and then naples mitchell from human rights watch thank you. thank you so much. the focus of this g. 7 summit in france is inequality and according to the world bank south africa is the world's most unequal society the richest 10 percent of the population own 70 percent of the country's wealth 25 years off to the end of apostate poverty is widespread among south africa's black majority in cape town the contrast of particularly stock correspondent adrian krishna reports. when elisabeth needs water to cook with she has to go outside to get it the geriatric nurse has been living in this block of flats for 3 years together was more than 400 other squatters they have neither electricity no water but elizabeth says she likes living here is specially because of its location inside this city close to my workplace and a very good environment close to everything close to the hospital the shopping malls in the local government has put this for michael wood ation for nurses working in the neighborhood hospital for sale but before investors could buy it up the squatters moved

human rights watch say it's children living in the form of mining area of san diego austin exposed to high levels of it that's despite the closure of the main mines and smelting ponds in the region 25 he is a human rights watch report focuses on the town of that's north of the capital it say's children are exposed to high levels of lead ins in soil and just around their homes schools and areas they pay in the group say's that despite clean up if it's around $76000.00 people still live in heavily contaminated areas it's bring in joanna naples mitchell here she is the author off that human rights watch report welcome to to. joanna so your report puts an emphasis on children why is this made exposure particularly dangerous for children. so let exposure is dangerous for children more so than adults for some reasons 1st children's brains and bodies are still developing 2nd children absorb $4.00 to $5.00 times as much right as adults and finally children spend much more time in the soil which is where the light is in car where playing in the ground or putting their hands in their mouths int

human rights watch say as children living in the form of mining area of sand be all still exposed to high levels of it that's despite the closure of the main mines and smelting ponds in the region 25 years ago a human rights watch report focuses on the town of that's north of the capital lusaka it say's children are exposed to high levels of live in in soil and just around their homes schools and areas they pay in the group ses that despite clean up if it's around $76000.00 people still live in heavily contaminated areas it's bring in joanna naples mitchell here she's the author off that human rights watch report welcome to to africa joanna so your report puts an emphasis on children why is this made exposure particularly dangerous for children. so that exposure is dangerous for children more so than adults for some good reasons 1st children's brains and bodies are still developing 2nd children absorb $4.00 to $5.00 times as much right as adults and finally children spend much more time in the soil which is where the light is and card where playing in the ground or putting their hand

human rights watch saves children living in the foreman led mining area of sand still exposed to high levels of it that's despite the closure of the main mines and smelting bonds in the region 25 years ago a human rights watch report focuses on the town of that's north of the capital it saves children are exposed to high levels of lead ins in soil and dust around their homes schools and areas they pay in the group say's that despite clean up if it's around 76000 people still live in heavily contaminated areas it's bring in joanna naples mitchell here she's the old off that human rights watch report welcome to today. joanna so your report puts an emphasis on children why is this made exposure particularly dangerous for children. so that exposure is dangerous for children more so than adults for some good reasons 1st children's brains and bodies are still developing 2nd children absorb $4.00 to $5.00 times as much light as adults and finally children spend much more time in the soil which is where the light is and calm where playing in the ground or putting their hands in their mouths i

so what are you calling for as human rights watch what proposals are you suggesting as an organization we're calling on the government to come up with a comprehensive and sustainable way to clean up the lead so that they address the land in homes schools health centers and on roads and also at the mind that still there in convoy and also that they choose a method of clean up that actually will last but also calling for them to provide testing and treatment all affected community members with particular attention to children under 5 who are most vulnerable. and i did spend some time in that community well in in the city of kabul and at the soldiers about what you experience interaction with with the people in the community are they a way off of the situation and perhaps what did you see 1st had as a result or be implications as a because of this exposure to that people have it. ok so convoy is a town that is full of contradictions it has a bustling city center and you know is is the capital of this province and at the same time about a 3rd of the population was not affected areas when i

