having on human rights around the world there are reports of invasive surveillance authoritarian power grabs and society's most vulnerable facing hunger my guest is the head of human rights watch kenneth roth with the u.n. warning the public health emergency is quickly becoming a human rights crisis how many limitations are people willing to accept in order to fight a threat like coronavirus. kenneth roth welcome to conflict zone thanks for having me. there are very immediate needs amid this coronavirus pandemic hundreds of thousands have already died a qana means have been hit hard many people are losing their jobs some are even trying to figure out how to put food on the table in these extraordinary times how do you put human rights at the top of the agenda. well i think it's important sara to note that human rights allow certain extraordinary governmental powers in time of a genuine public emergency or crisis like we're facing now so you know nobody objects from a human rights perspective to the efforts to limit our trouble to inforce social distancing to do the things that are necessary and proportionate she to our public health needs but when autocrats say oh we need you

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human rights watch says the u.a.e. ignored risks to civilians in a drone strike in tripoli last november. actually. going un special rapporteur from the young mom calls out that ations leader aung san suu kyi over the continued persecution of rohingya muslims. and well to what i call the problem of india act of funk rock dies at the age of 53. it's still early days in the pandemic caused worldwide recession but we now have a better sense of how hard key sectors of the economy are being impacted the world's largest economy the united states has wiped out a decade of growth shrinking by 4.8 percent in the 1st quarter according to figures released a short time ago one of its largest manufacturers boeing has reported losses of at least $600000000.00 while european rival air bus says that it lost more than half a $1000000000.00 in the 1st quarter to europe's largest economy will have the worst here since the end of world war 2. germany contracted by 2 percent in the 1st quarter but is forecasting a 10 percent drop for quart

bank human rights watch says it's concerned about a mass trial that's underway in saudi arabia nearly 70 palestinian enjoy dating residents are accused of terrorism they were arrested 2 years ago during a crackdown on those with alleged links to the gaza based group human rights watch says it's documented accusations of torture and abuse and staying in saudi arabia the kingdom's highest religious authority says all prayers for the upcoming islamic holy month of ramadan should be held the grand mufti says it which takes place at the end of the fasting month should also be held at home if the pandemic continues so many raby has suspended gatherings at holy sites must as part of its measures. $23000000.00 that is the incredible sum of money raised by a british man will be 100 years old at the end of the month the donations will be given to a charity helping health care workers fighting the u.k.'s corona virus outbreak is made talk more an instant celebrity but it's also posed questions about the value and funding of the country's national health service is rory chalons. amidst all the co

human rights watch says it's concerned about a mass trial that's underway in saudi arabia nearly 70 palestinian and jordanian residents are accused of terrorism they were arrested 2 years ago during a crackdown on those with alleged links to the guns of base group a mass human rights watch says it's documented accusations of torture and abuse and then saudi arabia the kingdom's high it's religious authority says all prayers for the upcoming islamic holy month of ramadan should be held at home grand mufti says it which takes place at the end of the fasting month should also be held at home if the pandemic continues saudi arabia has suspended gatherings that holy sites and mosques as part of its lockdown measures. up to date with headlines here on al-jazeera next risking it all to stop. talk to al jazeera we want your full swirl when you saw that document for the 1st story we listen to after the war saying you'll be into gold build united states of you will we will not be with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the al-jazeera. on a frozen road traveling

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environment sustainability and technology and in goa me not she ganguli south asia director at human rights watch welcome to you all mean actually let me start with you human rights watch says the lockdown has already disproportionately hurt marginalized communities due to the loss of livelihood and lack of food shelter health and other basic needs and they've urged authorities to adopt measures to protect the most vulnerable so my question is what measures need to be taken. another measure has to be did you know i was too needy the 1st thing that happened was because this is not i was an announcer of brucie the supply of cheese and i working which means that people who are now i can subsidize your services. no longer have access as the shops are closed and an additional scope and did not have success. workers in the neediest because that's what the management of the food. that who are employment has he needs to heal quickly to expand its base because i don't think people are going back because it isn't on the top step back he's a purist of them i like to get moved is so the basic social network

more i want to talk about you know i've gotten a lot of both but since march 2015 according to human rights watch the coalition has conducted numerous indiscriminate and disproportionate strikes killing thousands of civilians hitting civilian structures in violation of the laws of war but you turn away as you left out how horrible let me put it on record this is horrible killing of civilians in yemen it's horrible we want to end this war killing the even one life let alone a child which happened even by coalition let me finish so i go on with indiscriminate and disproportionate attack it ok this is a big campaign right and there are some mistakes and we approve of we know that some business more than some wenzel i think the u.n. need to investigate more and we know it's you know this thousands and thousands are circling and that if there's an airstrike a mistake everybody's reporting a part and they should report a pilot we should hear about it but there's a lot of mistakes that the host is and i'm not here to talk about the who these on the coalitions have been mistakes i want in this war i'm fr

