human rights groups. in the human rights watch i work you know with with the i.d.f. and i talk to both sides and i think there is a place for human rights and geos to encourage both sides to be a little bit more careful and to think harder when they're using course about how they use force the apartheid allegation itself i think is nonsense and the reason it's nonsense is all you need to look is months or abbas he's the head of the party and he's probably going to help establish the next government which will replace benjamin netanyahu as prime minister because it's possible in israel because they're israeli arab supreme court justices their israeli arab knesset members they're israeli arabs in most areas you know senior officials now is everything perfect in his or absolutely not you can see that from be from the rioting the civil war he said no i wouldn't i wouldn't call it a civil war and i think you'll see that in the coming days that'll come under control faster and the situation between israel and hamas but so i wouldn't i wouldn't no country is perfect you know

the human rights watch for one wants to see a global bond on such weapons. is the other possibility in your opinion? no, i don't think human rights watch is going to change anything and it's like landmines right now we, we have consensus and a large part of the world about the legality and utility of land mind. but, you know, several nations including the united states, refuse to sign on because, you know, we believe that there is a utility for land mines in the same thing will apply for, you know, autonomy, unmanned aerial vehicles of the turks are taking the lead in this, the turks are embracing you a technology and a big way and i don't see the church signing on to anything that could, you know, cause their advantage in this technology to be dissipated. so whether their hearts might be in the right. busy place human rights watch and others who are seeking a total ban on these systems. they're just not going to succeed because unfortunately in war, every side is looking for advantage real or perceived. and right now, the church perceived that they have an a

year the president pardoned a soldier convicted of massacring 8 civilians including children human rights watch said it showed your government's disregard for justice for the worst abuses mr secretary you pardoned child killers the other no limits to which you won't sink you a child killer convicted child killer gets a presidential power pardon what kind of country living in well team do you do that i'll send 500 x. econ beckons for pardon similarly without any trial did you know that the you know 459 child soldiers as young as 10 were not even considered as americans but considered as victims of war and sent back to school to study with books and school bags and shoes right so we have done both so i can't argue i can't comment on a decision made by the president to pardon a person and the previous regime also pardon e.t.a. hardcore terrorists so these are things happening so it is not like rout i'm i come back to this you proud of living in a country where child killers are get presidential pardons you can't sing my i don't know man you're not you're not holding your own forces accountable the

she some human rights watch. and she is saying that it is not safe right now for syrian refugees. to go back to syria, have a listen to a point and then respond directly off the back of human rights watch and documented ongoing violations in damascus in damascus. countryside that relate to the root causes her wise syrian refugees had been displaced. this includes arbitrary arrest and miss treatment by all parties of the conflict, including the syrian security services, catastrophic humanitarian conditions, lack of her lack of health care, access, lack of shelter, lack of food, continued abuse his experience by hearing population inside the damascus in damascus, governor, it all leading us to the conclusion that syria and the massacres are not safe for return. no, go ahead. well, i can totally understand that argument, but there's a lot of places, sadly in the world, dictators, and they don't have good condition. so you could also argue what about people who lives in baghdad? what about people who live in san on yemen? what about people who live in mogadishu and, and felons decisio

from human rights watch thank you. well with infection rates falling and vaccination numbers now rising germany is easing restrictions for people who have been fully in. the parliament approved a proposal to grant more freedom to people who've been vaccinated against coronavirus or who have recovered from infections the government says the changes are not about granting privileges but reinstating constitutional rights germans have do seem divided over this contentious issue a month off you can create too much disparity within the population but at the same time you have to make sure that you somehow find a balanced solution. and that. really i'm in favor of giving freedom back to those who are no longer pose a risk but it would mean that people who don't get vaccinated for whatever reason are 2nd class citizens i'm all for it but it's an injustice towards some people. that i'm not ok with the fact that the non-facts unaided also have to reckon with considerable disadvantage as. a couple of other stories making news aro