the nigerian government denied accusations by human rights watch.he girls have been denied their basic rights. is -- theire report imagination of the writers. the narratives fall below the in the operations of our shelters as well as the standard for our victim support and assistance. it is important to note that the agency observed all the world's best practices in victim handling as enshrined by the protocol. >> critics say the number of programs run by the government and nongovernmental organizations can only take a fraction of those in need. they want to see more government action to address psychological, economic, and social needs of the victims of human trafficking, many of whom are worth into prostitution. with the economy struggling after a recent recession, relief could fill be a long way off for these young women. al jazeera, nigeria. >> plenty more still to come, including the historical dispute fueling a trade battle between two of the world's leading tech manufacturing nations. mp's that voted against no deal. >> the u.k. opposition le

a human rights watch report into trafficking in nigeria says that government support for survivors of sexual slavery and forced physical labor is inadequate it added that more needs to be done to prevent trafficking. to rachel rain and floods have killed woman 60 people in sudan hundreds of thousands have been forced to abandon their homes because of heavy flooding affecting most every state in the country she dons minute she has been deployed to help the un says more than 37000 homes have been destroyed or damaged and more flash floods are expected and the morgan has this update from what remedy north of the capital khartoum. floods from the river nile waters here in wood rumley which is about 50 kilometers from sudan's capital hoped to have displaced at least 2000 families now according to the un over 200000 people have been affected by floodwaters nationwide as sudanese authorities say at least 62 people have been killed due to flash floods and rains houses have also been destroyed many houses have been submerged or completely collapsed due to rain want to and flooding and the auth

well in the past amnesty international and human rights watch have produced very critical reports of the situation in kashmir in the ninety's and the 2 thousands which were listened to by the fora. in internationally and taken up well to what extent the same response will be. forthcoming in the future remains to be seen because india seems to have prepared at least in some parts the international ground very well busy for the actions that is taken there was an exchange of fire across the line of control and say not unusual of course but how do you think things might escalate from here i think that that is a very ominous sign if we have much more of a exchange of fire which you know we must not forget that a proxy war is being 14 kashmir one way or another by the 2 states and it could easily in the current situation escalate to a slightly higher level situation is very tense. it's equally on the parkas danis side the rhetoric and the fear and given the context of the lockdown it could easily spiraled out of control couple saying appreciate your expertise and analysis up. and pure. mig

and human rights watch report into trafficking in nigeria says the government's support for survivors of sexual slavery and forced physical labor is inadequate but added that more needs to be done to prevent trafficking. a spokesman for the taliban delegation in qatar says talks with the u.s. and now in their final stages on monday president said there was no timeline to reaching an agreement which could end the 18 year conflict in afghanistan but taliban delegate who has told al jazeera a deal is close it's a good progress if you can see show you. also focus in the us so on the progress in this stuff so we are to finalizing. that meaning part you know look at the data that shows the remaining point 0 to finalize so they didn't miss something which involved is remaining the last quote. iran's president says his country will not hold talks on any nuclear deal with the u.s. unless all sanctions are lifted her son rouhani is comments come a day after u.s. president donald trump said at the g. 7 summit in france he was open to meeting the iranian leader president many records offered to f

human rights watch has only been able to look into tasks that would be deemed illegal under international law in $24.00 of those attacks it managed to pinpoint where the munitions came from. this is a u.k. manufactured weapon guided bomb produced in may 2015 and the reason the dates are important is because it's months after the cited coalition military campaign as well as human rights organizations in the u.s. and others are raising concerns about the way in which the coalition was operating in yemen so by continuing to sell weapons to saudi arabia or other members of the coalition that are likely to be used in unlawful coalition attacks in yemen the u.k. and france themselves those states are risking complicity in future unlawful coalition attacks. aware of this risk of complicity the european parliament's began calling for a suspension of arms sales to saudi arabia 2 years ago. 5 e.u. member states have stopped sending more weapons to saudi arabia but does exclude the kingdom's biggest suppliers led by the united kingdom. since the outbreak of the war in yemen uki arms manufacturers ha

