and yet the major nato might stick to the hague tribunal. not an international institution attacked the entire serv nation crush. ah, the sort of movie. i'm not saying the serbs were, angels could read those, but you just have to look at the distribution on my floor of the prison virtual. this a cinema device set of 10 services through my crow ads. and one muslim smear, i found very amusing or you said, i'm just here to make up the muslim quota. not a trace of justice. need to room. well, the navy to be any. it's true that most of the accused war service context that's due to the context of the conflict to do it after the dissolution of yugoslavia. but the federal army was dissolved automotive headquarters were in belgrade and serbian hands. so this federal army became a serbian army on your model though, of course they had plenty of weapons ships. those in the bosnian army was formed on the go and barely had any weapon mobiles go in the same was true for the croats. go to the court about the i supposed to do what was that's why the serbs com

they contacted me from the hague tribunal. the same this year that they asked if i would agree to testify and i said yes, i didn't hesitate, but i had nothing else to lose in my life, so i wanted at least to be helpful to others. since i'm identity in that role, i solemnly declare that i will state the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth smell. this is going to be like a symbol. so it's, if i was a little surprised when i got in the courtroom and i saw that everything had been photographed for every stone from public chat, a rubber neat supposed to be. i asked the prosecutor, why are you inviting us to the hague tribunal? if you already know everything. he explained, they could all be fake photographs for them. so without witnesses, there was no vetted to the name of breast session. to be honest, it feels like a treat me like it's really important to have that acknowledgment of what you've suffered. it's quite an empowering experience. you have the perpetrates right there, and they have to sit there and after liste

while i was joined by the international criminal court in the hague. the i c, c is a permanent court with dear addiction of genocide for crimes and crimes against humanity. but many of the world's most powerful nations have not signed on the future of international justice is far from certain it was the united states. they play the major leadership role in establishing the tribunal for their former yugoslavia. however, there is very little american involvement in that war. and so there are very little chance that an american could ever be considered a work criminal. and that was the way things were in 1993. currently the u. s. is one of the biggest obstacles right now. they felt that the, i see, she may prosecute american soldiers. i don't think there's much chance of getting either a people's republic of china or the united states of america or federal russia to agree that is a good idea to say yes. ok, we'll put ourselves in else on trial net. my fear is just this has lost its gloss. it's the sparkle, the arc of its importance may be on the downward s

the right of time to bring in our guests in the hague. we have shocked on to talk a former mayor of westland in the netherlands and chairman of the netherlands, agricultural and horticultural association. and so now we have healed that are not the varies a campaigner for sustainable agriculture and versity at greenpeace netherlands. and in reading u. k. richard tiffany: a professor at the university reading and its former director of the center for food security, a very warm welcome to you all mr. tiff and i'd like to begin with you we. we spoke earlier about the power of nitrogen in terms of being a pollutant. what happens to the world if we continue expelling nitrogen at the right that we are now? what happens to the air to the water, to bio diversity? well, the key thing here is that we're applying nitrogen to agricultural land. well that does is it increases the rights of c ever missions of nitrous oxide. and nitrous oxide is one of the most polluting greenhouse gases there is. so the 1st impact will be that we will continue to see tra

and the group makes gains around the country will step bass and has more from the hague. this is the new base where making a new page the dutch government and making a new base. c hoc worked for that forces in afghanistan from 2007 to 2009. he arrived with his family and an adult and last april, after a lengthy and complicated procedure that took 2 years, still, fearing for his life. he does not want his identity to be re field. well, i feel for the other people that are still stuck over there during my time when i was working for this process to get out of a fun is done and come to holland. it was still a little bit easier for me because the war was not that worse on the families that are stuck there are disconnected with each other so far. 94 interpreters who work for dutch forces have been brought to the netherlands, but many are still enough. county stan, fearing for their lives now the taliban is closing in. in total, $273.00 interpreters worked for the dutch as part of a natal mission. man to bring peace and democracy to afghanistan. we know these people have targets

