the equality and human rights commission is taking legal action against the government over the repeated failure to move these patients into appropriate accommodation, arguing that it breaches their human rights. also today: an a&e doctor working at worthing hospital in west sussex is among the eight people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. experts say they think we're in the early phases of a global pandemic. the fact we've only reported eight cases in this country isjust because, again, our surveillance is focused on travellers. we think probably we're picking up maybe one in three cases coming into the country at the current time. and why are unis using gagging orders to stop students from speaking out about sexual assault, bullying and poor teaching? they essentially said, you make any more of a fuss or even cry — you're out. i was not supported at all. let us know if you're a student or ex—student who's subject to one of these non—disclosure agreements. email victoria@bbc.co.uk. obviously, you don't have to use your real name. hi, welcome to the programme. we're li

the equality and human rights commission say targets are being missed. sporting heroes talk about life with motor neurone disease. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9. a staff member in the a&e department at worthing hospital has become the second health care worker in the uk to test positive for coronavirus. the department of health says that all services at the hospital are operating normally — and all eight of those infected across the country are in quarantine. meanwhile, the number of people infected with the virus on a cruise ship quarantined injapan has risen to 174 — the highest number of cases outside china. in the last hour, professor neil ferguson, director of global infectious disease analysis at imperial college, has been talking to the bbc, he says the coronvirus risks becoming a new pandemic. i think we are in the early phases of a global pandemic at the moment. singapore is seeing local transmission. the fact we've only reported eight cases in this country isjust because, again, our surveillance is focused on travellers. we th

she is the co-chair of the human rights commission of pakistan is there any welcome why is our government officials so hesitant to crack down on a bride to cross into china. unfortunately but ever since these cases have been altered. government's response has been lax master and what people are saying is i mean just as you know the chinese are way. konami. and the apple writing is not of 8 the form of this. past military so all these factors acting coming into the picture and these cases and not being at best has a false trafficking and the government is not responding in kind of a coward many of these girls and families are reaching out for help so that looks like a grim prognosis does that mean that these cases we will see more off in the future and so far the 21000 through the travel documents. will ensure investigation to be $629.00 cases were reported documented and. even gender gamey and their numbers must have gone up because no action had been taken so obviously if the government just going to look the other way. because we'll continue reporting and doing there's a lot of the. mak

[applause] working with the leadership of davis and the human rights commission, working with the leadership of our mayor, working with several leaders in the black community to begin to talk about how we put together a real plan and a real package about reparations. [applause] we convened a meeting earlier with some black leaders, and of course everyone wasn't in the room. we will be convening conversations over the next month in lakeview, bayview hunters point, the western addition, the tenderloin and other communities to talk about what we want to see on a working group that will come together to put the components of this reparations plan and package together. and we are going to need voices from everybody. because this is not one person's initiative. this initiative belongs to the entire black community. [applause] so as we put policies forth like reparations as some of you may have had the opportunity to see, we have plaques dedicated on some of our buses now in memory, to commemorate rosa parks and to commemorate the montgomery busboy cot. you are going to see more things like that ha

crowds or testers say their tents were set on fire by security forces the night before iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 people have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began back in october there's anger over corruption and poor government services so at on al jazeera feeling forgotten the appeal for help or afghan refugees and pakistan. storm dennis dennis causes havoc across the u.k. and western europe. hello and welcome to international weather forecast behind me you can see the swirling mass of cloud which is associated with storm dennis dennis has proved to be the 2nd strongest storm on record in the north atlantic still we're getting very very strong winds coming in from the west very heavy rain across the u.k. we've had a lot of flooding here and river levels are going to continue to rise and it's still going to be an issue meanwhile out towards the east we've got very mild weather conditions indeed in rumania 15 degrees should be about 4 degrees this time of year or so there should be just above freezing but very mild air pushing in but this weather front will be pu

sistani is intervention follows weeks of violence in baghdad and in southern iraq iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since the protests began back in october well despite the violence iraqi students are continuing to skip school so they can take part in demonstrations they say until their demands are met there's little point in returning to class and many schools and universities have now been closed for months simona 14 reports from baghdad. your education is a failure they chant rather than preparing for midterm exams these students from various universities in baghdad skipped class to join anti-government protests they demand a better future a future they say the current system is incapable of providing the government is at the mine if this doesn't succeed we won't have another opportunity this is the last chance for us we haven't achieved anything in the protest square yet so we can't return to our studies as usual you've unemployment in iraq is high and one of the protesters main grievances a lot is a 1st year engineering student but without connections s

