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human rights council is the premier body which watches out for the protection and promotion of human rights and this body was set up by the un general assembly it's based in geneva and i. the secretary of that body they periodically look at the human rights situation of every country as well as russia. the review is done by other member states so the recommendations they make a very important one of them will obviously cover the. the peace and security issues the conduct of police the use of torture and above all that the police should not only be law enforcement but should be a protection agency so it will be a matter that will be subject to the review what are the major problems could you can you give us work like a short list of major problems with human rights in russia that you see while it is my second day here on missions i want to hesitate to bits in forming any conclusions you know that i have full press conference on thursday and that's where i will give my sis ments but nevertheless from what i have seen over two days and talking with. civil society organizations and inclu
human rights council is the premier body which watches out for the protection and promotion of human rights and this body was set up by the un general assembly it's based in geneva and i. the secretary of that body they periodically look at the human rights situation of every country as well as russia. the review is done by other member states so the recommendations they make a very important one of them will obviously cover the. the peace and security issues the conduct of police the use of...
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libya is a member of the human rights council. and it pledged to respect human rights. libya is also a state party to international human rights treaties, including the international covenant on civil and political rights it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrined in international human rights treaties. but we also recall that under international l, it in the official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and the tax can be held criminally accountable, and that widespread and systematic attacks against civilian populations may amount to crimes against humanity. witnesses in and out of libya consistently described horrifying scenes. libyan forces are firing at protesters, sealing off nehborhoods, and shooting from rooftops. they also blocked ambulances said that the injured and dead are left on the streets. reports from hospitals indicate that most of the victims have been sho in the head, chest, or net. suggesting arbitrary and summary execution. doctors relate that they are struggling to cope and are running out of blood
libya is a member of the human rights council. and it pledged to respect human rights. libya is also a state party to international human rights treaties, including the international covenant on civil and political rights it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrined in international human rights treaties. but we also recall that under international l, it in the official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and the tax can be held criminally...
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about his relationship with the west could be revealed if he's trying to the international court of human rights. brings in an exclusive report from the heart of libya on the poor face wired for a nurse trapped in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave thoughts . boil is the most valuable resource on the planet today at the controls is extremely important the escalating on the rest of the arab world has sent the price of black gold skyrocketing setting the stage for a renewed oil rush by global powers. and a public outcry in the u.k. over the involvement of controversial us security contractor along to lead margin in britain's national census leave night in a debate on confidentiality and ethics. and russia's proposal it can barely is set to sign agreements with foreign companies by the end of this year and we're in business in twenty minutes. but from our studios in moscow you're washing our teeth thanks for joining us now opposition forces in libya say that they're planning a final assault on the capital tripoli well it's essentially the last part of the country that re
about his relationship with the west could be revealed if he's trying to the international court of human rights. brings in an exclusive report from the heart of libya on the poor face wired for a nurse trapped in the violence and chaos some of whom are unable to leave thoughts . boil is the most valuable resource on the planet today at the controls is extremely important the escalating on the rest of the arab world has sent the price of black gold skyrocketing setting the stage for a renewed...
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libya is a member of the human rights council and pledged to respect human rights. libya is also a participant in human rights covenant on civil and political rights. it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrine it in human rights policy. under international law, any official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and a tax can be held criminally accountable. widespread and systematic attacks against a civilian population may amount to crimes against humanity. witnesses in and out of libya consistently described horrifying scenes. libyan forces are firing at protesters and bystanders, sealing off neighborhoods, and shifting from rooftops. they also blocked ambulances so that the injured and dead are left on the street. reports from hospitals indicate that most of the victims have been shot in the head, chest, or neck, suggesting arbitrary and summary execution. doctors relate that they are struggling to cope and are running out of blood supplies and medicine to treat the wounded. images of unfair by a -- un verifiable orig
libya is a member of the human rights council and pledged to respect human rights. libya is also a participant in human rights covenant on civil and political rights. it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrine it in human rights policy. under international law, any official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and a tax can be held criminally accountable. widespread and systematic attacks against a civilian population may amount to crimes against...
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. >> reporter: tigers hunting humans.e place the village of widows. four men from one family have been killed. >> it's one of those places that made it hit home. these people are living turned constant threat of being hunted by one of these. the rules of that xhur in my mind don't exist there. >> from what i hear, this is how the guys get attacked. sitting out here at night can't see anything. can only hear the waves crashing. pretty simple for a tiger to sneak up and grab you and take you. >> reporter: many experts believe that global warming has shrinked their habitat. they go after humans because it turns out we don't put up much as a fight. in another remote stretch of india, another peaceful animal, the elephant is going after humans. >> we're chasing this one. this one didn't move. this is absolute suicide right now. >> reporter: 19 people near this village died trying to protect their farm fields from the hungry creatures. villagers live under the nightly threat of their homes. people are little competition. as dav
. >> reporter: tigers hunting humans.e place the village of widows. four men from one family have been killed. >> it's one of those places that made it hit home. these people are living turned constant threat of being hunted by one of these. the rules of that xhur in my mind don't exist there. >> from what i hear, this is how the guys get attacked. sitting out here at night can't see anything. can only hear the waves crashing. pretty simple for a tiger to sneak up and grab you...