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the vast and reports from the hague, where the protests have been taking place. climate deny is also have to eat. that's what this science as a bit of a clinical sign here at the fama protest in the hague, in the government, where thousands of pharmacists taking their practice all the way through the city. some of them are blocked by police, but many has managed to gather here to fight for their survival. the main theme here is nitrogen emission reduction, and that's something that government has. it has to do to protect the country ecosystems and nature. also according to your p and standards, but the government plan to reduce emissions of nitrogen costs by incense fami. it's not going far enough according to climate groups and via mental groups even has to go much further. more farms have to be close out. more capital has to be reduced, so the promise are uncertain about the future. so a lot of young farmers are here fighting also for their survival. they want to know what the government is going to do with the farming industry in the not on which you can import and export. and the

the not an unusual sight in the netherlands these days, practise on the streets of the hague, joining a protest as the police try to block them. it becomes clear that stopping a tractor isn't easy. we hope that the government will understand that the netherlands can't exist without farmers high up in maryland needs farmers. we are producing the most sustainable food bill. right. so without us, i don't know who will feed all these people after milking his cows. dairy farmer, young fellow, in left his farm to get some answers from the government for generations. his family as farmed in an area where experts now say there's no future for large farms is just not sustainable. if a government target of nitrogen emission reduction is to be met via the go. so don't want the environment to people use it. there is no debate about that. but now the netherlands wants to take drastic steps and farmers are 1st to be targeted. and i am concerned that in 10 years when funds are gone, we will regret this. like more than 50000 dutch farmers. his 17 year old son, tom was keen to continue to farm has no

this, this belief among politicians here in the hague, that after years of pressure, the government has so far failed to fulfill its moral obligation to dos with their lives some dutch troops. it is estimated thousands of people enough god, the son who held during the war and now in extreme danger, a neat away out form a local star for british forces recently held the protest in couple, urging the u. k. government to evacuate. the sheriff worked as an interpreter for them, but because he was dismissed his application for resettlement was rejected. he says the same happened to dozens of others because the government to help us ignore the termination because that one would not see it. they would not look our definition. it will tell our researchers estimate that hundreds of former staff has already been killed by the taliban and tens of thousands are in danger. the nato, of course, always you know, came to of gone is done promising democracy, promising equality and also promising human rights. quite a few of the people that have interviewed wonder where their human rights are. the dutch g

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anna holligan, bbc news, the hague. do stay with us on bbc news. twitter. see you in a moment. good morning. once again, sunday was a day of extreme. the highest temperature was in northern ireland with 28 celsius, but there was lots of sunshine for scotland, as you can see by this weather watcher picture. northern ireland, northern england, and northwest wales were by contrast further south, there's quite a lot of cloud, and it certainly went downhill, the story, after lunchtime. this is a weather watcher picture sent in from kent, where there was a severe cluster of thunderstorms that developed, and it brought some localised flooding as well. and you can see the volume of lightning strikes too, stretching all the way down from east anglia over to the isle of wight. they slowly faded away and the area of low pressure is moving away as we speak. now, that is going to continue to anchor itself up into the far northeast for the start of our monday morning. it will bring a fair amount of cloud across eastern scotland and northeast england, but it's go

anna holligan, bbc news, the hague. uk and europe has helped the budget airline to increase the number of flights it operates, following a surge in bookings. but ryanair warned that it would still make a loss of more than £230 million for the first quarter of this year. some coronavirus restrictions in northern ireland have been lifted. from today, up to 15 people from different households can meet indoors, and close contact services such as hairdressers can reopen without needing to pre—book an appointment. the stormont assembly will meet later to decide whether other measures can be eased, including the re—opening of theatres and concert halls. labour has launched a new campaign for working people, in an attempt to win back some of their traditional supporters who switched to the conservatives in the last general election. deputy leader angela rayner set out the party's vision for a post—pandemic britain with what she called �*good quality jobs' and �*proper wages.�* the conservatives say that they have protected milli

in the hague, a former mayor. the chairman of the netherlands agriculture association. in amsterdam, we have to companion for sustainable agriculture. then in the u.k., a professor in its former director. a warm welcome to all. we spoke earlier about the power of nitrogen in terms of being a pollutants. what happens to the world if we continue expelling nitrogen at the rate we are now? what happens to the air and water? >> the key thing is applying agriculture. it increases the emissions of nitrous oxide. nitrous oxide is one of the most polluting greenhouse gases that there is. the first impact will be that we will continue to see global warming as a result of human activity. more importantly a good start, it has started to damage significantly to damage the soil. anchor: there is a lot at stake. i think it's important we bear that in mind. let's talk about the netherlands. >> it is responsible for about 60% -- anchor: what are your thoughts on the dutch plan to curb these omissions? >> let me say nitrogen is increased with 60%. yes, there are new norms and these new n