human rights commissions. we will leave the british house of commons. you had been watching prime minister's questions time aired live. when parliament is in session. a reminder that you could see this week's session again on sunday night at nine is eastern and pacific. we invite your comments about the prime minister's questions. live wednesday on the c-span network. the house returns for general speeches and at noon for wilderness life bill. they continue work on judicial nominations. here is on the president's fiscal year 2021 budget proposal. the house budget committee looks at the budget and at 1:00 p.m. we join the senate finance committee. >> this week and we are light from the savannah book festival beginning on saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. at 1015 amy title on women in space. on the 20 year legal battle against dupont. dupont. at 1245. they recount the journey of 18 black men admitted into harvard in 1959. at 315 diaz on identity in a race into the experiences of growing up in puerto rico. michelle sullivan on leadership and philanthropy. the

okay, so we have also been speaking with cheryl davis of the human rights commission on opportunities for all program that the mayor put in place last year. and how we can -- we had four members -- four people from that. four students from that last year. and we're working on to the summer in terms of how we can expand or grow that to give some youngsters some opportunities and some exposure to the fire service. and we are also looking at -- i'm not sure if i've spoken to all of you, but we want e.m.s. corps to the city. you can google it is. it is a program they've had in the east bay. and in l.a. it's been put in am place. it takes at-risk inner city young men and puts them in a total wraparound program, of not just getting their emt license, but trauma counseling, life skills, stipend, so we're working with human rights commission and to put that -- and a nonprofit to put that in place. so we're hoping to get it off the ground this year to start with 10 or 15 young men in the first class. and then perhaps after that, if that is successful, we'd like do it for young women. they don'

human rights commission has is worrying. the latest report by the commission on human rights in south sudan makes extremely grim reading it says that the violence has continued as have sexual attacks gang rapes mutilation the report also says that there are persistent cases of starvation being used as a weapon this crime of starvation which involves destroying essential elements for the survival of the civilian population has been used by both sides in the conflict as a way of getting people to be to displace as well as a way of intimidating the civilian population and it is a deliberate tactic it can involve blocking humanitarian assistance but also the destruction of crops and livestock and even seeds and waterholes the timing of this latest report is very worrying for the international community because the armies that are carrying out these abuses are led by 2 men who are supposed to together provide the leadership to a new unity government privately key figures will tell you that these 2 men probably should be in the hag

member of the afghanistan parliament and chairperson of afghanistan's women civil society human rights commission and from washington d.c. we're joined by birth or go persuade me who is a distinguished senior fellow with the research foundation welcome to you all if you are let's start with you if i may you have lived through the time of the taliban when they took over afghanistan in the 1990 s. and when they banished women from public life you face them as a politician in negotiations how hopeful are you at this moment that we're heading towards peace and a peace that's acceptable to all. well we in afghanistan are cautiously optimistic i'm hopeful i'm saying cautiously because the we the people of afghanistan the political community disavowed society and people from across walks of life are fed up with the 4 decades of war which afghans have paid the major price for it in the meantime. this is the hope if if this war ends that if peace with dignity and justice prevails in afghanistan i think this is what people of afghanistan expect and desire and deserve in the meantime we are cautious because

al sistani is intervention follows weeks of violence in baghdad and southern iraq iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since the protests began back in october well those are the headlines and next up it's inside story stay with us on al-jazeera. as the coronavirus crack the great wall of china people demand government action after the virus kills the daughter who sounded the alarm can china as the does contain the online anger about the cover up this isn't science story. hello welcome to the show i'm sammy's a than china senses the internet more than just about anywhere in the world and i think critical of the government is usually immediately removed but the sense is a struggling to contain the outrage of the corona virus outbreak and there's widespread anger that the disease has killed one of the 1st doctors to sound the alarm over the new virus leigh when liang warned colleagues in december before he was arrested by police and forced to confess to spreading rumors uses of china's social media network way both described his death as a national humiliation eve

be sure that they operated within the confines of the know your own national human rights commission investigated their activities and even held public hearings but the results were never published were. not aware that the river i'm not i'm not aware that i was on what are published and little my assumption has to be that you're covering up damaging evidence doesn't it with your friends i don't think so we have. some police men were dismissed their science was disbanded and reorganized there after. minister on the question of providing information to outside investigators you failed to provide information to the u.n. under the international covenant on civil and political rights which nigeria has signed last august the treaty body accused you of failing to honor your reporting obligations under article 40 of the covenant and ignoring numerous reminders to do so why is that when you told me all cooperating so openly with these bodies why would they say that what the housing true i want to know neither will say that but i know that we have never shown any internationalization we are ve

the equality and human rights commission say targets are being missed.

