and then our third speaker, tirana hassan, director of our crisis work, will be able to speak to amnesty's work on the rohingya as well as the situation in syria and any other crises that have been rising over the last several weeks and the last year. i'd like it might each of you that this launch today is actually part of an embargo effort. the report will not be released until 1201 eastern time so as that you do not live stream, you do not tweet or post online to social media, that you hold your stories until 12"01 tonight. thanks for being here again and i'll head over to salil. >> thank you all for joining us this morning. so when you're ago millions of people, not just in the united states, but across the world, were watching anxiously to see what a trump presidency would yield. after an election campaign of hateful and xenophobic and sexist rhetoric. they were also looking with trepidation across europe where intellectual races in france, netherlands, austria and germany were showcasing some of the rhetoric and the cynical use of fear and hatred. combined with already harsh crackdown

of the worst atrocities against our populations, so i'm going to pass the mike to my colleague tirana hassan who will speak about some of the crises are that enduring to people in other parts of the world. thank you. >> thank you, erica. so before we launch into talking about 2017, i wanted to just share with you a comment that was sent to us from eastern ghouta. as you know, eastern ghouta is an enclave outside of damascus in syria and it's being bombarded relentlessly over the last few days. it's been described probably as one of the worst sieges that syria has seen in the world. the pediatrician that our team spoke to said the situation in eastern ghouta is worse than words can say. we have been lacking the basics for five years, but today it's even worse. why do i start talking about what's happening today when we're reflecting on 2017? it's because this is a direct consequence of the paralysis that has plagued the international community in 2017 when it comes to conflict, cries and mass atrocities. we have seen zero moral or legal leadership coming from the international community. 2017