. >> laughlin how is the situation of native americans different than any other american living in a rural part of the united states? >> well, i think indians have special problems. the poverty rate is much higher on the reservation as it is off the reservation. indians lack access to automobiles. they can't get in the car and drive, if they can't afford automobiles. there is not easy access to bus transportation. that was of course sarah is on this panel and she may disagree but i've listened to the oral arguments and read the brief and i think the court is going to reverse. i base that on a similar case in north dakota, on spirit lake, in north dakota, they closed two of the eight precincts in the county and they closed all but one in the courthouse and the court granted a preliminary injunction and cited a whole bunch of factors, including the one in montana, the indians had a disparate socioeconomic status, it would take them hours to get there, so the court ordered them to open up the two precincts on the reservation and i'm inclined to believe that is the ultimate result of the

and we spoke to john laughlin from the internet of democracy and cooperation in paris feels human rights have become a means of manipulation in the foreign policy of the u.k. britain does exploit the issue of human rights terribly in its relationships with russia there was an occasion a few months ago where a recommendation was made to limit the abuses committed by journalists and william hague the foreign secretary said that these measures should not be introduced in britain because then britain would not be able to castigate russia over its own allegedly of freedom in the media so there's no consistency and it shows how human rights have become a hypocritical mechanism for attacking russia and a hypocritical instrument in foreign policy. thanks for joining us here on our. mission to teach me. to see. her street. and i would think. if you were playing around on facebook or the n.s.a. may be spying on you those details in just a minute here on our team as we come to you live from moscow. the israeli prime minister is in america with a mission to persuade obama not to trust iran on a meet

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killings the spanish government accepted the ruling but warned that it sets a dangerous president john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation says the stroudsburg courts in fact do the opposite of what it was created to do. but it's incredible isn't it that european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentiments of the woman who is feeling convicted to due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a body the european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states against their own citizens that such a body should now be as it were to feeling in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them. georgia has just voted in a new president bringing to an end the religious decade in power ballots are still being counted but the early exit polls point to a resulting victory for marvellous an outspoken opponent of the outgoing leader let's talk to our. she's in georgia for us either no

the spanish government accepted the ruling but then warned that it sets a dangerous president john laughlin from the institute of democracy in cooperation says the strength court's doing exactly the opposite of what it was set up for it's incredible isn't it that the european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of the woman who has been convicted to due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a body the european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states against their own citizens that such a body should now be as it were in to beaning in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them. cover stories online the crypto currency big coins battle for maintenance acceptance is gaining momentum as we report now the first ever a.t.m. allowing customers to turn their big corners into hard cash is a proud to be launched in canada it takes a while for you to get your head around if yo

decision but warned that it sets a dangerous president john laughlin from the institute of democracy in cooperation told us the stroudsburg court is doing the opposite of what it was created to do. it's incredible isn't it that a european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of a woman who has been convicted after due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a body european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states against their own citizens that such a body should now be as it were in to in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them and the problem with the european court is that having been set up to safeguard basic human rights it has now become a militant political organizing mission which is ensuring a sort of dictatorship of the minority over the ranks of the majority in this case in this case of peaceable citizens who do not go about committing murder unlike

her tariff through work in prison something which is afforded to other inmates in the country john laughlin from the institute of cooperation says the strasbourg court is doing the opposite of what it was created to do. but it's incredible isn't it that a european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of the woman who is free and convicted of to due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states because through an citizens that such a body should now be as it were to dealing in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them the u.s. claims a long running hunger strike at guantanamo bay has mostly ended but fifteen prisoners are still being force fed amid their six month protest against their detention and conditions r t was given rare access to the facility to find out what it's like inside but the wall of secrecy surrounding what h

decision but warned that it sets a dangerous precedent to discuss this list now across life to john laughlin from the inside of democracy and cooperation thank you so much for joining us here in our team to discuss this so in your opinion why would the strasburg court intervene to secure the release of a convicted terrorist well i think your question as it were contains the answer it's incredible isn't it that european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of a woman who has been convicted to due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a forty european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states against their own citizens that such a body should now be as it were to beaning in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by well during that but you know here we have a situation where the european court merely appelle the the decision that was taken by a spanish court to grant her an early relea

group as del rio she had been in jail since late eighty's for her role in twenty three killings john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation says the strasburg court is doing exactly the opposite of what it's supposed to but it's incredible isn't it that european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of a woman who has been convicted of the due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be. committed by states because through him citizens that such a body should now be as it were to be in favor of people who have themselves over grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them. as the high cost of living puts a strain on more and more people in the u.k. many embrace their idea that less is more and some get creative was what couldn't should be considered a home artists are first takes us to an open house when addressing the issue of the food of all housing that one learns

of abandoning the human rights convention is not a new one it was first floated by ukip but john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation in paris yeah actually feels that human rights a become a means of manipulation in the foreign policy of the u k. but it does exploiting the issue of human rights terribly in its relationships with russia it was an occasion a few months ago where a recommendation was made to limit the abuses committed by journalists. and william hague the foreign secretary said that these measures should not be introduced in britain because then britain would not be able to castigate russia over its own allegedly of freedom in the media so there's no consistency and it shows how human rights have become a critical mechanism for attacking russia and a hypocritical instrument in foreign policy or i still to come for you this hour here on r.t. leaving the drug disaster behind as nato troops prepare to bid farewell to afghanistan we look at how the drug industry and gulf the country during their stay with afghan made heroin spreading across the world. and re

tariff through work in prison or something which is afforded to other inmates in the country john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation says the courts is doing the opposite of what it was created to do. it's incredible isn't it that a european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of the woman who has been convicted to due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a body the european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states against their own citizens that such a body should now be as it were to beaning in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them the u.s. claims the long running hunger strike in guantanamo bay has mostly ended but fifteen prisoners are still being force fed their six month protest against their detention and conditions r.t. was given rare access to the facility to find out what it's like inside the wall of secrecy surrounding what hap

spanish government accepted the course decision but warned that it sets a dangerous precedent now john laughlin for in studio democracy in corporations says the stroudsburg courts doing the exact opposite of what it was created to do. it's incredible isn't it that the european court of human rights should intervene in this way to alleviate the sentence of a woman who has been convicted of to due process of the murder of more than twenty three people this woman is a mass murderer and the idea that a body european court of human rights which was set up to safeguard citizens against the abuses that could be committed by states against their own citizens that such a body should now be as it were to beaning in favor of people who have themselves grossly abused the rights of citizens by murdering them coming up the refugees who are getting a cold reception in europe hundreds of my goodness of managed to leave their troubled homes find europe's increasingly tough asylum policies of very little choice but to live on the streets. of. the syrian government's submitted its plan to destroy its chemical wea

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jim laughlin told politico, quote: we have had no problems as all, end quote. he said the park service has been, quote, very cooperative and very polite, unquote in allowing veterans' groups to visit under the auspices that they're conducting, quote, first amendment activities, unquote. directer the jarvis, world war ii veterans has been able to visit the memorial, haven't they? have yes, ma'am, they have. >> thank you. i thank you, ms. simon, for your testimony. are we really surprised that the government shutdown would have an impact on our gateway communities, on our tourism industry? it isn't just something one could have foreseen? >> i don't think the fact that there was an impact was a surprise, no. i think everyone anticipated it. it was really not knowing what to expect come the first day of the shutdown. >> and that is why it is such a dismaying activity, given that it could have been avoided. a bill could have been brought to the floor that would have democratic support, the senate bill that was passed by the senate on a bipartisan basis, brought to t