commission. saudi arabia's face more criticism of its human rights record from the united nations which is demanding the release of political prisoners at a briefing in geneva the un's top human rights commission also push for more transparency around legal proceedings related to the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi he was killed and 28 team at the saudi consulate in istanbul a diplomatic answer james base is in geneva. this is the high level session of the human rights council and michelle by chalet the commissioner for human rights was laying out what she saw as the problems around the world she had very pointed comments about saudi arabia remember saudi arabia is the only arab member of the g 20 and it's been chosen to host this year's g. 20 summit but she said with regard to human rights there were obligations that had to i encourage religious that the frameworks to app called freedom of expression peaceful assembly and association for all and reviews of the jets rights of those who have been convicted for expressing their opinions including human read the fenders religious leaders and journ

this a shameful surrender by the human rights council to pressure by states organizations were shooting to harm israel calling it a stain on the human rights commission the palestinians however have welcomed this is a victory for international law this is a long delayed list by the united nations highlighting the companies both israeli and international operating in the illegal settlements in the occupied west bank the timing of it also significant less than 24 hours after the palestinian president mahmoud abbas addressed the u.n. security council rejecting trumps so-called deal of the century of course has been a lot of talk here in israel also by prime minister benjamin netanyahu about an exciting immediately and axing those settlements following these upcoming elections it's something that the americans have indicated they will give a green light for what this report does is highlight it get the international community start the start of the united nation that these settlements in the occupied west bank are illegal and illegal under international law some of the international companies it highlights air b.n. b. expedia of poto booking dot com it d

disperse the crowds on sunday just as say the tents were set on fire by security forces iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october earlier multiple missiles landed in baghdad some near the u.s. embassy and other exploded close to the office of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reported and no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks still to come on al-jazeera. selling u.s. policy to africa state might compare makes his 1st visit to the continent. cross the u.k. and western europe. hello and welcome back now as you look at weather conditions across australasia jam some big storms across the cape york peninsula there in northern queensland one or 2 showers also for new south wales and further towards the west across parts of western astride this line of thunderstorms associated with a trough of low pressure we can expect in the forecast want to 2 more showers here meanwhile would like to see an area of quite significant rain developing not just across new sou

for iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 people have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october and the supreme court has role that women in the army must be given the same career opportunities as men and means female officers can now apply for permanent commissions which opens command roles but it's not clear if women will be able to take part in active combat and one of the un's top representatives on libya says the weapons and cargo in the country has become a show on sunday foreign ministers from around the world met on the sidelines of a security summit in munich to discuss that conflict as the headlines keep that are now jazeera or news to inside story is next. it was the parliamentary election that will intensify rivalries with its political establishment but back to escalating things in the u.s. and continued protests are the result to a new direction for next year's presidential election join us for coverage from prague as they were on al-jazeera. the west is winning the words of the u.s. secretary of state taking aim at china and russia might pay 0 als

today, the equality and human rights commission is launching legal action against the government, forthere was stephen. and when i see him crying, he would scream "mummy no 90, crying, he would scream "mummy no go, mummy no go". there was eddie. "get me out, get me out, just want to go home, get my mum". she was told it would be a nine—month stay. and it's told it would be a nine—month stay. and its six and a half years later. there was tony. if you kill someone he be out now. he's done 16 years, that's a life sentence. i'm frightened he is going to die there. there was beth. they had no ability to manage her condition so they faced in a secure —— seclusion cell and left are there for two years. i kneel on the floor with my hands on the doorway of that hatch and affirmation on that hatch and talk to my daughter. and there was ben. an injury that was described to us as something that would normally be seenin as something that would normally be seen ina as something that would normally be seen in a car accident. why doesn't it matter? because it doesn't seem to matter. and there was a s

