one of the things that both those afghan speakers said was that it was important to the un human rights council put in place a fact finding mission in afghanistan. this is something that various international organizations and charities white's organizations have been speaking about, including human rights. what recently saying, but what is needed is for us to put in place a mission that would be in afghanistan to document abuses, to hold those people responsible, accountable to really be on the grounds. and this is what they say because they was very important. they said that the council should make sure that this was one of the outcomes of this meeting to put in place this fact finding mission. they both documented the abuses that they have heard of over the past few days and weeks. i look, there has been a terrible history of abuses in the country, but it's not just the history of something that people are experiencing. now. we know the girls are being told they can't go to school. we know the women are being told to stay at home. human rights activists are trying to get out of our scanner o

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the high commissioner for human rights michelle opening proceeding that is a special emergency session of the human rights council in geneva. she said her office had been inundated in the past the days and weeks with reports of human rights abuses by taliban fighters. abuse is when it comes to women and girls when it comes to human rights defenders, minorities, people used to work in the price or former government workers, people who are very scared for their lives. people who are trying to flee, she said good during this meeting, there would be a discussion on a possible a resolution which would call for violence and all sides to really end for human rights to be supported for the taliban, which here the international rules. we then heard from 2 african speakers, including the former african ambassador to the un, and they were very strong speeches. indeed, 2 delegates who did not miss their words. he said the international community has a responsibility not to look away. but for act now it's all very well having all these discussions and talks about human rights. but what is needed on the ground is really help a

human rights certainly painting a very grim picture of the human rights situation in afghanistan. as she made those opening remarks at the beginning of this emergency session of the human rights council in geneva, she said her office had been inundated with recent reports, reports all of abuses onto the taliban. she went through some of those pieces. she said again, civilians, young girls not being allowed to go to school. women being told that they had to stay at home, human rights defenders being attacked. she also went on to say that in the future things could only get worse if the international community doesn't put more pressure on. i've got to start all the taliban off to the takeover. she talked about things like the fact that in the future, unless girls are included in secondary education for example, then they oppertunity will be severely curves. and the promises that the taliban seem to have made so far about protecting people's rights. while they simply will be shown to have not been true, she also talked about the fact that international communities have a real responsibility to the many afghan people who've decided to leave the country . refugee, she said, ready? we have

hearing a moment earlier from the un human rights chief that meeting taking place in geneva some strong was that what else was said well, delegates the human rights council have been meeting for several hours now and they all pretty much all speaking with one voice message is that they are deeply concerned about the human rights situation in afghanistan. and they are urging the international community to rally rounds put pressure on the taliban to support human rights. particular, the rights of women and girls, minorities activists, former workers for the press of former government workers, a lot of concern. we heard also from the un human rights chief michelle bachelor. she opened this meeting with a speech in which she said that there would be certain red lines for the un human rights council, including the way that the taliban treat. women and girls should be allowed to continue with a secondary education of full education, full educational access. she said, and it was up to the taliban to prove that they will allow women and go to have the rights that they did. those are the red lines that she spoke about, but we also heard from several african deleg

she's also cold on the un human rights council to closely monitor the color bonds actions . we have also received credible reports of seated violation of international military law and human rights abuses taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include among others, summary executions of civilians and all the combat. members of the gun national security forces restrictions on the rights of women, including the right to move around freely and girls, right to attend school. i was on the stands diverse, ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk of violence and refreshment. of the leaders of the g 7 nations are scheduled to hold a virtual meeting to discuss the crisis later on tuesday, under pressure from allies us president joe biden expected to decide on whether to keep american troops in cobble beyond the august 31st deadline. but the taliban has warned against any extension of that date on the ground, more people are continuing to show up at cobble airport hoping to get out. while charles stratford is in a cobble with the latest on the evacuati

you and human rights chief michelle bachelor says she's received credible reports of abuses against civilians in areas on the title bar control addressing a special session. the human rights council, she spoke about allegations of executions, restrictions on women and repression of protests. we have also received credible reports or seated violation of international military law and human rights abuses taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include among others, summary executions of civilians and all the combat. members of the gun national security forces restrictions on the rights of women, including the right to move around freely and girls ride to attend school. i've got tons diverse ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk of violence and refreshments. the us president joe biden is considering extending a deadline to pull forces out of afghanistan, who participate in a virtual g g 7 summit. later on tuesday to discuss the issue. it's all about says there will be consequences if the august 31st date is broken. a spain warns it will have to leave people behind in afghanistan, while germany's foreign minister has suggested it may take longer to