human rights watch is drawing attention to a lesser known victim of yemen's war fishing communities the rights group believes at least $47.00 fishermen and children were killed in bombing attacks by the saudi and iraqi coalition last year it says another $100.00 or so are detained in saudi arabia and some have been tortured in custody h. r. w. also accuses the who the rebels of attacking commercial traffic in the red sea priyanka malta parties acting emergencies director of human rights watch is joining us now from new york thank you very much for your time why is it that the fishermen are being affected in this way. as you know the red sea is a very contested border body of water at the moment you have coalition warships operating in it you have had who the vessel is attacking coalition vessels you have had a number of tankers including you know western or european tankers that have also faced incidents so it is a very militarized and heavily controlled body of water at the same time these fishermen come from some of the most impoverished communities in yemen these fish because this li

no way to corroborates where they came from there are very few independent sources in yemen human rights watch is one of the few independent n.g.o.s investigating on the ground. if you're in a place where they won't let you take photos but you want to get the g.p.s. and you'll find that has to can take g.p.s. coordinates sometimes if you just take a photo of the floor then you can get the g.p.s. coordinates at the secret site 25 members of the engine or not and i have come together for the 1st time in human rights watch experts are training them on how to gather evidence most prefer to remain anonymous for their own safety and that of their families. we're trying to do something like human rights no money for the violations that happening in the ground to keep it for the future for in the accountability and legal steps. we are all. saved by accident. many of our foes are such as has detained more than once and want to know is receiving a lot of firsts and we are facing a lot of hate campaigns from all parties to the conflict what is the 1st way you would try and find information about what hap

province have been imprisoned by iraqi security forces carrying out counterterrorism screening human rights watch says it's documented dozens of create rests and in forced disappearances family members of people perceived to have ties with isis are also rounded up routinely they say what we need to see is the government that starts taking seriously its obligation to investigate abuse to give answers to families about where their loved ones are what happened to them and where abuses are found to give them compensation human rights watch is calling on iraqi authorities to launch these investigations and to give people the answers that they deserve both the ministry of defense and ministry of justice in baghdad didn't respond to our requests for comment shia militias called popular mobilization forces played a crucial role in driving i said from iraqi towns although they keep a low profile the militias are the most dominant force in mosul many sunni muslim residents who are scared to speak on camera accuse them of abuse and forcing demographic change commanders of the militias have repeatedly denied

the report the saudi led coalition in yemen features in list to be for the 3rd year in a row human rights watch contends for example that if the grid remains on this list for 3 years without moving then it is not doing anything to reduce the issue so human rights watch to contends that these disparities within the report itself undermine the recipe of details and facts that are critically important now the democratic republic of congo's a burn a crisis could last for 2 or 3 years that's according to the fischel handling the government's response to the outbreak who says only half of cases are being identified. 7 relatives of a gold miner who died of a bone and eastern democratic republic of congo have been placed under surveillance the family calls a scare only this week after they traveled from the city of goma. to a neighboring province. joins us live now from nairobi malcolm so the government is struggling with this latest a bone outbreak what more has this official been saying. all the head of the government's about a response dr john spoke just a short while ago that estimate of the outbre

and need the whole thing is denied the accusations saying the food sent to them was stale not human rights watch is drawing attention to yemen's fishing communities which are under attack the rights group says at least $47.00 fishermen and children were killed in bombing attacks by the saudi immorality coalition last year it says another 100 or so are detained in saudi arabia and some have been tortured in custody h. r. w. also accuses huguely rebels of attacking commercial traffic in the red sea or priyanka more part of these from human rights watch and she says that the coalition should start investigating the incidents and provide compensation to victims and their families in terms of the attacks 1st of all the coalition has repeatedly repeatedly told the.