human rights watch fears international aid will continue declining — especially once the united statesrnational correspondent lyse doucet — who has lived in afghanistan for years — gave us her assessment of the situation. there have been nearly two decades of international engagement. but afghanistan is still a country where 90% of the people live on less than $2 a day, and where the government budget, more than 75% is funded by donors. it's truly shocking. when you leave the capital, the urban areas of course have seen more of the aid and attention and more of the development. this report talks about how mothers have to make the decision sometimes, they can't afford a taxi to get to the hospital, they can't afford the health care, the medicines that government hospitals are having to charge for because their budgets are going down. so mothers are really faced with really invidious choices, such that many of them are giving birth at home. the human rights watch report talks about how afghanistan's ranking on all the key indicators of women and children's development are rapidly declini

in the early years of what became human rights watch who would have a familiar -- and everybody wanted bob. he and the woman who was his first investigator the human rights situation. orville shelled they started this thing. it was tiny and by the way susan went to work for them in ice to save that have been google and shoot gone to work for them we would be no dinners instead of human rights watch pray she was the first press director but what bob did consistently was sustained his belief in values and mercifully for him it was combined with the great publishing sensibility so random house, he hired me -- first he told me when i was working at the post he said monday peter journalism is not a fit profession for it grown man so when you get serious call me so i did. when i got there in 1984 was the first year "fortune" magazine was doing the 100 best companies to work for an american random house was one of them. it wasn't just because there were great books for the publisher that had a sensibility about what was important and that was bob. often a lot of people could appreciate -- why

this was very disappointing the us a human rights watch because we thought if you're going to reveal these secret prisons let's say where they are and so. we went ahead and we listed our information about. the next day. to come out it was asked to respond to the secret flight scandal as a member of the council of europe. the council of europe is an international organization made up of $47.00 european states its objective is to defend democracy the rule of law and human rights on our continent. in the event of suspected human rights violations the council of europe appoints a rapporteur to investigate the events. of the medieval diary. the nazi near. it. your name pews that 2 men just cracked or is reads it all of the equipment to me some of their feet up and i was originated out on of the moon to see believe. that it was the who was who was the man back. on november the 25th 2005 in bucharest march it was formally appointed by the council of europe to look into the cia's extraordinary renditions and secret prisons fear response to the lease was created toward this year limited by so

targeting highrise residential buildings demolishing the homes of hundreds of palestinians human rights watch has documented human rights abuses in israel palestine for 3 decades including on lawful airstrikes by israel israeli authorities deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure disproportionate strikes and certainly these would appear to fit within that larger pattern i think it's worth also noting that the israeli government has produced no evidence to suggest that some of these targets for example you know the one targeting the offices of al-jazeera and associated press actually contains a legitimate military target i think there is very concerning reports we're seeing tens of thousands of palestinians displaced from their homes schools should absolutely be productive protected there is a track record in israel already in recent days has damaged schools has damaged medical facilities i think that's deeply deeply problematic and i think speaks to a larger disregard utter disregard for palestinian life by the israeli government kids women dozens who have lost their lives you know stri

she now she's the europe and central asia associates director at human rights watch in moscow. thank you for joining us. we heard there what was likely a confession from sophia, a paper that was recorded under the rest. and we've seen a similar video from roman for this year, which what do you make of these videos? lynch, 1st of all, ah, it is crystal clear, the booth is actually made on did us the dog is without saying. and indeed, if you look, protest searches face, it's puffy and eat blasted with pancake makeup, which reinforces the very weight and concerns about throttle, salvage cost being tortured, no, the new doubt in recent months. so there isn't as peaceful protest up to the embellish, arbitrarily detained, and subjected to cruel and degrading treatment. they were vicious, with beaten, they withheld in truly tortuous condition to the concern for the noise and physical insurgency of protest. rich and sophia got extremely, extremely grave, right? penny law in danger, their lives are in danger. and we know meanwhile that there could a crack down on journalists and bell ro