davis and the human rights commission, so we're excited to partner with them to bring this to fruition. what we want to say and notice, this is a collaborative effort and one of a few that we can think of, where there are so many stakeholders coming to the table to operationlize something so important. so in terms of next steps. as you heard earlier, there is a lot that is already happening in the district that this resolution actually propels and builds on. what we identified as a necessary next step is the need to think about and figure out how to address school site culture and climate, but also just the culture and climate of the district. we mean not around the belonging and welcoming, even though that's important, too, i think jen said the word, how do we make this life work and sustained? one of the things we're thinking about, how do we move this beyond professional development and learning, or move it beyond calendar or score card to have folks engage our students and make them feel welcome? that is a challenge we've seen across various initiatives and resolutions and that's s

the crowds on sunday protests the say the tents were set on fire by security forces rocks human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since had to government demonstrations began in october earlier multiple missiles landed in baghdad some near the u.s. embassy another exploded close to the office of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reported and no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. saddam's ousted president omar bashir has appeared in court in khartoum accused of corruption and killing protesters as well as those charges sudan's attorney general said bashir was also being questioned over money laundering corruption and financing terrorism and make it latest legal problem for the former president who was overthrown following mass protests. this hearing is separate from the charges a schiff ace's at the international criminal court in the hague the i.c.c. has been pursuing him for more than a decade in 2009 he was charged with 2 counts of war crimes and 5 of crimes against humanity a year later the i.c.c. ad

on sunday protesters say they're tense with their home fired by security forces of a not human rights commission says nearly $550.00 iraqis have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october. earlier 3 missiles landed near the u.s. embassy in baghdad a 4th misawa exploded close to the office of the popular mobilisation forces say paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reported its. sounds ousted president bashir has appeared in court for the 1st hearing on allegations of war crimes in the darfur region the conflict there began in 2003. when mainly non arab rebels rose up against bush's government accuses it of neglecting the region the herring is separate from the charges bashir faces at the international criminal court in the hague the i.c.c. has been pursuing him for more than a decade and in another legal development for amal bashir he's facing new charges of corruption money laundering and financing terrorism allegations date back to his time in power but she was sentenced to 2 years in prison for corruption in december . again or is an international cr

the crowds which as to say that tents were set on fire by security forces overnight iraq's human rights commission says that they leave 550 iraqis killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october earlier 3 missiles landed near the u.s. embassy in baghdad a 4th facade exploded close to the office of the popular mobilization of forces a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties were reporters. qatar's foreign minister says that efforts to end the almost 3 year long blockade against the country have failed but that's remain open to resolving the disputes saudi arabia united arab emirates bahrain and egypt are refusing to restore political trade transport links are serious are higher at reports. from un says been speculation that the blockades of cats are by its neighbors could be nearing an end the foreign minister announced at the munich security council that talks to ease the tension came to an end last month in 2017 saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind and egypt cut all diplomatic and economic ties with cats are we are open to any genuine intention to resolve this problem and we have b

killed and 9 jeff when their camp was stormed by supporters of the shiite cleric saga iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since the protests began in october. one in india the prime minister says that his government will continue to push for peace in the country's northeast and render modi has been addressing crowds in the state of assam it's his 1st trip to the area since his government passed a controversial citizenship law which is sponsored widespread protests people in a sandwich board with bangladesh say the measure would open up the region to a flood of 4 migrants but modi tried to allay those fears you know the progress. report is there all forces which are using the full energy and spreading rumors in the northeast region they say that with the citizenship of right people from outside the country comes through the state i assure the people of us that nothing of this sort to happen. here a 20 year old british woman who joined by still has lost the 1st stage of her appeal against the u.k. government's decision to strip of citizenship should mean the begum le

sunday for a test is say that tense was set on fire by security forces overnight iraq's a human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october earlier 3 missiles landed near the u.s. embassy in baghdad as a 4th missile exploded close to the office of the popular mobilisation forces it's a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reports it's. sudan's ousted president omar bashir has appeared in court for the 1st airing on allegations of war crimes in the darfur region the conflict there began in 2003 when mainly known arab rebels rose up against bush's government this hearing is separate from the charges bashir faces at the international criminal court in the hague. again or is an international criminal lawyer and counsel for victims of the international criminal court he says security is one of the reasons why the trials aren't held in the countries where hostilities happened. it's not clear exactly what's going to happen from here on and so is the prosecutor of the i.c.c. fighting about souter has already raised t

