cattle are currency in south sudan.s campaign began in spring 2015, and went through all of december until the end of december 2015. and it was a reign of terror, of extreme killings and extreme sexual violence. i'll give you an example of an old man who was shoved into his hut with his goats and burned alive. women and girls who were raped gang raped in front of their mothers. nobody was immune in terms of the sexual violence, including old women, and the disabled. the second, i think -- one of the cases is the container case has the been widely reported on. that took place around the 22nd of october in lear town in unity state. the army, the government army, the spla, over the course of a number of hours corralled male civilians into a container in the town, and they suffocated to death. the container was opened in the morning, the bodies were strewn everywhere, including at back of the church, and we put the number at about 60 male civilians that died as a result. so 2015 was the narrative of the campaign by the gove

says south sudan lets fighters rape women as payment.er case, amnesty international says scattered human remains in this field are all that's left after government forces let more than 60 men and boys suffocate in a shipping container. according to the report, they were suspected of supporting the opposition. south sudan's government denies those accusations. a spokesman also says the u.n. report is not genuine and that the military's mission is to protect the people, vowing any perpetrators of human rights violations will be brought to justice. the country has been racked by years of violence after gaining its independence in 2011, civil war erupted twees eed two years splitting the already poverty-stricken country along ethnic lines. while the u.n. says there have been war crimes committed by both sides of the bloody conflict, they add this -- >> the violations in 2015 are predominantly the responsibility of the government. >> reporter: the u.n. says some 50,000 people have died since the fighting broke out. multiple aid workers tell a

we have common tribes and friendships. >> reporter: since south sudan's defeated from sudan, the border has effectively been closed. when a civil war began in south sudan in 2013, it became a one-way humanitarian corridor, allowing people to seek refuge in sudan. last year the two sides in sudan reached a truce. then in january sudanese president began a push to normalize relations with their neighbor to the south. the first step to reopen the border. right now only people can cross. trade will follow. once the two governments resolve, lingering disputes over borderlines. >> reporter: when the border opens, it will be like one tried and one family. movement between the two countries will be easier for everyone. >> reporter: this port along the nile river has been dormant for about five years. boats are docked and only a small crew remains to maintain them. boats transported cargo to the south. employees are anxious for trade to begin. so the company can rehire hundreds of co-workers who lost their jobs. >> translation: now we are just sitting without doing anything. it is like being a s

before south sudan became the world's newest country boats transported cargo to the south. are anxious for trade to begin so the company can rehire hundreds of coworkers who lost their jobs. >> translator: now we are just sitting without doing anything. it's like being a sick man, traveling allows us to communicate with the south sudan and maintains relations between the two countries. >> reporter: the opening of the border brings with it the hope of greater security and economic boost for sedan and the beginning of international trade between the two countries and it's believed sudan can export millions of dollars in goods each year to south sudan, al jazeera white nile state, sudan. >>> the largest remaining monument of the russian communist leader lennon in ukraine has been taken down and 40 meter tall browns and granite was take even down, it was put up 60 years ago and back in may it led to the removal of hundreds of statutes all around the country. all right so more on all the stories that we have been covering on our website al jazeera.com is the address, all the new

before south sudan became the world's newest country, boats pushed cargo to the south. they're interest for work to begin for those who lost their jobs. >> translation: now we are sitting without doing anything. it is like being a sick man. travelling allowed us to communicate with the south sudanese. that helped maintained our relations. >> reporter: the opening of a border brings with it the hope of a greater security and economic boost for sudan. this marks the beginning of international trade between the two countries. it is believed sudan could export millions of dollars in goods each year to south sudan >>> the largest remaining monument of the russian communist leader vladimir lennon has been taken down. it was removed on thursday. the statue first erected 60 years. the removal of hundreds of students are to be removed all around the country. that's it for this half hour of news. plenty of more on our website. aljazeera.com, all the news we've been covering, comment and analysis too. evidence of slavery on a massive scale surfaced in the remote islands much easte

one would pose to the friends of south sudan, uganda and other areas in the region. as i said at the outset the international scrutiny has been quite intense by the security council, the african union but to no avail the killings have not stopped. it strikes me that we've lost leverage. either we have not exhausted all the leverage or we have lost all leverage with the state of south sudan which is quite shocking. >> and beyond the killings brings up the issue of rape how women have been treated as commodities, rape being used as a tool of terror and a weapon of war, sociologist engineers being allowed to rape women in lieu of wages. i mean the details are just horrific. >> i think 2015, what was most shocking is the government campaign of terror in one state but as you know unity state which is the home of riek machar. >> stand richest state. >> and the richest state. to the government you're either a loyalist or you're not and if you're not you're in peril of detention harassment death. and united nations state is the most horrible i've seen at some 15 years at the