the un human rights council is said to hold a special the un human rights council is said to hold a speciaotiating an evacuation "timetable" with the taliban after they promised to provide "safe passage" to civilians to the airport. the uk says its evacuation programme in afghanistan is"operating at full pace" and the british government is planning to launch a new resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. in our other main news tonight — the latest official figures show record job vacancies as the uk economy rebounds. the uk regulator has approved moderna coronavirus vaccine for 12—17—year—olds. in haiti, first the earthquake, now the storm. the aid agencies battling nature to help those in need. and astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space. the taliban have publicly declared their authority over afghanistan for the first time since entering kabul on sunday. the organisation's spokesman, zabihullah mujahid, told a news conference that the country wouldn't return to being a base for terrorism. and he insisted that women would continue to

human rights norms. the human rights council held an emergency session on tuesday after what it said is credible reports and are still talking differently, - restrictions and violations - are already taking place as we speak. we have documented that the taliban advances came with summary executions, disappearances, restrictions on women, media and cultural life. this is not ancient history. this is a earlier this month and this is today. four years ago in kabul, dozens of young women were watching arya na sayeed perform. now they are being told to stay at home for their own safety. the taliban says it is only temporary but many fear it is just the beginning. anita bhatia is assistant secretary general and deputy executive director for un women, which is a body working for the empowerment of women globally. i asked her what could be done for women in afghanistan. well, i think it is really important for us to actually stay and deliver and send a very clear message that women's rights have to be a fundamental part of discussions and women have to be part of future government structures and processes that i

in human rights, she's michelle bachelor, says she's received credible reports of abuse is against civilians in areas under taliban control. but also in a special session of the human rights council. she spoke about allegations of executions, restrictions on women and repression of protests. we have also received credible reports of seated violation of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses. taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include among others, summary executions of civilians and all the combat. members of the gun national security forces restrictions on the rights of women, including the right to move around freely and girls. right to attend school. i was on the stands diverse, ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk of violence and refreshments will cobble the whole remains. chaotic, reportedly 14000 people waiting. there was at least 10000 more outside hoping to get in before the deadline to pull out western troops ends. next tuesday. charles stratford has more from the capital, its very tense around the airport. we have seen sporadic violence over the last few days. the most recent of which monday night we had a member

human rights norms. the human rights council held an emergency session on tuesday after what it said is credible reports who were and are still talking differently, - restrictions and violations - are already taking place as we speak. we have documented that the taliban advances came with summary executions, disappearances, restrictions on women, media and cultural life. this is not ancient history. this is a earlier this month, and this is today. four years ago in kabul, thousands of young women were watching arya na sayeed perform. now they are being told to stay at home for their own safety. the taliban says it is only temporary but many fear it is just the beginning. i'll be speaking to a former british royal marine — who runs an animal shelter in kabul later in this bulletin, so do stay with me for that. let's get some of the day's other news. new research suggests that the protection given by two doses of the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines starts to wear off within six months. the latest analysis by the zoe covid study looked at more than a million positive test results between may an

but of course, what we're calling for is a you and human rights council investigation, such as a fact finding mission to really be able to identify why the ammonium nitrate ended up. and they lived in the 1st place, which official knew and failed to ask. and then what triggered the explosion on august the 4th, we don't have faith that the lebanese domestic investigation due to its lack of technical capabilities and resources. and due to the late medical interference that we've been documenting in the process, we don't have faith that they would be credibly able to establish the truth of what happens. and one of the biggest questions that remained for many people is that if just 552 tons of the 2754 of ammonium nitrate exploded. what happened to the rest of the shipment? is that something that you're report was looking at and how, how close is lebron on is to finding an answer on that crucial question. i mean, our reports cashed doubts on the widely reported narrative, which is that this ship came to lebanon and by accident. because it was here to load some seismic equipment that it wa