human rights watch is now raising the alarm bell. it uses the word "precipitously ."nce all the military attention and afghanistan is no longer there, the aide will also sharply decline. donors are still giving, but afghanistan is a country -- one of the poorest in the world with growing needs in the midst of a drought and growing impoverishment. >> many thanks. do remember you can get further information on all of the stories we cover on the program via the bbc news website. or download the bbc news app. i will see you next week. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contrutions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... woman: architect. bee keeper. ment

and jeremy of novel mor, this story is convey dory from human rights watch in the tokyo come a welcome court recently said that the ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional . why then, does japan not have a law that legalize the same sex marriage? so that decision was able by the supple or a district court. so it's not the supreme court. so japan, you know, the, independent, to make this judgement final, this district court decision is to go to high court and then the supreme court. so us, if supreme court court also approved this as the constitutional and then the japanese national diet needs to enact the law which allowed same sex marriage. but does the government at all want to enact a law that legalize the same sex marriage? so for it does not, that's why there, i mean, the national diet, japanese power doesn't have to wait for the supreme court to say that they have to enact a law. they can and knocked same sex marriage today if they want to. but unfortunately, the japanese government doesn't want to have such a law, so that's why we don't have any we don't have the same sex m

the government's report contradicts not just amnesties report but also the findings of human rights watch and the government's own human rights commission. and. what we have found because. we have seen just most of us. and. conducted house to house raids to pull. families around and. i mean. isn't the only massacre here relatives mourn protesters who were reportedly shot by eritrean soldiers in the town of crow in february thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict every trade denies its soldiers have committed abuses ethiopia says it's open to independent investigations elections a due next month and ethiopia's prime minister ahmed wants to stay in office some opposition observers say there's no chance of a free and fair poll interethnic violence in some regions and the warranty gray many can't vote since the conflict began 6 months ago media access has been heavily restricted but reports of rapes and massacres keep coming. this is one of several videos circulated on social media of water appears to be ethiopian soldiers executing at least 11 on armed men throwing their bodi

the next witness is a research advocate at the program for human rights watch and expert on respirations and justice as the reports and publications are leading victims rights to seek full and effective reparations that are proportional to the gravel of the human rights violation at issue through the discrimination and as dictated by international human rights law previously testifying before us about hr 40 in february. received a bachelor's degree from wesleyan university and you are recognized for five minutes. >> on behalf of the human rights watch it is an honor to be here today. thank you to the chairman, the ranking member johnson and the subcommittee for this opportunity to testify at such a critical time in the nation's history nearly 100 years since the 1921 tolls the race massacre. i am a tulsa native born in tulsa just miles down from the historic greenwood district where my parents settled for several years among the loving and nurturing community that was still reeling from the white supremacist domestic terrorism that defined their lives forever. i learned after the massacr

he's the executive director of the americas division of human rights watch in washington. d. c. thanks for joining us for the president present duke a response to all of this has been in to send in the military. what do you think this will have in terms of an effect on the violence there? it may increase the and rights and i, human rights violations in columbia. the security forces so far have show a very, very poor record with regard to the use of force. we are collecting information, credible information that shows the use of fire arms live nation against demonstrators by members as they do with the forces as well. a civilian who are waking together, we security forces in different locations in the country. so these crisis, not just security guy, includes political problems, economic and social issues. very, very complex one that needs to be confronted by the government. but just the use of the military without real constraints, i'm afraid that is going to increase the problem yourself. you for urged the government to take urgent measures to de escalate. can you explain what y

he's the executive director of the americas division of human rights watch in washington. d. c. thanks for joining us for the president. president duke. a response to all of this has been in to send in the military. what do you think this will have in terms of an effect on the violence there? in my increase the rights and human rights violations in columbia. the security forces so far have show a very, very poor wrecker with regard to the use of force. we are collecting information, credible information that shows the use of fire arms live up munitions against demonstrators by members of the forces, as well as the really am who are weaken together. we security forces in different locations in the country. so these crisis, not just security guy, includes political problems, economic and social issues. very, very complex ones that needs to be confronted by the government. but just the use of the military without real constraints, i'm afraid that is going to increase the program. you yourself, you for urged the government to take urgent measures to de escalate. can explain what you

