when we come back, the great debate on human rights watch. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. one of the world's largest and most influential human rights organizations is facing an unusual amount of public criticism. laureates,eace prize adolfo pÉrez esquivel and mairead maguire, and a group of over 100 scholars, have written an open letter to human rights watch criticizing what they describe as the group's close ties to the u.s. government. the letter claims there is a revolving door between the u.s. government and human rights watch, and that it has impacted the organization's work in certain countries, including venezuela. it cites the example of tom malinowski. in the 1990's, he served as a special assistant to president bill clinton and as a speechwriter to secretary of state madeleine albright. then he became hrw's washington advocacy director. last year, he left the organization after being nominated as assistant secretary of state fo

human rights violations committed against their own people. >> these human rights violations were part of a systematic practice by venezelan security forces... >> the accusations laid out before congress are grave: human rights watch says venezuela's government is using armed gangs against peaceful protestors. >> we found that security forces tolerated and sometimes collaborated directly with armed pro-government gangs that attacked protesters with total impunity. >> it's about the venezuelan people. >> for now, the state department is resisting sanctions. >> i think they would serve to reinforce the narrative of this being about the venezuelan government standing up to the united states. >> we tried speaking with the venezuelan government for this report. all of our requests were refused. >> outside the courthouse in downtown caracas, gerardo is waiting. he wouldn't tell us what the students have planned - but suddenly, it starts. they're chaining themselves together outside the court in protest at the thousands of detentions since the unrest began. >> the security guards have just come out from the court and they're trying to cut the chains. the protesters are trying to stop them. >> the students have been prais

human rights watch exposes the brutal side of canadian goal morning -- go mining. in british columbia, the chilcote and people to gun the mining industry -- people take on the mining industry. gold has been a symbol of power and influence for civilizations for thousands of years. but it has been associated with gods, immortality, and wealth. the pursuit of gold has changed history. the spanish conquest of south america to the gold rush in the american and canadian west. little else has had so much power to inspire or to corrupt. over the years, gold mining became industrialized. today, most mining is done by big corporations, and of the world's four largest companies, two of them are canadian. >> three percent of canada's gdp is mining based. >> there is but a handful of attempts to hold canadian companies to account -- has been a handful of attempts to hold canadian companies to account. >> because oil prices are high, they're trying to get oil out of the ground -- gold out of the ground as quickly as possible. that means they are rushing. >> it really is a david

joining me now is washington director for human rights watch, sara margen and former director of theional counterterrorism center, michael leiter. sara, isis claims they killed more than 1700 people, you have found evidence up to 160 to 190 dead. tell us more about the report. do you expect those numbers to rides rise at all? >> sure, thanks for having me. i think part of the problem with identifying the numbers dead, we haven't been able to access the site, we're calling for further investigation on the ground. we were able to use satellite imagery to identify 190. we're not saying what isis has said is incorrect. we're saying what we've seen from our work is about 190. >> michael, there is some general consensus about isis posing a threat to the west and as human rights lays out there, brutality, i wonder what you think of this. isis is anti-american bluster is worth noting as are the direct ties to lethal insurge enlts elsewhere. but the way to expedite the next wave of sunni terrorism is for the u.s. to start fighting sunnis. what do you think about that? >> i think in all of the

and the killjoys at human rights watch don't want america's children experiencing the pleasure of tobaccoare not yet legally allowed to purchase. tobacco farm is no place far child. >> you know what, my son is 16 years old. he still wears velcro sneakers. i wish i could send him to a tobacco field to let him do an honest day's work. >> many children suffer from nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness from working with nicotine plants. >> haven't we all felt disney and nauseous while at work. >> no, i don't get sick at work. >> maybe you need to work a little harder. i'm constantly throwing up at my job. >> i used to get sick at least three times every summer. >> like sick with excitement? >> throw up. headache. it seemed like the world was revolving around my head. i felt like i was going to die. >> acute nicotine poisoning is not that big a problem. it's no different than a 24-hour stomach virus. >> it's like one cough or fainting spell or vomit attack and everyone starts freaking out. >> that's right. >> you know? >> and we do things, like wear the plastic garbage bags. we do those things