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quite a range of human experiments. go see in what -- go look at them and see what has worked, what hasn't worked. and i think that typifies the approach of adam smith. that's not to say he wouldn't be in agreement with, say, well -- historical figure. smith read john locke, read the second treatise, was fully conversant with the certain principles of human nature and natural law, and we deduce from that the proper scope of government. that just wasn't his approach. so they may well have agreed in many conclusions, but they would have arrived at them in different ways. >> i think one of the things that is often forgotten with the wealth of nations is the sheer, the consequences of the sheer richness of that book. and it very much, it tends to encourage speculation about what might smith have thought about something as well as what smith did think. now, i make that distinction because smith, it seems to me, is extremely careful both method logically and as an an executor in writing the wealth of nations to produce an ana
quite a range of human experiments. go see in what -- go look at them and see what has worked, what hasn't worked. and i think that typifies the approach of adam smith. that's not to say he wouldn't be in agreement with, say, well -- historical figure. smith read john locke, read the second treatise, was fully conversant with the certain principles of human nature and natural law, and we deduce from that the proper scope of government. that just wasn't his approach. so they may well have agreed...
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libya is a member of the human rights council and pledged to respect human rights. libya is also a participant in human rights covenant on civil and political rights. it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrine it in human rights policy. under international law, any official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and a tax can be held criminally accountable. widespread and systematic attacks against a civilian population may amount to crimes against humanity. witnesses in and out of libya consistently described horrifying scenes. libyan forces are firing at protesters and bystanders, sealing off neighborhoods, and shifting from rooftops. they also blocked ambulances so that the injured and dead are left on the street. reports from hospitals indicate that most of the victims have been shot in the head, chest, or neck, suggesting arbitrary and summary execution. doctors relate that they are struggling to cope and are running out of blood supplies and medicine to treat the wounded. images of unfair by a -- un verifiable orig
libya is a member of the human rights council and pledged to respect human rights. libya is also a participant in human rights covenant on civil and political rights. it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrine it in human rights policy. under international law, any official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and a tax can be held criminally accountable. widespread and systematic attacks against a civilian population may amount to crimes against...
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they're important for democracy and human rights issues. georgia has made progress in that area, azerbaijan and armenia have not, and we want to see those countries, ah, improve. and lastly, they're important because there are some ethnic populations in the united states that care very deeply about them. in particular, in the case of armenia, with a very large and influential armenian-american community here in the united states. >> and charles, you've indicated that you don't think americans should be quite so concerned about the caucasus. why? >> well, certainly the caucasus is an important part of the, part of the world foall the reasons that, that david mentioned. but over time, i think, over the last 20 years in particular, the united states has come to see its relationship with the countries of the south caucasus, azerbaijan and georgia and armenia, in zero-sum terms when it comes to its relationship with russia. ah, the caucasus has become a kind of region of a new great game in which anytime, ah, russia sees its interest being threa
they're important for democracy and human rights issues. georgia has made progress in that area, azerbaijan and armenia have not, and we want to see those countries, ah, improve. and lastly, they're important because there are some ethnic populations in the united states that care very deeply about them. in particular, in the case of armenia, with a very large and influential armenian-american community here in the united states. >> and charles, you've indicated that you don't think...
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we are really an nomly of human history for the last 400 years. we don have a shared picture of reality. we couldn't really because 400 years ago we began to get scientific standards and there was no scientific picture because there wasn't any data about the distant universe. for now the first time in history we have a picture based on science and that describes the universe as a whole. and it is accessible. we can -- i like to use the image that just like you don't have to be an auto mechanic to drive your car, you don't have to be a cosmolgist to understand the universe. you can use this picture of the universe. you can approach it through stories, pictures, symbols, which is what we try to do in the book, but it's important. becausus this is the unified picture of reality. this is the picture that belongs to every human on this planet. >> what about the moon? >> what about the moon? >> how is the moon age something. >> the moon actually looks very much the way it did shortly after the creation of the earth's solar system which appears to have h
we are really an nomly of human history for the last 400 years. we don have a shared picture of reality. we couldn't really because 400 years ago we began to get scientific standards and there was no scientific picture because there wasn't any data about the distant universe. for now the first time in history we have a picture based on science and that describes the universe as a whole. and it is accessible. we can -- i like to use the image that just like you don't have to be an auto mechanic...
