these were taken in for violating sri lankan waters. now the issue is part of a dispute over fishing. they claim that hundreds sometimes even thousands of indian boats cross into the waters and carry away prized fishing stock. the indians, maintain that they are only fishing in traditional waters. now, unlike in previous times sri lankan shorts have been tightening the way they deal with this thing. they said they will keep the boats and release the fishermen. now this 126 fishermen brought with them 73 boats and those boats have been held back from the sri lankan authorities. the issue not just taking away from the authorities of the rich catch, but also the huge environmental impact because the indian trollers using is called bottom trolling, and the sri lankan government said that is detrimental to the environment. now the bad weather conditions believe that the sea trolling will take place later than planned. >> the dubai airshow usually hits the headlines for the billions of aircraft sold. but the focus this year is on cutting edge

on the other side, there have been 36 sri lankan fishermen taken in. both governments will release these groups as part of a mutual exchange of prisoners. the issue is part of a dispute over fishing, the sri lankan government claims hundreds sometimes thousands enter its borders and carry away prime fishing stock. the indians claim they are only fishing intra additional waters. sri lanka authorities have been tightening sort of the way they deal with this thing. they have said that they will keep the boats and release the fisherman now. these 126 fishermen brought boats with them, held back by the authorities. the issue is not just the taking away, according to the sri lankan authorities of the rich catch, but also the huge environmental impact, because the indian trawlers use bottom troweling. >> the 2013 air show broke all records. airlines are mainly keeping their checkbooks closed. the focus this year is on cutting edge technology rather than big money deals. >> after two days of the air show here, the order books have been very quiet. two years ag

>> the working group told reporters it was given access to a former detention center ran by the sri lankan navy base. >> we visited the place where interrogation and torture took place. >> another military camp was where political were abducted almost six years ago. the wife said his hard-hitting cartoons made him a target for the previous government. a group of military officers are being investigated for their role. >> clearly it had to be a powerful person of the regime who issued the orders to them. exposing that person is what i'm trying to do. >> while conceding there was some positive development, they say justice has not been done for families, and the culture of impunity must change. >> the rights of families of those who have disappeared have not been fulfilled by the state. there is a cultural pattern of impunity for cases of disappearances. that needs to change and be overcome. >> the group will present its report to the human rights council next year. for thousands of families the waiting continues. al jazeera, colombo. >> the riot police have fired tear gas against kraus. unr

my dad was able to insinuate himself to get posted to the sri lankan high commission in canada. i think we were six years old when myself, my sister, and my parents immigrated. emily: had the war started by then? chamath: it had started. my dad proudly talks about how he was a communist organizer. when he spoke out about that, there was a huge pushback. pushback from the government that said you can't talk like this. there was a lot of pressure on my father to the point where he could not reasonably return to sri lanka without our life not being in some kind of jeopardy, so we filed for refugee status. the canadian government, out of the goodness of their heart, gave us refugee status, and then we stayed, and literally life as we knew it abruptly stopped and we had to start all over again. no house, no clothes, no nothing. fast forward, i'm sitting here with you. it is crazy. it is probably not supposed to turn out this way, but it did. emily: did you go from being fairly well-off to almost nothing? chamath: we had nothing. i grew up on welfare until the age of 18. my first job

. >>> thousands of sri lankans went missing in the civil war. a u.n. now in the country to try to get to the bottom of what happened. our correspondent has more. >> reporter: the u.n. group on forced and involuntary disappearances, are meeting with the families of those who disappeared during and after the war. behind me many families as you can see holding photographs of their loved ones. we have names, the photograph, the date of the incident. we have dates from 2009, 2008, going back to 2009. we have got banners essentially giving an idea of the agony these people face. now a vast cross section of mothers, wives, daughters, wanting to know some inkling of information as to what happened to their loved ones. they say some were taken in by the authorities on questioning at the end of the war, some during the war, but all they want -- a number of heart-wrenching stories of mothers wives, having met these people, having heard some inkling that they were alive, and then the trail went cold. clutching on to some straws of hope, hoping that this will bring

the revised tart of 162 meant the -- target of 162 meant the sri lankans claimed victory for a 3-0 series win. >> test match - south africa beaten by 108 runs in the first test in ma harley. the proteas bundled out for 109. the man of the match took 5/121 in the second innings >>> opportunities for young sports men and women may be few and far between. the palestinian territory is using a programme to teach a group of blind boys karate. here is the story of a blind karate competitor dreaming of one day representing his country. >> i am 15 years old. i live in gaza city, and was born blind, so was my older brother and younger sister. being blind used to make me sad. i got used to it. i adapted my life so i could cope. in the beginning i spent most of my time at home doing nothing. i decided to challenge my handicap and set goals. i went to school and studied. i want to continue studies and get a university degree. our school is a special blind school, it's helping us a lot. we are able to study and continue life as normal. one day i heard about special karate training programme. this train

most of them were arrested for the war against the sri lankan government.asis of their detention is flawed it is said. >> we must act with courage and conviction. the government must see these persons are being killed under laws which are obnoxious and which the government say they will repeal. how can the government keep the people in custody under those laws? >> reporter: the inmates who have been in prison for eight to 18 years say they want a long-term solution. a blanket release of all terrorss and detainees held under the prevention of terrorism act is not an easy task. the government must navigate through cases and investigations that have dragged on for years. it also must deal with laws that do not allow bail. people have been said they've been tricked by the government and other people who made them end their hunger strike with promises of solutions. they say steps announced so far are unacceptable. they will begin an indefinite hunger strike on sunday. a majority of them voted for sri lanka's new government which promised a new approach to reconc