reported more than 1,300 reports of rape in just one of south sudan's states. oil-rich unity state. credible sources indicate that government forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. one woman said she has been stripped naked, raped by five solders in front of her children on the roadside, and then raped by more men in the bushes only to return and find her children missing. the government has denied the accusations. >> you have got individuals, you know, soldiers that comes out to violate human rights, then they are doing it at their own [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: the conflict began as a dispute between the president and his former deputy. and it quickly turned into an arms rebellion. last august, we met him in the ethiopian capitol during a peace conference, and we asked him if he were willing to cooperate with an international investigation. >> anybody who has committed atrocities will be brought to book. >> reporter: the report details evidence of entire towns and villages being destroyed in what it describes as a scorched-earth policy.

we have this report from south sudan. >> reporter: the people of the village in south sudan take groundwatert from the source. they use it for drinking, washing, and cooking. but within sight of this small community is the oil facility. it hasn't functioned for more than two years, since the oil company evacuated at the start of the conflict. now broken pipes lie rusting in pools of filthy water. and spilled oil covers the ground. but the hospital in the nearby town staff see health issues which they believe could be caused by exposure to oil pollution. no comprehensive test have his been done on the water, but this doctor says he wouldn't drink it. >> i think for me, it hat got high -- [ inaudible ] in the morning when the water [ inaudible ] you can see. >> reporter: oil equipment can be seen all over the county's flat plain. the rebels came through at the start of the conflict and he did steroid everything they could. that meant the people working for the oil company had to runaway and weren't able to shutdown the prediction properly. much of the oil facility has fall then to disrepair. p

human right's office goes into details of atrosties committed in south sudan.ys both sides are responsibility, but government forces were most to blame last year. tween april and september the u.n. recorded more than 1,300 reports of rape in just one of south sudan's states, the oil-rich unity state. the report says credible sources indicate that government forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. one woman told the u.n. team she has been stripped naked, raped by five soldiers in front of her children on the roadside, then raped again by more men in the bushes, only to return and find her children missing. the report says the gravity of the violence may amount to war crimes and all crimes against humanity. the government has denied the occasions. >> if there are individuals, you know, soldiers that comes out to violate human rights, then they are doing it at their own [ inaudible ] because the government doesn't authorize anybody to kill civilians. >> reporter: the conflict began as a dispute between the president and his former deputy and q

they met only last wreek to discuss south sudan. they agreed a temporary sanctions, but they're coming back to that in psychiatrics weeks because of disagreement around at table. there are some that want an arms embargo who have been opposing that. that might all change by the damning detail in this report >>> thanks very much. to juba and our correspondent. how will this report be perceived where you are? >> reporter: the government here admits that things like these might have happened. they're in denial that this is a definite policy. they say people from their armed forces may have done this individually but they have not directed anyone to actually go out and rape women or kill children or dismemorandum ber them. -- dismember them. this could have accuracy, but they think the numbers are too high >>> is the government at the moment doing anything to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen or can never happen again? >> reporter: unfortunately, no. they say that they are investigating crimes that have been reported, but nobod

many owned business and property in south sudan. the government says they're returning home facing dire circumstances, forced to leave everything behind. this woman and her six family members are crammed into what was supposed to be a temporary shelter. when they speak of home, they speak of the milk they used to drink from their cows, the fish they used to eat from the river and having sugar on hand. they long to return to south sudan, but they say they can't until there is a genuine lasting peace. >> translation: i didn't expect to stay here for two years, but we're in a war and we should expect this. here we are safe >> reporter: here she found an unexpected gift. she has adopted an orphan child >>> china correspondent was among a handful of journalists invited to an island occupied by taiwan. it lies in the middle of the spratly groups where china is build seven artificial islands complete with runways. neighboring cunts worry that they could be used by the military potentially. >> reporter: about the south china sea heading for

it's believed sudan could export millions of dollars in goods each year to south sudan. eim, al jazeera, white nile state, sudan. >>> russia marking the second anniversary of the annexation of crimea. the president is on a visit to the peninsula. crimea was part of ukraine before a referendum saw its people reportedly voting to join russia. >>> barack obama is just about to become the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years on monday. the trip is seen as a another major step on the path towards normalization between the u.s. and cuba. but what do cubans actually think the trip will cause? >> reporter: they are old enough to have known capitalism and socialism, but they concede they never thought they would live long enough to see an american president come to cuba. >> translator: i never imagined this would happen. and i'm 85 years old. >> reporter: as havana paves the way for president obama's arrival, many cubans are raising their expectations. >> translator: it means change. something that might give cubans more opportunities. i might even sell on

