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you're talking here our examination report sunday which are made public we were given to the general assembly this is one of the intrinsics let me explain to you have our clock now i am a judge the chief judge of the court. so i speak to you from the perspective of the judiciary i cannot speak to you from the perspective of the office of the prosecutor that is not to say that if i don't answer any question in relation to the office of the prosecutor there is no answer but you're the president of this court that has little to me at the front it's not judging around these questions i'm refusing to answer what's already been in the public maybe what people to make of that you can characterize it anywhere you want the point is that when i. asked the judge i speak from my judgment i cannot be making comments on something else that is not in the within the realm it click is i have to decide what you're talking about it's not the for me as a dutch ok so mr pompei was not going to get a reply from you to his appeal to change course is he going to get he's going to get the same answer that i've got in

mine that's that's already china has warned you off your claim of jurisdiction last year in the general assembly was based on an appropriate interpretation of the clickable legal concepts and might make the i.c.c. is work in the future more contentious undermining further its author already and credibility this is a certain. this is the kind of resistance you're facing among the permanent 5 members of the security council russia and similar criticisms accusing you of subjectively interpret in what it called the standards of international law it doesn't matter if they're right or wrong does it it matters that they have the power and the veto to block your. again. no would right improve on the answer the answer i give you is that. $123.00 state you have faith in this and we continue to watch that just now we continue to watch those who have not joined to do so so that humanity all over the world come under the umbrella you're watching is pulling on deaf ears well. if you actually asked yourself why it is that those states who have not joined haven't done so. well that should be a question you may

constitution, article one section 12, says we are to instruct our legislators at the general assemblywe went there and when they would not let us in the offices, they blocked the offices and said they were locked, we then 10nted scripture like isaiah and quoted statistics about the 500,000 people in our state , weg denied health care talked about the number of people who were dying, and we read the constitution. they have some building rules that say if someone is annoyed by what you're doing, then they have the right to call the police and they can remove you from the building. we said we had a right to be there must of the constitution gave us a right to instruct our legislators. the first amendment gave us the right to free speech. we stayed. we went to court the other day. we were not allowed to argue the constitution. our lawyers were not allowed to do that, so we put on the record -- i went on the stand exactly why we were there. after the conviction, we immediately filed for appeal and we're going to take this to an appeal because we have open up the southern legislators and we

general assembly which is one of the few events like this where you have so many leaders more leaders in this in one place at one time in new york but those that work in protocol of the u.n. general assembly it's like traffic control trying to get all these leaders in place at the right time and again james that it's a difficult job and clearly you don't want to upset anyone i can imagine and and immediately after this family photographs i believe there's a there's a working lunch and then and then a plenary session how are we expecting any major announcements to come out today or is it is it really just a chance for them all to approach each other and start having those conversations. well look i think at the end of this they try and come up with a communique that is difficult because one of the key things the g 20 was built on is free trade and you are at a time of some new protectionism in the world particularly by president trump so the communique breaking in the ground on that is difficult certainly there are the e.u. are saying we must not go backwards on climate change from the

. >>> virginia's governor ralph northam calli the general assembly back into session over gun control. the governor's decision comes as a response to the mass shooting in a virginia beach municipal building that left 12 dead. in a room filled with fellow democratic lawmakers, northam says he's going to try to revive out a half dozen gun safety measures that were killed in committees last session. they include universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, suppressors of bump stocks and a return to a one gun a month purcha limit. >> i will be asking for votes, not thoughts and prayers. >> just ahead here on news 4 at 5:00, northern virginiajuchief lie carey has reaction from gop w lawmakerhose say they're oi omengasges tfrom gu pn rghts l who say that not one of the governor's proposal would have saved any lives in virginia beach. >>> the second day of president trump's visit to the united kingdom will be wrapping up soof and sor it's been a day of politi politics and protests. let's go back to the live desk. wendy. >> after that dazzling pageantry of last night's lavish state