. >> that is according to human rights watch. a new report says that many of the groups fighting the regime have put child soldiers on the front lines. >> these images are said to be from the syrian civil war. but they cannot be independently verified. they were up late -- uploaded to a us-based internet portal for the middle east. mohammed is 13 years old and a member of the free syrian army. he says that he joined to protect his country and the honor of its women. child soldiers fighting in a conflict that has already claimed over 150,000 lives, many of them children. human rights watch says they have gathered evidence showing that the syrian rebels a recruiting boys. 29 cases have been documented. the overall number is unknown. the practice is not limited to one group. the free syrian army and extremist forces have been indicated. some children have even been used to carry out suicide bombings. >> the children are recruited by various means. sometimes through relatives or friends. or they make contact with militant organizatio

a day after the president's inauguration and human rights watch releases a report critical of government forces. what more do you know of this report? >> well, this was a letter from human rights watch to president petero poroshenko. it is critical of the ukranian military, basically outlining the speempss of monitors -- experience of the monitors. reports that we are hearing is it's corroborating what you learn. residential areas are shelled, dangerous developments. it talked about one incident at a hospital in slovyansk hit by a mort iffier. it was inside the hospital. the report says that separatists had gone to the hospital and warned them that elderly patients have been evacuating. they couldn't confirm the locations. but it was hit. the letter goes on to explain the obligations of the ukrainian military to use force and at all costs to target civilian errors. >> can you give us an idea of what the situation is like on the ground in the east of ukraine. >> this morning we heard there's heavy shelling, which is cut off with checkpoints surrounding the city. all of the forces were hid

josh colangelo attorney and consultant for human rights watch. we will have a link to your report. ank you, nabeel rajab, joining us, back asterisk of the call center for human rights, just released after nearly two years in prison for his role in pro-democracy protests in the island kingdom of bahrain. he was joining us from manama. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] ñb?x

have a listen. >> human rights watch saying they discovered several secret detention facilities that were run by security forces controlled by iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki. listen in to what the local head of human rights watch here in iraq had to say about this. >> security forces that engage in abuses need to be held to account. they need to be tried, investigated, prosecuted. there needs to be a message from the top that these abuses will no longer be tolerated. >> i guess the question is, sarah, did the u.s. back the wrong guy? i go back to the 2010 election which nuri al maliki lost to iyad allawi when it comes to seats, then the u.s., ironically with iranian help as well, corralled his coalition into being and he continued ruling. did the u.s. support him for too long? >> i think rather than being an exercise in supporting one personality or one horse over the other, the more important thing is what the elected politician or selected politician actually does. here is where the u.s. has failed by continuing to allow maliki and supporting maliki while he carried out the fo

human rights groups say more than 100 people have starved to death there. >> a new human rights watch reports said armed groups in syria are recruiting children. kids as young as 10 are taking part in that countries on going civil war. boys join the armed grooms, some lured with the promise of education, others used for suicide missions. the new report is based on interviews with 25 former and current child soldiers who talked to the group's researchers. >> lebanon home to more than 3 million syrian refugees, many there since the civil war began three years ago. one challenge is getting documentation for newborns. parents can't pay for it. >> this baby is half an hour old. three months before she was born, her father was killed fighting in syria. the excitement that accompanies the birth of a new baby is absent for her family. her mother, a syrian refugee, lies in her hospital bed alone, no family to support her. she is overwhelmed. one more mouth to feed, she already has six other children. getting a birth certificate for the baby is not on her mother's priority list. >> another syri

that's just human rights watch reveals shocking details of the views of detainees by uncountable militias across libya. russian lawmakers repaid repeal permission to deploy troops ukraine at a move to support peace efforts the council of europe tells r.t. it's a positive step. and in iraq battles with militants over a key oil refinery leave dozens dead as u.s. advisors start propping the beleaguered army. six pm moscow watching artier national libyans are choosing a new parliament amid the worst violence in the country since the revolution three years ago turnout is expected to be low with less than a third of the population even registered to vote since market afy was toppled the libyan leadership's revolving door has seen has of state come and go whoever is chosen this time around will be the country six leader in two years but the government still holds little sway over large parts of the country where breakaway militias are running rampant and there are also fears of a military coup after a rogue general garner popular support in fighting the militants here's artie's policy. it was a

