centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard the un's describe the conditions in the same tears as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed it's condemned to tuesday's attack saying civilians should never be targeted brian al jazeera. well libya is a main transit point for refugees and migrants from africa the middle east trying to reach europe there are an estimated 670000 of them in libya more than 5000 are kept in some 60 governments attention centers across the country where many hail from countries such as the share mali nigeria see done somalia and eritrea they're mostly trying to reach italy by crossing the mediterranean but fire zones happen picked up by the libyan coast guard which is supported by the e.u. in a bid to stop them from reaching europe well many of those migrants killed in tuesday's strike killed from nigeria. as more are from the country's capital a butcher. well basically i spoke to an official a short while ago who said the nigerian government will condemn these attac

who's migration policy has led to this numbers of people being returned by the libyan coast guard and left pretty much to their own devices in these detention centers which of course we all know particularly harrowing in terms of their conditions so many people could be responsible would you say absolutely i think you've touched on a number of very very important issues 1st of all when considering whether this constitutes a war crime the question will be have to be asked the close proximity to military targets and whether those to talk to actually were aware that there were civilian areas detention facilities within military compound so so that's the 1st question the you mention the e.u. policy that's certainly something which is near the subject of a filing that has been made with the international criminal court in relation to crimes against humanity falling on the responsibility of the e.u. member states of course there is also the responsibility of the un sanctioned un supported government in tripoli in terms of the conditions that it is detaining migrants in and around tripoli. s

whose migration policy has led to this numbers of people being returned by the libyan coast guard andt pretty much to their own devices in these detention centers which of course we all know particularly harrowing in terms of their conditions so many people could be responsible would you say absolutely i think you've touched on a number of very very important issues 1st of all when considering whether this constitutes a war crime the question will be have to be arsed the close proximity to military targets and whether those to talk to actually were aware that there were civilian areas detention facilities within military compound so so that's the 1st question the you mention the e.u. policy that's certainly something which is no the subject of a filing that has been made with the international criminal court in relation to crimes against humanity falling on the responsibility of the e.u. and a member states of course there is also the responsibility of the un sanctioned un supported government in tripoli in terms of the conditions that it is detaining migrants in and around tripoli. r

among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard were placed in that that you are a migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law. plenty more ahead on this news hour mothers selling their own daughters into marriage the streams myanmar's refugees going to just to survive. plus the erosion of religious diversity in jerusalem's old city and why the imminent closure of this historic hotel is adding to the problem. and later in sport a freak hail storm causes chaos at cycling's tour de france. the u.s. president is celebrating a victory for his southern border war from the nation's highest court ruled trump can divert 2 and a half $1000000000.00 from the defense department to fund the project a month earlier he was blocked by a california judge who ruled trump nee

to the various organizations involved in the rescue according to the united nations and the libyan coast guard, they say they come from arab countries, mostly africans. women and children. they were crowded into this wooden boat that capsized five miles off the coast of libya. and it was fischer men that began this operation. they called in the libyan coast guard to join them in this rescue. according to the libyans, they say they managed to rescue more than 134 people. they retrieved one body as of a few hours ago and that number might change as this rescue operation goes on, but the fear is that 100 to 150 people who are missing, they're presumed dead. while we've seen a real drop in the number of people who are making this dangerous journey across the mediterranean since 2017, you still see these kinds of incidents taking place. very dangerous journey and a lot of concern to the people rescued. they're sent back to libya and facing horrific conditions there and facing torture and even death. >> it's a shame all around. >>> meanwhile, hundreds gathering in hong kong's airport protesting agai

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guardthere is growing condemnation of tuesday's attack and calls for someone to be found accountable but for now these migrants a stuck in the middle of libya's rivals and their betel for control. brian al jazeera well you know recognize government has blamed the strike on forces loyal to the warlord khalifa haftar but in the past few hours a spokesman for after has denied any responsibility. we were surprised to see the false claims that the migrant camp was targeted the syria houses no migrants and no libyan civilians. the weapon supply coming from misrata came through this point therefore we destroyed a legitimate target of our enemy. if the claims are true they brought those illegal migrants to that area on purpose therefore we're innocent it was a legitimate target and 17 minutes later the migration center was destroyed 17 minutes later. rob reynolds joins us live now from the united nations in new york and 1st up can you tell us more about the reaction there at the u.n. to the airstri

