we want to take you now back to that press conference of qatar's national human rights committee which is holding this news conference giving an update on the impact that located. as had this is a chairman of the qatari human rights committee and he's talking about ten months after bahrain and the u.a.e. cut ties with qatar let's listen to the technical mission praise. the efforts exerted by the national human rights committee when it comes to document in these violations that have been taking place and also trying to extend the hand to the people who have been impacted as it is i'm told that this is with regard to the reports that there are a number of cases that have been tackled by this technical missions reports and this report tackled issues such as human rights the restrictions that are imposed on freedom of opinion and this report so stressed that there is this when it comes to media difference media outlets particularly in the different countries. the report says that governments of a the emirates and the how do you have declared that all the news agencies their own national ne

egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar in june meanwhile here in qatar the national human rights committee is holding a news conference on the impacts the blockade has had the chairman of the committee says many qatari citizens have been separated from their families. france's president emanuel has used his first state visit to china to call for the two countries to work together on the development of africa is also indoor speeching spelt and road initiative china's largest ever infrastructure program saying the benefits of the projects should be cherished shared this is in the good it does economy. we need to improve development education health and the economy in africa by working together we can change the world for africa. and one of hollywood's biggest events of the year the golden globe awards has wrapped up in los angeles many actors wore all black as part of the hash tag me two movement which sought to highlight the issue of sexual harassment in the industry coming up next it's witness stay with us. fear is a very important source of information for many people around the world whe

crisis is negatively impacting the people of catarrh the national human rights committee said in doha says the report shows the blockade is illegal. that this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the blockading countries are not mere diplomatic severing of relations they are not just an economic boycott these are unilateral abusive arbitrary measures that are impacting citizens and ex-pats in qatar. egypt's former prime minister ahmed shafik has ruled himself out of the running for the upcoming presidential election shafiq said in november that he intended to run the data they share but he's now pulled out of contention shafiq was widely seen as a serious challenger to president. a new york times report says shafiq could have been influenced by the government to withdraw from the race jamal reports despite being arguably the most powerful institution in the country europe's military intelligence appears to have its weaknesses on sunday the new york times said it had received all the recordings of phone calls made by a military intelligence officer the leak

crisis is negatively impacting the people of kata the national human rights committee in doha says the report shows the brocade is illegal. that this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the blockading countries a not me a diplomatic severing of relations they are not just an economic boycott these a unilateral abusive aba tree measures that are impacting citizens and ex-pats in qatar wanted vile has more. the report says that these sanctions imposed by the blockade in countries have not distinguished between the qatari government and the normal citizens and it has not only impacted the qataris because of those who lost their businesses and their property their money than and they haven't been able to get in touch with their relatives in the blockaded countries but also has impacted even citizens of other the blockaded countries themselves those of them who have been living here in qatar those who have lost their ability to continue their education talking about students here those who have been denied to go to the hard religious sites and also the report h

crisis is negatively impacting the people of catherine the national human rights committee here in doha says the report shows the blockade is illegal. this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the blockading countries are not to me a diplomatic severing of relations they are not just an economic boycott these a unilateral abusive up a tree measures that are impacting citizens and ex-pats in qatar all right let's go to our correspondent now mohammed values there at that conference that's being held in a mohammed remind us then all of the material impact of this blockade now in its seventh seventh month all of the people of. yes martin the material effect and impact of this blockade has been broadly an eatery today and mentioned in the report by the un human rights commission this mission that has been sent to qatar in november and spent two weeks here let me know if i hear that they have been denied access to saudi arabia and kuwait saudi arabia bahrain and and and the united arab emirates so they came only to qatar but collected a lot of material and this is

human rights office investigation into the blockade is found the g.c.c. crisis is negatively impacting the people of the region the national human rights committee of cattle received the un report and says it's proof the blockade is illegal. this report shows without a doubt that these procedures undertaking by the blockading countries are not mere diplomatic severing of relations they are not just an economic boycott these are unilateral abusive arbitrary measures that are impacting citizens and ex-pats in qatar our correspondent mohamed vall was at that press conference the report says that these sanctions imposed by the blockade in countries have not distinguished between the qatari government and the normal citizens and it has not only impacted the qataris because of those who lost their businesses and their property their money then and they haven't been able to get in touch with their relatives in the blockaded countries but also has impacted even citizens of other kind the blockaded countries themselves those of them who have been living here in qatar those who have lost their ability to continue their education talking about students here those wh

bahrain and egypt this missed it as misleading and inaccurate the qatari national human rights committeesays the arab countries response is it responsible and then just and should not challenge the reports credibility the statement says the saudi led bloc is refusing to recognize violations against residents and citizens of qatar as a result of the blockade and the unilateral measures taken by the bloc last year the four countries sever ties with cats have after accusing it of supporting terrorism denies the charges. british business leaders have started a sri day trip to china by signing thirteen billion dollars worth of trade deals the british prime minister to resign may is hoping to secure a free trade agreement with beijing for when the u.k. leaves the european union next year adrian brown reports from beijing. britain's relationship with china is complicated by history this is the remains of beijing's old summer palace ransacked and looted by british and french troops more than one hundred fifty years ago the chinese people are taught not to forget it. we should try every way to ge