distribution south sudan as one of the worst human rights situations. hello. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. coming up, tens of thousands of iraqis demonstrate for a cabinet shake up to tackle corruption and deteriorating security. >>> five years on, a moment of silence to remember the japanese earthquake and tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. >>> breaking the cycle of drug abuse, u.s. lawmakers come together to tackle a growing trend. >>> the united nations called the civil war in south sudan one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, describing children being burned alive and raping women at payment. we have more. >> the suffering of people in the world's newest country defies belief. the report put together bit u.n. human rights office goes into detail of atrocities committed in south sudan since the conflict began in 2013. it says both sides are responsible, but government forces were most to blame last year. between april and september, the u.n. recorded more than 1,300 reports of rape in just one of south sudan state

it's believed sudan could export millions of dollars in goods each year to south sudan. al jazeera, white nile state, sudan. >>> when is a chief of staff not a chief of staff? when you're talking about the politics of brazil. general rousseff oop pointed did he silva as her chief of staff. there is question in the country whether it is legal to put him inside the cabinet in such a top job. the director of the brazil institute of the woodrow wilson center joins us now. is this actually legal? >> well, i have the will be legal if it is approved by the supreme court. there was one injunction in brazil i can't that was dismissed by a superior court. there is another real, there are 10 waiting in line. all of this will be zipped by the superior courts and eventually by the supreme court if the supreme court decide that is that is legal, the former president can become the chief of staff of president roussef. what he will do with that position, though, remains to be seen, because one idea was initially to shield him from prosecutor from lower courts on the petro brass corruptio

we new it was a terrible situation with no end in sight in south sudan.on't think any of us knew it was this bad. >> reporter: i don't think so, david, the report is 104 pages, the detail in here, some of it quite sickening. the disabled targeted, rape used as a form of payment, a virtual epidemic of sexual-based violence by both sides in the conflict. although the report does say pro-government forces are probably doing it a little bit more. and comments for the spokesman for the human rights commissioner said this is probably just the tip of the iceberg. so how can that be possible? this is a country that only came into being five years ago, and this war broke out just two years after it became independent, and things seem to be getting worse and worse and worse. >> it seems to suggest that the majority of atrocities were committed by those supporting the government, but both sides were in it. is there any suggestion why these sides used such tactics? >> reporter: one thing that is in the report goes back into history, into the colonial period in sudan,

many owned businesses and property in south sudan. the government says they're returning home facing dire circumstances, forced to leave everying behind. this woman and her six family members are crammeded into what was supposed to be a temporary shelter. when they speak of home, they speak of the milk they used to drink from their cows, the fish they used to eat from the river and having sugar on hand. they long to return to south sudan, but they say they can't until there is a genuine lasting peace. >> translation: i didn't expect to stay here for two years, but we're in a war and we should expect this. here we are safe. >> reporter: here she also found an unexpected gift. she has adopted this boy, one of the many orphaned children in the displacement camps >>> more news on our website. there it is, aljazeera.com aren't even citizens. no doubt this week's attacks in belgium will heat up the rhetoric on immigration in the united states. donald trump spopped almost immediately saying, quote, we have to have strong borders, we have to

the civil war began in south sudan in 20s 13. the border area became a kind of one-way humanitarian corridor allowing people to seek refuge in sudan. last year, the two sides battles in south sudan reached a truce. then in january, sudanese president began a push to normalize relations with their neighbor to the south, the first step to reopen the border. right now, only people can cross. trade will follow. once the two governments resolved lingering disputes overboarder lines. it will be like one tribe and one family. movement between the two countries will be easier for everyone. >> boats are docked t a small crew remains to maintain them. before it became the world's newest country, both transported cargo to the south. employees are anxious for trade to begin so the company can rehire hundreds of co-workers who lost their jobs. >> now we are sitting without doing anything. like being sick. traveling allowed united states to communicate. that's what helped maintain the relations between our two countries. a hope of greater secur

the war in south sudan was ignited over a rift between the president and his former vice president.h sides have been accused of massacring and displacing people along tribal lines. although a peace deal was signed last august, the violence continues. eight groups estimate that since 2013, more than 130,000 people have fled to sudan's white nile stale along the border, hungry, homeless, and sick. the number of displaced keeps increasing. >> translator: in spite of the bad economic situation here, we receive people with open hearts because they are our brothers and sisters. we are put in the spotlight on on our -- we are putting the spotlight on other hugh martane vinnie partner to share in these responsibilities. >> reporter: people are streaming over the border are, many own businesses and property in south sudan. the government says they are returning home facing dire circumstances, forced to leave everything behind. sandy thomas and her six family members are crammed in to what was supposed to be a temporary shelter. when they speak of home they speak of the milk they used to drin

