that human rights violations are taking place it's thanks to a book at the civil society human rights defenders a lot of special representatives questions of inquiry very active human rights council view and human rights council that is why there are knowledge of what is going on in the world and basically we are a lot more aware of what people are going through in different parts of the world we are much more productive there's not much more information. flow and that for me gives us that is an urgency to deal with what we know the good story is that we have a framework we have a framework we have all saw institutions that are in place and we can do something about it we need the political will we need the support to be able to move forward and that's actually is the responsibility for all members of the international community to make sure that this is happening ok so possibly not more crimes being committed but definitely more awareness of the ones that are so how do we take that awareness and hold people to account had been let's talk about some of the cases that we've already mentioned there are plenty of big cases of possible immunity impunity here rather and what can be do

but i think there's a lack of conditioning it also on human rights protection and i think now we have five human the states in the security council to permanence three nonpermanent and still china should be more cooperative for example to refer severe human rights cases like in myanmar the case of the international criminal court or the human rights council itself to find opportunities to work together but do you agree with the term systemic rivals are we wives or are we partners well i think we are partners i think the term is i don't agree with what terminology rival is very limited to being a rival on the economic market i see the european union also as a political entity and they are we should refine our hurting and seek opportunities to work together by the same time critiquing where we have different for example different values. professor who. says that his rivals at an economic sense with china but would you argue that china is also has political aspirations of dominance through its various projects within the playing divide and rule within the through projects like the belgian good initiative. there was a lot of misunder

last month a commission of inquiry formed by the un human rights council found that your country may have committed war crimes and even crimes against humanity in gaza last year killing one hundred eighty nine palestinians in protest of the girls offense including medics journalists people with disabilities and you injured nine thousand others. let's talk about the those facts first of all the u.n. so called the inquiry commission for the human rights council it is a joke so what happened there and what happened last year you have sixty thousand people marching to our fans what would have happened you think if you would have come to the sense of the will break the silence and then what they would say that it we want to go back to gather no they would continue they would march into our communities in israel and their id card and there we were among them they said we want to kidnap israelis we want to kill israelis so that the law is the one is the solution then so let me ask you this question what is the solution to gaza because in the past your solution you personally called for quote

for example, the united nations human rights council has repeatedly denigrated america and israel -- d you know this, you have heard this -- while ignoring the world's worst human rights abusers. that is why i withdrew the united states from the u.n. human rights council. thank you to nikki. terrific job. nikki haley. help we are making incredible strides on behalf of the american people. we are just getting started. [cheering] four more years] pres. trump: thank you. thank you, very much. [applause] guy thatmp: and that just said that, he used to hate me. [laughter] pres. trump: can you believe it. he used to hate me. i appreciate it. tole republicans fight protect the jobs and safety of all americans, democrats are advancing the most extreme partisan agenda by far in american history. you see what's happening. you see what's happening. people are not fighting for israel and congress. large numbers of people. you saw what to place three weeks ago. it was shocking. that could not have happened. it could not have happened just a few years ago. could not have happened. democratsnted, th

that human rights violations are taking place it's thanks to a book it's the civil society to human rights defenders a lot of special represent questions of inquiry very active human rights council view and human rights council that is why the knowledge of what is going on in the world and basically we are a lot more aware of what people are going through in different parts of the world where much more productive there's not much more information. flow and that for me gives us that is an urgency to deal with what we know the good story is that we have a framework we have a framework we have all saw institutions that are in place and we can do something about it we need the political will we need the support to be able to move forward and that's actually is the responsibility for all members of the international community to make sure that this is happening ok so possibly not more crimes being committed but definitely more awareness of the ones that are so how do we take that awareness and hold people to account had been let's talk about some of the cases that we've already mentioned there are plenty of big cases of possible immunity impunity here rather and what can be done if w

the obvious the plain reality that israel's capital is jerusalem then the usa quit the un human rights council citing an alleged anti israeli bias such a council in fact damages the cause of human rights and then of course there is the matter of the chronic bias against israel since its creation the council is about to more resolutions condemning israel against the rest of the world combined then just before the israeli elections donald trump recognized israel's claim over the occupied golan heights captured from syria almost five decades ago i will sign a presidential proclamation recognizing israel's sovereign over the golan heights. folks will recall that obama refused to meet with netanyahu prior to elections citing it as improper meddling as a matter of longstanding practice in principle would not see has of states or candidates in close proximity to their elections as to avoid the appearance of influence in a democratic election in a foreign country however trump does not share obama's reservations so what is in it for the donald is he just an enthusiastic israel supporter well donald tr