there russia was given the knowledge that by the general assembly to welcome all 150 representatives from across the globe happening in azerbaijan now the event aims to the scots travel trends find solutions as well to problems facing the industry the head of russia's tourism agency explained how the largest country in the world is seeking relevance in a truck. today russia is playing great attention to tourism will have started looking at tourism as a strategic sector of the economy to what's this and we plan to align the work of the industry with the most advanced global trends and now why our government some investors hoarding more and more gold marks they see in the college report have their say on the in a moment. thank. you . it's a. very warm welcome to you you're watching us in such. a paradise with so much around. around the experimentation field but agricultural chemicals we know that these chemicals have consequences they are major irritants there's no question otherwise why would the chemical company workers themselves be geared up that suited up locals attempt to combat

the security council general assembly human rights council and a referral from the key states well she's saying no he on his own can set up a criminal investigation worth telling you fully if that is the case and she is certainly saying that her legal opinion is that it applies to other things as well for example the recent attacks on tankers in the gulf separate general again said i don't have the power to set up my own investigation well. said he's got much more power than he thinks he asked james stand by james bays at the united nations that cross to hashem at a bar any thumble not so hush him how we'll take a shower thought he'd be viewing this report then well this pushed now to take the the step the official step of asking for international investigation into tomorrow shuttles met. all of this is definitely going to give one a musician to the turkish government to put more pressure on the united states of america and also on sunday arabia to provide more details about the remains of the whereabouts of the remains of q we spoke earlier to a turkish senior official who told us that

area for example we see hungary aligning itself with israel in opposing key votes on israel the general assembly or at the human rights council we see other alliances that are in part driven by an ideological connection that for example netanyahu might see with the leader of the philippines or with our own brazil or with trump or with others i think it's certainly clear that human rights abuse predates the you know populist turn of the last decade but at the same time these kinds of alliances are really problematic when it comes to trying to build a universal consensus around issues that should be universal torture war crimes crimes against humanity the entire international legal system is contingent on the idea when serious rights abuse happens politics goes to the side and we unite together but whether it be the united states shielding israel or russia. shielding syria we see universally abuse happens without sufficient international action but i wonder if we have every seen death sufficient vision national action because. with over without. the philippine support. israel has essentially been

general assembly all the country members of the u.n. she's not sure it would even pass i think that's a wise observation actually the the norms that are in human rights law they were established basically in 1948 and they are very serious reactions to what we saw in world war 2 there are very serious allowances for all sorts of freedoms and the problem that we see around the world today is that governments are increasingly interfering with all sorts of human rights but in terms of my mandate they're interfering increasingly with everyone's right to freedom of expression this is a unfortunately a global phenomenon well let's just give you all snapshot you've been doing the job since 24 yes are things going backwards in the period i think in many respects they are going backwards and it's deeply unfortunate and we see it in a variety of of substantive areas we see attacks on journalists we see limitations on criticism of government it criticism of religious institutions like you mentioned blasphemy we have seen increasingly efforts by pol

general assembly. i described how her performance in that role including her work on the new partnership for africa's development showed that ms. kraft is a talented consensus builder. and i predicted that if confirmed she would skillfully manage erik in's relationship with our flab to the north. a week later her nomination was reported favorably out of this committee on a voice vote. and one week after that she was confirmed by the full senate, again by voice vote. so let's talk about the past two years. and the impressive record of this first ever woman to serve as our ambassador to canada. historically, that post is not one that is typically viewed as one of the tougher assignments in the diplomatic corps. but it would turn out her tenure brought a host of tough issues and thorny questions to the fore. everything from rethinking nafta to navigating real differences between canada's leadership and our administration. the replace was tested. by all accounts our ambassador rose to the occasion and did