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human." from san francisco, richard waters, the west coast bureau chief of the "financial times." i'm pleased to have both of them here to talk about this fascinating subject. what does this say, this highly publicized event between i.b.m. and jeopardy contest contestants? >> charlie, like all things in artificial intelligence, it means everything and nothing. it's always very easy when you see a demonstration approved for how far technology has got to leap forward that extra mile and see all the way to the end of the road and the potential it opens up. you have to pull yourself back and you have to say this is quite a striking thing and that it's not everything. and so what it shows is that something people thought a few years ago wouldn't be possibly for a couple decades has come to pass, which is a machine can actually start to understand language. sort of language that we're talking about right now and can use that to plum general intelligence, general knowledge. and to all of us that see
human." from san francisco, richard waters, the west coast bureau chief of the "financial times." i'm pleased to have both of them here to talk about this fascinating subject. what does this say, this highly publicized event between i.b.m. and jeopardy contest contestants? >> charlie, like all things in artificial intelligence, it means everything and nothing. it's always very easy when you see a demonstration approved for how far technology has got to leap forward that...
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it is a struggle for human rights. it is a struggle for human freedom and it is a struggle for human dignity. thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> a couple of congressional hearings to tell you about on cspan 3. president obama's proposed 2012 pentagon budget is $671 billion. that is down from last year's request of $708 billion. this morning, robert gates and the head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullins, will testify about the military budget. that is live from the house armed services committee at 10:00 eastern. later in the day, on c-span 3, treasury secretary tim geithner will be back on capitol hill for a second day to testify about the president paz budget. live coverage from the house budget committee at 2:00 eastern. >> the cspan networks, we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history available on television, radio, online and on social media
it is a struggle for human rights. it is a struggle for human freedom and it is a struggle for human dignity. thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> a couple of congressional hearings to tell you about on cspan 3. president obama's proposed 2012 pentagon budget is $671 billion. that is down from last year's request of $708 billion. this morning, robert gates and the head of the...
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he was named the contest's most human human. >> it's certainly the strangest award i have ever won.uestion is -- >> what makes the human race special and unique and different? >> perhaps the answer is, on jeopardy, we're still the ones running the contest, for now. >> watson. >> who is michael phelps? >> yes. >> for now. and unless i'm replaced by a machine, i'll be back here tomorrow night. hope to see you then. good night. >> alan: good evening everybody. snow in the bay area is rare, this is stroompletd you're -- extraordinary. you're look at the top of mt. tamalpais where a couple of inches are on the grounds. hamilton got snow, and it's piling up in the sierra as much as eight feet of snow has fall '. getting there was a challenge. let's go to leigh glaser. >> leigh: snow and rain. live doppler 7hd still picking up quite a bit of activity out there. i want to show you, much of this is counterclockwise spin because the lower is centered here. all of this is slowly sagging south. we should start to see partial clearing overnight, and these showers are now rotating back towards th
he was named the contest's most human human. >> it's certainly the strangest award i have ever won.uestion is -- >> what makes the human race special and unique and different? >> perhaps the answer is, on jeopardy, we're still the ones running the contest, for now. >> watson. >> who is michael phelps? >> yes. >> for now. and unless i'm replaced by a machine, i'll be back here tomorrow night. hope to see you then. good night. >> alan: good evening...
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ok the way i see it is that our from three have two human rights issues and the americans have it then senator talk about civil and political rights i said no in one nine hundred sixty six sixteen december but also economic and social rights so there is an enormous revolt against political repression and against the horrendous corruption inequality and unemployment the writing on the two covenants of human rights but behind that is the under raveling or two empires the us global empire it is really regional that it and they have been doing exactly what they imposed all this to prop up the leats and tell them if you don't want to rob your own country do so we only ask you one thing and then that you keep certain agreements made us and those agreements should be kept now if you want to extend that will come through i don't know but to me this may be obvious that flown to washington point of view ben ali's said garner mubarak is a gun there and we'll see what happens the other places of course what is crucial now is back again and just a little drum from bucket envy have in the eastern pr
ok the way i see it is that our from three have two human rights issues and the americans have it then senator talk about civil and political rights i said no in one nine hundred sixty six sixteen december but also economic and social rights so there is an enormous revolt against political repression and against the horrendous corruption inequality and unemployment the writing on the two covenants of human rights but behind that is the under raveling or two empires the us global empire it is...
