human rights council in january of two thousand and eleven was praising libya for its stance on human rights and in february a group of seventy n.g.o.s got together to file a letter basically protesting what with gadhafi the government and within a few days the u.n. human rights council convened a special session in which they condemned libya and i think we see a similar pattern happening here where these human rights groups are being used as a way of funneling stories to the media that there's no way to attribute them there's no way to verify them there's no way to know whether or not these events are really happening at all and the latest example in fact it's just breaking now is that apparently they're trying to to say that they're the cease fire has already been broken by syria syrian troops firing on citizens and it and we're already hearing that it is interesting how you draw the comparison between libya and syria i knew you raise the issue of these are human rights groups and these so-called human rights campaigns and i'll any of these reports come out actually legitimate of co

well the presidential human rights council is demanding that new evidence into the death of sodium magnitsky be looked into by those investigating his death now these new documents that have come to life suggest that it was the illegal use of rubber buttons by stuff at the detention center get my kids he was awaiting trial for corruption charges that led to his death they suggesting that a number of stuff from the detention center he said to my kids he we rather the told his they called this which led to his death now before he died so to get magnitsky had called his arrest as a retaliation for testimony which he had given which condemned high level law enforcement offices here in russia for for financial impropriety no so far as the investigations continue two doctors have been charged with negligence regarding the death toll so you might need to keep that investigation it is continuing but the the case itself has drawn a lot of attention from human rights groups but by my gets his family who say that the thirty seven year old lawyer from hermitage capital was denied medical attention on pu

human rights council. we are looking at all the ways that the un system could help us achieve that goal of stopping violence and moving toward a democratic transition. >> i applaud what the administration has done through ambassador rice. the vote in october at least forced nations to stand up and vote. even though it failed. the question i am asking, since the arab league has intervened and that effort has clearly sailed, why are we not following up again with the un security council, directly with the efforts of the international criminal court toward mr. assad. >> since we are not members, i would look to the lead of others. but this is an option we're pursuing. in the security council. we are looking for the right time. we hope that something will come out of the arab league on saturday with those on the security council who did not let the security -- but the resolution passed the last time. this is a matter that the u.n. security council should be dealing with. we would hope that russia and china, in

lawyer who died in custody may have been killed because of police torture the presidential human rights council has been looking into the high profile two thousand and nine death of sergei magnitsky who is being held on suspicion of corruption and a pretrial detention center more on this now from marty's peter all of a high there's no what's the council basing its suggestion on bring us up to speed here where the presidential council of human rights is basing this on documents which it suggests show that sort of game i'd need skis death was the result of the illegal use of the clubs by officials up by stuff from the detention center where he was being held now the council on human rights demands that these documents be shown to the investigation into but it's he's dead closer to magnitsky himself said it's his own rest was a retaliation to the testimony which he'd given suggesting financial impropriety on behalf of senior law enforcement officials here in russia so far the investigation. into his death which took place. in november of two thousand and nine has seen two doctors being charged wit

the head of iran's human rights council calls accusations of the alleged plot laughable. >>> and germany, france and italy, have now condemned syria. more that 3,500 people have been killed since the series of the uprising eight months ago now. the league has outlined a plan to stop attacks on protesters. >>> a happy ending for one southwest airlines passenger who had to evacuate their flight after a specialus substance was found on board. that plane landed safely around 12:30 this morning and that substance turned out not to be dangerous. a flight attendant first found the suspicious powder yesterday afternoon before the flight took off. it's not clear what that powder turned out to be, but officials say it never posed a threat to passengers. >>> for the first time, the u.s. national debt hit $15 billion. republicans on the committee rejected the latest democratic proposa proposal. it would have cut spending by $876 billion, slashing money for medicare and medicaid. it would have raised tax revenue by $400 billion, far less than was demanded. the super committee must take action next we

president on the board of fair housing in marine and was recently reappointed to the marin human rights council i practiced law in south africa before moving to the u.s. in march of this year i was faced with a choice. i could stay in the united states with might call-year-old daughter in a shared custody arrangement or i would have to leave her behind to go into exile with my same-sex spouse and our four-year old. our nightmare involves navigating the complex immigration system to keep our family together. had we not been of the same sex, we would have not had any problems. after receiving help from senator feinstein, i led the drive to introduced private bill 867. when my advocacy became public, scores of bi-national couples began contacting me for help. not a day goes1/ request. i testified before the california state assembly, judiciary committee, and provided written testimony to senator leahy for the uniting of american families act. the irc, in making their recommendations to the mayor and board of a supervisors, to improve and enhance the quality of life into the participation of all th