top brass were also in town for the gathering i'm very happy to be here and we will attend the general assembly i think everything you go very well. read no say they will back it sounds plans for governance reform but given the strain that has been put on this relationship in recent months getting the partnership back to where it once was will be challenging . us presidential candidate bernie sanders made a radical proposal to deal with the problem of student debts make wall street firms pay for its american universities the most it spends of in the world and students often need loans to finance their jewish an accommodation and food on this on this proposal he says extra taxes placed on wall street profits would wipe out a whopping $1500000000.00 of outstanding debt. and that's it for me and the business team here in the berlin for more business news and analysis back on stories check out you don't look com slash business don't go away. the reporter is next right after the quick blow off global markets the for . making. raring to. if there is any product remember you have to find it between th

general assembly or the u.n. human rights council asking him to do that or a member state perhaps turkey ask him to do that she says no he he should himself be able to establish an international follow up without the trigger by any state so the ball very much in the court of antonio good terrorists and other organs of the united nations she says that they have the power they must investigate and i will see what happens there after this report is released james spain's at the united nations for us let's not go to a stumble and a turkey where of course was murdered at the saudi consulate any thumble in october 28th not survive things to look at end a lot to unpack here hashim 1st of all how well the tech isha thought he'd be viewing this report by the u.n. investigator a very damning report for saudi arabia. a very damning report indeed we've been talking to officials of the missile fight enough they say that they need some time to read the whole. statement the whole report issued by the united nations or any color

top brass were also in town for the gathering i'm very happy to be here and we will attend the general assembly i think everything to go very well. reynol say they will back in it sounds plans for governance reform but given the strain that has been put on this relationship in recent months getting the partnership back to where it once was will be challenging . the livelihoods of whole communities are at stake in bangladesh the monsoon between june and september is peak fishing season in the bay of bengal for over half a 1000000 fishermen this year a $65.00 day bad means the boats remain on shore the fishermen of cox's bazar are caught in a clash between the needs of their community and the challenge to replenish depleted fishing stock. for the 1st time bangladesh has imposed a fishing by running from may 20th until july 23rd to boost marine fish stock and tackle overfishing during a key breeding season in the bay of bengal boatbuilders traders owners and fishermen everyone in the supply chain is affected by the band. right now there are no fresh fish fishings bond so i collect fish from cold s

top brass were also in town for the gathering i'm very happy to be here and we will attend the general assembly i think everything to go very well. read no say they will back no sounds plans for governance reform but given the strain that has been put on this relationship in recent months getting the partnership back to where it once was will be challenging . earlier this month the u.k. became the 1st major nation to promise to cut its competitions to almost 0 by 2050 with promises of his i'm a jew to be replaced next month it will be up to her successor to put britain on course to carbon neutrality. the average british produces 10 tonnes of carbon emissions each year that's enough gas to fill 4 hot air balloons but in recent years that figure hasn't been rising u.k. government says emissions fell 7 percent during 2017 and have fallen 43 percent since 1990 still government advisors say british households will have to work together with transport providers energy suppliers and others if the 2050 target is to be met i am concerned some of the things that need to be done to get to net 0 are you kn

the security council the general assembly or the human rights council she believes the u.n. secretary general himself can set up a criminal investigation into the case and she says it should do it right now has made no she's not certainly minced her words certainly in this ng in blaming the saudi crown prince directly and yet if we look ahead in the next few days we've got the g 20 summit in osaka where many of the world's leaders will be including the only arab nation saudi arabia and indeed she will be presenting this report to the human rights council of which saudi arabia is a member. yes i think the saudis had been hoping they knew she was doing this investigation they knew that there would be published the around it but it is so damning i think they'd hoped this was slowly going to die down certainly this is going to put fresh pressure on the saudi authorities is going to put pressure pressure pressure in washington on the trumpet ministration because we're finding all this out they knew they'd seen they'd heard these tapes they'd read all of these reports this is intel