its human rights watch the bill shocking details of the abuse of detainees by unaccountable militias across libya this hour we investigate. coming up to russian lawmakers repealed permission to deploy troops do you train in a move to support peace efforts because of europe tells r t it's a positive step. in iraq battles with militants over a key oil refinery leave dozens dead as u.s. advisors stop propping up the police and army. even this is arts international with me kevin zero in first this libyans are choosing a new parliament amid the worst violence in the country since the revolution three years ago turnout is expected to be low with less than a third of the population even registered to vote since moammar gadhafi was toppled the libyan leadership's revolving doors seen heads of state come and go and have his chosen this time around will indeed be the country's sixth leader in just two years but the government still holds little sway any way over large parts of the country where breakaway militias are running rampant send there are also fears of a military coup after a rogue ge

should do what it can to make sure these abuses and jerry simpson author of human rights watch report on the i think is so much for talking us here in r.t. . thank you. now your rocky army airstrikes early on wednesday reportedly killed at least thirty two people in the strategically important town of baiji that's where government forces are trying to stand off militant attacks on the country's largest oil refinery the islamist group isis had earlier claimed it had captured the facility then ras has already led to a fuel crisis in the some parts of the country washington is reluctant to send in troops but more than one hundred u.s. military advisers are offering assistance british m.p. jeremy corbett thinks it's western meddling that's driven iraq to the edge of. the growth of the arse's forces is a direct result of the overthrow of the entire system around saddam hussein and then the promotion of what has actually turned out to be very sectarian government in iraq ever since then and also the huge amounts of money that we have available to the isis forces so we have what is developin

to the worst security crisis in years and publica towards the in battle government it says human rights watch reveals shocking details of the abuse of detainees by unaccountable militias across libya we investigate tonight. also the russian lawmakers repealed permission to deploy troops to ukraine in a move to support peace efforts the council of europe tells r.t. it's a positive step. and an iraqi battles with militants over a key oil refinery leave dozens dead now as u.s. advisors start propping up the beleaguered army. good evening it's nine pm here in moscow my name's kevin know it's very good to have you company our top story tonight libyans are choosing a new parliament amid the worst violence in the country since the revolution three years ago turnout is expected to be low with less than a third of the population even registered to vote since he was toppled the libyan leadership's revolving door as seen heads of state come and go whoever chose this time around will be the country six leader in just two years but the government still holds little sway any way over large parts of the cou

you don't have to run human rights watch, lead a navy seal unit into battle, or perform emergency surgery on refugees overnight. start by doing what is in your power to do now. louis brandeis once said the only title in democracies superior to that of president is that of citizen. i believe that. every day you can commit a small act of kindness, you are changing someone's world. every day you involve yourself in local politics, you tutor in a school, you write even a small check for your favorite cause, or even just speak out against the injustice you see around you , you are changing your slice of the world. start there, but please don't stop there. i know it all seems daunting. one of my favorite expressions is never compare your insides to someone else's outsides. when i sat where you sit, i was convinced that everyone else had it all sorted out. i was the only one who had no idea what would come next. journalisted up as a in the former yugoslavia a year after my college graduation, i watched seasoned war correspondents who seemed so sure of themselves and i tried to hide my fears, of

human rights watch says nearly 190 of those captured iraqi army recruits were murdered by the fighters. the rights drew group analyzed satellite imagery and photos released by the fighters, but says that further investigation is difficult because of the fighting. weeks in no this crisis, iraq's politicians still haven't been able to agree on a united solution. and for many sunni residents of tikrit who feel let down by the shia government, hopes of stability remain just that, imran kahn, al jazerra. >>> still ahead on al jazerra, they have escaped the fighting but south sudan's displaced now face new threats in overcrowded camps. >>> plus. >> reporter: i am tim fremd in roam where the mayor is appealing for millions of dollars from international donors to help save the capital's ancient sites. ♪ ♪ >> 99 percent of those arrested in drug free school zones... we're not near a school at all! >> are they working? >> this time i'm gonna fight it. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ >>> hello again, reminder of the top stories on al jazerra. chief u.s. negotiator

although many human rights organizations, including human rights watch, have flagged a number of iraqi security forces and militias as human rights u.s. shouldt the stop funding. so in addition to the military funding, of course, there is a lot of support to legitimize the iraq central government. this week's narrative from the u.s. side is a good example of how the u.s. has been taking one side in this conflict all along. it has been arming and supporting one side of the conflict, and the side happens to be the iraqi central government and the militias affiliated with it. >> rear admiral john kirby confirmed over the weekend the aircraft carrier uss george h.w. to the persiante gulf. he discussed the possibility of the was carrying out what he termed kinetic strikes. thate of the capabilities we are tasked to provide options for would be kinetic strikes. which can be incredibly effective and powerful when done the right way to achieve -- what we have is an armed militant group and network threatening the internal security of iraq. >> what is your understanding of what these "kinetic s