the un human rights council has expressed deep concern at reports of violations in afghanistan, but stoppedinvestigator, despite pressure from rights groups — with some describing its stance as a betrayal of the women and girls targeted and killed by the taliban at school or even in maternity hospitals. here's the human rights commissioner michele bachelet speaking earlier. in recent weeks my office has received harrowing reports of the impact on civilians of violations of international humanitarian law as well as violations and abuses of human rights. in particular, we have also received credible reports of a serious violation of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses. taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include, among others, summary executions of civilians and their combat members of the afghan national security forces. restrictions on the rights of women including the rights of women including the right to move around freely and girls rights to attend school. couldn't of child soldiers and suppression of peaceful protest and expression of thi

human rights council took the unprecedented step to open an investigation against israel for alleged war crimes. you are asking for resources that will fund that. the american taxpayers right -- has a right to be outraged. one day later, on may 20, syria and belarus were elected to the world health organization's executive board. a murderous regime and a desperate dictator are part of the government's structure on the world health organization. as if the list of problems of the organization was not long enough. they call for boat and voiced objections, they did nothing. until the deal was done. your administration has acknowledged the deep flaws that many of these organizations come up way propose the united states rejoin with payment in an effort to make change and seek better results. how can we believe you that you will be able to make or even attempt to make real changes at these organizations when we just witnessed a failure to act on such an important matter? >> i appreciate the question. i do think that repaying our arrears in trying to be current is very important in these org

the united states doesn't to be really recognized view in human rights council. and presumably it's now up to the international criminal court to decide on the allegations of war crimes. does that mean that any businesses here in britain say, or in the you, if they are involved in the settlement building or house destruction, or they facilitating war crimes? sure. mean that definition that was created in 1998 is quite broad. it says any, basically any actions directly or indirectly. those are the key words that are in the definition of war crimes in the rome statute maybe may amount to person the prosecution of those involved in it. so it would be, obviously, these really military, political and administrative leadership that has celebrated the creation of the subtle and civil asked by decades. but it could also involve international businesses that are both directly or indirectly with the maintenance of the supplement economy. and we're now at a new, new understanding international law. the businesses may be culpable, may be liable for either civil suits or for,

human rights. and i think this was why the human rights council met today, but what it decided to do at the end of was going to ask — activist had urged them to do. i was going to ask you _ activist had urged them to do. i was going to ask you about _ activist had urged them to do. i was going to ask you about that because is it right that the taliban has not been actually named in this resolution? it been actually named in this resolution?— been actually named in this resolution? , �* ., ~ resolution? it isn't, and i think that reflects _ resolution? it isn't, and i think that reflects the _ resolution? it isn't, and i think that reflects the fact _ resolution? it isn't, and i think that reflects the fact that - resolution? it isn't, and i think| that reflects the fact that some resolution? it isn't, and i think. that reflects the fact that some of the countries, pakistan led the resolution, and some countries agreed to hold this meeting — they had also asked for human rights to be scrutinised over the last 20 years in afghanistan. the western countries, the us in particular resisted that, so i t

and human rights chief michelle bashfully says she's received credible reports of abuse is against civilians and areas under taliban control. addressing a special session of the human rights council, she spoke about allegations of executions, restrictions on women and repression of protests. i strongly urge the taliban to adopt norms of responsive governance and human rights and to work to reestablish social cohesion and reconciliation, including respectful the rights of all who suffer during the decades of conflict. if on dement, the red line will be the italian statement of women and girls and respect for the rights to leave a few of movement, education, self expression, unemployment guided the international if you will read norms in particular issues next to quality secondary education for girls will be an essential indicators of commitment human rights. if president joe biden is considering extending a deadline to police forces out of of his phone, he'll participate in a virtual g 7 summit. later on tuesday to discuss the issue. now the taliban says they'll be consequences if the august 31st deadline is pushed back to this year's president has extended the suspension of parli

we will continue to work with our partners in this council in the human rights council, and most importantly, in the region to deliver more stable and inclusive afghanistan for all its people. it is going to live in special community coordinate closely in the coming days and weeks to ensure that we speak with a single message in agreement with going to stay on the u. k. will use his presidency of the g 7 and membership of this counsel to help for such close a coordination and to address the humanitarian plights that the people now face. thank you mister president. i thank the representative, the united kingdom for a statement. i know give the floor to the representative of kenya. you have the floppies. good morning, mister president. i have the honor to make this statement on behalf of the a 3 plus one, namely canyon to media. justly, you know, we've been listening to an emergency session of the un security council, devry new york. just to recap the few things that we said we heard from the, the invoice, from france and the u. k. speaking not for very long and talking mostly about just how t