are among the missing is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard were placed in that that you are a migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths. the secretary general reiterated that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law north korea's economy shrank in 2018 for the 2nd straight year as it was battered by sanctions and droughts the contraction of 4 point one percent is the worst in more than 2 decades according to figures compiled by south korea's central bank that all the north's international trade was almost cut in half last year a sanctions reduced exports by close to 90 percent and the hot air that slashed temperature records in europe this week appears to be moving towards greenland where it could cause record levels of melting this month alone it's already lost $160000000000.00 tons of ice through surface melting climate change has been linked

among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard replaced in that the jury of migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths. the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law. north korea's economy shrank in 2018 for the 2nd straight year as it was battered by sanctions and drought is the worst contraction in more than 2 decades according to figures compiled by south korea's central bank the sanctions were meant to stop north korea's nuclear program bus on thursday young and tested a new ballistic missile saying it was a warning to south korea but the private ports from solve the figures provide the stark is devore dense yet of how sanctions against north korea are hurting it economically last year the economy contract did by 4 point one percent that's on top of a 3 and a half percent contraction the year befo

among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guardere placed in that the jury at migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law earthquakes in the northern philippines have killed at least 8 people to tremors with magnitudes of 5.4 and 5.9 struck on saturday a timeless islands at least 60 people are injured and there's been significant damage to homes and other buildings. and to stay with is here on al-jazeera coming up for our delegation visit bangladesh to convince rain.

off the town of homs east of tripoli on thursday about $145.00 of them were rescued by the libyan coast guard around $120.00 others including women and children are missing and feared debts the u.n. is also calling for immediate changes in the way the waters off the trold the secretary general is deeply saddened by the news that some 150 refugees and migrants lost their lives after the boats they were in capsized off the coast of libya on the 25th of july children and pregnant women are among the missing is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard were placed in that the juror migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths. the secretary general reiterate that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law. north korea's economy shrank in 2018 for the 2nd straight year as it was battered by sanctions and drought is the worst contraction in more than 2 decades

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard the un's described the conditions in the centers as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed it's condemned tuesday's attack saying civilians should never be targeted brian al jazeera well let's get the latest from the scene of the one who joins us now live from tripoli we're still seeing details filtering out what working to tell us this hour. well it's very diverse stating miserable and bleak here in and around that detention center with paramedics teams and medical workers still looking for corpses under the rubble until this morning and meanwhile the united nations supporting mission in libya has called it a war crime india the interior minister the government of national accord. issued a statement demanding a fact finding mission to be sent from the united nations to investigate what he calls a genius crime committed by. the jets loyal to the warlord that have to meanwhile bashar though is demanding the perpetrators be brought to justice we kn

are on this side rick you know we did worse proximate 30 miles from the libyan coast line so we had to run from the libyan coast guard and they reply to us that they could offer us a safe part in serbia which is west of tripoli but due to the geneva convention really refute this and lampedusa is the next place parts for us so we just followed maritime law and went to the next part. of course mark there is another option but right now we were on lot to do south waiting. italy's far right interior minister and mateo salvini was direct about where he thought the boat should go. it's a german vessel they can go to germany where. he has already changed italian laws so that vessels entering italian waters without permission risk fines as large as $50000.00 euros another boat the alex run by the italian charity mediterranea has $41.00 migrants on board and the italian authorities are blocking this 2 conditions on the boats are beginning to look desperate. i am the doctor on board and fortunately we open our arms crew came here to help for the medical assistants and i mean we are only have a 20 minutes a sailing boat. and we

the rescue we did was approximately 30 miles from the libyan coast lang's so we had to and from the libyan coast guard and then replied. that they could offer a safe park which is west of tripoli this but due to the geneva convention 3 refused this and lampedusa is the next safe part for us so we just follow the maritime law and bring to the next part. of course mark there is another option box right now we are not to do so waiting. marcel date from the german aid organization cia thank you so much for joining us safe journeys. a magnitude 7 point one earthquake has struck southern california the region's strongest tremor in 2 decades the epicenter some 200 kilometers northeast of los angeles injuries and fires have been reported but so far no fatalities it's the latest in a series of recent quakes to hit california and experts are warning that more are likely to come. residents watched helplessly as the quake hit the most powerful in 20 years. no no no the tremors traveled as far south as mexico for tourists visiting the region it was a surreal moment well we were just you know joe right what if you