the chinese government and its allies pushback head against organizations like human rights watch. or researchers like adrian then or vicky she was always going to show you and that she would and ponder yet. but i have to say that i think that for, for human rights watch, the single biggest frustration is that, you know, nobody from the chinese government has the guts to sit down and talk with us on the fact. instead, president season things government plays the. what about ism card on human rights abuses and legal double standards in the western world? to me or, let's look up to him when he comes back chicken. it's a tactic that indeed rather than informs but western states sanctioned crime, was illegal. imprisonments give aging and its influences of choice. a lot to work with. this is a very weird point that i hear a lot of anti chinese people pushing china's very aggressive. and this is very bizarre to hear coming from americans. because while the united states is in multiple wars simultaneously, today, china is in 0 wars, they're taking legitimate criticism of the us government

last happened to our country last human rights watch, one of the instruments off the u. n. is one of the instruments off the saudis on the market is very un. so you and how about how sides the u. s. has them both out and i'm talking to you, i'm talking to you about what you are doing last month. human rights watch said, your forces had shown a shocking disregard for the well being and safety of civilians for who is indiscriminate artillery and rocket attacks towards populated areas in murray put displaced persons and local communities at severe risk. that's how much you care about civilians, isn't it? we care about our civilians. let's go off events. let's not talk to the media off. no, i don't, i get i don't try to, to change the picture. the bit should be clear. what you are trying now to say is what they talk about does come to us, and we'll show you what they're doing to us. we are not targeting people. if there are any kinds of mistakes, we will be accountable for it as we will do proper things for it. but again, what do you say you, you, you, what about the other part

but there really sounds pretty bad actually i have to say we human rights watch have received credible evidence that bodies of victims were moved from the crime scene that the people were dragged that actually and the crime scene was not preserved and that's very important because you can lose. key evidence of what happened there the 1st you know our son on the 1st day of the investigation is that most crucial moment you know when when you have the evidence there you know you have the neighbors there you can interview them and you know i have to say police is not doing a whole job on and that you know this is something we have seen in many investigations in rio de nato 98 percent of all of these killings in rio and without any charges. and you know. i hope we that we don't say the same about this one because he's been you know he's obviously. are a shocking number of people being killed. and you know the force that this investigating the killings is the same force that committed the killings the civil police fights in supporting somalia's whole position have withdrawn from the capital

in march, human rights watch set for the first time israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and ecution in the occupied palestinian territories. for that in january, the israeli human rights group but slim issued a report titled "a regime of jewish supremacy from the jordan river to the mediterranean sea: this is apartheid." earlier this week, i spoke with hagai el-ad and asked him about this let mark report. >> 1989, we have been analyzing human rights violations in cupied territory since then. for more than three decades by now. throughout this period, we've only looked at human rights violations in the occupied territories, in the west bank, including east jerusalem, and in the gaza strip. we came to the conclusion that to continue to analyze the situation separately, as if there are two distinct regimes -- a democracy inside the green line and a temporary occupation attached to it but somehow separate from it in the occupied territories on the other side of the green line -- that that worldview of democracy plus occupation has become untethered from reality. and it's incumben

this was very disappointing the human rights watch because we thought if you're going to reveal these secret prisons let's say where they are and so. we went ahead and we listed our information about poland in romania the next day. to come out it was asked to respond to the secret flight scandal as a member of the council of europe. the council of europe is an international organization made up of $47.00 european states its objective is to defend democracy the rule of law and human rights on our continent. in the event of suspected human rights violations the council of europe appoints a rapporteur to investigate the events. of the medieval don't directly toward the near were cool knowing. it. into the economy that. is me sit over there with me some of that up and i was internet i mean one of the moon is soon and to be tacky at that it was the whole crystal back. on november the 25th 2005 in bucharest it was formally appointed by the council of europe to look into the cia's extraordinary renditions and secret prisons save the spotted a sort of lease was traded to the clergy this year