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rights law and we withdraw from the european convention of human rights all together? >> well, i have to say that my honorable friend speaks for many people when he says how completely offensive it is to have once again a ruling by a court that seems to fly completely in the face of commonsense. i mean, requiring serious sexual offenders to sign the register for life as they do now, i would say has broad support right across this house and right across the country. so i'm appalled by the supreme court ruling. we will take the minimum possible approach to this ruling and we will use the opportunity to close down some loopholes in the sex offenders register. for instance, we're going to make it compulsory that they have to report to the authorities before any travel and also that sex offenders cannot change their name to avoid having their name on the register. i could also tell my honorable friend that the commission we are establishing to look at a british bill of rights will be established imminently because i think it's about time we started making sure decisions are
rights law and we withdraw from the european convention of human rights all together? >> well, i have to say that my honorable friend speaks for many people when he says how completely offensive it is to have once again a ruling by a court that seems to fly completely in the face of commonsense. i mean, requiring serious sexual offenders to sign the register for life as they do now, i would say has broad support right across this house and right across the country. so i'm appalled by the...
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section 1849, the level for department of health and human services, national institutes of health, office of the director, $1,128,800,000. section 1850, amount provided by section 1101 for the department of health and human services, national institutes of health is reduced $639,463,000. . section 1851, an unobligated balances available for department of health and human services, administration for children and families, refugees and entrant assistance, $77 million is rescinded. title 9, legislative branch, section 1901, the level for house of representatives hours and expenses -- the chair: for what purpose
section 1849, the level for department of health and human services, national institutes of health, office of the director, $1,128,800,000. section 1850, amount provided by section 1101 for the department of health and human services, national institutes of health is reduced $639,463,000. . section 1851, an unobligated balances available for department of health and human services, administration for children and families, refugees and entrant assistance, $77 million is rescinded. title 9,...
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that every human being have human rights and here comes the swiss government saying look no no no we're not going to wiretap any swedes well it so happens that all humans have human rights including particularly for some reason the government says the target of this is going to be russia primarily like swedes wouldn't care about. russian foreign minister has great stance on the far east and korea islands in the pacific ocean wish talk here claims at the time that he was made clear during talks with the japanese foreign minister on friday in moscow before islands were handed to russia as part of a capital ation agreement at the end of the second one who however no formal peace deal has there has added been fine between the two countries it is going to have the details. no radicalism and preconditions that's the message from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov right after his meeting with his japanese counterpart if you point out when japan adults are radical approach towards the peace treaty with russia which happens regularly and issued by the country's government it's impossible to
that every human being have human rights and here comes the swiss government saying look no no no we're not going to wiretap any swedes well it so happens that all humans have human rights including particularly for some reason the government says the target of this is going to be russia primarily like swedes wouldn't care about. russian foreign minister has great stance on the far east and korea islands in the pacific ocean wish talk here claims at the time that he was made clear during talks...
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than human. less than human in this country nothing short of revolution but there's so many steps this so many steps and empowerment of our people and the enemy out of this particular time that we're in is lack of information and political education i want to switch gears actually a little bit and ask you about the way the united states interacts with other countries do you think the u.s. has too much power over other countries or tries to have too much power and really getting in the affairs in the businesses of other nations out there who deserve to make their own decisions what's your take on this kind of foreign policy exchange that goes on oh it is power is he who controls imperialism the belly of imperialism is born at the birth of capitalism in this country through and slave africa and its resources which are still being siphoned out of africa and into the world today despite the world media tirade against africa push for a it as this third world place to be this has been the number one pl
than human. less than human in this country nothing short of revolution but there's so many steps this so many steps and empowerment of our people and the enemy out of this particular time that we're in is lack of information and political education i want to switch gears actually a little bit and ask you about the way the united states interacts with other countries do you think the u.s. has too much power over other countries or tries to have too much power and really getting in the affairs...
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it totally annihilates human beings. it is not just the killing people, but totally annihilating them so the dissolved into nothing, into eminess, anonymity, silence. >> cecilia enters an essay- writing competition organized by the military and speaks up about her father. that puts her and her mother in danger. >> a disturbing film deals with the destructive power of dictatorship a a life lived in constant fear. >> it is difficult to get justice, but it is necessary. otherwise, there can be no forgiveness. >> healing the wounds of the past -- this time, the terror of waged by chilean dictator penal shake in the 1970's. -- pinochet in the 1970's. the film follows a waitress who served drinks at a torture prison in chile. in the film, he says he himself never carried out torture, but kept his silence for 33 years. finally, when he was suspected of torture in a man to death, he revealed the truth. his testimony helped bring 70 intelligence officers to justice. >> you have to understand that in a country where there was syst
it totally annihilates human beings. it is not just the killing people, but totally annihilating them so the dissolved into nothing, into eminess, anonymity, silence. >> cecilia enters an essay- writing competition organized by the military and speaks up about her father. that puts her and her mother in danger. >> a disturbing film deals with the destructive power of dictatorship a a life lived in constant fear. >> it is difficult to get justice, but it is necessary....