today in richmond, northam, a democrat, appealed to the state's republican-controlled general assembly to put safety before party loyalty. >> it is wrong that we now view e mass shootings as the normal. in fact, it is wrong that we rmew gun violence in general as the new . i will be asking for votes and laws, not thoughts and prayersir >> woodruff:cox, the republican speaker of the virginia state general assembly, called the special session, "hkety and suspect," in the of the governor's blackface photo scandal earlier this year. florida prosecutors that say a sheriff's deputy who failed to confront the gunman during the 2017 parkland school shooting in s been arrested. scot peterson faces 11 criminal charges, including child neglect and perjury. they carry a maximum combined prison sentence of nearly 100 years. former white house communications director hope hicks has agreed to turn over documents related to president trump's 2016 campaign, as part of a congressional investigation. that, after the white house advised her not to share the documents. hicks and former white house deputy c

along with the secretary general is the president of the general assembly oppose currently held by maria fernanda espinosa if you thought the answers from the secretary general's office lacks substance just listen to what i was told by her spokespersons directly does she condemn what happened 30 years ago in tiananmen square. with. the she condemn the fact that there's been no accountability for the massacre i think i have. a problem i think i have. i don't have any. general. china's president xi. through his. general. support of the security council. of the united nations still ahead on the. favorite. moments. hello again lovers of the chocolate and hazelnut spread nutella may have to russian supplies workers at the world's biggest factory in france are on strike 160 walked out to demand better pay and improved conditions trucks are blocked from the factory in normandy and it produces 600000 jars of nutella per day let's get an update now on the sports news with farah thank you so much we start in paris where faith for president jonny and $150.00 is just been sworn in for a 2nd term it

don't need a referral from one of the bodies of the united nations one of the key assemblies the general assembly the security council a human rights council and a referral from a member state she says that's not the case who's right i pressed the official spokesperson of the secretary general. the special rough water is an eminent legal expert the secretary general is not a lawyer there are other lawyers who agree with her he has the power to do this what is icing this is his no one doubts. credentials this is from our. this is the secretary its position this is the secretary general's basis based on what on legal advice can they see the legal advice if there is legal and. as you know whether in any institution advice between a secretary persons lawyer. and that person is not going to be shared this is our position based on the charter. so based on the u.n. charter which is the un's governing document i have to say it doesn't specifically mention this at any point in that un charter and many experts believe the secretary general does have the power to set up this investigation and his critics sa

. >>> the maryland general assembly is honoring five people wh were killed in the capit gazette shooting one year ago today. nne 28th will be now knows the freedom of the press day in maryland. gerald fischman and rob hiaasen and john mcnamara and rebecca smith and wendi winters all were killed when a angunm opened fire at the newspaper last year. the alleged shooter has pled not guilty by reason of insanity and isg awaitinial. the gazette was recently awarded a pulitzer prize for its commitmt to covering the news during afime o grief. >>> a new chairman of metro board of directors. jack evans resigned anwill be replaced with virginia paul smedberg who is one of for members of the metro ethics ound evans nd violated the code of ethics. evans did not menton the investigation in his final remarks. >> 20 years later, again, after my second stint on metro, i believe firmly that i am leaving metro in a better situation than i found it.ue >> next tay, hesc ieded to meet with his d.c. council colleagues in an attempt to convince them not to sip him of his chairmanship of the council's finance c

the republican-led general assembly has killed past efforts to decriminalize marijuana. >>> in maryland, medical marijuana is legal. recreational pot is illegal. c but you't be arrested for having ten grams or less. in d.c., marijuana is legal for recreational and medical but the law is complicated, because it's illegal to sell pot. >>> happening today, two round table talks about how tot s mass shootings and gunio vnce. virginia senator tim kaine will host meetings in richmond and fredericksburg, pushing for the general assembly to pass gun safety legislation in the wake of the virginia beach massacre. >>> also today, the man convicted in a bizarre case in montgomery county will learn how much time he will spe behind bars. daniel beckwidth was found guilty of he built a bomb shelter and an overloaded power strip started a fire. beckwith faces up 30 years in prison. >>> a prince george's county community is abuzz following a weekend sighting of a bear. spotted several times, each timl in residentia areas. the most recent la i night ft. washington in the area of jackson drive and adams d