off the town of homs east of tripoli on thursday about $145.00 of them were rescued by the libyan coast guard around $120.00 others including women and children are missing and feared dead and schapelle has more. put her children on a wooden boat she was trying to make it to europe by any means possible instead the journey became the worst tragedy this year in the mediterranean sea nearly 150 passengers were rescued by local fishermen her son wasn't one of them she's blaming international organizations for a lack of support among the numbers that i lost my 7 year old child i don't want anything except to go back to my country sudan to die there. survivors were returned to libya a primary departure point for people fleeing poverty and war in africa and the middle east one person drowns in the mediterranean for every 6 that successfully reach europe's shores we've now had more than 700 deaths on the mediterranean this year if current trends for this year continue but will see us past more than 1000 deaths on the mediterranean for the 6th year in a row it's a really bleak milestone the really ba

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guardthe un's describe the conditions in the same tis as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed people are being brought to the detention centers faster than we can evacuate them they're being brought to libya after being rescued or intercepted by the libyan coast guard a rate that's quicker than we can get people out so we need a new policy that we need to see a renewed effort this season ends to people being returned to libya no refugees should be returned to libya at this time there's growing condemnation of tuesday's attack and calls for someone to be found accountable but for now these migrants a stock in the middle of libya's rivals and their betel for control elixir brian for inside story. khalifa haftar was offensive on tripoli has derailed a un peace initiative to reconcile libya's rival powers. there's the un recognized government led by prime minister fails us or ours in tripoli the capital in the west the government of national accord is ba

on the mediterranean have to restart i think as your correspondent from tripoli was saying libyan coast guard intercepting people who are attempting to flee across the sea take people back directly to detention centers like the one that was attacked last night we need to have say from where this search and rescue operations are back in action across the mediterranean sea to make sure that people who are trying to flee the insecurity and conflict in libya have the ability to do so do you feel generally that there is a bit of an erosion if you like of the rules of war. we heard that we heard it said that the coordinates of this particular facility were given to all those involved and yet it was bombed and we lost maybe 44 people similarly there are accusations of the same kinds of atrocities being carried out in the province in syria for instance where the locations are given to all those involved yet still medical facilities and civilian facilities are being bombed i mean do you think that this is an area that really really needs some attention. i think that's right i think that we are increas

can evacuate them they're being brought to libya after being rescued or intercepted by the libyan coast guard a rate that's quicker than we can get people out so we need a new policy there we need to see a renewed effort the season ends to people being returned to libya no refugees should be returned to libya at this time. well i accept the mascaras there james bain stories where i live on sat said james a fierce escalation of violence very hearing some orrible 1st hand accounts there was sort of response a real a plea to see from the ensor national teensy i've been working the phones and clearly this has shocked people been busy already in new york i'm told by diplomats on the u.n. security council they've been trying to get information so far they have no firm information as to who was responsible some of the security council countries have already been meeting i'm told it's only 9 am in new york the u.k. the u.s. and france the so-called peace 3 the permanent members who are the western countries have been meeting with 3 other key countries italy the u.s. and egypt they've been trying to c

missing when their boats capsized in the mediterranean scores of others were rescued by the libyan coast guard.

missing when their boats capsized in the mediterranean scores of others were rescued by the libyan coast guard. i saw thousands of protesters gathered at hong kong airport to call for democracy and educate tourists about mass demonstrations in the city.

they can't cross over to the mediterranean or they'll get arrested by the libyan coast guard. many of them simply don't have the wherewithal to go home. the end of the day in one form or another they're stuck in libya in the middle of a war which they had nothing to do with. dave? >> difficult circumstances. ben wedeman, live. thank you for sure. >> the wrong man was taken off of life support in chicago. now two families are suing the city and the hospital. r cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide pods free & gentle. it's gentle on her skin, and dermatologist recommended. tide free and gentle. safe for skin with psoriasis, and eczema. want to brain better? say hello to neuriva. so nice to meet you june, jay, ji, jj kay, raj, and... ray! good job, brain! neuriva is a new brain supplement that combines the best of science and nature, with clinically- proven ingredients that fuel five indicators of brain performance: focus, accuracy, memory, learning, and concentration. neuriva - it's time to brain better. you can go first. audible reintro