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had a very specific issues of two or three countries that had agreed his leadership was the worst human rights violators the taleban and saddam hussein and they were also supporting terrorism of all sorts so it was really not a contradiction you could do both and i think that the former administration needs to get a lot of credit for reintroducing the word democracy and freedom into the lexicon of the middle east even at leaving or even lower than for the use of force democracy through the use of force. it's not fair well what we did was when we went into iraq afterwards we had elections that was a lot more than saddam ever did for his people so yes i mean sometimes you had the same thing in western europe after world war two one can argue that our occupation of germany was an anti-democratic move after it removed the nazis even though it was a use of force so sometimes you need to use force to get rid of the worst human rights violators in the world who which also then are also some of the most aggressive nations in the world and then afterwards you move very quickly to turn power over
had a very specific issues of two or three countries that had agreed his leadership was the worst human rights violators the taleban and saddam hussein and they were also supporting terrorism of all sorts so it was really not a contradiction you could do both and i think that the former administration needs to get a lot of credit for reintroducing the word democracy and freedom into the lexicon of the middle east even at leaving or even lower than for the use of force democracy through the use...
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leader of the human resistance.me as defending world series champions tomorrow in giants reported to spring training today. they will take the field for the first time as defends world champions. start the clock. >> the clock is running. >>> less than 12 hours after taking over the top spot, he's taken down by kansas state. jacob with a career high 38. kansas is upset by 16. they are going crazy in the little apple. >>> number two yukon, 27 points against oklahoma. she's the all time leading scorer in the big east. they won 14 straight since getting beat by stanford. >>> he is now the new raider corner back under new coach hugh jackson. >>> tiger woods has been fined for spitting on the green yesterday. that's a violation. tiger apologized. >>> the best of the best gather in new york for the annual dog show. nearly 2600 dogs are competing including my two chihuahuas who will be live op our set tomorrow night -- on our set tomorrow night. >> i'm going to have them on here as analysts. >> you can give them a red vest
leader of the human resistance.me as defending world series champions tomorrow in giants reported to spring training today. they will take the field for the first time as defends world champions. start the clock. >> the clock is running. >>> less than 12 hours after taking over the top spot, he's taken down by kansas state. jacob with a career high 38. kansas is upset by 16. they are going crazy in the little apple. >>> number two yukon, 27 points against oklahoma. she's...
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redone misunderstandings here recognize there are human beings involved. >> it is about human beings. if they could meet, perhaps they could get some understanding, but they cannot get it -- >> they cannot meet when you put up a barrier. >> how can they meet, and how can we be without a barrier when they are sending children with explosive belts across to kill israeli children and israeli civilians. all of that has to stop. >> we did not get a whisper of children with explosive belts on in your piece. >> i did not meet any children with explosive belts. >> but that indeed happens, and that is why people have been blown up. it would have been nice to be able to see the very important piece. the children who are ill being given medical treatment, and that is a good side of human nature. m very malnourished children as a consequence. >> as a consequence of what hamas has done, refusing to negotiate. it really makes it acceptable to see human suffering there, but the way out is if the human beings me, but after you heard those children speak, their concept of a political situation, too --
redone misunderstandings here recognize there are human beings involved. >> it is about human beings. if they could meet, perhaps they could get some understanding, but they cannot get it -- >> they cannot meet when you put up a barrier. >> how can they meet, and how can we be without a barrier when they are sending children with explosive belts across to kill israeli children and israeli civilians. all of that has to stop. >> we did not get a whisper of children with...
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rights crimes, such as crimes against humanity, e not held accountable by national courts. so anyone, including gadhafi, ordering or carrying out atrocities should be held individually accountable by national courts for their actions. including unlawful killings of protesters. while libya is not a party to the icc, the court statute allows a known state party to declare at any time that it accepts the court's jurisdictions for such crimes within its borders. if that happens with the libyan government in the future, the icc will get jurisdiction. >> all right. now your group also monitors human rights situations in the asian region in 90 countries, do you think this uprising by the people in middle east and northeast africa -- northern africa spread to countries in asia? >> unfortunately, many of the asian governments suppress human rights and fundamental freedoms. of its people. there's widespread grievances of people. so in china, even according to china's own security services, there are already tens of thousands of incidents of public unrest throughout the country each y
rights crimes, such as crimes against humanity, e not held accountable by national courts. so anyone, including gadhafi, ordering or carrying out atrocities should be held individually accountable by national courts for their actions. including unlawful killings of protesters. while libya is not a party to the icc, the court statute allows a known state party to declare at any time that it accepts the court's jurisdictions for such crimes within its borders. if that happens with the libyan...