report describes children being burned alive and fighters allowed to rape in south sudan. hello, i'm maryam nemazee. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. [ gunfire ] pro government forces in yemen say they have taken control of key areas of the city. but houthi say they're still in control of taiz. >>> desperate scenes in a greek refugee camp. government hopes to end in two weeks. the u.n. human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world. a damning report describes children and disabled being born alive and fighters being allowed to rape women instead of being paid. >> reporter: rebel and government forces are responsible, but government fighters are more to blame. the report says that armed group have targeted women, children, the disabled, rape and abuse of the helpless have become webs of war. sexual violence was routine and gave one particularly gruesome example. >> a young man came and talked with the guy who was beating her. stop beating this old lady. gets go and r

quick south sudan one independence in 2011. since fighting erupted, thousands have been killed and millions more displaced. >> our correspondence in the region has been chatting about this story. we asked about more who is accused of what in this report. >> it's interesting. there have been several human rights reports published but this accuses mostly the government and militia of human rights violations. it focuses on the most recent face of the conflict. what happened here was that the government launched a major military offensive to regain this area from the rebel movement. the main objective of removing any possible support. >> it has been a somber day in japan. memorial services have been held to mark the anniversary of an earthquake and soon army that cause devastation. also it triggered a major nuclear meltdown. it left 18,000 dead. >> silence at the exact time the earthquake struck five years ago. dignitaries in remembrance. the scars left by the tragedy may never fully heal. >> every person who has suffered hardship

women keeping the peace and protecting families in south sudan. ♪ so we're going to start with what couldite a significant development in syria. there are reports that the syrian kurds are claiming autonomy in the northern part of country and this announcement is from the pyd the kurdish democratic union party something which could have an impact certainly on the country and the region and james base in geneva to cover the talks going on james but i wonder if i could ask you about your thoughts of what sort of impact if we are talking about an atonomous region in the north. >> just as talks are restarting and we are on the third day of these talks which were stalled when this started in geneva and i think the timing has been chosen by the pyd to make a very clear point do not forget about us because they have been excluded from the talks process. the last time we were here end of january, beginning of february they even turned up in switzerland the pyd and the muslim who is their leader turned up here ready to take part in the process in geneva and he never got an invitation and that is b

describes what is going on in south sudan of the world's worst situations.apan remembers an earthquake that brought a wave of death and destruction. we report from the syrian border to how the country's health crisis is spreading into turkey and also this hour breaking the glass sanctions afghan merchants breaking on a boom with help from iran. >> i will be here with all the day's sport including the manchester united in the last 16 of the europa league. ♪ a new u.n. report has cataloged what it describes as a multitude of human rights relations in south sudan which began in 2013 and accuses both sides of deliberately targeting civilians for killing, rape and pilaging and they bore the greatest responsibility for the crimes and it quotes credible sources and says groups on the government side are able to rape women and opposition fighters and criminal gangs have targeted women and girls and evidence that children have born the brunt of the violence and maimed and they are yet to be established and warring factions on one side by the president and on the othe

nations for that press conference we're going to get on the appalling levels of violence on the south sudan civil war. we'll come to that as soon as it begins. aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com for all of the world news. ♪ >>> from critic to comrade, ben carson endorses donald trump. >>> downpours inundates louisiana and texas. >>> and dishonorable discharge, two top executives lose their jobs amid a spending scandal at the wounded warrior project. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. big boost today for donald trump's presidential bid. dr. ben carson has announced he is endorsing the man who repeatedly mocked him earlier in the campaign. >> it's not about me. it's not about mr. trump. it it's america. i have found in talking with him, that, you know, there's a lot more alignment, philosophically and spiritually than i ever thought there was. >> the announcement comes a week after he suspended his campaign. and could give trump a leg up with evangelicals. michael shure has more from florida. >> reporter: and donald trump gets the big endorsement from dr.

. >>> also the people protecting the peace this south sudan. ♪ ((úz@úxóxkxÑ($9 ♪ >>> welcome back.stories for you so far today on al jazeera, a top syrian kurdish official has announced it is declaring a federal autonomous region. >>> the man heading the syrian opposition delegation has reacted angrily about the announcement. >>> prosecutors in belgium say the police have killed one man who may have been linked to the paris attacks. >>> more than 600 refugees have been brought to shore on the italian island of sicily. most of the refugees were from sub saharan africa and asia hoping to reach europe. mien while in greece thousands of refugees are trapped as neighboring balkan states shut their borders. many european governments consider them to be economic migrants and not refugees. mohamed now from lesvos. >> reporter: with the macedonian border closed. greece has been turning into a giant holding pen for refugees. most live in camps, but those from other countries are roughing it up in a tented camp set up by volunteers from across the globe. a place in this makeshift camp is the