the report the saudi led coalition in yemen features in list to be for the 3rd year in a row human rights watch contends for example that if the grid remains on this list for 3 years without moving then it is not doing anything to reduce the issue so human rights watch to contends that these disparities within the report itself undermine the recipe of details and facts that are critically important. libya's interior minister has ordered the closure of 3 migrant detention centers after criticism from the un over conditions to facilities in the coastal cities of misrata and combs the 3rd is in touch europe a suburb of the capital tripoli forces loyal to the warlord and even have to hit that facility in an airstrike a month ago killing at least $52.00 migrants the un has backed the decision to close the sentence. what we are calling on now is for an orderly release for refugees in detention centers to urban settings and we stand ready to provide to you to provide these people with assistance through our urban programs asylum seekers and refugees should not be kept in detention we absolutely oppose

no way to corroborates where they came from there are very few independent sources in yemen human rights watch is one of the few independent n.g.o.s investigating on the ground. that. if you're in a place where they won't let you take photos but you want to get the g.p.s. and you the phone that has to can take g.p.s. 40. sometimes if you just take a photo of the floor then you can get the g.p.s. coordinates at the secret site $25.00 members of the engine room norton i have come together for the 1st time human rights watch experts are training them on how to gather evidence most prefer to remain anonymous for their own safety and that of their families and we're trying to do something like a human rights movie for the violations that happening in the ground to keep it for the future for in the accountability and legal steps. we are all. saved by accident. many of our soldiers such as has been detained more than once and want to know is receiving a lot of firsts and we are facing a lot of hate campaigns from all parties to the conflict what is the 1st way you would try and find information about

human rights watch says it has documented dozens of arbitrary arrests.members of people perceived to have ties with isil are surrounded -- also rounded up routinely. >> we have to see the government takes seriously its obligation to investigate abuse, give answers to families about where their loved ones are, what happened to them, and where abuses are found. human rights watch is calling on iraqi authorities to launch these investigations and give people the answers they deserve. reporter: both the ministry of defense and justice in baghdad didn't respond to our requests for comment. malicious played a crucial role in driving axle from iraqi towns. keep a lowey profile, they are the most dominant force in most of. osul.st all -- m human rights groups say the fate of the men should be revealed. >> we have not received positive answers from the federal government. it's a violation of the constitutional right because every person should be able to live freely in the country. that is not the case with the missing people whose families keep asking about them

kong anymore developments the will bring its you just as soon as we can here on al-jazeera human rights watch drawing attention to little known victims of yemen's war fishing communities now the rights group believes at least $47.00 fishermen and children were killed in bombing attacks by the saudi and iraqi coalition last year it says another 100 or so are detained in saudi arabia and some have been tortured in custody human rights watch also accuses the the rebels of attacking commercial traffic in the red sea. meanwhile the u.n. special envoy to yemen mohsin griffiths has arrived in sun oh it's believed he will meet with the rebels on tuesday griffiths told the u.n. security council that yemen was at risk of falling apart if an agreement to end the conflict was not found. a rebel fighters being killed in a gun battle with security forces in indian administered kashmir and since new delhi revoked the region's autonomy earlier this month some parts of the area still on the pakistan opposes india's actions to take the case to the international court of justice. the capital of indian administe

a human rights watch report into trafficking in nigeria says the government's support for survivors of sexual slavery and forced physical labor is inadequate it added that more needs to be done to prevent trafficking. you can position parties have agreed to work together to find a way to legislate against a new deal breaks it is also not ruled out using a confidence vote to bring down prime minister burris johnson who is committed to leaving the e.u. on october the 31st with or without a deal parliament returns from its summer break next week and opposition leader jeremy corbyn has been contacting m.p.'s of all parties to drum up support on britain or 160 and he's voted against no deal to ask if they would recognise the importance next week of supporting a legislative approach which would be an all party approach to ensure we don't crush all the problems that will create. has more from westminster in central london. for months now the main criticism of the anti breck's it pro remain in the e.u. policies has been that they spend far too much time bickering with each other and not enough