reporter: bbc news, in the hague. ♪ laura: here in the u.s., more people are being vaccinated as thent has led to infections doubling. the white house chief of staff tweeted that nearly 800,000 jabs were administered over a 20 for our period. -- 24 hour period. pfizer and moderna are looking into the effects of their vaccines on children. other news from around the world. lebanese lawmakers have chosen a billionaire businessman as the next prime minister. he served in the position twice before and is tasked with forming a new government. tackling lebanon's economic troubles will be a major challenge as they face one of the worst financial crisis in the world. beijing has criticized the u.s., accusing it of demonizing china by turning it into an imagined and are -- enemy. it comess high-level talks are taking place. the second rank diplomats meeting in the northern chinese city. relations have been extremely fraught over the past few months. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program. flooding and fires have ravaged parts of the world. we report from l

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anna holligan, bbc news, the hague. th africa in cape town. the home side dominated the first half, leading 12—3 at the break. but it was a different story in the second half with the lions controlling territory. four penalties and a try saw the lions win 22—17. the second test takes place next saturday. uk army bomb disposal experts have safely detonated a second world war bomb, which was found during the construction of a new housing estate in east yorkshire. part of the m62 motorway has had to be shut near goole for a controlled explosion to be carried out. jake zuckerman reports. there you go. the moment a live world war ii bomb was detonated on the outskirts of goole. this was the device dug up by workers building a new housing estate in the town. bomb disposal experts spent yesterday and much of today preparing for the controlled explosion, and for motorists, it was the cause of much frustration. the m62 which passes right next to the site was closed in both directions, as police cordoned off the area. it led to tr

in 2014, the international court of justice in the hague ruled against japan's wailing program. the court concludes that the special pam is granted by japan for the killing taking and treating a whales in connection with john by 2 are not for purposes of scientific research. for this young to article 8, but i going to run over the convention. japan complied with the court decision, but only for one year after which it ships were back out wailing and the southern ocean again wailing is not the only problem we should be concerned about. the patagonia tooth fish is an antarctic treasure. it's subject to catch limits, but amid high demand poaching is a lucrative business that basically says ignore closer than i mean, it's on fishing technique just because he's mandate the long line and people which allows you to select efficient ways to just drift indiscriminate. they killed the homes of other fish as well. the in 20142016 spanish police, interpol, and the news. the lind navy took joint action against to be done out of my daughters. a spanish company accused of illegal fishing. when

he was later charged with war crimes by the hague and was acquitted this year. his return raises questions. calling for his supporters jail the decade ago to be set free. a researcher, the institute of research at the -- put it to him that this meeting really is historic. >> one should not overestimate the impact this meeting can have. it really depends on the political will of the protagonists. they can either start from a political dialogue, which could benefit the country and to peace , ,but also, there is the question of the sincerity of the motives in doing this meeting. so, we can only wait to see really if there is a long-term impact. >> it is going to take more than just a handshake. >> that is right. a kind of working peace between these two group. >> absolutely. also, there is protagonists that should be included -- members of the opposition. so that it is an inclusive process. >> the european union says it is on track to inoculate 70% of its population by the end of summer. tthe european commission president is calling on unvaccinated people to get the

it really deserves in attention of the hague, with the amount of people in damage to the amount of debt as well as our best and not be unjustified. would it be teams as well as the engagement survey pos and the, for the, for me to type unjustified at all, that the government has invited to the southern african regional block saturday to investigate. what would you, as the opposition, want to see regional countries and regional leaders doing? what sort of pressure would you like to see applied on the rollers in flatland, we call and sat down to assist us one whole. he's might just be personally responsible for crimes on what he has done on the innocent young youth people were on the street. secondly, it has to be of assistance to help was this cor lived. the evidence would be secured. services biology, independent. bipolar is too late, and of course they put a young. and of course a lot of these open to talk of how it was lynn would look like. but shortly a mcdonough, maybe not one of a play us in such a new in a democratic. if you spend station course justice must be served, you know, o

military prompting, then president ben ignore quino to file a case at the international court in the hague. 4 years later, the tribunal invalidate the china, so called historical 9 dash gleam of most of the south china sea. smaller country standing up to a superpower, was seen as unprecedented. but as long as nations abide by the rule of law and not of military mind, the award is a north star through keep us on the course in the present. and that will point us back to the right direction in the future. should we in a moment of weakness or action lose our way. but the legal victory had little impact on china's behavior. in the past few years, china even increased its presence in areas controlled by the philippines and other countries with what are described as fishing militias. believe to be connected to the chinese army and it's also expanded, it's reclamation of islands and reefs already deemed illegal under international law. all this is happening under the watch of philip in president rodrigo to 13 was not only undermined his own country legal link, but even called it, amir scrap of pap