globally i would refer you to a number of speeches he's delivered of the human rights. council in the way also that he has really mainstream the role of human rights in all of the un's work does he make a different calculation on speaker. not on human rights issues that involve human rights abuses by permanent members no i don't think there is a calculation that his goal is to promote human rights he will do it differently at different times the un says the secretary-general brought up all the relevant issues when he was in beijing they say they'll give more details in the coming days i can tell you no one here is expecting that to include a fulsome denunciation of china's human rights record james pays out a zero at the united nations. more than one thousand students and staff or two u.s. universities have been quarantined to try and contain a fast spreading outbreak of measles cases are at a twenty five year high in the united states with around seven hundred cases reported this year california state university and the university of california in los angeles ordered people wh

globally i would refer you to a number of speeches he's delivered of the human rights. council in the way also that he has really mainstream the role of human rights in all of the un's work does he make a different calculation on speaking out on human rights issues that involve human rights abuses by permanent members no i don't think there is that calculation his goal is to promote human rights he will do it differently at different times the u.n. says the secretary general brought up all the relevant issues when he was in beijing they say they'll give more details in the coming days i can tell you no one here is expecting that to include a full some denunciation of china's human rights record james era at the united nations mexicans are having to cope with unprecedented numbers of foreign migrants seeking a new life over the border in the united states many thousands of migrants have walked all the way from guatemala honduras and other countries despite warnings from the u.s. president on trump that they aren't welcome some mexicans are running out of patience with the new ar

of human rights violations are taking place it's thanks to a book at the civil society to human rights defenders a lot of special representatives questions of inquiry very active human rights council u.n. human rights council that is why the knowledge of what is going on in the world and basically we are a lot more aware of what people are going through in different parts of the world where much more for that there is not much more information. flow and that for me gives us there is an urgency to deal with what we know the good story is that we have a framework we have a framework we have all saw institutions that are in place and we can do something about it we need the political will we need the support to be able to move forward and that's actually is the responsibility for all members of the international community to make sure that this is happening ok so possibly not more crimes being committed but definitely more awareness of the ones that are so how do we take that awareness and hold people to account had been let's talk about some of the cases that we've already mentioned there are plenty of big cases of possible immunity impunity here rather and what can be done if we lo

with the opposite sex what can you say you want to cherry on top saudi arabia's on the un human rights council. what a world that sends an extremely worrying signal to the shia community regarding you know standing up for their rights i mean there are many members of the shia community huge what's that up from the right this will certainly. dissuade them or serve to dissuade them for doing such a thing notably we've heard nothing from the united states of america perhaps others who are involved in supporting saudi arabia in other elements of its public policy say in respect yemen and so on so i am sitting in in the u.k. i haven't heard any particular condemnation from the british government it is completely unclear that international standards of justice a fair trial standards were were followed in this case and thirty seven people is a lot of people to to execute on any one day it's it's a quite a ruthless move. the parents of a swedish national arrested in ecuador for reportedly plotting it's the president have been allowed to visit their son in jail the swedish foreign minister is demanding

globally i would refer you to a number of speeches he's delivered of the human rights. council in the way also that he has. really mainstream the role of human rights in all of the un's work does he make a different calculation or speaking out on human rights issues that involve human rights abuses by permanent members no i don't think there is that calculation that his goal is to promote human rights he will do it differently at different times the u.n. says the secretary general brought up all the relevant issues when he was in beijing they say they'll give more details in the coming days i can tell you no one here is expecting that to include a full some denunciation of china's human rights record james al-jazeera at the united nations all right still ahead on why this year's election in. is effectively a one horse race as photos head to the polls on sunday and. i don't mean so. nationalist party making spain now european country. in its election and i know the process comedy of errors forces the practice session to be cancelled but the other by john grand prix leo will have