year the president pardoned a soldier convicted of massacring 8 civilians including children human rights watch said it showed your government's disregard for justice for the worst abuses mr secretary you pardoned child killers the other no limits to which you won't sink. a child killer convicted child killer gets a presidential power pardon what kind of country living in well team do you know that i'll send 500 x. econ beckons for pardon similarly without any trial did you know that the you know 459 child soldiers as young as 10 were not even considered as americans but considered as victims of war and sent back to school to study with books and school bags and shoes right so we have done both so i can't argue i can't comment on it isn't made by the president to pardon a person and the b.b.'s regime also. hardcore terrorist so these are things happening so it is not only like route i'm i come back to this you proud of living in a country where child killers are get presidential pardons you can't sing my i don't know man you're not you're not holding your own forces accountable the message that

and that's, that's a weapon system that i would approve of in a combat type situation. human rights watch and others who are seeking a total ban on these systems. they're just not going to succeed. because unfortunately in war, every side is looking for advantage real or perceived. and right now, the church perceived the dam advantage in terms of these autonomy systems of area is urging the you to act much faster in its approval process. for the sputnik v covered shot, the leader of the german province of the month long delay from the european regulator is partly a matter of ideology. the inoculation engine must not stutter the procedure around spook mccree must be accelerated. it must not be delayed for purely ideological reasons. marcus sooner isn't the only german politician calling for the russian job to be adopted or near this mountain bundis strike. a member from the left party, paid a visit to russia, and got a spot near the shop. and explaining why he said he trusts it more than the alternatives. meanwhile, bavaria is trying to go to alone with buying the vaccine. back in april, l

no, no, no, not the i and we are here to talk to the world come to us and our country last human rights watch. one of the instruments off the u. n. is one of the instruments off the saudis, on the market, is that the u. n. so you and how about how sides the u. s. has them both, so don't i'm talking to you and i'm talking to you about what you are doing last month. human rights watch said your forces had shown a shocking disregard for the well being and safety of civilians. the who is indiscriminate artillery and rocket attacks towards populated areas in murray put displaced persons and local communities at severe risk. that's how much you care about civilians, isn't it? we care about our civilians. let's him. like out of events, let's not talk to the media off. now don't i get? i don't try to to change the picture. a bit should be clear. what you are trying now to say is what they talk about us come to us and we'll show you what they're doing to us. we are not targeting our people. if there are any kind of mistakes, we will be accountable for it as we will do proper things for it. but again,

she now she's the europe and central asia associate director acts human rights watch in moscow. thank you for joining us. we heard there what was likely a confession from sophia, a paper that was recorded under arrest. and we've seen a similar video from roman practice, which what do you make of these videos? the 1st wall off it is crystal clear, the booth is actually made on the us, the argues without saying. and indeed, if you look at protest searches, face, it's puffy and eat lasted with pancake makeup, which reinforces the very waiting concerns about brought the salvage possibly being tortured. no, being in doubt in recent months. so the ins and thousands is peaceful protest to the indelibly, the arbitrarily detained and subjected to cruel and degrading treatment. they have a vicious, with david, held in surely tortuous condition to the concern for the life and physical insurgency of protest. rich and sophia got extremely, extremely grave, right? very law endanger their lives are in danger. and we know meanwhile that there could crack down on journalists and bella. ruth has

of manipulating data and then finally the one that seems more legit legit as a source is a human rights watchbut human rights watch was created mostly by the us in order to throw accusations of human rights violations against all of our adversaries they didn't claim anything was wrong with the invasion of iraq didn't claim our bombing of libya was wrong don't claim the destruction us back to yemen is wrong so they only call out our adversaries and so even though they are a garbage source and so you're like really. well you can manage to get any sources that aren't u.s. and cia baghdad and they sound very objective to me yeah and that is the kind of the final the final thing that just breaks it all apart is if you look at the steering committee of the worker rights consortium it is all funded by one the one source that unites all their funding is the any national endowment for democracy which is a cia cut out the cia created to basically launder their activities you know laundering money you cover up the source of the source of their activities it's not us it's the end he did it right there is