anna holligan, bbc news, the hague. ere postponed by the delay of coronavirus restrictions easing. events in northern ireland are already back up and running, while in scotland and wales organisers are aiming to start again on august 14th. this is bbc news. hello, everyone. i hope you are doing all right. we are turning a corner weather—wise at the moment, turning cooler over the next couple of days. it has been very hot, but also dry and unsettled for most of us, but we see a change there with some thunderstorms around. many of us have seen these already this morning and overnight as well. we will see heavy and slow moving downpours as well and where we see these the risk of travel disruption. the areas of concern are in southern england and south wales, but some of those showers will drift further north. they have been here throughout this morning, they will gradually tilt northwards through this afternoon, but i think mid wales, the midlands, north wales and the midlands and further north is where we see the drier, br

the binding ruling by the hague, based feminine court of arbitration, wasn't responds to the philippines taking china to court. but china refused to acknowledge the verdict. as a result, to this day, filipino fishermen are prevented from accessing the coveted fishing areas. there were no let and i'm catching fishes like this and discover a show has become increasingly difficult. internationally, these filipinos writes to fish here are recognized that the fishermen, se, chinese coast guard have been chasing, and harassing them in the past years, threatening their lively hoot. but it was, i mean, they certainly not. the problem here is that, you know, fishing territory. we are the ones who are pushed away by the feel that as if we have a thief, every because the chinese coast guard doesn't allow us here in the non coming up with the commission, the monetary this was the guy. that's because paging never recognized a 2016 ruling by the hakes permanent code of arbitration. the route that china had violated the philippines to retire real integrity. in parts of the south china sea . a significa

the binding ruling by the hague based permanent code of arbitration was in response to the philippines taking china to court. but china refused to acknowledge the verdict. as a result, to this day, filipino fishermen preventive from accessing the coveted fishing areas there. based on that, and i've been catching fishes like this and discover a show has become increasingly difficult. internationally, these filipinos writes to fish here are recognized. but the fisherman, se chinese coast guards have been chasing, and harassing them in the past years, threatening their livelihood. probably monday, i mean it's really not. the problem here is that, you know, fishing territory. we are the ones who are pushed away. barbara b. c. s if we have the area because the chinese coast guard doesn't allow us here in the non coming up with the commission. them on the semester guard. that's because paging never recognized a 2016 ruling by the have permanent code of arbitration brute that china had violated the philippines to rhetorical integrity. in parts of the south china sea. a significant ruling give

a tribunal at the permanent court of arbitration in the hague ruled that beijing had been unlawful inunds, including scarborough shoal. both china and the philippines claim sovereignty over the large coral reef while vietnamese claim it is their traditional fishing grounds. the maritime territory is closest to the philippine coast, but since 2012, and despite the tribunal ruling, there has been a constant chinese coastguard presence there — with filipino fishermen reporting harassment by the authorities. china justifies its claims in the south china sea based on its controversial 9—dash—line map, first published after world war ii. it didn't take part in the 2016 tribunal or accept its findings. our philippines correspondent howard johnson, joined a filipino fishing crew to witness what's happening at scarborough shoal. we're on a fishing boat heading towards occupied maritime territory in the south china sea. we want to verify reports that chinese boats are unlawfully blockading a traditional filipino fishing ground, just 120 nautical miles from its coast. we sail with trepidation. w

based in ethiopia in rome, leticia bater, horn of africa, director of human rights watch, and in the hague. adam cassey, i bit program officer at the international institute for democracy and electoral assistance. a warm welcome to you all. sammy, let me start with you today. to brian rebels, they have rejected the government's unilateral cease fire. they have described it as a joke. so where does that leave the overall situation right now? it seems that fighting will continue. there will be lots of people that will be impacted by this. i speak from the humanitarian perspective, the people that i met. you know, they have no connection to the politics of the sub of r mckelly or t p for the job and government. so the focus from the beginning us reflected by the un and other organizations has been the impact it's been having on the ground. and you know, many countries friendly countries, t t o b i including the bite, an administration has been calling for some kind of fire. we're hoping we're going to see this. a deceased fire have an impact on the ground. but it seems this conflict will go o

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