russia's presidential human rights council says police torture could have led to the death of a russian lawyer who was imprisoned at the time members of the council insist that the prosecution look into the new evidence sergei magnitsky who worked for an investment company was arrested on ickes ations of corruption in two thousand and nine he died in pretrial detention facility several months later his family and colleagues claim he was deliberately denied medical help to prison doctors have been charged with negligence during the ongoing investigation the incident reverberated through human rights groups and prompted the u.s. to blacklist a number of russian citizens who they think are linked with the case russia criticized that move and responded with similar measures for u.s. officials. remember you can always find plenty more on the stories we're covering a click away at our tea dot com here's what's online right now. for our coverage of britain's prince william rescue two russian sailors after their ship sinks in stormy seas off north wales. and why you can't poke fun at the monarc

lawyer who died in custody may have been killed as a result of police torture the presidential human rights council has been looking into the high profile two thousand and nine death of serve again the need ski who is being held on tax evasion charges artie's peter all of it has more on the findings. for the presidential cumin rights council is demanding that new evidence into the death of study give magnitsky be looked into by those investigating his death now these new documents that have come to life suggest that it was the illegal use of rubber bottoms by stuff at the detention center to get my kids he was awaiting trial for corruption charges that led to his death they suggesting that a number of stuff from the detention center he said you might be with rather the tones as they called this which led to his death now before he died so to get magnitsky had called his arrest as a retaliation for testimony which he had given which condemned high level law enforcement offices here in russia for for financial impropriety no so far as the investigations continue to doctors have been charged with negl

talk about the obama administration, including arizona in its report to the united nations human rights counciland looks like you are sort of -- your colleagues on this are lib bra, cuba, saudi arabia and china and arizona. what a combo. >> what a combo. and that was so outrageous. it's almost unbelievable that they would try to ask those countries to judge us in arizona about our human rights? oh, please. that just really frosted me. are you kidding me? >> it's extraordinary. and you had some nice words for the president when he came down and spoke at the memorial and the first lady. so i mean there are times when even though you are battling with the administration, there are times when at least even in your book you talk about when you can work together? >> absolutely. and he did come to arizona and we were very grateful that he did, and he made some very kind and good remarks at the memorial there for the people that passed away. and talked about civility. and we appreciated it very, very much. >> governor brewer, thank you. i know your battle will go on because i can tell from your book th

we have the secretary-general of iran's human rights council and top adviser to iran's supreme leader. welcome, doctor. i had shimon peres, they hang people, arrest opposition, shoot around, spread arms, encourage every center of terror all over the world. iran is a danger. and he also said that iran is actively seeking to make a nuclear weapon that they can potentially use against israel. what is your reaction to that? >> while this kind of allegation is quite interesting from a person who is from a country that already possess nuclear weapons and is a renegade country in the eye of mpt. it is good for israel to look at the dismal record of atrocities committing to palestinian for over 60 years. iran's nuclear program is fully paced for completely and i'm sure i don't have the slightest doubt the united states and other countries, they know that iran's nuclear program is completely peaceful and it's a matter of pride for us. it's a great achievement for iran that we have this capability. >> if as you say it's all completely peaceful and above-bored, why don't you just let everybody c

we talk to mohammed javad larijani head of iran's human rights council and advisor to the supreme leader and from one of the most powerful families in that country. >> whether this sanctions hurt iran's economy, yes, it has its effect. it's obvious. but if you think that this will bring our economy down, definitely no, definitely no. >> rose: dow fear an attack by the israelis. >> not at all. >> rose: you don't fear it, do you believe it might me? >> we don't believe it, but we are ready for it. >> rose: and what would you do if it comes. >> oh, we are very rong i defendg ourselves. >> ros what woulyou do. >> well d is very hard to say right now. >> rose: mohammed-jaff ard-- javad larijani next. funding focharlie rose is provided by the folwing: . >> from our studios in new york city this is charlie rosee begin this evening with iran t has been in the news again, over its dispute nud clear program this month. the international atomic energy agency said it had credible information that iran had carried out activities relative to the development of a new clear explosive device. iran has re