she's the leader of team of female peace keepers protecting families in south sudan.he wants to give a message of peace to her community. >> we don't want women fighting each other. >> she and her colleagues are trying to reduce the violence that happens often in these cramped conditions. people around here came for safety when the war began two years ago, and most people are afraid to leave. most of the people here are mostly from the tribe associated with the opposition. people say it is not safe to venture out. the women peace keepers come from the community. it's easy for them to hear what is going on. they stop people in the street. catch up on the news and look out for any potential problems. after years of living on minimal food and water, crowds can turn angry very quickly. >> food is being distributed and tensions are running high, the women's peacekeeping force is be a soothing presence. they come unarmed in contrast to the u.n. peace keepers and they're not threatening to the crowd. >> the severity of the cases varies. on this day it was a boy being bullied

the women keeping the peace and protecting families in south sudan. five big states have been choosing their preferred candidate for november's u.s. presidential election and the two front runners have pulled further ahead. donald trump pushed one of his rivals out of the race. hillary clinton built on her lead as well. take a look at the latest numbers. donald trump has now secured 621 off 91237-- off 91237 delegates he needs to get the vote. john kasich won in his home state of ohio. while the other remaining challenger ted cruz hasn't won any more states is also missouri has yet to declare it's results. hillary clinton now has a 1094 delegates. that has stretched her lead over bernie sanders who has 774. a report from washington dc and begins are the latest republican candidate to pull out >> reporter: he went down fast >> whilst it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or ever, and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is >> reporter: donald trump delivered a cr

the largest aquifer was discovered here on the boarder with south sudan.ever, found it's too salty to drink. there was so much excitement when this aquifer was discovered. some even moved closer to the water source. when we visited in 2014 they told us their water problems were finally over. now people are just frustrated. when we last spoke to sarah and her friends at a nearby village, they were so full of hope, but nothing much has changed for them. they tell us they still spend most of their days looking for water from dry riverbeds like this one. >> translator: i just want the government to do something. when it doesn't rain this water bed completely dries up. and even if there's water, it's dirty, dogs drink it, then we drink it. that's why our children are falling sick. >> reporter: local officials say the underground water could be purified, but the process would be too expensive. >> we are looking for a solution on what to do with that water. ours first is to capture the service water that is running, and the rain water, so at least there's an alte

. >> refugee contacts, we were led to a smugger from south sudan.y first meeting with him, he took two passport folders for me. i still wait for his call. later in the evening, he turned up with a british passport which he said will cost us 350 euros. but before my photo was laminated, the simultaneomuggle his money. at this point, we decided to stall the process. if you have 100 or 200 otherwise, i can't help you. our national currency. >> the smuggler kept calling us the next day. but we didn't respond. the smuggling business has many layers. police acknowledge they face an uphill struggle against the smugglers. whose who can't afford it walk across unofficial crossings. they film their journey north. thousands are on the most every day. it's the hope of being closer to a new life that many refugees say keeps them moving. their past has been destroyed. for their future, they continue to seek. mohammed adow, al jazeera, athens. pope francis has called an attack on an elder care home as diabolical. >> reporter: from a place of safety and care, this

. >>> coming up on the news, the all-female peace-keeping force on patrol in south sudan's capital. >>> we have the sport and bangladesh's cricketers trying to catch up at the world t-20 championship. hang on a second. hang on. maybe, maybe. >> stopping the next generation of isis recruits. teaching the youth on the front lines. working towards a better future. >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> proudest moment of my life. >>> you're watching the news hour with me, david foster. time to go through some top stories this hour. a kurdish plan for the largely independent region in syria is dismissed. turkey and the syrian government and opposition. the u.n.-brokered talks in geneva rejected the idea. >>> merrick garland has been formally nominated by the u.s. president to be the next justice on the supreme court. the decision needs to have a seal of approval from the senate. the senate said it will block the nomination. >>> morocco is threatening to pull soldiers out of u.n. peace-keeping missions because of comments made by bank ki-moon. they say morocco occupi

we were led to a smuggler from south sudan. when i met him he took two passports photos for me and i was asked to wait for his call. later in the evening he turned up with a british passport which he said would cost us 350 euros. before my photo was laminated into it, the smuggler wanted his money. it is at this point we decided to stall the process. the smuggler kept calling us the next day, but we didn't respond. the smuggling business in athens is a vast industry with different layers. even greek police acknowledge they face an uphill struggle against the smugglers. those who can't afford to pay for fake identification, have to cross areas that are dangerous. it is a hope closer to a new life that many refugees say keeps them moving. their past as been destroyed and now for their future they continue to seek >>> brazil's president has voiced her dissatisfaction with a police raid on the home of the former president. he was detained and questioned about a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal involving the national oil comp