at the secret site 25 members of the engine or not and i have come together for the 1st time human rights watch experts are training them on how to gather evidence most prefer to remain anonymous for their own safety and that of their families where trying to do something like a human rights and the money for the violations that happening and the ground to keep it for the future for in the accountability and legal steps. we are all. saved by accident. many of our soldiers such as has been detained more than once and want to know is receiving a lot of friends and we are facing a lot of hate campaigns for all parties to the conflict what is the 1st way you would try and find information about what happened with the air strike. ok. you know. what do you mean when you say oh. oh oh. ok great so many notes on this point is a really good reminder the accuracy of the information collected on the ground is vital it will be used by international organizations in their reports or videos of the strike site they also talked about renditions and physical remains of the types of weapons that were used right

getting caught up in drug related violence on the border with colombia that's according to human rights watch which says armed groups are committing abuses against civilians. reports now from. 4000000 venezuelans have fled the economic collapse blackout and out of control inflation in their country most crossing into neighboring colombia and while the colombian government is receiving them with open arms some are being killed or recruited by criminal groups in the country's border regions it's one of the main findings of a report presented by the international watchdog group human rights watch a document focuses on the increase in violence in the border region since the signing of the peace deal with 2016 delays in the implementation of a peace left a void that's being filled by smaller armed groups who are unleashing a new wave of drug related violence the type of abuses are frankly. atrocities. we have been able to document cases of disappearances executions. sexual violence. forced recruitment of minors. minds are renewal of war that has forced some 40000 people to flee their homes in the

no way to corroborate where they came from there are very few independent sources in yemen human rights watch is one of the few independent n.g.o.s investigating on the ground. that. if you're in a place where they won't let you take photos but you want to get the g.p.s. and your phone that has to can take g.p.s. for. sometimes if you just take a photo of the floor then you can get the g.p.s. coordinates at the secret site $25.00 members of the engine room norton i have come together for the 1st time human rights watch experts are training them on how to gather evidence most prefer to remain anonymous for their own safety and that of their families where trying to do something like a human rights no money for the violations that happening in the ground to keep it for the future for in the accountability of legal steps. we are all. saved by accident. many of our foes are such as has been detained more than once and want to know is receiving a lot of firsts and we are facing a lot of hate campaigns from all parties to the conflict what is the 1st way you would try and find information about wha

crisis and chaos are getting caught up in drug related violence on the border with colombia human rights watch says armed groups are abusing civilians. ports in the colombian capital bogota. 4000000 venezuelans have fled the economic collapse blackout and out of control inflation in their country most crossing into neighboring colombia and while the colombian government is receiving them with open arms some are being killed or recruited by criminal groups in the country's border regions it's one of the main findings of a report presented by the international watchdog group human rights watch a document focuses on the increase in violence in the cutter border region since the signing of the peace deal with fark rebels in 2016 delays in the implementation of a peace deal left a void that's being filled by smaller armed groups who are unleashing a new wave of drug related violence the type of abuses are frankly. atrocities. we have been able to document cases of disappearances executions. sexual violence. forced recruitment of minors they use land mines are renewal of war that has forced some 400

that as a matter of fact the most recent amnesty international report we have welcomed that human rights watch are welcome to doha on a regular basis and we receive their criticism very well yet we may still say you're dragging your feet yes but they said that they we made great progress i don't know in november 2017 closed the issue the case against us and we have had threatened you and your full investigation and if you didn't clean up your act you know i'll tell you what they had to threaten you with the no they do nothing until they did so fact and know the thing is that but this is the difference we deal with constructive criticism very positively that's why we receive any constructive criticism that you are so let me just continue that part after the closing the complaint against what are the ilo november 2017 we signed a 3 year agreement with them and they are in no issued a statement saying that should all the measure of and that agreement be implemented qatar will be needing example in the region this is what we aspire to and there is no question about our commitment to the guesswork

human rights violators around the world. let's get more on the story from moscow we have. a researcher at human rights watch with us thank you for joining us on d w 1st of all what do you think of this verdict from the european court of justice no it isn't due to very important judgment by the open court of human rights all confirming on occasions made by need ski surviving family his wife hugh spouse and his mother are the fault ill treatment to begin with because he was subject to being poor child with tension. political perspective investigation into circumstances no he's down like go off here trial going to see his post humorous trial and conviction and swell and extensive and reasonably long period of detention and. resulted in his death i want to ask you know i can understand that this ruling does carry significance for the family but what about any consequences for russia i mean nobody has actually been convicted of anything here and russia has also said the russian government that this case is all about boosting anti russian sentiment. ah well i home on the one hand the case agreed to rates already