human rights warned today that she has credible reports of "summary executions" and restrictions imposed on women, in areas of afghanistan now under taliban control. michelle bachelet called on the human rights councilon". we have also received credible reports of serious violations of international and human rights abuses. taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include among others execution of civilians and all the combat members of the afghan national security forces. restrictions on the rights of women including the right to move around freely and girls rights to attend school. recruitment of child soldiers and repression of peaceful protest and expression of dissent. many people now fear reprisals by the taliban against those working with the government or international community. but where is the oversight? the eu has been critical there is no commitment from the human rights council to an independent fact—finding mission. the eu's compromise proposal for the council to establish a special rapporteur for afghanistan was also rejected, and the final resolution makes no mention of the taliban. lets speak tojean marie guehenno, formerly with the french foreign ministry,

human rights chief, has accused the taliban of serious rights violations. michelle postulates that there are credible reports of summary executions of civilians and called on the you and human rights council to closely monitor the actions of the taliban. we have also received credible reports or seated violation of international military law and human rights abuses taking place in many areas under effective taliban control . they include among others, summary executions of civilians and all the combat. members of the gun national security forces restrictions on the rights of women, including the right to move around freely and girls, right to attend school. again, he stands diverse, ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk of violence and refreshment. zamiah's new present tack a day had she lamer has been sworn in a ceremony in the capital a soccer countries. 7th elected the countries 7th elected president, one landslide election victory. earlier this month at his inauguration of business, been vowed to ton around zombies, flagging economy, harmon casters following the story. he's just the floor and in and the me at the stadium was you for lots of them be and have very high expect

s top human rights official told an emergency session of the human rights council she has received credible reports of the taliban committing serious violations including executions of civilians and restrictions on women. >> a fundamental redline would be the taliban's treatment of women and respect for their rights of liberty and education, self-expression unemployment. in particular, ensuring access to quality secondary education to girls would be an essential indicator of human rights. >> a taliban spokesman said women should, for the time being, stay home. taliban fighters were not yet trained on how to behave. >> we need to have the procedure and a plan in place. security forces are not operational, not trained to deal with women. that is why we are stopping women from going to work. their salaries will resume. come back to work when we have a system in place. >> with no extension of the august 31 deadline, there are concerns for tens of thousands of afghans who want to leave. the taliban says they have nothing to fear and that there will be no reprisals against people who have worked

there is a case now unfolding ther also a appeal for the human rights council to assist with an investigationriefly, tells of the economic crisis. >> as though it wasn't enough, lebanon is also dealing with love t worst crises the world has deal with. it went from having the economy and lifestyle like greece or southern italy from being catapulted into years to the issues dealing with shortages, bread, baby formula, lack of access to funds. a mass of the currency. there's a lot at stake. there'll be several elections. >> thank you so much for joining us. to the olympics, day 12 is wrapped up in tokyo. day 13 about to begin. history being made is more world records are smashed in track and field. in skateboarding, some of the youngest medalist came from japan and the u.k.. sarah joins us now. tell us about these young skateboarders. >> a combined age of 44 years. it was amazing to see yesterday. i captured everybody's imaginations. having such been fun as well. she was playing her ukulele before all started together. history makers, the 19-year-old, she one a gold medal. the youngest olympian

fair, if this council in the international community will do all at, can you vive our hope and peace? thank ok. that was asha. how's that father from? i've got a sons independent human rights commission speaking to view and security council. ah, it's session on afghanistan. just to recap what she said there. she said millions of afghans and now waiting and terror. women in particular are afraid of the telephone advance. she said they are hearing reports of horrific war crimes on a daily basis, including the extra judicial killings of civilians. she also made mention of the residence of laska guy who was stock is the violence increases around them there. she also mentioned that access to information is becoming harder independent media shutting down, which of course makes it even harder to tell the story of what exactly is happening . and i've gone on. let's go live now to christian salumi who is standing by for us at the united nations. so christian, really a damning, quite frightening assessment from all the speakers we've heard so far. it has been indeed, and the words of the special representative debra lines were particularly blunt in the halls of diplomacy. here she d