the crowds on sunday protests to say their tents were set on fire by security forces iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october earlier multiple missiles landed in baghdad some near the u.s. embassy another exploded close to the office of the popular mobilisation forces a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reported and no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks she dons ousted president omar bashir has appeared in court in khartoum accused of corruption and killing protesters as well as those charges sudan's attorney general said bashir was also being questioned over money laundering corruption and financing terrorism it's the latest legal problem for the former president who was overthrown following mass protests. in this hearing is separate from the charges bashir faces at the international criminal court in the hague the i.c.c. has been pursuing him for more than a decade in 2009 he was charged with 2 counts of war crimes and 5 of crimes against humanity a year later the i.c.c. added 3

okay, so we have also been speaking with cheryl davis of the human rights commission on opportunitiesram that the mayor put in place last year. and how we can -- we had four members -- four people from that. four students from that last year. and we're working on to the summer in terms of how we can expand or grow that to give some youngsters some opportunities and some exposure to the fire service. and we are also looking at -- i'm not sure if i've spoken to all of you, but we want e.m.s. corps to the city. you can google it is. it is a program they've had in the east bay. and in l.a. it's been put in am place. it takes at-risk inner city young men and puts them in a total wraparound program, of not just getting their emt license, but trauma counseling, life skills, stipend, so we're working with human rights commission and to put that -- and a nonprofit to put that in place. so we're hoping to get it off the ground this year to start with 10 or 15 young men in the first class. and then perhaps after that, if that is successful, we'd like do it for young women. they don't like to mix

the humans rights commission says nearly 550 iraqi seven killed since the protest began in october. ahead, the british women and former isil member facing uncertain future after a decision by the british court. we will tell you about the biggest issues irish voters face in the snap election. a big upset for naomi osaka in spain. we have details. ♪ ♪ >> the w wst is now w over. this is a very active, nasty frontal system. it caused a lot of damage. in north carolina. looks like straight-line wind. this happened all the way from tennessee to west texas. residualast shows showers. it is still snowing coming in from washington into wyoming and idaho. not extreme but it is still there. atlanta at 12 and new orleans at 19 degrees. it is creeping towards the plane states and there is snow falling once again. let's jump south. that frontal system damaging the southeast part of the u.s. as it goes through, it still and will have some effect in the bahamas. it will bring some showers and it will also drop the temperatures to 24 degrees. it reaches cancun as well. ♪ nastasya: hello again. a re

the equality and human rights commission is threatening the government with legal action over what it'se people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate homes. ministers insist they are determined to reduce the number of people living in secure hospitals. jayne mccubbin has been following the story. there was jack. it was like a prison, really. he told me the only way out of there was to die. there was stephen. and when i see him crying, he would scream, "mummy no go, mummy no go". there was eddie. "get me out, get me out. i just want to go home. i want my mum." she was told it would be a nine—month stay. and, um, its six and a half years later. there was tony. if he'd killed somebody he'd be out now. he's done 16 years — that's a life sentence. i'm frightened he's going to die there. there was beth. they had no ability to manage her condition so they placed her in a seclusion cell and left her there for two years. i kneel on the floor with my hands on the doorway of that hatch and i put my chin on that hatch and i talk to my daughter. and there was ben. an injury that was

face more criticism of its human rights record from the united nations it's demanding the release of political prisoners at a briefing in geneva the un's human rights commission also pushed for more transparency around legal proceedings relating to the murder of the journalist. our diplomatic editor james paine's has more from geneva. this is the high level session of the human rights council and michelle by chalet the commissioner for human rights was laying out what she saw as the problems around the world she had very pointed comments about saudi arabia remember saudi arabia is the only arab member of the g 20 and it's been chosen to host this year's g. 20 summit but she said with regard to human rights there were obligations that had to i encourage religious that the frameworks to app called freedom of expression peaceful assembly and association for all and reviews of the jets rights of those who have been convicted for expressing their opinions including human read the fenders religious leaders and journalist i call for the release of several women who have legitimately and peacefully demand the reforms of this community policies in the country i also c

