in nigeria has seen thousands of children being detained that's according to a new report by human rights watch we spoke to one of the researchers behind the publication since 2013 nigeria has detained about 3600 children and in june human rights watch went to the northeast of nigeria where boko haram its most active and we interviewed more than 30 children who had been detained the vast majority of these children were never charged with a crime in fact they were never taken to court they never had the opportunity to see a judge the children were denied contact with their families and held in orrible conditions they described so little space that they couldn't turn over at night they were you know pile one next to the other they described it like being razor blades in a pack many of them something began losing hope that they would ever be released some thought that they would die in detention. children as young as 5 are reportedly held in overcrowded military detention facilities a little or no evidence they spent months some even years there without charge or support of sexual physical and men

let's bring in now joe baca in the blue jays she's the children's rights advocacy director at human rights watch good to have you with us as you are hearing perhaps from our correspondent there the army well it's 1st of all flatly denies human rights watch findings saying they're false the military says it's not holding children in detention what it considers to be detention centers it says apprehended children are. housed in secure places and said we all response to all of that. well the united nations since 2013 has documented the detention of more than 3600 children in military holding facilities in northeast nigeria we interviewed more than 30 of these children in june of this year many of them had been detained at barracks for months and some for years in fact 2 of the children we interviewed have been held there without charge for 3 years but many of the children we interviewed described trying to escape boko haram attacks when they were arrested and as folks of iran suspects they have been held generally without charge without any opportunity to go to court or to see a judge only one of t

human rights watch the surgeon the nigerian army to release those related to detention immediately by degrees. my degree. but joe becker is the children's rights advocacy director of human rights watch she says none of the children showed any support to. the united nations since 2013 has documented the detention of more than 3600 children in military holding facilities in northeast nigeria we interviewed more than 30 of these children in june of this year many of them had been detained at cuba barracks for months and some for years in fact 2 of the children we interviewed have been held there without charge for 3 years but many of the children we interviewed described trying to escape. when they were arrested instead as suspects they have been held generally without charge without any opportunity to go to court or to see a judge only one of the children we interviewed ever had a chance to say that they thought might have been an attorney. of violence is causing major problems in a part of west africa hundreds of people have been killed in fighting in the kenya fast so that's causing a

military custody nigerian authorities do not allow the actions or independent organizations like human rights watch to access the military detention centers but what human rights watch is calling for is that nigerian authorities release any remaining children in military detention and transfer them to civilian protection authorities so that they can receive rehabilitation help or unifying with their families and reintegrating into their communities. the nigerian military denies the allegations made in the report saying the children were kept in secure areas and are adequately cared for and we've also nigerian ministry of justice for comment and they have yet to respond. well that's your news update will be back here in about 30 minutes time with more headlines from around the world will see that. exit from it's happening. big countries accumulate big positions and go that's an exit problem. because we know that over the past 300 years no fia body have survived. and. that he. was. going to do. the falls so. you can sleep. with bullets of. something. you're going to do with the british. so could i me

military custody nigerian authorities do not allow the nations or independent organizations like human rights watch to access the military detention centers but what human rights watch is calling for is that nigerian authorities release any remaining children in military detention and transfer them to civilian protection authorities so that they can receive rehabilitation help or unifying with their families and reintegrating into their communities their response the nigerian military does deny the allegations that have been made against it in the report saying that the children are kept in secure areas and are adequately cared for we also us the nigerian ministry of justice comment on this story although so far they haven't applied. now the social media giant facebook is apparently undergoing an identity crisis that's because it's changed the way it describes itself from a platform to a publisher and that could have some important ramifications well in a recent legal case facebook claimed it was a publisher insisting it has the right to ban it wants but that would also make it liable for what goes

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military custody nigerian authorities do not allow the night or independent organizations like human rights watch to access the military detention centers but what human rights watch is calling for is that nigerian authorities release any remaining children in military detention and transfer them to civilian child protection authorities so that they can receive rehabilitation help or unifying with their families and reintegrating into their communities. the nigerian military denies the allegations in the report saying the children are kept in secure areas and are adequately cared for we did ask the nigerian ministry of justice for comment we have yet to receive a reply. millions around the world took part in a climate strike this week calling for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gases over 5000 events were held around the world all the way from c b to new delhi new york has been hosting the un climate action summit over the weekend demonstrators are world leaders there to take immediate action to prevent a global catastrophe and the topics being discussed these fires in the amazon something the

nigerian authorities did not allow the night the nations or independent organizations like human rights watch to access the military detention centers but what human rights watch is calling for is that nigerian authorities release any remaining children in military detention and transfer them to civilian protection authorities so that they can receive rehabilitation and help or unifying with their families and reintegrating into their communities in response the nigerian military has denied the allegations made against it in the report saying the children are kept in secure areas and are adequately cared for vast the nigerian ministry of justice to you to comment on the story where so far they haven't done so. by millions of people around the world took part in so-called climate strike this week calling for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gases more than 5000 events were held globally from sydney to new delhi new york city is hosting the un climate action summit over the weekend and demonstrators did the world leaders to take immediate action to prevent what they call a global catastrophe