human rights council to dispatch the special rapporteur on violence against women because so far, thenternational community has issued statements of concern and condemnation about sexual violence in the conflict but really, nine months on, the time for statements is over and time for action, this is time to actually take concrete action to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice, which is an no signs of ending. if anything, the development over the last couple of days indicate that the conflict is escalating and expanding to other areas. and for that reason, it is very important that all those who were involved in the conflict, both on the ethiopian government side and the tpl avenue side, they should know that impunity is not an option, that they commit war crimes and crimes against humanity and human rights violations, that they will be held accountable. regrettably, the lack of action until now for nine months is giving combatants a different message because nobody has been held accountable so far and that is a very dangerous state of affairs. >> it certainly is. we wa

we will continue to work with our partners in this counsel, and the human rights council, and most importantly, in the region to deliver a more stable and inclusive afghanistan to all its people. it is vital the international community coordinate in the coming weeks to ensure we speak with a single voice in regards to afghanistan. the u.k. will use its membership of this counsel to help force closer coordination and address the humanitarian plight of the afghan people. thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the represented of of the united kingdom for his statement. i now give the floor to the represented of of kenya. you have the floor, please. >> good morning. mr. president, i have the honor to make this statement on behalf of the a3 plus one, namely kenya, tunisia, st. vincent and the grenadines, and new share -- and niger. the a3 plus one reiterates its support for the efforts deployed by the u.n. in the search for a durable solution to the afghan crisis. which has been developing and worrying ways in the past few days. mr. president, this meeting comes on the heels of a similar meeting we h

the human rights council is getting harrowing boards. >> including summary executions of civilians andombat members of the afghan security forces. restrictions on the rights of women including the rights to move around freely and attend school. recruitment of child soldiers and repression of peaceful prest and expression of dissent. >> how the taliban remake afghanistan will have an impact beyond its borders. only look at the geography to see why so many countries have a stake in what happens next. these former soviet states to the north have ties to russia and president putin has voiced fears that terrorism could spill over. to the west, iran, where more afghan refugees are joining the one million already there. in the past pakistan has been accused of providing support and shelter for the taliban. china, the superpower with economic security interests. china along with russia will now have influence in afghanistan and the west. less than a month ago, beijing was thinking ahead, hoping to ask white new opportunities. china and russia are happy to see the west's defeat. but with the af

human rights, she has accused the taliban of serious rights violations. michelle postulate says there are credible reports of summary executions of civilians and called on the you and human rights council to closely monitor the taliban actions. she also says that have been restrictions imposed on women in some parts of afghanistan. in our other headline zombie as new present target again to hit you. lamer has been sworn in a ceremony in the capital of soccer countries. 7th elective president want a landslide election victory earlier this month. the countries, 3rd peaceful change of power to an opposition party has been held as a rad triumph over authoritarianism in the region. his inauguration, the business involved to turn around zombie as flagging economy. parts of australia's most populous state on the new ny e. confused to contain a new outbreak of coven 19 use south wells as struggled to reign in the delta variant under the countries so called 0 covert policy and neighboring new zealand. the government hopes to boost vaccination rates during another nationwide blocked down. it has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the world, making it difficult to contain the 1st outbreak in

human rights council meeting. here is his reaction to both the u.s.an stating that the deadline of august 31 stays. >> i think this is something that they have to basically talk among themselves and solve it, but it seems the other level is that we are caught among a number of zealots. according to sir winston churchill, the definition of zealot is people who don't want to change their mind and don't want to change the subject. to that, i referred to the leaders, the past liter of afghanistan, the cabinet -- leader of afghanistan, the taliban, the united states. ros: just so i'm understanding, are you not just calling the taliban zealots? are you also calling the americans zealots? >> i gave you the definition, somebody who doesn't change their mind, doesn't change the subject. also, people w think that they know everything. that's another way, being almighty. we are caught between the numr of almighties. ros: if you consider both zealots, what do you think the consequences of zealotry you describe will be for normal afghans who cannot leave the count