can evacuate them they're being brought to libya after being rescued or intercepted by the libyan coast guard a rate that's quicker than we can get people out so we need a new policy that we need to see a renewed effort sees an end to people being returned to libya no refugees should be returned to libya at this time that says so what would this new policy look like because we've had repeated calls for these camps to be closed we've also heard reports of food and water shortages breaks of disease even systematic torture in these facilities conditions that these camps are dire they have night being hit by missiles what sort of polls say shifty looking for where do you want these people to go. well we need a comprehensive approach the looks of issues all across the routes the refugees and migrants are travelling i mean right now we have some 15 conflicts in east and west africa there while they continue likely to see more people fleeing so efforts need to be made renewed efforts to broker peace in those countries and then in the neighboring countries the people flee to you know more needs to be

had trying to make it to europe by crossing the mediterranean they had been rescued by the libyan coast guard which is funded by the european union and been brought back to these detention centers is that correct well some of them certainly would have tried some of them may have not even got that far and what detained in libya but what we know is that they are rules of millions caught up in the fighting and talk it in this attack and we know that the united nations have said now that all of these detention centers should be closed so busy the question is this evening what is going to happen to all of these migrants who have been housed in these buildings. well the problem is that we have been responding in the wrong re europe in terms of stopping people crossing but not working on a better solution than migrant detention centers like this that are close to the front line and of being targeted by armed groups so we need a better way of managing the migration flow through libya recognising that that is the point through which many are crossing the current migrant detention centers are appalling

it is working with the libyan coast guard to keep migrants at bay.ore than 3700 people have been intercepted and returned to libya. violence,ace extortion, a and forced labor. last week, one was hit by a deadly air raid. with this threat, the n number f people attemptpting the crossing could increase. although the number of deaths is lower, it is higher in proportion to the amount of people trying to cross. where -- wasq, ousted from oso. residents are trying to get on with a normal life. >> evening entertainment has life.back into daily clubs and evening events, art and science have been cropping up all over mosul. it reflects the mentality of people here. a is a mentality eager for new life. mosul was thehe final stronghold in iraq and was retaken several months after the east. residents are disappointed in the government's failure to rebuild. >> there are dead bodies of families and i islamic state fighters under the rubble. they should remove the rubble and provide services. nothing has changed. it is a failed government.t. >> roads and bridges a

rescue we did was approximately 30 miles from the libyan coastline so we had to and from the libyan coast guard and replied. that they could offer a safe bark and the which is west of tripoli this but due to the geneva convention really refused this and lampedusa is the next safe part for us so we just follow the maritime law and went to the next part. of course mark there is another option but right now we are not to do south waiting it is the next safe port as you put it how crucial in a nutshell is it to get to the next safe port. sorry can you please repeat the question you say it's the next safe port how crucial is it to go to the next safe port despite the fact that you know officials don't want you there. while it's. we're we know it's a political game and we know what what's happened to to to see what's. fun now we just want to make sure the people are safe as far as possible and we know that syria scares has become more and more criminalized. but as far as there's nothing we can do it has sent for me the chairman of the iraqis the foreign office. to to wait for their instructions marce

rescue we did was approximately 30 miles from the libyan coastline so we had to and from the libyan coast guard and replied. that they could offer assist a fart in the area which is west of tripoli this but usually the geneva convention really refused this and lampedusa is the next safe parts for us so we just followed maritime law and went to the next part. we ran the whole night to lampedusa now we are at the coast this morning we had the goddess deal on board they made a check up of the people and informed us about that the tradeoff felt the need and now we are waiting for further instructions we know it's a political game and we know what what happened to to to see what's. funny now we just want to make sure the people are safe as far as possible and we know that the risk is has become more and more criminalized. but as far as there's nothing we can do as some form determine authority the foreign office. to wait for their instruction all right as cross now to do his report i even him he's standing close to the german chancellor's office in the center of where a demonstration is taking place