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human rights must be discussed and dealt with as in point of fact, they have been recently. in the relevant forms as established by the united nation's. in other words, the human rights council and the third committee of the general assembly. as appropriate. discussions,arch -- in all such discussions there must be a respect of the principle of non-interference the republic of equatorial guinea believes that any dispute arising must be resolved by the request of a peaceful resolution that can be arrived at, through consultation and dialogue. bound at all times by the principles of international law and comments your it with absolute respect -- commensurate with absolute respect. guinea therefore, believes that frank and conclusive dialogue is the only way in which the current situation in iran can be solved. in that understanding, we believe that iranians them selves, should be capable of and entrusted with finding solutions to their own problems as brothers and sisters, making use of be democratically-elected legitimate institutions, with scrupulous respect for the rule of law. president, we would like to express our gratitude for the briefing that we have heard from the assistant secretary-genera

would end up being the most important committee that they had at the united nations because her proudest achievement was the universal declaration of human rightsbecause in the 30 articles that are in that document, it outlines all of the rights that every human being on this planet should have. in order to achieve world peace. and she always felt that that was the one thing that she accomplished that made everything she did prior to that worthwhile. we're on the second floor of mrs. roosevelt's home and we are now entering her bedroom. and this was a room she probably didn't use a lot during the year because she was traveling. when she was first lady, she traveled a huge amount of times. and, remember, this was a time when airplane flight was fairly new but she was a woman who liked to try new and unusual things. she loved flying. in fact, even during the war years, mrs. roosevelt traveled overseas at a time when it was pretty dangerous to be traveling overseas. but she wanted to study what people in europe were doing during the war time. she went into some really not very safe areas in the pacific because, again, she wanted to report back to

house and as the ranking member on the senate foreign relations committee he's worked to further the national security and protect the human rights and wants to ensure that corruption and respect of human rights are integrated into policy and including the championship of the act and among a number of roles he's been a commissioner on into the member of the asi the asia pacic international cybersecurity policy subcommittee. it is my privilege to welcome you to today. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction but more importantly for the great work you're doinyou are doing on thee for security democracy. i want to thank the german marshall fund for the leadership and work here at the german marshall fund. it's been an incredible asset on the transatlantic relationships and encouraging dialogue and support for democratic institutions and it's good to be here with michael chertoff who's done an a incredible service for the country and it is an honor to be here with you. one of the leading forces in the house against the influence, so i hope that people understand our concern about the behavior isis a bipartisan concern. the alli

as ranking member on the senate foreign relations committee he's worked to further our national security and protect human rights. he's fought to ensure that anti-corruption, transparency, and respect for human rights are integrated into our foreign policy, including through his championship of the mag nowitzki act and the global act. among a number of roles he's ban commissioner on the helsinki commission. senator cardin, it is my privilege to welcome you today. >> laura, thank you for that introduction. i also want to thank karen donfreed for her work here at the german marshall fund. it's been an incredible asset on the transatlantic relationships and encouraging dialogue and support for democratic institutions. and it's good to be here with mike chertoff. he's done an incredible service to our country. honor to be here with you, michael. i know you will hear from representative will hurd later, who has been one of the leading forces in the house against russia's malign influence. so i hope you will understand that our concern about russia's behavior is a bipartisan concern or a nonpartisan concern, one of gr

ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee he's worked along party lines to further our national security and protect universal human rights and he's fought for anti-corruption are integrated into the foreign policy and the championship of the magnitsky act and the global magnitsky act. among a number of roles, he has a been a commissioner on the commission and the ranking member of the east asia pacific and cybersecurity policy subcommittee. senator cardon, it is my privilege to welcome you today. [ applause ] >> laura, thank you very much, for that very generous introduction, but more importantly, thank you for the great work you're doing for the alliance for security democracy. i also want to thank the german marshall fund, and karen for her leadership and work here at the german marshall fund. it's been an incredible asset on the transatlantic relationships and encouraging dialogue and support for democratic institutions and it's good to be here with mike chertoff and he's done an incredible service to our country, and it's an honor to be here with you, michael. i know that you will hear from representative will herd l

human rights. u.s. is watching. closed quote. talking with senator chris coons of the foreign relations committee. senator, stand by. i want to bring in our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. you've been to iran a dozen times over the years. this is potentially an extremely significant moment. >> it is. it's something that's caught off guard a lot of people both inside and outside the country. you heard the supreme leader attempting to blame this on iran's enemies as if the support for this is coming from outside the country. the fact is this is very much a domestic incident, organic is what the white house called it today, there is some truth to that. different than past protests we've seen in iran. in 2009 during the elections there, i was there. that originated in the capital of tehran. a lot of university students. this one is different. it's all across the country. lots of working class people involved and in places where you don't normally see people in the streets. another difference, a target of these protests now is this mildly reformist president hassan rouhani who was a product really to some degree of those 2009 protests, se

in other words, the human rights council and the third committee of the general assembly, as appropriate. in all such discussions, there must be full respect for the united nations noninterference charter. the republic of equatorial guinea bears the conviction that any dispute that arises must be resolved through an unflagging quest for a peaceful solution that arrives through consultation and dialogue, bound at all times by the principles of international law, and commensurate with absolute respect for human rights. equatorial guinea, therefore, believes that frank and inclusive dialogue is the only way in which the current situation in iran can be resolved. with that understanding, we believe the iranians themselves should be capable of and entrusted with finding solutions to their own problems, making use of their democratically elected and legitimate institutions with scrupulous respect for the rule of law. we wouldmr. president, like to express our gratitude for everything we have heard from the assistant secretary for political affairs. in said briefing, he provided us with updated information about the situation in iran. we are heartened to hear from asg