human rights. this is an outrage and the congress should respond by defunding the human rights council until all of its member countries actually respect human rights. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, it's past 3:00 a.m. and we are dealing with another messaging amendment. like the junior senator from alaska, we all oppose terrorism. we condemn state sponsors of it. but this amendment goes well beyond that and is drafted so broadly, whether intentionally or not, that it signals a cutoff of funding to every international organization, every single one, including the united nations because some members are bad actors. now, our republican colleagues are well aware that adversaries such as china are expanding their influence at some of the most important international organizations. they're calling the shots because we're not there. this amendment would seed the field to the chinese so we can sit on the sidelines and watch them make the rules. when israel is wrongly signale

t talk, human rights official told an emergency session at the un human rights council. she has received credible reports of the child about committing serious violations, including summary executions of civilians and restrictions on women. if on dement, the red line will be the taliban statement of women and girls and respect for their rights, liberty, field, movement, education, self expression and employment. i did the international if you will read norms in particular issue next to quality secondary education for girls will be an essential indicators of commitment. human right. to talking about spokesman said women should, for the time being, stay at home. because taliban fighters will not be trained on how to behave as we need to have a procedure and a plan in place, security forces, not operational, they are not trained to deal with women. that's why we're stopping women from going to work. we asked women to stay home and their salaries will be resuming and come back to work when we have a system in place. with no extension of the august the 31st deadline, there ar

you can go before the united nations human rights council when they sit in september. there are competing demand political prices, economic crisis in lebanon. but the victims that we want justice justice means many different things, many different people. it can mean a criminal prosecution. it can mean compensation, it can mean finding the truth and that is what they want and that is what they deserve. and that's why we're fighting with marae, and it's been so hard to the board, but we need to support that. that's what we are pushing for. we bought a report out to that issue. what would be the most practical way forward from the survivors perspective and families of people who perish in the bay room block? if you can say ok, this is pragmatic. this is what we need to do. what advice would you give the entire community is watching. i know politicians 11 and a watching. what would you say? i would say 1st. that in unit is should be stuck. i don't know why we're talking about him unit is after one year, after all these damages over over lives and people whose life where,

certainly in this press conference, when tackled about these allegations made it, the human rights council were very weak. and there was huge distrust in the international community, amongst rights organizations. and fundamentally, why the people here are many people here who say that the tolerable haven't changed . and they really have to put their money where their mouth is and prove that these promises sort of these commitments that they say that they've made, that they will stand by them. so a lot of questions and a lot of uncertainty. and does it say the comments made of this press conference about about right of uses. we're pretty weak. charleston, so thanks so much for that. let's go announce our white house correspondent, kimberly how could this live now from washington dc. kimberly, we heard it from john kirby moments ago. these pentagon spokesman, we heard it yesterday from jake sullivan. it sounds like the us line is strengthening towards the we will get out by august 31st. as the taliban digs in their heels. is that what's going on? well, certainly appears that way. however, th

and similarly, the un human rights council to dispatch the special wrapper ter, on violence against women. because so far the international community, different level as statements of concern and of condemnation about sexual violence in, in the t great conflict. but really 9 months on the time for statement is in a way long older. and the time for action is, is, you know, this, this is time to, to actually take concrete action to, to, to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice, which is an important deterrent because the conflict is showing no signs of the, of ending. if anything, the development of the last couple of days and you know, indicate that the conflict is escalating and expanding to either 2 other areas and, and for a reason it is very important that all those who are involved in the conflict both on the government side and on the left side, they should know that impunity is if it's not an option that they you know that if they've committed war crimes and crimes against humanity and human rights violation that they will be held accountable. regrettably, the lack of

the u. n's talk human rights official told an emergency session of the un human rights council. all that in to you as president job by to now be that i had who leaders of the g 7 early today. i want to say a word about the progress we're making on the bill back better agenda here at home . just got off the telephone with the leaders from the house day the house representatives taken significant step toward making historic investment is going to transform america, cut taxes for working families in positions, american economy for long term long term growth. when i became president, who was clear that we had to confront an immediate economic crisis, most significant recession, we've had sense of depression, or at least as johnson. but we, we weren't gonna, but that wouldn't be enough. we all said to make some long term investments in americans and america itself. the 1st thing we did was to write and past the american rescue plan. and it's working. our economy has added 4000000 jobs in my 1st 6 months in office. economic growth is up to the fast. this is been fastest rated, 40 year