spoken and said it's time for us as legislators and as our governor to act i'm bringing the general assemblyward june. we're going to include things like universal background checks. which over 90% of the population approves of. a ban to prevent bump stocks, suppressers or silencers as we call them. given local authorities. region the authority to look at their government buildings and decide whether they want to ban firearms. bringing back one gun a month used to be very successful in virginia, now we have a market of guns that are bought in virginia and taken up into the northern part of the state. especially new york, these are common sense pieces of legislation. virginia ans legislation. virgin virginians are asking for them, and kasie, they're intended to save lives. we need to make our state safe in virginia. >> do you have any hope that these will actually pass? >> i do, and i have reached out to the leadership and the republican party and asked them to let all members of our general assembly, we have 40 senators, 100 delegatedelegates these pieces of legislation get to the floor and

i remember the 1st time i walked into the newsroom and it felt like being in the general assembly of the united nations. little so many nationalities. just we all come from different places but it's one that gives us bank gives us the ability to identify with people who may live the other side of the world but we can understand what it's like to have a different perspective and i think that is a strength for al jazeera. mexico's most popular soap opera is changing society by tackling women's socially shoes can't own in his 1st episode soap box discovers the drama behind the scene as it reduces take the hardships facing the mothers of disabled children and confront a social stigmas by broadcast even to the well. charlie. 0. al-jazeera. where every. more than 10 years after the global financial crisis you've taken home more than $480000000.00 your company is now bankrupt our economy is of the stated crisis of a very basic question this is where millions lost their homes in the us. who was held responsible i will be fabulously wealthy and i will be in christ for thank the lord the men w

. >> legal teams for both accusers continue toip say atisan public hearing in the virginia general assembly is the best way to uncover the truth.>> f he wants to clear his name before the public which he says he wants to do, he would agree to a heari before the virginia >> fairfax and fellow democrats reject that idea. some sayingus hearings would be a political circus. >> back in february, vanessa tyson's attorney said she would speak toprosecutors. has that happened? >> they said they have had na conversations. he has not brought a criminal complaint and he brought also rember from the very beginning the other accus said she had no interestngin bringi criminal charges in north carolina. >> okay. ncht thank you. newonight, a washington mystic star is calling out d.c. leaders over gunviolence. even calling for a media blackout if she doesn't get answers. this has taken off. >> she was realy agitated. she told her more than 20,000 instagram followers how upset she is. this afternoon when she was out meeting kids, she learned about a bet that broke through a front window there yesterday. the

just an impact to you because there is a relevant un general assembly resolution 435 the secretary general should where appropriate consider making full use of fact finding capabilities including with consent of the host states sending a representative or fact finding mission to areas where dispute or situation exists and if you go on the u.n. library website you will find a list of all the international commissions of inquiry in fact finding missions and who mandated them you'll find on that going back to 1903 the s.g. has set up international commissions of inquiry 7 times only 3 of those it seems to me looking at the list were at the request of a member state that we're talking about a criminal investigation i think i've answered that question yes joe. miller subject one other item that i didn't hear you mention and that was of course when james bays i ask you why even sexy general intending to terrorise will not authorize an investigation into the matter of jamal because the u.n. spokesman stephan degenerates he said that they could. tell you could terrorists has said that request has

these primaries tonight will set the stage for a battle for control of the virginia general assembly. right now republicans only hold a slight majority in each chamber. polls just opened five minutes ago, but we've already seen people starting to show up, casting their ballots before they head to if you are heading to vote today, here is what you need to know. polls are open from now until 7:0s p.m. as longu're in line by 7:00, you will be able to vote. you'll need to bring your photo i.d. with you, if you don't have it with you, you can cast a provisional ballot that will be counted yter you bring inur i.d. registered voters can vote in either the democratic or republican primary, but not both. also some of the key races to watch closely this evening, all 140 virginia general assembly na and se seats are on the ballot. chairman of the fairfax county board of supervisors also on the ballot, as well as commonwealth's attorneys for fairfax, arlington, and prince william counties. of course news4 will be following all of these races closely on air and in the nbc washington app. eun, aaro