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human rights watch is also sounding the alarm over a mass trial in saudi arabia nearly 70 palestinian and jordanian residents have been charged on vague allegations of terrorism they were targeted 2 years ago during a crackdown in those with perceived links to the gaza based group hamas h. r. w. is also documented accusations of torture and abuse the u.n. envoy for yemen says there may soon be a ceasefire the threat of coronaviruses pushed the warring sides closer to a deal diplomatic editor james bays reports the u.n. special envoy martin griffiths believes the threat of covert 19 may have started to focus minds in yemen i told members of the un security council in a video conference meeting it had productive negotiations about a new peace deal that would include a nationwide cease fire over the past 2 weeks or more persons and. i have been in constant negotiations with the parties on the texts of these agreements on the detail on the wording of these agreements we expect them to agree on formally adopt these agreements the immediate future this positive news comes amid many dial war

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their responsibility for human rights violations they would be prosecuted that there yeah that's quite a signal to send to. britain or joining us tonight with human rights watch wolf and we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you for. the muslim fasting month of ramadan begins this friday a ramadan unlike any in shimon history against a background of unprecedented restrictions to combat the coronavirus practicing muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk during ramadan and gather with family to break the fast in the evening group prayers in mosques are also part of ramadan but well that's impossible due to social distancing rules and that has left muslims around the world feeling somber over this year's ramadan. been known but to me is what i pray that god makes it easy for us especially for people like me who are less fortunate this ramadan will be different because unlike in the past i won't get the food to break my fast i won't get any help it's also going to be hard together with others to pray. hard hearts and thoughts and prayers go to the people that have been laid off because of disk over 1000 pandemic and h

i am director of disability rights and human rights watch. good to have you in the stream and. all right. and disability rights. campaigner and a sports activist also. all right in looking for it's here bringing your expertise to our conversation and hello dr kim. hi i'm very direct in our tradition and a disability rights advocate and activist. coalition pronoun dirge she and her. good to have a dot to camp so as always with the stream ryall an interactive called the say she knew can be in the conversation as well hello you cheap thank you very much for being here you can comment you can have questions you can push back what are your stories please send them to us and at that and also if you are on twitter at a.j. stream is how to get in touch with us let me start with a tweet from the united nations enable group and they say on twitter covert 1000 pandemic comes with particular challenges for the most fun including people with disabilities check the tips on how to ensure everyone receives the care they need in the current virus pandemic and as a graphic and it talks about phys

quarter of myanmar's prisoners are being released as part of a traditional new year amnesty human rights watch has called on the government to reduce prison and numbers to prevent a spread of the outbreak but a spokesman for the prisons department denies that the release of nearly 25000 inmates is linked to concerns over coronavirus the u.n. envoy for yemen says warring sides are close to reaching a truce negotiations have been taking place for 2 weeks after the saudi u.a.e. coalition announced an unilateral cease fire a spokesman said saudi arabia wanted to support u.n. efforts to reach a political solution and to help stop the spread of coronavirus well those are the headlines to join me here off to the stream stay with us. play an important role to think you can. trace. the. ok and you are in the stream and the home edition this is my living room i am going to be broadcasting from my living room for goodness knows how long and that is because the team stream is not just talking about social distancing we are practicing safe distancing but it doesn't mean that we cannot be connected in there

here in germany today let's talk more about this with sarah kay allie a syria researcher with human rights watch sorry thank you for joining us on we heard the words of one mother there but what do you think this trial means for the victims of torture in syria and the relatives. the trial really is a watershed moment for syrians survivors of torture and their relatives really spent years trying to bring this truth to light until people responsible for torture accountable and i think this is a moment that's going to change a lot for them and really reward them for their efforts over the years you said yourself it's taken years and we saw in our report that it has taken so much effort for people to piece together avodah and so how many of these cases can realistically be brought to trial. i mean i think this is this is really the question that needs to be asked to be seen several european countries really rely on universal jurisdictions to bring these cases an issue issue arrest warrants it's not enough given that given the scale of violations that are occurring in syria but it still continues to

the campaign group human rights watch says the soldiers who raped her belong to the rapid intervention battalion the elite force trained and managed by former israeli navy commandos are confronting around 20 armed separatist groups in the english speaking regions they're fighting to break away from the rest of french speaking cameroon and it's their own country called amazonia. after human rights watch documented killings in rapes of villagers in english speaking regions by rapid intervention battalions the united states military said it reduced funding and training yet u.s. commandos continue to support and train them the key to have a good response to do a symmetric tract it is information it is and villages and where you will have a lot of nurse with whom you can call them or if it is a good good point. almost a 1000000 people have fled the 3 year of separatists fighting all are living in makeshift tents or with the local population the government in the capital your own day is limiting access to international humanitarian organizations to the english speaking regions. if you have 6