we'll talk to the head of the human rights council. >>> fenway park, 1912.o's, by the way, not necessarily a red sox fan. how is that possible? how do you go to fenway and not become a fan? that doesn't make sense. that's like an oxymoron. is this person an oxymoron, mike? >> i don't know. we'll find out. >>> but first let's go to -- that's too easy -- our residents moron -- bill karins who will check on the forecast. >> originality, big "f" on that one. but still funny. everyone's been wondering where is the cold air. the first half of november was one of the warmest on record. take a look at alaska. this is where it builds first before it heads down into the lower 48. it is minus 39 right now in fairbanks, alaska. incredible cold. record breaking cold up there. sooner or later it is going to head our way. there is a little taste of it in the northern plains. windchill in minneapolis is six. denver 14. cold air's starting to show up a little bit late but it is going to be here as we look towards the forecast today, light rain showers in new england. it won'

so joining me now is mohammed larijani, the secretary-general of iran's human rights council and a topiser to iran's supreme leader. welcome, dr. larijani. i had shimon peres on the show on monday night. he was pretty scathing about iran. i'll read you some of what he said. he said the only country that threatens to destroy another country openly is iran. they hang people. they arrest opposition. they shoot around. they spread arms. they encourage every center of terror all over the world. iran is a danger. and he also said that iran is actively seeking to make a nuclear weapon that they can potentially use against israel. what is your reaction to that? [ speak. >> [ speaking foreign language ]. well, this kind of allegation is quite interesting from a person who is from a country who already possess nuclear weapons and is a renegade country in the eye of mpt. it is good for israel to look at the dismal record of atrocities committing to palestinian for over 60 years. iran's nuclear program is fully peaceful completely. and i'm sure i do not have the slightest doubt the united states a

human rights council is to do is to get monitors in the country. if there are terrorists in the country, they'll either stop attacking because they don't want reveal their action, or they will be revealed by the monitors. we think it would put a check on the brutality of the bashar regime and brutality on its own people, but they can use those arguments to get to the point of supporting a resolution. if they truly believe what she should you and if she believes that, she shouldn't be frightened to have monitors there. >> that's a constructive suggestion. i hope other colleagues on the committee can join me in inviting the ambassadors from these countries that are in the efforts of the united nations security council to explain to us. many of these are our friends, you know, historically are friends, south africa and indian for that matter, and it seems to me to be at least valuable to note that we see their opposition and we would like some explanation. thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, witnesses. >> nawng, senator dure -- thank you, senator durb

human rights council. we are looking at all the ways that the un system could help us achieve that goal of stopping violence and moving toward a democratic transition. >> i applaud what the administration has done through ambassador rice. the vote in october at least forced nations to stand up and vote. the question i am asking, since the arab league has intervened and that effort ahas clearly sailed, why are we not following up again with the un security council, directly with the efforts of the international criminal court toward mr. assad. >> since we are not members, i would look to the lead of others. but this is an option we're pursuing. we are looking for the right time. we hope that something will come out of the arab league on saturday with those on the security council who did not let the security -- but the resolution passed the last time. this is a matter that the u.n. security council should be dealing with. we would hope that russia and china, in looking at how the assad clique has refused al

rights council. they promised to defend human rights and establish rule of law. the membership had been suspended over the gaddafi government violent crackdown on protesters. tens of thousands of egyptians rallied in tahrir square, protesting what they say are attempts by military rulers to designate themselves as guardian of new egypt. >>> the head man at the pentagon has a warning for his counterpart from israel. be careful about striking acran. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is following that story for us tonight. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, shannon. when leon panetta met defense minister in canada he warned against the military strike that the nuclear program would have telling reporters traveling with him he still favored sanctions and diplomacy. "to go beyond that raises concerns about the unintended consequences that could result." there are going to be economic consequences to that, that could impact not just our economy but the world economy." critic on capitol hill say this sends a mixed message to iran and the region, jus