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region and as the west was hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. last hour here in moscow you with a recap of the top stories and fears of violence over crowding around while the government braces itself for an influx of immigrants from arab countries in turmoil it's fear that hundreds of thousands could flee libya the ongoing. renewed clashes rock afterwards thousands rally against austerity measures this comes amid fears of billions of dollars of aid going to the middle east at the expense of the e.u. many europeans say that countries are sunday about promoting democracy abroad but are neglecting their own citizens in the process. and ukraine is hit with accusations of corruption and mismanagement positive patients are blamed the health ministry a delay in the supply of lifesaving drugs many are turning to alternative medications putting their health in danger. my colleague bill dog will be here in half an hour's time but up next john and his guests in cross talk this time they'll be debating how to ach
region and as the west was hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. last hour here in moscow you with a recap of the top stories and fears of violence over crowding around while the government braces itself for an influx of immigrants from arab countries in turmoil it's fear that hundreds of thousands could flee libya the ongoing. renewed clashes rock afterwards thousands rally against austerity measures this...
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this is a hopeful season for all of humanity, because the cause of human rights and human dignity belongs to us all. for leaders on every continent, the choice becomes clearer, day- by-day. embrace your people's aspirations, have confidence in their potential, or they will lose confidence in year. those who were here on friday and many of us watching on our television screens saw the libyan representative renounced gaddafi's violent rule. yet he said young people in his country were writing a new chapter in the struggle. we have categorically decided, he said, to represent the interests of the libyan people and their free will. yet this is the time for action. now is the opportunity for us to support all who are willing to stand up on behalf of the rights we cling to cherish. so, let us do that let us follow the young people from tripoli and cairo, echoing in our ears. thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] >> i want to thank the secretary of state of the united states of america for her statement. >> our look at the events of the day surrounding events in libya continues. there is
this is a hopeful season for all of humanity, because the cause of human rights and human dignity belongs to us all. for leaders on every continent, the choice becomes clearer, day- by-day. embrace your people's aspirations, have confidence in their potential, or they will lose confidence in year. those who were here on friday and many of us watching on our television screens saw the libyan representative renounced gaddafi's violent rule. yet he said young people in his country were writing a...
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libya is a member of the human rights council and pledged to respect human rights. libya is a party to various international human rights treaties including the international covenant on civil and political rights. it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrined in international human rights treaties. under international law, any official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and attacked can be held criminally accountable. widespread and systematic attacks against the civilian population may amount to crimes against humanity. witnesses in and out of libya consistently described horrifying scenes. libyan forces are firing at protesters and bystanders, a ceiling of neighborhoods, and shooting from rooftops. they also blocked ambulances so that the injured and dead are left on the streets. reports from hospitals indicate that most of the victims have been shot in the head, chest, or neck. that suggests arbitrary executions. doctors at relate that they are struggling to cope and are running out of blood supplies and medicines
libya is a member of the human rights council and pledged to respect human rights. libya is a party to various international human rights treaties including the international covenant on civil and political rights. it has the obligation to protect and implement rights and freedoms as enshrined in international human rights treaties. under international law, any official at any level ordering or carrying out atrocities and attacked can be held criminally accountable. widespread and systematic...
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right. >> and part of it is to become intimate with the human mind. what the buddha did, he, if you will, the scientist of the human mind. he didn't have any equipment, instrumentation at his disposal, he used his own mind to examine the mind. and he discovered fairly universal laws of the nature of the mind and suffering and psychology. and now what we're doing is we're able to use instrumentation to actually see the degree to which people are buddhists or not can transform the nature of their own minds so we're not so caught up in our impulses around violence, around anger, around fear, around all of the things that actually create huge amounts of harm and suffering both so to ourselves and others. emotional component of it that we can learn to regulate that. >> will mindfulness help you to be happy? and to live longer? we'll put those questions to our guest. but first here is his distinguished profile. born new york city. 60 years of age. wife mila. three children. bs chemistry. massachusetts institute of technology, hpd. molecular biology. univers
right. >> and part of it is to become intimate with the human mind. what the buddha did, he, if you will, the scientist of the human mind. he didn't have any equipment, instrumentation at his disposal, he used his own mind to examine the mind. and he discovered fairly universal laws of the nature of the mind and suffering and psychology. and now what we're doing is we're able to use instrumentation to actually see the degree to which people are buddhists or not can transform the nature of...