on sunday protesters say their tents were set on fire by security forces overnight iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october earlier 3 missiles landed near the u.s. embassy in baghdad a 4th missile exploded close to the office of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reported. saudi m.r.c. coalition air strikes have killed at least $31.00 civilians and more than yemen the u.n. humanitarian chief or human calls the attacks shocking it happened after who the rebels claimed responsibility for shooting down a saudi warplane muhammad reports from the capital sama. this is the moment yemen's houthi say they shot down a saudi air force fighter jet the group aired this video on saturday the saudi u.a.e. lit quality and confirmed one of its planes that went down you know joe for governorates in the country's north east. the what he's also broadcast what he says is the aftermath so how did it it was strikes in the area full of which the who these claim will retaliate to a

7 on sunday protests is save it tends to set on fire by security forces overnight iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since anti-government demonstrations began in october well earlier 3 missiles landed near the u.s. embassy in baghdad as a 4th missile exploded close to the office of the popular mobilization forces that's a paramilitary group backed by iran no casualties have been reported. sudan's 2 ousted president omar bashir has appeared in court to be interrogated for alleged war crimes in the darfur region the hearing was separate from the charges bashir faces at the international criminal court in the hague. the i.c.c. has been pursuing him for more than a decade in 2009 he was charged with 2 counts of war crimes and 5 of crimes against humanity a year later the i.c.c. added 3 additional charges of genocide they all have to do with bush's role in the darfur conflicts years of fighting between pro-government forces and rebels left thousands did displaced 2 and a half 1000000 folks are gay nor is an international criminal lawyer and counsels victims at the

an official with michoacan's human rights commission says he might have been targeted by illegal loggers operating in the area where he managed a sanctuary for monarch butterflies. in bolivia, massive crowds gathered at the airport earlier this week to welcome the movement towards socialism's presidential candidate luis arce back to bolivia. he will be running against the far-right self-declared interim president jeanine aÑez, who sparked massive backlash by announcing shehe plans run in te may 3 election. the political turmoil in bolivia comes after longtime president evo morales was ousted in what -- in a military coup. ununited s states is pushing tod chemical washed chicken as s pat of the negotiations for the transatlantic trade deal known as the transnsatlantic trade and investment partnership. the european union prohibits them treated with chlorine dioxide, but u.s.s. agricultural secretary sonny perdue is prpressuring europe to reconsidr this ban and truck has threatened to pose tariffs on cars imported from europe if the eu does not agree to the trtransatlanantic trade deal. the

recommendations a bunch of months before a publication and we received a response from the saudi human rights commission which is affiliated to the government in their response they were setting out basically what their policies are and their laws are but there was no substantive explanation or or a response to the cases to the specific cases that we were raising with the now of course you know the image that this report and i have learned since of the situation just through the lens of this one trade gives us it's incredibly start image to the reformist image that. is led by the crown prince power bands and manhunt been promoting for the past for the past 2 and i have here is on the one hand we see your abs presiding over g 20 this year there's been these reforms the tourists the tourists are foreigners are welcome to go into the country there has been a lot of social reforms but on the other hand there's been 0 i mean there's been a complete crushing of any form of dissent of criticism of even playing advocating for a change every single person who has commented is a threat of being prosecuted through

this office, which will be housed under the human rights commission is intended to create a citywide plan to close the gap on existing racial equities found in all the sectors of the city's work and to look at our policies through a racial equity lens. the office will also hold city departments accountable by requiring racial equity action plans with measurable outcomes. as debbie alluded to, fortunately this is not something that is new for our department. one of our core values at the department of the environment, as stated in our strategic plan is around equity. it reads, our programs benefit all residents and businesses in san francisco and focus on supporting those communities most in need. all our initiatives are underpinned by commitment to close -- inclusiveness and accessibility. the department has had an environmental justice program for nearly two decades. that has worked with low income communities of color to mitigate environmental burdens, increased access to our environment of programs and services and engage the community and improve health outcomes. despite ongoing