the human rights watch are calling the state of human rights in egypt critical. they have released a report. the independent investigations into the unlawful use of force, including mass killings since the ousts of the president. unconditionally released all of those for exercising their civil rights. since july the third 2013, their place of detention, and the charges against them. we are going to talk to him live now. >> have been locked up in a southern prison, courts have handed down mass death sentences after unfair trials and we are receiving new reports of enforced disappearances and torture. just this morning one of the leading lights of the uprising was sentence to 15 years for participating in a peaceful protest. this is a government what is doing it's best to shut up all dissent, and there are dark days ahead. >> most of this happened when ceci was in charged now he is formerly the leader, what makes you think that things are going to improve. hi also serves under the administration of morrissey. when i say there are dark days ahead, i think the situat

human rights watch blasts bahrain for cracking down on people using cameras to expose police violence against anti-government protesters. russian a football fans may have struck an own goal at the world cup in brazil some reportedly displayed neo nazi banners during their side's opening match and accuracy the team get points deducted by fifo. investigates the origins of russian football hooliganism and how it's being tackled today. showing support for your team in russia could mean this this. or this. when. in one thousand nine hundred eighty when spotlight was playing cisco in moscow we had a huge fight there was more than eight hundred people involved in a brawl but you know and that is just one of the fights i see described now a retired hooligan he says fan culture has changed massively in russia today if you put a stereotype of an english football hooligan or an italian ultras is no longer applied to us we went our own way now there are no loud criminal cases against huge compared to the ninety's back in the soviet days football was considered one of the nation's prides history's

you don't have to run human rights watch, lead a navy seal unit into battle, or perform emergency surgery on refugees overnight. start by doing what is in your power to do now. louis brandeis once said the only title in democracies superior to that of president is that of citizen. i believe that. every day you can commit a small act of kindness, you are changing someone's world. every day you involve yourself in local politics, you tutor in a school, you write even a small check for your favorite cause, or even just speak out against the injustice you see around you , you are changing your slice of the world. start there, but please don't stop there. i know it all seems daunting. one of my favorite expressions is never compare your insides to someone else's outsides. when i sat where you sit, i was convinced that everyone else had it all sorted out. i was the only one who had no idea what would come next. journalisted up as a in the former yugoslavia a year after my college graduation, i watched seasoned war correspondents who seemed so sure of themselves and i tried to hide my fears, of

that's us human rights watch reveals shocking details of the abuse of detainees by unaccountable militias across . russian lawmakers repealed permission to deploy troops to ukraine in a move to support the council of europe it's a positive step. and in iraq battles with militants over a key oil refinery dozens dead as u.s. advisors. the beleaguered army.

and declared that matthew has been excommunicated made more money online from a soul so to human rights watch blasts bahrain for cracking down on people using cameras to try to expose police violence against anti-government protesters has been a long running theme there we've got more on it at all to dot com. local police forces in america are getting a heavy duty upgrade in the form of military equipment washington says it's using surplus hardware from its overseas was know to bolster security back at home but some americans fear their neighborhoods are now going to turn into war zones of their own when important eyes got the story. well as america can use winding down its longest streak of war soldiers are returning home and so is their military arsenal a used armored vehicle that will be used during swat calls and other emergency situations nine foot tall mine resistant trucks specifically designed to survive roadside bomb attacks are parked all throughout the u.s. local and state police departments have acquired more than four hundred m. wraps and silencers and tens of thousands of m. six

human rights watch are blasting bahrain for cracking down against people using cameras to expose the violence police violence against anti-government protesters and. the u.s. army readying to leave afghanistan and most of its soldiers and equipment will be out of the country by the end of the year or his very important i reports that the government has plans for the military paraphernalia that may be shipped back to u.s. soil. well as america can use winding down its longest streak of war soldiers are returning home and so is their military arsenal a used armored vehicle that will be used during swat calls and other emergency situations nine foot tall mine resistant trucks specifically designed to survive roadside bomb attacks are parked all throughout the u.s. local and state police departments have acquired more than four hundred m. wraps and silencers and tens of thousands of m. sixteen machine guns and night vision equipment the new paradigm is the military paradigm militarized police and the problem with that is when they look at american citizens often they see only combatants