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the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. and. welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about regime changes in the arab world. but first let's see what russians think about this march further their revolution of who is now an epidemic spreading to morning long countries in the middle east off to tunisia and egypt the protesters plucking the streets of tripoli libya demanding the ouster of moammar gadhafi the. public opinion agency a lot of said also russians what is behind its revolution and outbreak fifty percent of the respondents believe their reason is low living standards and government economic policy and that a third to six the sun see a post try to go among political groups who are responsible for the revolution they were outrage in egypt mubarak ruled the country for thirty years that way for fourteen to could there be a one placed in the area for the entire region. ok reid and i to go over to you in brussels considering. it's go to the human rights issue here is we hear things coming out
the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. and. welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about regime changes in the arab world. but first let's see what russians think about this march further their revolution of who is now an epidemic spreading to morning long countries in the middle east off to tunisia and egypt the protesters plucking the streets of tripoli libya demanding the ouster of moammar gadhafi the. public opinion agency a...
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human's right -- human rights council. it has been a member since last year. the president will go to geneva to discuss that. even if that happens, it will not have an immediate effect. >> if you want to know who is keeping gaddafi in power, go online. you will find analysis on libya 's internal security operations and the mercenaries and para- militaries operating inside the country. this on the bbc news website. the russian prime minister vladimir putin has warned that certain prices of oil could be problematic. >> vladimir putin arrived in a strong position. he stands to benefit from higher oil prices. unrest in north africa could make europe more reliant on russian gas. this at a time when russia is arguing strongly against europe's energy market. even for russia, the price can go too high. >> today, the price of oil is $118 per barrel. this is a serious threat to economic growth of the whole world. this could have a negative effect on the russian economy as well. we want a reasonable price. >> traders are worried by warnings of oil price increases. the ch
human's right -- human rights council. it has been a member since last year. the president will go to geneva to discuss that. even if that happens, it will not have an immediate effect. >> if you want to know who is keeping gaddafi in power, go online. you will find analysis on libya 's internal security operations and the mercenaries and para- militaries operating inside the country. this on the bbc news website. the russian prime minister vladimir putin has warned that certain prices of...
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the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. can. start. to. flow in welcome to crossfire computable a part of the globe or democratic rhetoric is beginning to match deeds the north african revolutions are in full swing is this the end of western client ism in new york colonial rule in the early world can the west leave with others in bracing democracy. can start. to discuss new directions for the middle east i'm joined by harold rolled in washington he's an expert on islam and the middle east also in washington we have here when he is rector of the international transcend peace university and author of fall of the us empire and then what and another member of our crosstalk team on a hunger or a gentleman you have difference of opinion this is crosstalk so you can jump in anytime you want harold if i go to you first we've all been watching the events going on in north africa first that we had it in tunisia egypt and now a very bloody end it appears of going on in libya here let's look forward what kind of middle east is coming into being in nor
the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. can. start. to. flow in welcome to crossfire computable a part of the globe or democratic rhetoric is beginning to match deeds the north african revolutions are in full swing is this the end of western client ism in new york colonial rule in the early world can the west leave with others in bracing democracy. can start. to discuss new directions for the middle east i'm joined by harold rolled in washington he's an expert on...
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the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the. wealthy british style it's time to rise. to the. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on our team. and if you. want to. welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about regime changes in the arab world. but first let's see what russians think about this march further their revolution of who is now an epidemic spreading to morning on countries in the middle east off to tunisia and egypt the first testers up walking the streets of tripoli libya demanding the elsewhere. mamata got that the public opinion agency a lot of said also russians what is behind its revolutionary outbreak fifty percent of the respondents believe their reason is low living standards and government economic policy and that a third to six percent see a post triangle among different political groups responsible for the revolutionary outrage in egypt mubarak ruled the country for thirty years leave me forty two could there be a one placed in
the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the. wealthy british style it's time to rise. to the. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on our team. and if you. want to. welcome back to cross talk i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're talking about regime changes in the arab world. but first let's see what russians think about this march further their revolution of who is now an epidemic spreading to morning on...
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nutrition in for environmental contamination don't you feel like a lab rat some consider the experiment in human treatment very oddly significant differences between the g.m. felt that they both at the g.m. felt that. they weren't treated so well themselves one question means one carrier if you ask one question you get the answer and you might or might not be able to publish it but that's the end of your career. if you just joined us. here in moscow top stories fears of violence and overcrowding run wild in italy as the government braces itself for an influx of immigrants from arab countries in turmoil as feared hundreds of thousands could flee libya in the ongoing civil. war new clashes rock athens as thousands rally against the measures this comes amid fears of billions of dollars of aid going to the middle east to the expense of the e.u. many european countries are concerned about promoting democracy abroad and the collecting their own citizens in the process. ukraine is hit with accusations of corruption and mismanagement as a child of the positive patient the health ministry for delays in t
nutrition in for environmental contamination don't you feel like a lab rat some consider the experiment in human treatment very oddly significant differences between the g.m. felt that they both at the g.m. felt that. they weren't treated so well themselves one question means one carrier if you ask one question you get the answer and you might or might not be able to publish it but that's the end of your career. if you just joined us. here in moscow top stories fears of violence and...