with the opposite sex what can you say you want to cherry on top saudi arabia's on the un human rights council. what a world. in response to the widespread condemnation the saudis say they will not hesitate to punish anyone threatening the security stability of the kingdom. though a swedish computer programmer arrested in ecuador for an alleged cyber attack on government systems has finally been allowed to see visitors all or beanie's parents were granted access to him in jail on choose the. parents and sisters no foundation for the charges the swedish foreign minister is also demanding ecuador explain his wrist mr binney is an expert in cyber security and also a digital privacy advocate he's reportedly linked to wiki leaks when was the tane just hours after whistleblower julian a song was arrested in the ecuadorian embassy in london earlier this month we spoke to all this father. didn't get to talk too slow or in the right term and he didn't. get to me to call and so in the row there are so many wrong things that were. there evidences that all one book of. and that he has a lot of memory stic

the opposite sex or can you say you want to cherry on top saudi arabia is on the you when human rights council what a world. in response to the widespread condemnation the saudis say they will not hesitate to punish anyone threatening the security and stability of the kingdom. a swedish computer programmer invested in ecuador for an alleged cyber attack on government systems has finally been allowed to see visitors would have been his parents were granted access to him in jail on tuesday and as he and his parents insist there's no foundation for the charges this week is foreign minister is also demanding ecuador explain his arrest with binny is an expert in cyber security and also a digital privacy advocate he's reportedly linked to wiki leaks and was detained just hours after whistleblower julian assange was arrested in the ecuadorian embassy in london earlier this month we spoke to a list father who didn't get to talk to slower in the road. give it to me to console in the right and there was so many wrong things that were down there everything else is that one book of noam chomsky and us tha

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pointed by the un human rights council which is pretty much the highest human rights body within the u.n. system and i am appointed as a kind of global watchdog at least that's how the media presents me and my job is to monitor and assess how people are doing with respect to their right to housing in countries around the world so it's a global mandate and i look at things like homelessness the adequacy of housing the affordability of housing forced evictions those sorts of things my job is also to kind of develop the right to housing to some degree to right thematic reports to help states understand what does the right to housing actually mean and how can it be implemented in a practical way. i also try to hold states accountable to their human rights obligations not an easy task but certainly a really important one and in this day and age let's start with the basics you talk about the right to housing where is it written down that everyone has a right to housing yet so it's in the universal declaration of human rights for example article twenty six everyone has the right to an adequ

with the opposite sex or can you say you want to cherry on top saudi arabia's only you when human rights council what a world or a gas the if there were saudi arabia has defended its decision to execute individuals it says it will not hesitate to punish anybody threatening the security and stability of the kingdom a spokeswoman for the gulf institute for democracy and human rights to me aspect believes that riyadh's justice system allows it to tackle anyone whose views differ from the official position. it's not the first time which saudi arabia was the death penalty to punish prisoners of conscience who hold dared to spoke out about the human rights violations in the country we've not just dad there and i think i don't five of the of the executive people who where really charged by terrorists to terrorism try to get we don't trust saudi arabia introducer system we don't trust how did how did the saudi authorities handled their magic especially against the protesters whole took to the streets to demand rights and freedoms and who spoke out about what was happening in the country. as most of the

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globally i would refer you to a number of speeches he's delivered of the human rights. council in the way also that he has really mainstream the role of human rights in all of the un's work does he make a different calculation on speaking out on human rights issues that involve human rights abuses by permanent members no i don't think there is that calculation his goal is to. promote human rights he will do it differently at different times the u.n. says the circuitry general brought up relevant issues when he was in beijing they say they'll give more details in the coming days i can tell you no one here is expecting that to include a full some denunciation of china's human rights record james zero at the united nations japan's prime minister is in washington with trade china north korea and a game of golf all on the agenda with donald trump after pulling out of the trans-pacific partnership trade deal that you as president says a new bilateral world lateral that is agreement could be signed as early as next month. that would give american farmers more access to japan and stall

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human rights council in geneva in mid march of one thousand nine hundred the head of the saudi human rights commission made a brief statement about the three. of the. women of the dome. kaffiyeh. but the saudi failure to provide any names or details agreed to argue and lead investigation into the murder didn't convince the human rights organizations. refuse the international independent investigation that's when they are hiding something and what they are hiding very hard being named for appears on. all of this operation of the person who ordered this operation here is still safe and he is still leading the country and what we've seen from the outset since this whole whole saga became became public has a series of obfuscations and denials by saudi arabia some cases where their accounts simply do not fit the facts and so it's very difficult to have confidence in there and the narrative whatever the status of the pseudocode case crowned prince mohammed bin salmond still has tough questions to answer about his alleged role in the affair. a week before the geneva statement thirty six cou