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard the un's describe the conditions in the same tis as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed it's condemn tuesday's attack saying civilians should never be targeted brian al jazeera. many of the migrants killed in the strike were from nigeria armitage greece has more from the country's capital of. well basically i spoke to an official a short while ago who said the nigerian government will condemn these attacks the president has not issued a statement as of yet but the officials here have agreed that the attack is unpardonable but even then operate father on that now the issue of these migrants in the libya has been going on for a very long time nigeria said they have more than 5000 migrants in libya but when we were there in generally of last year to evacuated hundreds of thousands of them so far more than 50001000 have been evacuated we realize of the situation is much bigger than what the nigerian government initially thought and that is only ta

were stopped by libyan coast guards.hey are stopped and brorought tok inland and distributed centers scattered all over the country. the worst are those in trtripol. so far, the centers were targeted several times. sign -- thesecond second time the same cenenter ws targeted. the libyans sometimes say this. nothing is happening for these people. >> what do we know about who carried out this attack? likely they are responsible and do you think they were hit by mistake? accusingvernment is him, he is accusing the government. what i read before i went inside saidtudio,o, a spokesperson the ceceer is locacated nearar a warehohouse for the government forces. maybe the warehouse was hit by mistake. targeted a warehouse and the forces bombed the center by mistake. the government says no, khalifa has targeted this government. >> they are talking about possible war crimes here.. isyou think an investigation likely to happen? is so hard to get access to these areas. for anu.n. is calling investigation. for andy is calling investiga

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard the un's described the conditions in the centers as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed it's condemned to tuesday's attack saying civilians should never be targeted o'brian al-jazeera. well libya is a main transit point for refugees and migrants from africa and the middle east all trying to reach europe there are an estimated 670000 of them in libya and more than 5 thousands are kept in some 60 government to tension centers across the country many of them hail from countries such as the share chad mali nigeria sudan somalia urns eritrea they're mostly trying to reach italy by crossing the mediterranean but sizes have been picked up by the libyan coast guard which is being supported by the european union to try and stop them reaching europe where many of the migrants killed in the choose the strike killed from nigeria achmet it is joins me now from the capital of bridger we have heard from the african union condemning the attack at what reactio

among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard were placed in that that you were at migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law under schapelle has will. put her children on a wooden boat she was trying to make it to europe by any means possible instead the journey became the worst tragedy this year in the mediterranean sea nearly 150 passengers were rescued by local fishermen her son wasn't one of them she's blaming international organizations for a lack of support the most vulnerable the numbers that i lost my 7 year old child i don't want anything now except to go back to my country sudan to die there. survivors will return to libya a primary departure point for people fleeing poverty and war in africa and the middle east one person drowns in the mediter

are among the missing is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard were placed in that the jury a migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a city of country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law north korea's economy shrank in 2018 for the 2nd straight year as it was battered by sanctions and droughts the contraction of 4 point one percent is the worst in more than 2 decades according to figures compiled by south korea's central bank the north's international trade was carse was almost cut in half last year a sanctions reduced exports by close to 90 percent and the hot air that smashed temperature records in europe this week appears to be moving towards greenland where it could cause record levels of melting this month alone it's already lost $160000000000.00 tons of ice through surface melting climate change has been linked

missing when their boats capsized in the mediterranean scores of others were rescued by the libyan coast guard. thousands of protesters gathered at hong kong airport to call for democracy and educate tourists about mass demonstrations in the city hong kong.

provides assistance to the libyan coast guard to help intercept migrants at sea and stop them from waging european shores amid idriss tells us how nigeria is now reacting to the high number of victims from that country the officials here actually at a loss of. extra exactly how many people how many nigerians are involved how many nigerians were dead or injured in that particular attack but it's such an that a lot of nigerians were involved among the casualties and one official described to me that it's shocking it's barbaric it's condemn a ball and outrageous whether or not this attack from yesterday well sort of pushed the nigerian government to accelerate its repatriation program voluntary partition program of stranded migrants nigerian by constrained it in libya it's not clear at the moment but we know thousands of them have been returned home says december 2017 till date and the nigerian government is continuing with that operation according to one particular official and joining us via skype from washington is hof and he's a senior fellow at john hopkins university's foreign policy i