al sistani is intervention follows weeks of violence in baghdad and southern iraq iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since the protests began in october well still ahead on al-jazeera the british one and former i saw member facing an uncertain future after a decision by british courts. i'll tell you about the biggest issue for irish faces unfastening snap election. and a big upset and i am here soccer and japan's fed cup tie with spain he said as they stepped out. ok so far as another worst is now over this is a very active nasty frontal system on its way out in the western atlantic it caused a lot of damage is just one example in north carolina of what looks like on the straight line more straight line wind or toileted i was probably straight line wind but this happened all the way from tennessee down towards texas so the full cost $2.00 shows residual showers now but the weather's an awful lot quieter it's not warm to under that minus 6 in the opposite minus 6 in the still snow coming in from washington through into wyoming in idaho static stream but it's st

calling this a fateful surrender by the human rights council to pressure by states organizations were shooting to harm israel calling it a stain on the human rights commission the palestinians however have welcomed this is a victory for international law this is a long delayed list by the united nations highlighting the companies both israeli and international operating in the illegal settlements in the occupied west bank the timing of it also significant less than 24 hours after the palestinian president mahmoud abbas addressed the u.n. security council rejecting trumps so-called deal of the century of course has been a lot of talk here in israel also by prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the nixing immediately and axing those settlements following these upcoming elections it's something that if the americans have indicated they will give a green light for what this report does is highlight again the international community stance the start of the united nation that these settlements in the occupied west bank are legal and illegal under international law or some of the international companies it highlights air b.n. b. expedia of poto booking dot com i

al sistani is intervention follows weeks of violence in baghdad and southern iraq iraq's human rights commission says nearly 550 iraqis have been killed since the protests began back in october a 20 year old british woman who joined i still has lost the 1st stage of her appeal against the u.k. government's decision to strip her of citizenship sameem a bag and was found in a syrian refugee camp last year she was 15 when she left the u.k. 5 years ago international law makes it illegal to take away citizenship if it leaves a person status but a tribunal ruled that vegans bangladeshi heritage means that she can turn there instead for citizenship regional elections are just under way in india's capital region of delhi it's seen as a major test for prime minister narendra modi's ruling party amid mass protests against the new citizenship law and recent violence at university in the capital you're watching live pictures right now of those polls opening our correspondent in india elizabeth pradhan has more. polls opened at 7 am local time in delhi to time chief minister. and has a common man party are e

pressure from states and organizations in harming israel's interests and also a stain on the human rights commission the palestinians of welcome to saying it is a victory for international law there are no legal sort of implications to this when it comes to any form of implementation however the question is you are now highlighting these companies whether these radio companies involved in these are companies banks mobile services gas stations that we know are operating in the illegal settlements but whether those that have foreign dealings will be impacted and where these international companies you mentioned air b.n. b. there's also expedia there's booking dot com there's trip advisor there's a poto whether they are now going to be subject to some form of b.d.s. that's the boycott divestment and sanctions movement. against you know activities in the engine in the illegal settlements which are of course recognized by the u.n. and international law as illegally occupying palestinian land so certainly these readies not happy about this and they're going to have to really they have already reacted stro

davis and the human rights commission, so we're excited to partner with them to bring this to fruitionand notice, this is a collaborative effort and one of a few that we can think of, where there are so many stakeholders coming to the table to operationlize something so important. so in terms of next steps. as you heard earlier, there is a lot that is already happening in the district that this resolution actually propels and builds on. what we identified as a necessary next step is the need to think about and figure out how to address school site culture and climate, but also just the culture and climate of the district. we mean not around the belonging and welcoming, even though that's important, too, i think jen said the word, how do we make this life work and sustained? one of the things we're thinking about, how do we move this beyond professional development and learning, or move it beyond calendar or score card to have folks engage our students and make them feel welcome? that is a challenge we've seen across various initiatives and resolutions and that's something we're saying

number two, send these reports to the office of racial equity and the human rights commission. and, number three, ensure that there is -- ensure that there is data analysis. we must ensure that we use this data responsibly and in a way that promotes interracial harmony and cooperation. with this data, we can better track these crimes, understand who is being impacted, and develop better strategies to address them. this information is just a first step to identify what our needs are. and for all of our communities to work together to ensure public safety for all in our city. so i'd actually like to welcome up matt dorsey from the s.f.p.d. >> thank you, chair mar, vice chair peskin and supervisor haney. my name is matt dorsey with the san francisco police department. the san francisco police department stands for safety, with respect for all. and we measure and communicating, and that's under way, and that's part of my new role here. so i want to applaud supervisor mar and your colleagues for your leadership on this. i think we all recognize that to the extent we can be better at