report victims of trafficking described how they prayed for death or cried until they couldn't human rights watch says an unknown number of nigerian women have been forced into sexual slavery and physical labor many before the age of even 17 the report says the support for survivors is inadequate existing systems either failed to help or sometimes breach victims' rights human rights watch has recommended an overhaul of the country's support system it says nigeria's government has to do more to prevent trafficking. agnus already ambo is the author of the report she says the conditions in government shelters can almost be as bad as when they were with the traffickers. they are forced to work for long hours without rest they are confined some of them i can find in a building they're not allowed to talk to their family lives sometimes they're not even allowed to be friends with the other girls that have been trafficked there's a lot of violence you know a lot of threats when girls were sistar say they are not able to work many of them say they got pregnant they were forced to undergo abortions in ver

i meet a briefing the nigerian government denied accusations by human rights watch the girls i've been abundant or denied their basic rights the end terror reports many figments of the imagination of the writers as the narratives fall below the standards in the operations of shelters as well as the standards for. an assistance it is important to know that the agency observes all the world's best practices in handling as enshrined. critics say the number of skills training programs run by both government and nongovernmental organizations are united great and can only take a fraction of those in need so they want to see more government action to address psychological economic and social needs of the victims of human trafficking many of whom were forced into prostitution. but with the economy still struggling after a recent recession relief could still be a long way off for these young women commented reece. abuja nigeria the former health minister of the democratic republic of congo has been questioned over the use of public funds meant to fight the ebola epidemic the virus has killed mo

steps to restore our civil liberties and human rights in industry including the release of detained political leaders and what sort of advocacy of human rights watch launching in this particular case what sort of impact do you think you can have well at this point of time i can the concern is as ever that one of one of 61 of global security you know if this country has often been described as a flashpoint because of the sort of school when you go but regardless of the suppling official and the important thing craig now is still is to focus and bring focus back on the people and at night at least as opposed to some sort of form of peace of between these courtney. when actually ganguly talking to us live from mumbai thank you very much indeed. right in just a few minutes jenny will have the weather and also coming up on this out is there a news hour a cease fire brings some quad's to the southern yemeni city of agent as the country's interior minister accuses his saudi allies of betrayal. the stark economic choice facing benches in argentina as they cost their ballots in a high stakes presidential primary. and in sports the goal for who has given hi

report the saudi led coalition in yemen features in list to be for the 3rd year in a row the human rights watch contends for example that if the grid remains on this list for 3 years without moving then it is not doing anything to reduce the issue so human rights watch to contends that these disparities within the report itself undermine the recipe of details and facts that are critically important all right still ahead on al-jazeera tens of thousands of civil servants in hong kong show their support for pro-democracy demonstrators. the growing human organs in animal. and the ethics questions need raises. tell a transform we need a female box of fighting for equality in ghana. hello there we're still watching very closely the progress of tropical storm we put out will continue to weaken as we head through the weekend but the rains are still very heavy with this system is old tied into this massive can see here on the satellite now through saturday the rains very heavy out towards the west particularly cross into northern sections of it mamma so a very wet day in hanoi 27 degrees is the high tem

carey spoke to agnes or the ambo the author of the report she's a women's rights researcher for human rights watch she spoke with people who've been subjected to human rights breaches by traffickers and the government. so there traffic because of really come up with very crafty methods of you know reaching with these women sometimes when we men were talking to made out like a truck because we're really predators who had been preying on them and looking at the have in our vulnerability and these are we men particularly and girls who had been frustrated in their homes in that community as they were facing violence in their home or they had dropped out of school because their families could not take them to school when they were struggling to you know to make a living and so they did leave them with promises that they're going to get very good jobs out of nigeria or need to force them into forced prostitution in and domestic servitude so what are. once they realize that they have basically been entrapped and lied to in what are some of the experiences like for them that they that they lived through y