of isis young boys as seen holding automatic rifles while traveling with a convoy of rebels human rights watch claims that in syria isis fighters are already recruiting children the snipers but their role in iraq has not been confirmed. the u.s. has an official request from baghdad to launch airstrikes in iraq but isis supporters have threatened to avenge any strike with attacks on americans you can get the details on this story as well as live updates on the ongoing crisis in iraq at r.t. dot com. now the u.s. is ready to relax fresh tanks sanctions against russia over the crisis in ukraine if as it says moscow will not deescalate the situation is european allies are echoing the threats and while the measures are designed to damage russia's economy the plans are also sending shivers through american big business is important reports. as the u.s. and its western allies consider a third round of economic sanctions against russia the two biggest u.s. business organizations are warning that the move would long lasting damage to america's economy the u.s. chamber of commerce and the national assoc

it's human rights watch the real shocking details of the abuse of detainees by unaccountable militias across libya we investigate. coming up to russian lawmakers repealed permission to deploy troops do you cry in a move to support peace efforts of europe tells out. in iraq battles with militants over a key oil refinery leave dozens dead as u.s. advisors stop propping up the police.

the human rights watch says an analysis of satellite images proves insurgents executed more than 160 captives earlier they are morning.

a selection of abu's films was part of the human rights watch festival, a chance to bring the daily life in syria to an emergency life far removed. organizers hope it will raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in syria. >> reporter: does america have an apathy to syria. >> i would say it's true. i would say the unique stories can break through that. >> reporter: members remain anonymous, working in a so they with heavy centaurship, but they insist the work is not political. the award-winning story reveals the agony of a fighter who believes he killed an innocent man. >> we just need that people say wow, it's a good film. that's all. >> when it comes to convoying the human cost of syria's war, it may be enough. >>> there is the website, aljazeera.com. it is the site to click on to. >> gang rape, among the most shocking of violent crime is stirring a global outrage. throughout asia, it is believed to be far more common than most people think. >> rape is a major problem in all countries across this region. >> women's experiences of violence are well documented,

. >> a selection of the films was part of the human rights watch festival in new york. chance to bring the realities of daily life in syria to an american audience far removed from the conflict. >> making things narrow makes it easia. >> reporter: organizers hope it raises the humanitarian crisis. >> does america are have an app athy to syria. . >> i would say it's true. the images, music and story telling can break through. >> members are anonymous inside syria, to work in a society with censorship. they insist their work is not political. the award-winning short of "gone and dogs", reveals the agony of a rebel fighter who believes he killed an innocent man. >> we just need that people say "wow, it's a good film." that's all. >> reporter: when it comes to conveying the human cost of syria's war, it may be enough. >> the rain forest world music festival showcases indigenous music. hundreds of mousse easterns are gathering in east malaysia. we report on how musicians face an uphill battle to keep traditions alive. the members formed their group four years ago. these frie

human rights watch said in today's egypt,cism practicing professional journalism is a crime.eporters without borders said not content with criminalizing political opposition, the authorities are gagging news media. amnesty international called it a dark day for press freedom and said the convictions were based evidence. the huffington post said the prosecution presented evidence taken from the journalits laptops that and to have nothing to do with the case, the muslim brotherhood, al jazeera and in many instances, egypt, itself. >> if anything, the way evidence was used made those trials look like a kind of kangaroo court. there were evidence of videos not produced by the journalists who were being accused. there were videos from other news channels where the journalists don't work. there were pictures of goats. there was music videos. there was all sorts of digital artifacts that were unrelated to the production team that was being accused. >> they didn't care to show evidence as long as it showed how this evidence is such a sham that they should have created better evidence

the appeals court in cairo ordered a new investigation, and human rights watch says there appears to be a culture of impunity among police officers, supported by the judicial system. >> i don't think the judiciary is operating on political orders from president abdul fatah al-sisi, or from anybody else politically, but it seems that many members of the judiciary itself have been caught up in what appears to be sort of an hysteria, in which, you know, the rule of law goes out the window, and, you know, anything involving protestor, mohamed mursi sympathizer, a brotherhood member, they throw the book at them. anything that involves charges against a police officer, they are acquitted. they go scot-free. >>> meanwhile 10 muslim brotherhood supporters have been sentenced to death in their absence, accused of inciting violence. at the same time the court postponed a verdict on the group's spiritual leader. the date for his verdict is july the 5th. a senior member of the muslim brotherhood who is in prison condemned the death sentences. >> reporter: judiciary is creating bravery. the judic