general assembly. folks, he coached his daughter's sports teams in the midst of all of this. i don't know what excuse the rest of us have. today, ambassador burns joins us to reflect on his career and diplomacy and really talk about the path forward for u.s. foreign policy. he will be joined on stage by a voice we know well, but a face many of us don't, mary louise kelly from national public radio. welcome. [applause] jenna: mary louise kelly is cohost of "all things considered," npr's award-winning afternoon magazine. previously, she spent a decade as national security correspondent for npr news, and she has kept that focus in her role as anchor. that has meant taking "all things considered" to russia, north korea, and beyond, including live coverage from helsinki for the infamous trump-putin summit, and her past reporting has tracked the cia, other intelligence agencies, terrorism, wars, and rising nuclear powers. kelly's assignments have found her deep in interviews at the khyber pass, at mosques, and in grimy belfast bars. and this fellow georgia native holds degrees from

the republican led general assembly has shot down similar efforts in the past. democrats are trying to win a majority in both houses this fall. >>> we have new video of attempted atm robbery. >> surveillan cmeras show two people trying to steal the machine inside a convenience store. >> they did not get what they came for. >> reporter: good evening, those men were captured on survey video walking through the front door. they were determined to steal this atm machine. take a lookat this van. theriverer seemingly can'te decidere to park. on the 26th hundred of virginia avenue arou 5:45 sunday morning. he finally comes to a stop. sdenly two crooks jump out, break in, trying to steal the atm machine, except there's a problem. they're having trouble lifting it. ey move the red bull spdilay, knock over beef jerkies. realizing they can't take it, they grab more than $500 worth of cigarettes, walk out, hop in their van, and drive away. this is an atm heist failure. >> not very well planned, yeah. it's just sil in my opinion. i mean seriously. i mean, they're strapped to

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. >>> a big voting day this week that could reshape the balance of power invirginia's general assembly on tuesday. voters will decide several primary contests. republicans hold a slight edge in richmond. polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each voter will need a photo i.d. any registered voter can vote in either party's primaries. to learn more aut tuesday's primary, search virginia primary in our nbc washington app. >> tomorrow house democrats will begin hearings on alleged presidential obstruction. they want aenewed focus on the mueller report. these are the democrats who say the president should be impeached. speaker nancy pelosi is not one of them, but she did make news with some reported comments earlier thiweek. >> she doesn't want to see trump impeached. she wants to see him go to prison. are you with her on th? >> the main event is 2020. in terms of removing president trump from the white house, it's the election. of course, ifd he's remo after that, he is subject to criminal prosecution. >> maryland senator chris van holland wouldn't say whether he thought the presi

his accusers have called for a general assembly to hold bipartisan hearingshe on investigation instead, but they said law enforcement is better equipped to deal with these taims. fairfax said encounters were consensual. b k to you. >> leon, thank you. >>> well, we remember that feeling this time last year. a live look ate the new hom of the stanley cup, the celebrations in the streets. fans jumping on cars and doing a big dance. le st. louis bs just winning their first championship in franchise history. >> yeah, we remember how that feels, don't we? the party is going strong tonight in the gateway city. before tonight, therelues we the oldest nhl franchise without a stanley cup win. but now their fans are going crazy. >> the win tonight also means our capitals championship reign is over.he t parade we all remember s well on constitution avenue was one year ago today. the team tweeted out video of that celebration earlier with a thank you to fans earlier today, quote, for all the memories along the way. >> we want some new one >> yeah, we do. >>> new tonight we're learning some disturbi