report the saudi led coalition in yemen features in list to be for the 3rd year in a row for human rights watch contends for example that if the grid remains on this list for 3 years without moving then it is not doing anything to reduce the issue so human rights watch to contends that these disparities within the report itself undermine the recipe of details and facts that are critically important. plenty more ahead on this news hour wind increasing number of russians have been joining protests in recent weeks despite warnings from the government. the government of britain's new prime minister hangs by a thread just as it tries to reassure the country about breaks it. and later inspire one of name os teammates speaks out on the brazilians desire to quit the french need details coming up later. paula still ahead but 1st u.s. president donald trump has announced a deal to sell more american beef to europe he says the agreement is a win for the country's farmers many of them been hurt by the ongoing trade war with china the agreement still needs the approval of the european parliament the agreeme

is the author of this report she is a women's rights researcher for human rights watch she joins us from the vision we appreciate your time so much so that the victims of trafficking who are they where are aware and how are they being targeted. so the traffic has of really come up with very crafty methods of you know reaching with these women sometimes when women were talking to me it felt like the traffic because we have really predators who had been preying on them and looking at gavin our vulnerability and these are we men particularly young girls who had been frustrated in their homes in that community as they were facing violence in the home or they had dropped out of school because their families could not take them to school in their are struggling to you know to make a living and so they deceive them with promises that they're going to get very good jobs out of nigeria or need to force them into forced prostitution into and domestic servitude so what are. once they realize that they have basically been entrapped and lied to what are some of the experiences like for them that they

according to the world bank but in contrast to that distinction since its record on torture human rights watch dogs are denouncing what they call the systematic use of torture in the country a report by the organization against torture the city and the bunker they should human rights group or the looked at 300 cases over an 8 year period they found that torture is used to instill fear and quash dissent to course confessions or as a routine tool for corrupt law enforcement agents to extract bribes impunity for perpetrators reign supreme further reinforcing these important practices of those practices according to the report's findings include extreme forms of physical violence such as breaking bones drilling into body parts and i go the report calls for more international pressure and put forward a 10 step plan to establish the rule of law in one lavish. is the network coordinator for the wild again world organization against torture she joins me now from geneva is as far as a welcome to the program just in terms of what your report says it mentions shooting in the legs or knees drilling holes

and need the whole thing is denied the accusations saying the food sent to them was stale not human rights watch is drawing attention to yemen's fishing communities which are under attack the rights group says at least $47.00 fishermen and children were killed in bombing attacks by the salvia morality coalition last year it says another 100 or so are detained in saudi arabia and some have been tortured in custody. also accuses who the rebels of attacking commercial traffic in the red sea well priyanka more part of these from human rights watch and she says that the coalition should start investigating the incidents and provide compensation to victims and their families in terms of the attacks 1st of all the coalition has repeatedly repeatedly told the international community its international partners in the u.k. in the u.s. it has told them that it is improving its targeting practices so that it will no longer take civilian lives these attacks are very dramatic examples of how that is not true in the attacks that we documented coalition ships pilots you know the people operating the guns could

i do media briefing the nigerian government denied accusations by human rights watch the goals i've been abundant or denied their basic rights the end terror reports many figments of the imagination of the writers as the merits fall below the standards in the operations of our shelters as well as the standards for. an assistance it is important to know that the agency observes all the world's best practice is. seen handling as in strained. critics say the number of skills training programs run by both the government and non-governmental organizations are united great and can only take a fraction of those in need so they want to see more government action to address psychological us economic and social needs of the victims of human trafficking many of whom were forced into prostitution. but with the economy still struggling after a recent recession relief could still be a long way off for these young women. abuja nigeria turned to rain and floods have killed more than 60 people in sudan thousands have been forced to abandon their homes so dan's military has been deployed to help with the