. >>> shortage of blood are a leading cause of death in south sudan's hospital. patients especially pregnant mothers are dying. be a taboos are preventing pregnant mothers f from survivi. >> joyce lost her baby a week ago and suffered from a serious henl raj. >> if she doesn't get blood she will eventually suffer heart failure and die. >> joyce's mother was willing to donate and wasn't a match. her father was a match but refused to give her his blood. the hospital couldn't help either. there are only nine units of blood in the hospital refrigerator but it's all designated to others. they haven't receivedfully blood for over a month now. even if it's for their own families, they won't donate. joyce is far from an isolated case. in the maternity ward this new mother was in desperate need of blood but her family didn't donate either. >> they don't want to donate. some of them are fearing the screening. they don't like to be screened. they don't want to know their status, for example, hiv e-hiv status, hepatitis and all there. they sphere to be known. some of them fe

is hoping to find a lasting peace here >>> still to come here on al jazeera, 180,000 people in south sudan are at risk of drinking contaminated water. we will tell you what's causing it. the ghost-like creature that could be a new species from deep in the ocean. the ocean. >>> welcome back. the top stories. turkish police have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters outside a newspaper office in istanbul. it was raided after a court order that it should be put under the management of trustees. gunmen have stormed a retirement home in yemen killing 16 people including four nuns. the philippines has impounded a north korean shop docked near manilla. as the first time the sanctions were enforced after the recent nuclear and missile tests. the greek prime minister has called for the creation of a coast guard. the refugee crisis will be discussed at a summit next week. some 12,000 refugees are trapped at the border between greece and macedonia. here is a live shot of some of them waiting at that border fence. camps are filled to capacity and conditions are deteriorating. as the refuge

would were led to a smuggler from south sudan.he took two passport photos from me and i was supposed to wait for his call. later in the evening he turned ip with a bit-- up with a british passport which would cost 350 euros. before my photo was laminated into it he wanted his money. it was at this point we decided to stall the process. the smuggler kept calling us the next day, but we didn't respond. the smugg meddling business has many layers. the police admit they face an uphill struggle against the smugglers. those who can't afford to buy fake papers are forced to go along this trail north. thousands are on the move every day. it is the hope of being closer to a new life that many of the refugees say keeps them moving. their past has been destroyed and now for their future they continue to seek >>> the refugee crisis is a major poll issue in slovakia where he has promised to protect his people from refugees. >> translation: this woman made the daunting decision to travel from syria to slovakia. >> translation: i tried to find a

ethnic violence has plagued south sudan since its creation in 2011. the country erupted in civil war in 2013, setting up a cycle of partisan killings with supporters of the president and the opposition leader pitted against each other. rights groups have been working on the ground to uncover the extent of the crisis. the witnesses told us that the men and boys were forced into containers with their arms tied behind their backs and clothes removed, most of them wearing underwear, the doors were closed and the men were in distress and banging on the walls and the witnesses could hear this. 2015, a: in august peace agreement was signed between the 2 warring factions, for the violence has continued, forcing some 2 million people to flee from their homes. although humanitarian agencies say the crisis is so widespread it is difficult to estimate how many tens of thousands of people have been killed. tom: another world news, people across japan paused earlier today to mark the five-year anniversary of the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster whic

south sudan is so difficult. it's so disappointed, the hopes of those who tried to midwife its independence for very good reasons. by the split in the factions. at this point i think outsiders, and again i don't have enough depth to say this with confidence, so with a complete lack of confidence let me say that i would urge a non-intervention in south sudan at this time. the sides are so evenly divided that it's not clear what you would intervene for. there is grounds to try to continue diplomacy and whatever external pressure as possible, but i would urge outsiders to keep the troops from trying to coerce an outcome in south sudan at this point. i would be happy to be corrected by the look forward to learning more in that particular case. >> how about up here? >> allison with the friends committee. thank you all so much for this. a few intersecting comments. quick to point to note which are helpful may be stating the obvious but just to say the r2p does the three pillars were talking about the last part of the t