. >> legal teams for both accusers say a bipartisan hearing in the virginia general assembly is the best way to uncover the truth. fairfax and llow democrats reject that idea. som say the hearings would be a political circus. >>> it's now 4:05. a former university of marylans baball player is looking forward to continuing his professional basketball career after a jury acquitted him of rape charges. damonte dodd was accused of raping a woman in 2017. she admitted to being drunk and leaving a bar with him. dodd said they had consensual x, but prosecutorssaid she was too impaireto give consent. he told us the accusations have hurt his career. >> you look up my name, and it's the accusations. they always ask, well, what's going on with that? what's going that? so it's always been rough. >> the prince george's county state's attorney said sex assault cases are the most challenging, but her offce will continue to seek justice on because of all victims. >>> 4:06. police are iestigating pearce then who allegedly assaulted a woman during a treatment. it happened at roche's spa. he was t off duty

his accuse have called for the state general assembly to hold bipartisan hearings on the allegations instead. the lieutenant governor says law enforcement is better equipped to deal with the claims. he says the encounters were consensual. >>> 4:08. new, u.s. catholic bishops are taking steps t confront theex abuse crisis plaguing the catholic church. >> they're holding an annual conference in baltimore. yesterday they voted to create a new sex abuse hotline. it will field allegations cgarding bishops who have committed abuse overed it up. people can call or make nlcomplaints through an one link. the operators will relay allegations to supervisory bishops. >> a reporting system that goes to two of the lay members of our review board, t judges, to law enforcement. >> the national hotline is expected to be operating within a year. d.c., maryland, and virginia already have some form of sex abuse hotlineoperational. >>> on capitol hill, a bill to extend the 9/11 victim compensation und is moving to the full house for a vote. no date has been set. a house committee unanimously passed the b

i remember the 1st time i walked into the newsroom and it felt like being in the general assembly of the united nations because it was so many nationalities. it is just that we all come different places but it's what that gives us that gives us the ability to identify with the. world but we can understand what it's like to have a different perspective and i think that is a strength for al-jazeera. hello i'm a star and over with the top stories on al-jazeera for the 1st time in 25 years the mayor of turkey's largest city will not to be from the ruling ak party the opposition candidate won the rerun vote dealing a major blow to president type he campaigned hard to extend his party's role in the commercial capital the opposition narrowly won the 1st election back in march before the ruling party forced a rerun over claims of fraud. reports from istanbul. istanbul changes hands for the 1st time since 1994 the main opposition c.s.p. candidate. has been elected mayor of the city in a controversial run that has polarized the nation the 49 year old was relatively unknown but has managed to w

general assembly all the country members of the u.n. she's not sure it would even pass i think that's a wise observation actually the the norms that are in human rights law they were established basically in 1948 and they are very serious reactions to what we saw in world war 2 there are very serious allowances for all sorts of freedoms and the problem that we see around the world today is that governments are increasingly interfering with all sorts of human rights but in terms of my mandate they're interfering increasingly with everyone's right to freedom of expression this is that unfortunately a global phenomenon well let's just give you all snapshot you've been doing the job since 2014 yes or things going backwards in that period i think in many respects they are going backwards and it's deeply unfortunate and we see it in a variety of of substantive areas we see attacks on journalists we see limitations on criticism of government criticism of religious institutions like you mentioned blasphemy we have seen increasingly efforts by p

international law considered the a responsible to protect us once rosabelle and desist exists by the general assembly in 2500 have you supported british bombing of syria last year. we didn't support the any any syria in general we saw or intervention to fix this is billionths that's very specific we are not supporting general bumping for anyone actually by not calling for any outside military intervention we are calling for insufficient to protect the civilians outside of medical humanitarian not military military and medical and if that any any measures and this is and this is very clear call for military intervention your advocating for the supremum war crime as as in the un charter because military intervention is illegal as the supreme war crime under the un charter as you all when they were in security council failed to implement the charter saw what to do no 8 years of failure and killing of civilians and crimes against a gay partner i mean obviously that's illegal under international law it is the supreme war crime i mean you are saying these figures of 320 killed in aid lip and of course we h