in military custody nigerian authorities do not allow the or independent organizations like human rights watch to access the military detention centers but what human rights watch is calling for is that nigerian authorities release any remaining children in military detention and transfer them to civilian child protection authorities so that they can receive rehabilitation help or unifying with their families and reintegrating into their communities in response the nigerian military denies the allegations that were made against it in the report saying the children are kept in secure areas and are adequately cared for we did ask to the nigerian ministry of justice to comment on this story although we're so far we haven't heard back from the. large scale military drills were conducted this week in various locations across central asia culminating in russia troops from 8 different countries took part in clearing china and the long time series india and pakistan the primary goal history elop cooperation fighting terror groups like islamic state. perhaps the. key. for her. or. her he. just came up

in military custody nigerian authorities do not allow the or independent organizations like human rights watch to access the military detention centers but what human rights watch is calling for is that nigerian authorities release any remaining children in military detention and transfer them to civilian child protection authorities so that they can receive rehabilitation help or unifying with their families and reintegrating into their communities the nigerian military denies the allegations in the report saying the children are kept in secure reus and adequately cared for we have us the nigerian ministry of justice to comment they have yet to respond. and finally a famous pakistani novelist has been denied a german literary award over her political activism she's been calling for a boycott of israeli goods on the quarter reports. the city of dortmund has reversed its decision to hand a literary awards to british pakistani author kamila shamsie that she plagiarized something commit a crime perhaps now it's all because she supports an anti israel movement called boycott divestment sanctions.

really is the south asia director for human rights watch is going well it is sexual abuse in religious schools already restricted to bangladesh or is it a problem of the wider region. well i mean you know we have seen the historic historical reports that come out from from judges for instance so no this is this is something they did that creates in almost all religious institutions it has been a problem but in south asia it is one of the issues that has not been really was lightly discussed but in recent times we have seen reports that arc is the one out of bangladesh out of india out of sri lanka so that it is but this one histories our own mother says are assurance religious institutions are often trusted places by parents and therefore what happens there can and can can play out without proper . oversight why do you think these cases go on reported so often where one of the things that we worked on repeatedly when we were open child sex abuse is are are actually able to even explain what is happening and then are they believed quite often the people that are the perpetrators are peo

but activists say some children have experienced a lot worse human rights watch says the army has been holding thousands of children in squalid conditions it says many have had no access to lawyers and families haven't been told of their arrest or detention the organization said such cases may constitute enforced disappearance as the nigerian military says the allegations are false i mean come under say 4 years and head to rules of engagement and it's just that they've always been guided by those who are saying no child was deliberately mistreated the army says steps have been taken to address previous allegations human rights activists on their part i q state governments are failing the children they say only a few of them have so far received any form of support to deal with their trauma the united nations says at least 2200 children have been released by the nigerian authorities from detention most of them without charge the u.n. children's fund has since rehabilitated thousands of children and reunited them with their families. use of force used by book as a teenager now we knew sa

shutting down major sorts of news in addition to the 100 websites including human rights watch is that it's shut down and you know putting out troops all over the streets of cairo and alexandria to do random checks on the city is a very clear reflection of this government's insecurity. and the fact that the thing that threatens this government more than anything else is the voice of its own people and government didn't secure any standing that security which it ima see and it's more among the egyptian public wouldn't be so frightened or terrified by hundreds of protesters in the streets of cairo i think what's far more significant than really the predictable hysterical excessive brutal reaction of the egyptian government is the fact that egypt sions are daring to voice their concerns to daring to voice their opposition to this government knowing full well that what they are going to face is arbitrary and unjust attention and harassment in targeting not only absolves but of their family members this is what's significant what's significant is the bravery of these junctions who are deter

and human rights watch, for one inside south africa has said that your government has consistently, overod, failed to implement measures to prevent it happening again. as the director of human rights watch south africa said, merely condemning xenophobic violence isn't enough. the police should much more thoroughly investigate, arrest, and bring to justice those responsible. that is a profound failing, isn't it? absolutely and i would agree with human rights watch on that. we have had arrests of 794 people during this recent looting and the tax on persons. we also have found that of the injuries, the majority are south african. this is why we are actually asking ourselves questions as to, is this a criminal robbery, or is it an anti—foreigner sentiment by south africans? i think there is an antipathy, we can't deny that. you talked to foreign diplomats in south africa, i know, a few days ago, to explain in a sense, your feelings about what had happened. you talked about feeling embarrassment and shame. and you said this isn't so much xenophobia as afrophobia. that fascinated me, what you