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ok they way i see it is that up front to have two human rights issues and americans have a tendency to talk about civil and political rights. in one nine hundred sixty six sixteen december that old soviet konami can social rights that is an enormous revolt against political repression and they gained the what end this corruption in the call that had on the emplacement the writing on the two covenants of human rights but behind that is the raveling go to. pyres the u.s. global empire and israeli region at that age and they have been doing exactly what they imposed all this to prop up the leads and tell them if you don't want to rob your own country do so we only ask you one thing name that you keep agreements with us and those agreement should be kept now to what extent that will come through i don't know but to me this is very obvious that from the washington point of view ben at least had gone there to mubarak is a gun there and we'll see what happens the other places of course what this crucial now is back then and just a little jump from behind n.b.a. have in the eastern province of
ok they way i see it is that up front to have two human rights issues and americans have a tendency to talk about civil and political rights. in one nine hundred sixty six sixteen december that old soviet konami can social rights that is an enormous revolt against political repression and they gained the what end this corruption in the call that had on the emplacement the writing on the two covenants of human rights but behind that is the raveling go to. pyres the u.s. global empire and israeli...
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. >> this is a universal value, human rights. and human rights and freedom of expression, this is a basic, fundamental right of each single person. and china has it written down in the constitution. >> narrator: in 1996, liu xiaobo was sentenced to three years in a labor camp. during his imprisonment, he married liu xia, who he'd known since the 1980s. the couple wrote many love letters, which they have since published. >> narrator: in 2008, liu xiaobo co-authored charter 08, a manifesto of 19 demands calling on the government to give the chinese people greater political freedom. he was immediately arrested and sentenced to 11 years in jail for seeking to end one-party rule in china. >> narrator: liu xiaobo is the only author of charter 08 to have been arrested, but his detention has given him international status and international recognition. >> for over two decades, liu xiaobo has been a strong spokesman for the application of fundamental human rights also in china. >> narrator: the chinese government reacted to the peace priz
. >> this is a universal value, human rights. and human rights and freedom of expression, this is a basic, fundamental right of each single person. and china has it written down in the constitution. >> narrator: in 1996, liu xiaobo was sentenced to three years in a labor camp. during his imprisonment, he married liu xia, who he'd known since the 1980s. the couple wrote many love letters, which they have since published. >> narrator: in 2008, liu xiaobo co-authored charter 08,...
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the problem with elections without democratic institutions is that the other forces which want to humans democracy which want to use elections to take over and be their own tyrants meaning for example the islamist could use this for what they really want one vote one man one vote one time so where they're all errol do you see welling do you see evidence of this at this point it's early in the game i would agree with you but you see evidence of this in the three countries you were talking about libya egypt in libya go ahead. in egypt this is the problem you have the we who is part of the muslim brotherhood. and when he came back to egypt and spoke before a very large crowd into one ear square last friday he pushed off the stage the young executive from google and a lot of the people who are interested in the students the young people who are interested in democracy freedom and human rights the problem with the muslim brotherhood is and if i if you don't mind i want to quote exactly what they say here and this is kind of the way and this is the the muslim brotherhood. is our objective the
the problem with elections without democratic institutions is that the other forces which want to humans democracy which want to use elections to take over and be their own tyrants meaning for example the islamist could use this for what they really want one vote one man one vote one time so where they're all errol do you see welling do you see evidence of this at this point it's early in the game i would agree with you but you see evidence of this in the three countries you were talking about...
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atmosphere have no verifiable impacts on the environment and global warming is a natural occurrence and human activity has not accelerate it so i'd just like to ask representative reed how in the hell is global warming beneficial to the welfare and the business climate of montana i mean i guess if the temperatures keep rising in the state could one day have a tropical climate and that would improve tourism you know what i find most telling about representative reed is that until he was elected last november he was a farmer and a firefighter so how do the farmer and a firefighter come to the conclusion that global warming is beneficial and then want to outlaw science on top of it you know he told thing progress that he knows his idea is radical and i'm going to agree with him on that but please please just keep your ideas as ideas and don't turn them into crazy laws and that's why montana lawmaker jo reed is tonight's tool time winner. and it seems that ice still has no problem flexing its muscles ice or immigrations and customs enforcement is one of the sectors in the homeland security depart
atmosphere have no verifiable impacts on the environment and global warming is a natural occurrence and human activity has not accelerate it so i'd just like to ask representative reed how in the hell is global warming beneficial to the welfare and the business climate of montana i mean i guess if the temperatures keep rising in the state could one day have a tropical climate and that would improve tourism you know what i find most telling about representative reed is that until he was elected...