, that legacy may be left undone >>> an all female peace-keeping force is now on the ground in south sudan's capital. they patrol camps where displaced people are sheltering, keeping an eye out for trouble an making sure everybody gets a fair share of food and water. >> reporter: this lady is the leader of a team of female peacekeepers protecting families at this camp in south sudan. she says she want to give a message of peace to her community >> translation: we don't want women fighting each other. >> reporter: she and her colleagues are trying to reduce the violence that happens often in these camped conditions. people around here for safety when the war started more than two years ago, and most are afraid to leave. the people who live here are from the trab which is associated with the opposition. because the town outside the gate is controlled by government, people here say it's not safe to venture out. the women peacekeepers coming from the community so it's easy for them to hear about what is going on. they stop people in the street, catch up on the news and lookout for any potential

al jazeera, south sudan. >>> still to come, all the national sports.angladesh trying to catch up to pakistan at the world championships. farrah will of the latest later on the news hour. >> a 5-year-old boy from the occupied west bank is going to madrid to meet christian rinaldo. his entire family was killed in an arson attack by israeli settlers last year. a photo of the boy was posted wearing his jersey on facebook. the team saw the photo and set up the visit. >> he asks me every day about his parents. he asked me where is heaven, however is it from our house? the other day, i found him looking at his mother's photo. he told me he was asking her where she was. i believe he will need more psychological help. >> he has had several operations. his treatment at this israeli hospital is far from finished. he is surrounded by staff and volunteers who make sure he feels loved. thanks to lots of plapping by well wishers, he is getting a special trip to spain to meet rinaldo. >> he was wearing a tee shirt with rinaldo. we pictured him and put it on facebook,

is setting up a commission to investigate human rights abuse in south sudan. it's after a report found atrocities have been committed since late 2013. the panel will look at whether multiple rapes and attacks on civilians constitute water crimes. thousands of people have died in the civil war and more than two million people have been displaced. many of those ford out fled to neighboring countries. sudan has taken the largest number. our correspondent reports from white nile state. >> reporter: the saw sudanese voted to split from sudan in 2011 hoping to end generations of conflict and persecution. just a few years later thousands have returned to sudan desperate to escape the violence in their young country. >> translation: we voted for independence to end the oppression, but we came here to sudan to get safety. here we are not a refugee. we've become citizens after sudan. >> reporter: the government policy is to treat south sudanese as citizens with the same rights as sudanese. the war in south sudan was ignited over a rift between the president and his form

civilian property. >> sreenivasan: to see our full interview with david marshall on the atrocities in south sudansit our website, www.pbs.org/newshour. the number of north korean cyber attacks on the south have doubled over the past month. south korean intelligence officials sounded that warning today to parliamentary lawmakers. they said the north tried, but failed, to hack into their railway control system and computer networks of financial institutions. the hackers also stole information from the smartphones of dozens of south korean officials. president obama nominated u.s. army general curtis scaparrotti to be nato's new top military commander. scaparrotti, currently commander of u.s. forces in south korea, will succeed u.s. air force general philip breedlove as nato's supreme allied commander of europe. the nomination-- pending senate approval-- comes amid ongoing tensions with russia and a refugee crisis plaguing europe. a south african man says his son may have found a piece of missing malaysian airlines flight 370, in mozambique. the teenager found the part on december 30 in the town of

extends her lead to the democrats >>> also the women keeping the peace and protecting families in south sudan. hello. we begin with what could be a very significant development in syria. there are reports that syrian kurds are claiming autonomy in the northern part of the country. the announcement from the pyd or kurdish democratic union party could impact the whole region. an official in the foreign affairs director ate it is one of three groups set up by kurdish groups two years ago. he says that federalism is the best form of government to implement in syria. >> the situation of federalism in north syria is going to be very soon and now the representatives of the component of the north of syria, they are making meetings and discussing the declaration of this federalism. we have gone into the areas, in the umbrella of the administration and under the federalism more components are going to join. there will be more autonomous regions and these regions are going to process their privacy to the region within sharing making the political region and for the country as well. not just for the nort

also, the women prom patrollinga refugee camp in south sudan. this. >> the world's worst ever chemical attack in 1988 scarred and killed thousands. it's the focus of our in context segment tonight. 28 years ago today, saddam hussein's forces gassed the town of halabja. roundly condemned as an act of owner terrorism. >> white and yellow smoke rose as high as 150 feet. iraqi aircraft clug including ms and marrages, including the nerve gas serin and cyanide. at least 12,000 have died in the years since. various marking the tragedy have drawn protests in recent years with are kurds angry over the lack of rebuilding. halabja is about 150 miles northwest of baghdad. it was seen as resistance to saddam hussein's regime. it was part of his plan of annihilation against the kurds called the ansal campaign in the 1980s which killed an estimated 100,000 people. seven defendants including saddam and his deputy, nome as chemistry ali, but saddam was executed in 2006 in a separate case before he could be progression cuteprosecuted for . courtney kealy, al jaze

report accuses both sides in south sudan's civil war of deliberately targeting civilians for killing rape, and pillage. but it says government supporters were responsible for most of the a -- atrocities. >>> an iraq cleric has called on the prime minister to address corruption. >>> and syria's opposition agrees to go to peace talks in geneva on monday. aid groups have accused members of the u.n. security council of making things worse by backing rival sides. >>> it is five years now since an earthquake and tsunami killed more than 18,000 people in japan. a minute of silence was held on friday at the precise time that the quake hit. from one of the worst-hit areas, harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: this is the closest thing to high ground here, a mound built 96 years ago so that residents could look out to sea. five years on from the tsunami, it has become a place of remember answer. it was the -- aerial footage that first showed the scale of the damage. all that is left are these few remaining foundation walls. the and wes came through this neighborhood, scrubbing it out entirely.