the surviving migrants were helped by local fishermen and then picked up by the libyan coast guard.ay after robert muellerto appeared on cahill, and the reviews are still coming inm the special counsel warned that russia is once again trying to attack america's elections. both democrats and republicans are claiming victory after the, hearinthough it seems the push to impeach president trump gained a little ground. -- gained little ground. my colleague jane o'brien asked senator chris coons for his reaction to mr. mueller's testimony. jane: senator, thank you very much for joining me. did robert mueller's testimony have any impact on the debate going on in your party aboot whether oro start impeachment proceedings against the president? sen. coons: i think the most importanmupart of robert ler's testimony was his forceful reassertion that russia continues to interferee upcoming american elections. i don't kn, since i don't serve in the house, how it will impact the debates within our house caucus, but when members of the house have asked myi adviced said to them that i think it is re

missing when their boats capsized in the mediterranean scores of others were rescued by the libyan coast guardhousands of protesters gathered at hong kong airport to call for democracy and educate tourists about mass demonstrations in the city.

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missing when their boats capsized in the mediterranean scores of others were rescued by the libyan coast guard. thousands of protesters gathered at hong kong airport to call for democracy and educate tourists about mass demonstrations in the city hong kong.

mediterranean and libya's coast guard said that it's their right the coast guard patrols right to detain there was a migrants as long as they have entered libya illegally sealed off the libyan course towards europe illegally and they have been detained in libya's little waters but they say that they cannot send them back to their countries because this is against international humanitarian law but at least they're letting the letting international humanitarian institutions or organizations to visit them from from time to time some other migrants do not have any word to goal have been told here today some migrants told me really. strange that they do not have anywhere other than the detention center around. thank you very much indeed lockwood up to one head reporting live from the libyan capital tripoli. well as we've already mentioned the u.n. security council that's due to start its imagines the meeting within the hour also i do believe rob reynolds is our correspondent who's there at u.n. headquarters in new york and rob so the a measure is he session due under way shortly with head from the u.n. secretary general himself that's right martin some extremely strong images b

provides assistance to the libyan coast guard to help intercept migrants at sea and stop them from reaching european shores well the attack in libya has put the u.s. immigration policies under more scrutiny after a week which saw italy in a standoff with the crew of a charity rescue ship paul brennan has this report. the carnage of the detention center as strike vividly highlights the danger thousands of migrants face in camps all across northern libya coming at the same time as the ongoing dispute between italy and the ngo group c. watch there is intense pressure for a new approach that needs to be an end to the toxicity of the political debate around what to do with refugees and migrants there needs to be an end to politicians seeing this as a political trophy to win and a means to be reframed as a primarily humanitarian issue kerala rocket ship sea watch 340 migrants on lampedusa in defiance of the italian government last weekend has now been released from house arrest but she's gone into hiding after threats to his safety and she may yet face charges a prospect strongly criticized by th

who's migration policy has led to this number of people being returned by the libyan coast guard and left pretty much to their own devices in these detention centers which of course we all know are particularly harrowing in terms of their conditions so many people could be responsible would you say. absolutely i think you've touched on a number of very very important issues 1st of all when considering whether this constitutes a war crime the question will be have to be aust the close proximity to military targets and whether those the talked at actually were aware that there were civilian areas detention facilities within military compounds so that's the 1st question the you mention the e.u. policy that's certainly something which is now the subject of a filing that has been made with the international criminal court in relation to crimes against humanity falling on the responsibility of the e.u. and a member states of course there is also the responsibility of the un sanctioned un supported government in tripoli in terms of the conditions that it is detaining migrants in and around

the time of homes east over tripoli on thursday around $145.00 of them were rescued by the libyan coast guard $120.00 others including women and children are missing. general is deeply saddened by the news that some 150 refugees and migrants lost their lives after the boats they were in capsized off the coast of libya on the 25th of july children and pregnant women are among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard were placed in that the jury at migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law. as for. use of put her children on a wooden boat she was trying to make it to europe by any means possible instead the journey became the worst tragedy this year in the mediterranean sea nearly 150 passengers were rescued by local fishermen her son wasn't one of them sh

among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard replaced in that that you are a migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law. opinion here is observing 7 days a mourning for its late president. who died on thursday at the age of 92 is being remembered for guiding the country in a new era of democracy state funeral is expected to take place on saturday they were changed to has more now from carthage. the body of president. is subsea being taken back to his official residence in carthage as tributes to his role in establishing democracy in tunisia followed in his wake the french president emmanuel macron and the german chancellor angela merkel both praised him for his courage. the new phase introduces government is now on the way the speaker of parliament moham