rights come and they are there in the declaration. they were carried over them to the two packs, and it is a council on human rights who is working on them, and there is a marvelous high commissioner for human rights, the south african lady, charming lady who is working on it, too. but the declaration itself contains really to my mind all that we accept that, at that time, we didn't realize the situation of the earth. nobody thought at that time that there was a danger of overexploitation of the earth. and that came further and then with the stockholm conference and in the real conference, again, united nations conference. and now it is with us. but far from that which is absent of the declaration of human rights, all the western intel and all the rest you find an article iv, the one article perhaps that was already doubtful at the time is the right to property. article, i don't remember, 12 perhaps, i'm not sure, the right to property. that, of course, is the property has to be protected and made secure against every danger, then perhaps the objective of the declaration will not easily be achieved. we have to live with that. [applause]

that doesn't that need a higher level of scrutiny than we human rights committee yes the final decision will have to be taken by the security council and their distribution is blocked. that's why i cannot you know envisage repeat the libya situation because this time it will not be a majority for military intervention but it also seems there the opposition within syria is in fact stronger than the opposition within libya was. likely. solution for the leaders of syria to give up power can be worked out. by the syrians themselves helped by some outside causes but neither a western nor a turkish intervention would be a good thing because military interventions cause chaos and so on but the regime nart seems to be collapsing it's abandoned by the arab league has only one friend a strong opposition not just military opposition from you know the trees syrian army but also massive demonstrations and so on so it doesn't look good for the regime talk to the opposition in syria part of it called the free syrian army seems reluctant to end the violence why do you think there are so few calls especially from the west for them to lay down their

say restrict things right privileges to countries that had limits of human rights never gracious no it's a full agreement this council every year with russia anyway but there are now concerns that american businesses could suffer losses was russia joins the world trade organization that that's because this amendment is inconsistent with the rules and so there are certainly concerns now that american businesses won't receive all the benefits that they gave. to other nations what's russia joins the trade board a u.s. ambassador has said today. it's a relic of the cold war era having it repealed has been a long time public battle there is not likely to happen by the end of this year is . a priority getting it repeals for the u.s. and twenty twelve. a financial tidal wave threatening to europe many economists are now predicting a severe recession on the continent in two thousand and twelve as government significantly cut spending this could be of great benefit to gold prices from u.b.s. says the average price for the metal will reach two thousand and seventy five dollars per ounce next year gold reflects emotions so it's

violence but don't like the military and police trampling over human rights and the man they hate most is the head of the ruling military council. >> today, or tomorrow. you will see in two days. >> the field marshal appeared on egyptian tv defending the military and talking elections. >> i'm committed to holding parliamentary elections on time and to select a president by the end of june, 2012. >> before he spoke, they hanged his effagy from the traffic lights. bringing presidential elections will satisfy some egyptians but didn't seem to change many minds in the square and among the families of the dead. this is the mort tu area. see, he says, film, there are people in all the trenches. my son is here. and for everyone intake rir, they are more interested in finishing the revolution, not in military promises they no longer trust. >> nothing has changed. and these elections that we have in the next week, they are a sham in my opinion. >> and this man is a candidate. >> there is no appetite to talk about the elections when people are being killed. >> few hundreds of -- away, there are casualties. they believe their rights are o

council picked a interim prime minister. he said his priority is respecting human rights, a engineer who spent decades in the u.s.ya prepares if ar national election to vote in a new government. >>> police plan to charge 60 people in connection with the rioting after the stanley cup finals. fans fought, set cars on fire and reeked havoc on the city. this was the largest crime spree in the province's history and not the first time fans revolted. they rioted in 94 after losing the cup to the new york rangers. >>> let the back peddling begin. more banks are abandoning ideas to charge customers fees. who is at the heart of the change? retailers are hoping you will put the debit cards to great use come black friday. what stores are doing to get you in the door and spending more cash. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a

human- rights either. the man that they hate the most is the head of the ruling council. >> today or tomorrow, he should go. >> the field marshal appealed on egyptian television defending the military and talking elections. >> i am committed to holding elections. >> before he spoke, they had hanged his effigy from the traffic lights. bringing this forward a year will satisfy some egyptians but it did not change many minds in the square. among the families of the dead. see, he says, film. there are people in all of the fridges. february's euphoria was gone by the summer. they are interested in finishing the revolution, not and promises they no longer trust. >> nothing has changed. these are a sham. this is not a change. >> this man is a candidate. >> there is no appetite for talking about elections because people are getting killed. >> the riots went on. the casualties were rushed away for treatment. they believe that they won the rights for the citizens and this is the place to defend them. they are furious about not getting decent jobs. >> before, they had to be in the old regime back in february. now, th