i'm hungry zoë position has vowed to continue to protest new rules that require more over time from hungary and workers while they wages remain below the e.u. average not ok i was seventy and we don't want to live in a country where salaries aside lower that you can't have

arrested as the two sides remain defiant people morgan al-jazeera on its own the first witness in gambia is hearings looking into decades of alleged human rights abuses says that the former president. was trouble was trouble from the start the truth reconciliation and reparations commission is looking into germany's twenty two year rule his regime is accused of systematic torture executions and disappearances against opponents and journalists germany was forced into exile after losing in two thousand and sixteen election saudi arabia has deported dozens of or hinge of muslims to bangladesh images showing some of the men handcuffed were secretly filmed at the detention center before being flown out they say they've been detained in jeddah for six years after coming to saudi arabia on pilgrimage and overstaying their visas to work. for them now filming this video from jeddah airport after being detained in saudi arabia for almost six years today they are deporting us they are ruining the who came after two thousand and twelve they didn't do any crimes. i would like to inform all my fellow

make up a greater share of the workforce than men in the african countries of zimbabwe malawi and gambia and i want to come back and this is. the spices it's a different story in some advanced economies like germany and that's despite a shortage of skilled labor and an aging population in my view this is down to policies that try to keep women in the home. even though women are as qualified as men there's still an attitude that they belong in the domestic sphere so this. game was that is and that's wrong or the economy needs us now more than ever. it's working women need to be the norm not the exception it is this it in the money that even though most women in germany work only thirty percent of mothers work full time are still at that meta. level that they want to and that a need of trying to work for the international labor organization she wants to strengthen female representation in the global labor market. or the productive need of hunger why do women in rich countries often not work. my impression is that we're seeing a bit of a return to the one nine hundred fifty s. . the idea yo

as you can see the most common have been in africa with fifty one point five percent successful in gambia hearings have begun into alleged human rights abuses committed over more than two decades under the previous regime the truth reconciliation and reparations commission is looking into the twenty two year rule of a german who seized power in the west african nation in the military coup in one nine hundred ninety four his regime is accused of systemic systematic torture executions and this appearances against opponents and journalists john mayer was forced into exile after losing the two thousand and sixteen election. sudan says it's arrested more than eight hundred protesters since antigovernment demonstrations began almost three weeks ago the authorities say that at least one thousand people have been killed in clashes of the honesty international puts that number much higher and journalists covering the protests have suffered intimidation and violence from khartoum heba morgan has this report when she was told to cover anti-government protests for her niece beeper rob i knew it would

looking potentially at some sort of intervention similar to the way that echo us in got involved in the gambia in twenty sixteen after their sort of disputed presidential election i do not think this is the way to process it because remember we had three elections in one and that's what sort of issue how do we go with parliamentary. national in the provincial level of this situation is more complicated then again yeah i think we should be able to be wise enough to give the freedom to these people to try and find sort of to look at it in terms of the current incumbent president president kabila he is obviously the person of the d r c at the moment despite everything that's going on is there a role for him in trying to solve the impasse or is it too much of a problem at the moment to try and be a solution to it. i do not think violence all solve any issue and i don't think mr guppy that is the move to break. out and i think we need to go and present the things forward and find solutions for the long we should not go backward and it doesn't help it oh well for the moment we'll leave it there mr a

mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far most of the refugees are from nigeria ivory coast and gambia. rubber dinghies sank off the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned while trying to reach europe last year. well the international organization for migration says the number of migrants and refugees landing on european shores almost doubled in the first sixteen days of this year to more than four thousand compared to the same period in twenty eighteen and eighty three people have died so far this year trying to cross the mediterranean in december the search and rescue ship aquarius which was the last charity ship operating off the coast of libya was stripped of its license doctors without borders operates the vessel and accuse the e.u. of running a smear campaign against it. cambodia as prime minister is on a four day trip to china beijing provides an economic safety net to phnom penh which is seen starring relations with the western rich human rights record and as wayne hay reports some see a new kill chinese investments beginning to change the shape of the seaside town.

mediterranean sea three people have been rescued so far most of the refugees are from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan the rubber dinghy sailed off from the libyan coast more than two thousand people drowned while trying to reach europe last year. the president of venezuela's national assembly has led a rally against president nicolas maduro one guy you know has refused to recognize the president since his new term began two weeks ago congress has declared not do your certain meaning all of his actions will be considered null and void but you wrote was reelected last year during a vote that was boycotted by the opposition and described as a sham by the u.s. and several nations within latin america. we are united we are in the streets we have the international community and who does the international community recognize the only legitimate institution the national assembly which will take on the responsibilities at all times you can count on back. on to government protests continued for the seventh saturday in a row thousands marched in the capital belgrade in protest against president alexan

they were in a rubber dinghy which sailed from libya most on board came from nigeria ivory coast gambia and sudan for u.s. military says an airstrike in somalia killed fifty two fighters hours after a somali army base was attacked a shabab gunman rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into the base in jubilant six somali soldiers were killed in saturday's bomb attack gun battle which lasted several hours of attacks are continuing despite losing control of most cities and towns. the un special rapporteur on human rights in in mara's set to arrive in bangladesh young gailey will visit cox's bazaar over seven hundred thousand refugees the since escaping a military crackdown back on state in two thousand and seventeen men miles government has seized cooperation with glee and has refused to entry into the country does have one name reports from cox is bizarre. the u.n. special reports are on human rights in myanmar has been shut out by me in march the government won't allow her access to the country and is not cooperating so her work is confined to neighboring countries and bangladesh facto

have good education facilities and so raising money and developing a program first of all around the gambiathere are chimps and giving people better lives in the way they choose and they've become our partners in conservation. if you don't have the local people with you, there's no point doing it because it's their country then and having -- you know, being still working on getting the funding for this, what's the point? if younger generations aren't going to be better stewards than we've been >> you've raised an enormous amount of money including from some corporate sponsors. that's one of the reasons you're here >> yes that's it. and this basically is an endowment so that there are 24 -- sorry, 34 jane goodall institutes around the world. there's 80 countries with our youth program which is kindergarten, university, and everything in between. and all of these groups are choosing the products to make the world a better place for people, animals, environment >> how much money are you trying to raise >> 250. >> $250 million? >> yes. >> yes okay wi i wanted to make sure. we could try to raise