today, the un human rights council held an emergency session. it's getting harrowing reports. executions of civilians, hors—de—combat members of the afghan national security force, restrictions on the right of women, including the right to move around freely, and girls�* right to attend school, recruitment of child soldiers, and repression of peaceful protest and expression of dissent. and how the taliban now remake afghanistan will have an impact way beyond its own borders. you only have to look at its geography to see why so many countries have a stake in what happens next. to the north, these former soviet states have close ties to russia — president putin has voiced fears that terrorism could spill over from afghanistan. to the west is iran, where more afghan refugees are alreadyjoining the i million already there. pakistan in the past has been accused of providing shelter and support for the taliban. and china, the superpower with its economic and security interests. it's china, along with russia, who will now have influence in afghanistan — not the west. less than a mont

we are calling on the human rights council in geneva to undertake an issue cause for a fact finding mission, to preserve evidence, and to investigate what had happened in the lead up to the fall of couples. how important is that accountability? not just what's happening in now, but for past crimes, as well as a way of trying to get some kind of reassurance that it won't happen again. justice must be done. these atrocities cannot go. unaccounted for, people of pakistan have suffered, has suffered a lot. we cannot just leave, leave them to be brutally mascot at the hands of taliban international community. all this to the people are gone, is done to ensure accountability in the to a sense. all right, thank you very much. rather also for joining us there. thank you. me. well as south africa grappled with a deadly 3rd wave of covered 19 authorities, a facing yet another challenge, misinformation and mistrust in the government as leading to some vaccine hesitancy and a resistance to the day after officials opened up, vaccinations to all south africans over the age of 18, a group of people oppose

also crucially with so much attention today at the un human rights council, it's all about addressed. these accusations that are being made about the schuman rights abuses that they have committed. and so members or participants at that meeting at the you and say, continue to be committed by the out about. and this, this into the response that was made with respect specifically to the rights of women and girls. and you know, the women safety and security is our responsibility. sometimes our security teams are not well trained enough in dealing with women. so they do encounter problems sometimes for that reason. so we've requested that women remain in their homes until we develop a procedure, but they won't be terminated. they will continue receiving their salaries even if they're not showing up to work. so incredible pressure, seemingly on the taliban by the international community. huge distrust no matter the rhetoric coming out to cobble by the leadership, and now shoot pressure on the international community to get these thousands of people that still remain in this country that wa

human rights chief is accused the taliban of serious rights violations. michelle partially says there are credible reports of summary executions of civilians and called on you and human rights council took a trip to closely monitor the taliban actions. she also says they've been restrictions imposed on women in some parts of afghanistan. we have also received credible reports are seated by elation of international military law and human rights abuses taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include among others, summary executions of civilians and all the combat. members of the gun national security forces restrictions on the rights of women, including the right to move around freely and girls. right to attend school. candy stands diverse, ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk of violence and refreshment. ah, anal zombie as new president has taken off as promising and economic turnaround. but he's got a challenge on his hands. a kind a he to lame has tried for years to win the office, and the former businessman says he has away forward for a nation saddled with debt harm latasha reports after 5 previous failed attempts kinda he to, lemme becomes a

human rights chief is accused the taliban of serious rights violations shall bachelor, says that there are credible reports of summary executions of civilians and called on the on human rights council to closely monitor the ton of bonds actions. she also says that been restrictions imposed on women in some parts of afghanistan. in that line, zamiah's new present candy. she, lima has been sworn in a ceremony in the capitalist soccer countries. 7th elected president won a landslide election victory earlier this month. countries, 3rd peaceful change of power to an opposition party has been held as a red triumph of authoritarianism in africa. and his integration, the businessman vowed to turn around zombie as flagging economy and parts of australia's most popular state or on the new night a coffee to contain a new outbreak of covered new south wales is struggled to reign in. the delta vary and under the country so called 0 covert policy in neighboring new zealand. the government hopes to boost vaccination rates during and now the nation wide locked down. those are the headlines this how we're going to have much more coverage of the situation in afghanistan. and of course that announcem