the thing is you can read the amnesty international reports, the human rights watch reports.cked up. we know that for a fact. you may not want to acknowledge it, but we know it for a fact. when you told me that women have these extraordinary new rights in saudi arabia, the truth is a woman in saudi arabia cannot file a lawsuit on her own today. they still, women still need permission from a male relative to marry or live on their own. and those women who disobey their "guardian" can still face arrest. so i'm just wondering why you portray it... that's not true. women can live on their own without the permission of their guardian. i never said they couldn't live on their own without permission. i just said that those who disobey their guardian can still face arrest. all of this is true. i just wonder why you as a journalist do not present the truth about what's happening in saudi arabia today. is it because you're owned by the saudi state and you know what happens to journalists who speak out against the leadership in saudi arabia, because yourfriend was jamal khashoggi? you k

she now she's the europe and central asia associates director at human rights watch in moscow. thank you for joining us. we heard there what was likely a confession from sophia as a picket that was recorded under duress. and we've seen a similar video from roman for this year, which what do you make of these videos? first of all, all it is crystal clear is actually made on did us dog is without saying. and indeed if you look protest search his face, it's healthy and eat blasted with pancake makeup which reinforces the very way the concerns about protest. savage courses being tortured no the doubt in recent months. so and thousands of peaceful protest up to this indelibly, the arbitrarily detained and subjected to cruel and degrading treatment. the vicious with bitter they withheld in truly tortures condition. to the concern for the joy and physical insurgency of protest. 7 rich and sophia, god extremely, extremely grave. right? very law calling in danger, their lives are in danger. and we know meanwhile that there could crack down on journalists and bella rufe has also ramped u

according to a report from human rights watch. it's documented attacks by all sides. the group says government troops used a high school as a military base, his latisha beta, the human rights watch, horn of africa director. and one of the reports authors. she says they've called on the european government to stop this practice of occupying schools. what our report shows, in fact, who are warring parties have been implicated in attacking, pillaging, but also occupying schools across the p k region. now we hone in on one particular school, which is a very historic school in the capital of the region. mckinley, which is the actually your hammock school, where we basically find, found that for months and on 2 separate occasions, european government forces occupied the score, but not only be occupied it, they 40 find it. they use data as a key watchtower and based in the capital mckinney but they also destroyed a lot of property and find it and pillaged much of the property in the school. so this is not only an impact on school children's ability to receive an education. no

year the president pardoned a soldier convicted of massacring 8 civilians including children human rights watch said it showed your government's disregard for justice for the worst abuses mr secretary you pardoned child killers the other no limits to which you won't sink you a child killer convicted child killer gets a presidential power pardon what kind of country living in well team do you know that i'll send 500 x. . for pardon similarly without any trial did you know that the you know 459 child soldiers as young as 10 were not even considered as americans but considered as victims of war and sent back to school to study with books and school bags and shoes right so we have done both so i can argue i can't comment on a decision made by the president to pardon a person and the b.b.'s regime also. hardcore terrorist so these are things happening so it is not like route i'm i come back to this you proud of living in a country where child killers are get presidential pardons you can't sing like i don't and that you're not you're not holding your own forces accountable the message that that sends

one that seems more legit legit as a source is a human rights watch but human rights watch was createdmostly by the us in order to throw accusations of human rights violations against all of our adversaries they didn't claim anything was wrong with the invasion of iraq didn't claim our bombing of libya was wrong don't claim the destruction us back to yemen is wrong so they only call out our adversaries and so even though they are a garbage source and so you're like really you can't manage to get any sources that aren't u.s. and cia baghdad and they sound very objective to me yeah and that is the kind of the final blow the final thing that just breaks it all apart is if you look at the steering committee of the worker rights consortium it is all funded by one of the one source that unites all their funding is the any national endowment for democracy which is a cia cut out the cia created to basically launder their activities you know laundering money you cover up the source cover up the source of their activities it's not us it's the end he did it right there is they're legit they're fi