tried to make it to europe via the mediterranean they had been picked up in the med by the libyan coast guard which is financed by the european union is that correct. yes so we're talking about over $600.00 refugees and migrants who have left in the case of refugees their countries looking for safety looking for international protection they had to do it a very difficult journey along the desert up and to leave yet and try to cross the majority of them the mediterranean sea and then brought back to media and into the homes and so they have already endured a very difficult life while being held in detention for a very part of years time. in a terrible terrible fate there this for these people that the united nations we understand had already warned that this detention center was in harm's way and that it could be a target in the fighting for tripoli and apparently that warning was ignored. well as you know the tension center was a main concern for us in u.n.h.c.r. because as you well say it's ok to in an area of active clashes we had already relocated in the month of may more than 80 refugees

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guardthere is growing condemnation of tuesday's attack and calls for someone to be found accountable but for now these migrants a stock in the middle of libya's rivals and their betel for control. brian al-jazeera. well the un recognized government as blame the airstrike on forces loyal to her after but a spokesman for the warlord has denied responsibility. we were surprised to see the false claims that the migrant camp was targeted the syria houses are no migrants and no libyan civilians. the weapon supply coming from misrata came through this point therefore we destroyed a legitimate target of our enemy. if the claims are true they brought those illegal migrants to that area on purpose therefore we are innocent it was a legitimate target and 17 minutes later the migration center was destroyed 17 minutes later. rob reynolds joins us live now from the united nations in new york where the emergency session has just wrapped up and doesn't appear to produced any sort of joint statement rob wha

among the missing he is also concerned by reports that many of the survivors rescued by the libyan coast guard replaced in that that you are a migrant detention center which is close to a military facility and was hit by an airstrike on the 2nd of july that resulted in more than 50 deaths the secretary general reiterates that libya is not a safe country of asylum and that refugees must be treated with dignity and respect and in accordance with international law a severe heatwave is threatening the world's 2nd largest ice sheet in greenland the un well to meteorology says it could cause record melting raising sea levels and dating to even more unstable weather thousands of mine is in south africa who are suffering from potentially deadly diseases have reached a historic legal settlement where 3 $150000000.00 now is for the mine rock is syria to 10 major companies for compensation 6 of them accepted a deal many miners have lung disease or other illnesses as a result of their work china's it is observing a 7 days of mourning for its president 92 year old bed. who died on thursday his body has bee

centers some close to the front lines which housed those pushed back by the european funded libyan coast guard the un's describe the conditions in the same tis as appalling with little food and water repeatedly calling for them to be closed people are being brought to the detention centers faster than we can evacuate them they're being brought to libya after being rescued or intercepted by the libyan coast guard a rate that's quicker than we can get people out so we need a new policy that we need to see a renewed effort this season ends to people being returned to libya no refugees should be returned to libya at this time there's growing condemnation of tuesday's attack and calls for someone to be found accountable but for now these migrants a stock in the middle of libya's rivals and they betel for control alexia brian for inside story. khalifa haftar was offensive on tripoli has derailed a un peace initiative to reconcile libya's rival powers. there's the un recognized government led by prime minister fails us or ours in tripoli the capital in the west the government of national accord is ba

can evacuate them they're being brought to libya after being rescued or intercepted by the libyan coast guard a rate that's quicker than we can get people out so we need a new policy that we need to see a renewed effort this season ends to people being returned to libya no refugees should be returned to libya at this time there's growing condemnation of tuesday's attack and calls for someone to be found accountable but for now these migrants a stock in the middle of libya's rivals and their betel for control elixir brian for inside story. khalifa haftar was offensive on tripoli has derailed a un peace initiative to reconcile libya's rival powers. there's the un recognized government led by prime minister fails us or ours in tripoli the capital in the west the government of national accord is backed by most western nations as well as qatar and turkey and in the east of libya there's the brook based parliament the center of power for holly for half dot he's backed by egypt saudi arabia the united arab emirates as well as france and russia. i. let's bring in our guest joining us in paris moustap

missing when their boats capsized in the mediterranean scores of others were rescued by the libyan coast guard. thousands of protesters gathered at hong kong airport to call for democracy and educate tourists about mass demonstrations in the city.