human rights watch documented dozens of court cases, prosecution and warnings targetting the n.g.o.s. this was a catalyst. following the 2011 parliamentary elections there was a surge of public anger. moscow's squares were crammed with people calling for vladimir putin to go. and the deposit was shocked into action. these days baloch nigh square is empty of protesters. following the wae of unrest the -- wave of unrest the government unleashed issues targetting freedom of asemly, and the n.g.o.s. for the architects of the lawyers, they were necessary steps to prevent western political influence upsetting the order. >> the president of argentina joked you know why there are no colour revolutions in the u.s. - because there's no u.s. embassy. they put soft pressure on civil society. we witnessed it in georgia, kurdize stap, ukraine. >> it was suggested that russia wanted the schools if it chooses. >> russia ruled not on the basis of law, but with the instrument of law. when we saw that law applied selectively, dependent on political situation. in russia the term foreign agent carries the

human rights watch has called on the government to review its military operation in the east. it says mortars are being fired into populated areas. >>> it's the first day at office for ukraine's newly elected president. petro poroshenko is promising an end to the rebeb yon and offering immunity form some leaders. voting is underway in the kosovo. the prime minister is hoping his democratic party secures a third term in. the voters are angry at widespread poverty and corruption. war crimes investigation threatens the former comrades from the war with serbia in the late 1990s. a local leader from india's ruling bjp party has been killed in the state of budaparesh. two men were shot dead near the outskirts of new del lee on saturday. hundreds of demonstrators are demanding justice for his murder. >> gunmen in pakistan have am burden apply truck head today afghanistan. local media says the vehicle was in southwestern bulutstan professor. no one has claimed responsibility. >> flash floods in northern afghanistan have killed at least 74 people with that number of dead expected to ri

human rights watch says an analysis of satellite images proves insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month. it happened in tikrit between june 11th-june 14th. they claimed to have killed the men and images proves it. the number of dead could be much higher. >>> new video shows the aftermath of a gas pipeline explosion in india. you can see the flames shooting into the sky. taller than the nearby trees and homes. 13 people were killed in that blast. the pipeline runs through a small village. surrounding areas were evacuated as well. the cause of that blast under investigation. >>> today secretary of state john kerry is meeting with european union leaders to punish russia for med national league ukraine. they'll discuss the possibility of imposing harsher sanctions. earlier in the day, the ukrainian president signed a trade, an economic pact saying it may be the most important day for his country. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are expected in san francisco for the gay pride celebration. the races is on to get them decorated and ready. the theme for the celebration is

human rights watch has documented dozens of court cases, prosecutions and warnings targeting russia's ngos. this was the catalyst for the crack dope following 2011's parliament elections, perceived by many to be rigged, there was a surge of public anger. moscow's square and prospects were crammed with people calling for vladimir putin to go and the government was shocked into action. >> these days, the square is emp empty of protesters following the wave of civil unrest, the government unleashed a raft of new lemlation targeting freedom of assembly, the independent media, and, of course, those ngos. >> for the architects of the laws, they were necessary steps because there is no sfwlus embassy. through u.s. embassies, they put soft pressure on civil society. we have witnessed it in our neighboring countries. >> this analyst suggests russia's government wants the tools to help specific ngo's if it so chooses. >> russia has ruled not on the basis of law but with the instrument of the law when we saw that law, it is selectively dependent on political situations. >> in russia, the term "p

human rights. democratic republic of congo where the human rights watch is, quote, government authorities have sought to silence dissent with threats, violence, arbitrary arrests against human rights activists. freedom from torture, another human rights group, calls it the rape capital of the world. and, yet, on behalf of the american taxpayer, apparently, you have extended one of the state-owned enterprises a line of credit. you've also extended the lines of credit to russia. now that the ukrainian peninsula, the crimea has been absorbed, sierra leon. human rights watch, the mining company that's the country's largest private employer, have undermined villages access to feed, prevented workers from challenging abusive practices, united arab emirates, continue to crackdown on freedom of expression and association. what you do with taxpayer money is different than what previous soot people. why are you taking taxpayer money and consistently loaning it to nation states that are some of the worst human rights abusers on the planet? >> mr. chairman, the example you set in the congo is from the 1980's. th