thousands of people who have been forced to leave their homes because of a new dam project human rights watch says the government's failed to provide adequate compensation or support to those affected to me of reports. guinea needs reliable energy desperately which is why the government is building the sewer pitie hydroelectric dam it will double the country's supply of electricity when it's completed later this year. the dam will displace 60000 people in more than 100 villages and destroying more than 250 square kilometers of farmland you have to me. i was born here it was my ancestors that founded this village we're going to leave a lot of things behind like our plantations we leave it for the development of guinea. communities are being resettled in new homes surrounding the dams reservoir that many people have lost the farmland and grazing fails they relied on for food and human rights watch says the victims have not received back compensation the 6000 people are mostly farmers who lie on the land so one of the things we highlight in the report is that failure meant to provide compensatio

and also by with international human rights standards we should see if there is any movement on this in the coming months the moment doesn't end the from human rights watch joining us from washington d.c. thanks very much for your time thank you. health officials across africa are stepping up their response to corona virus by rolling out more than a 1000000000 tests well the continent to struggle to get its hands on medical equipment tons of the country's fight for supplies experts a concern to the already weak health systems in some countries will be overwhelmed the african centers for disease control say the new tests will start next week by cleo is the program manager for emergency response of the world health organization regional office africa joins be on skype from brazil in the republic of congo good to have you with us on the program so thanks for your time but i think the world was bracing itself for the effect of sort of covert 19 on africa but countries are trying their best despite a lack of resources the message of the w.h.o. was test test test come after could do it. there is mrs up above literally what we need to get done but something els

human rights watch says it's concerned about a mass trial that's underway in saudi arabia nearly 70 palestinian jordanian residents are accused of terrorism they were arrested 2 years ago during a crackdown on those with alleged links to the gallons of base group hamas human rights watch says it's documented accusations of torture and of abuse all right up to date with the headlines hit on al-jazeera got more news coming up right off the inside story africa. with cities in lockdown because of the global pandemic working from home has become the new normal for many so what are the benefits challenges and will this change the way we work this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm. the coronavirus pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live in just the last few months governments trying to hold the spread of the disease have imposed strict lock downs that means hundreds of millions of people are now working from home away from the office video conferencing services for example have experienced a huge boom but working remotely has created immense challenges for businesses and emp

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0 accountability well for more on this let's speak to letitia bader a senior researcher at human rights watch africa division joins me now on skype from rome and good to have you with us on the program before we sort of get into the nitty gritty how do you actually collect your information and can make the assumptions that you are in your report. well so we have also conducted darr own career known really investigation into one of the strikes which amnesty international reported on yesterday and in many ways i think actually the february 2nd strike is does very little strategic of the problem that we are seeing at the moment in somalia so there has been an increase in. strikes by africa in somalia over the last few months and hand in hand in that with that has been an increase in allegations of civilian casualties now on february the 2nd in the tap town of jeep which is the town which is controlled by the armed islamic group. that there was a strike which afrikan have acknowledged but they claim to have killed. a terrorist one terrorist now we have conducted preliminary investigations include

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says the release of nearly 25000 inmates is not linked to concerns over the virus but humans rights human rights watch has called on the government to reduce prisoner numbers to prevent a spread of the outbreak stephen. is a resident representative at the international committee of the red cross in myanmar he explains why the decision to release the prisoners is the right step. our teams actually were preparing for these really although it's been only announced at the last minute for quite a while already because the release which is taking place right now is part of the annual president's amnesty and it's true that although we are now talking a lot about 19 he's measure should have been taken in any case as far as we're concerned we are welcoming it because indeed we are passing right now from a total number of recent years of around 100 cells and 220325000 less which is of course good news for the prisons because in myanmar like in many other places we know that in prisons conditions of access to health access to ventilation access to fresh air is usually quite challenging and these release of priso

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but for these protesters promises like that aren't enough aid organization human rights watch has warned that without government assistance millions in lebanon could go hungry due to the lockdown. let's take a look now at the latest developments in the pandemic a global death toll is now more than 200000 that's according to figures from johns hopkins university french prime minister eduardo if elect philippe is set to present his government's plan to loosen the coronavirus lock down to parliament on tuesday the measures have been in place this into march 17th france has the world's 4th highest death toll from co that 19 the official death toll in the u.k. has now passed 20000 people the figures from the national statistics office suggest the true number is much higher and the world health organization says we do not yet know what level of immunity those who've recovered from the virus have and how long that immunity lasts. now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour speculation continues over the health of north korean leader kim jong un reports say doctors h

fire his son died after being shot in the stomach police are investigating the incident but human rights watch says the use of excessive force by kenyan police could undermine the fight against the virus in new york what is really a bone with a bang was they did this operation is being carried out in the wrong way it's like robbery because the police arrive yelling and we people see this they run skid to make messes with the banks and robbed people they also 30 case in our homes even though people have children we're fighting corona during the day and we have to deal with bullets during the night. when brazil's president triable so narrow has changed his tone on the country's outbreak response after initially describing covert 1000 as a little flu on tuesday he called the virus one of the greatest challenges of our generation there was one is we have the mission of saving lives without leaving jobs behind on one hand we need to be cautious with all mainly the elderly and those with preexisting diseases on the other we need to fight unemployment which grows rapidly especially among the poor we