his birthday. >> there are many challenges in visiting south sudan, but there is a great passion, a great love for the game. and i think we can make sure that football is growing in juba and south sudan, and this is the reason why the fifa president is here today. >> comments by world number one djokovic and top tennis officials has brought sexism into brough sharp focus. we look at the remarks it has had on terrorist. >> when it comes to the next generation of female tennis players, the hurricanes put in relentless hours of practice, but stated from a former tennis official reverberates throughout the sport. >> he was very surprised that a high ranking tennis executive would make these players. >> as a former player, they do not think that there is a problem with sexism in tennis, but the time something deeply troubling. >> it has been a bad year for tennis. we've already had to have difficult discussions about match fixes and performance-enhancing drugs, and now discrimination. so i think this is good example why this is important. >> comments made like the ones in the last few da

under four years ago it is london games he is from south sudan but south sudan wasn't recognized yet allowed to compete. this is all part of the biggest picture of the olympic ideal. request all the problems organizing here, it is good to have that positive glow over the olympics. he thinks there's no chances of games being played in empty stadiums. saying it could happen if there are safety concerns. they have increased their security plan following november's paris attacks. france's match with germany was targeted on that occasion. at a meeting in paris, they say the country is doing everything possible to ensure the schedule proceeds as planned. >> there is no chance of playing in empty stadiums. they will be full, i think the french are doing everything they can to have a maximum of security. today guaranteeing 100% security is not possible, but you must not be worried or afraid. >> the correct world has been paying tribute to one of the all time greats. martin crow who has died at the age of 53. he had been battling cancer since 2012. he played in close to 151 day internationals

through refugees contact we were lead to a smuggler from south sudan.asked us to wait for his call. later in this the evening he turned up with a british passport which he said will cost 350 euros, but before my photo was laminated into it, the smuggler wanted his money. it was at this point we decided to stall the process. >> we'll give you the money and then you can deliv deliver -- [ inaudible ] the smuggler kept calling us the next day, but we didn't respond. the smuggling business is a vast industry with different layers. greek police acknowledge they face an uphill struggle against the smugglers. those who can afford to buy fake european documents are forced to walk across unofficial crossings. here refugees filmed their journey north across several borders. thousands are on the move every day. it's the hope of being closer to a new life that many of the refugees say keeps them moving. al jazeera, athens. >>> there is more to come for you this hour, the u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse by its peace keepers in ten different

on my first meeting with a smuggler from south sudan, he took two pach passport photos f. costincosting 350 euros. before my photo was laminated he wanted his euros. >> i can put 100 or 200, you can come with me, otherwise, i'm sorry you cannot. >> my i.d? >> yes. >> reporter: the smuggler kept calling us the next day but we didn't respond. the smuggling business in athens is a vast industry with different layers. even greek police acknowledge they face an uphill struggle against smugglers. those who can't afford to buy fake european documents, into macedonia and beyond. thousands are on the move every day. it's the hope of being closer to a new life that many of the refugees say keeps them moving. their past has been destroyed and now for their future they continue to seek. mohammad adow, al jazeera, athens. >>> party leaders have been meeting for biggest political event, national people's congress. adrian brown sent this report from beijing outside the gate hall of the people. >> reporter: top of the agenda this national people's congress is the economy. not surprising g

german-based group says 180,000 people are at risk. >> reporter: the people of this village in south sudantake groundwater straight from the source. they use it for drinking, washing and cooking, but within sight of this small community is the altor oil facility. it hasn't functioned for more than two years since the oil company evacuated at the start of the conflict. broken pipes lie rusting in pools of filtdzy water and oil covers the ground. in the hospital at the nearby hospital the staff say they have seen ilns that could be caused by pollution. no tests have been performed, but this doctor says he wouldn't drink it. -- illnesses-- >> if you put it in a container, when the water ee evaporates, it leaves white which you can see. >> reporter: it is seen all over the planes. the rebels came through here and destroyed everything here. that meant the people working for the oil company had to run away. they were not able to shut down the production properly. much of the oil facility here has fallen into disrepair. pipe dripped toxic oil into the ground. people who live around here it is con