u.n. human rights council. received a letter from 300 m.p.'s in myanmar accusing the joints of the of gross violations the un human rights council has unanimously adopted a british e.u. resolution on me calling for the release of almost sons suchi and others really detained it urged the military and minamata lift all restrictions on internet telecommunications as well and to exercise restraint with protesters let's bring in a story chalons who's been following this meeting from brighton in the u.k. rory what more do we know. yeah well i mean the the the human rights council was meeting in a special session that was called by the u.k. and the e.u. together acting in concert and we have been hearing a whole range of voices the different ambassadors from many countries giving their perspective on what's been going on in the end mark recently throughout the day. the draft resolution which had been orally amended. to take in certain concerns that china had had was was adopted unanimously it was 47 member. agreement essentially with a few voices of

u.n. security council there was a a statement put out which required unanimity but it was a watered down to the supporters of human rights democracy have not pushed for a strong resolution at the u.n. security council which would then you know put china to the test are they going to allow it or are they going to be too it would allow them to it would really force them to take a position in public rather than use their pressure behind the scenes to water things down similarly at the u.n. human rights council in geneva on last friday there was a special session there was a tough resolution proposed china watered down i'm claiming that they what they wanted a consensus resolution in the backers of the resolution went along with that you know fearing that a public break by china would bold and the hunter in myanmar then what china did is after it got its watered down resolution it backed away from the resolution anyhow as well we don't really support that so enough of this i think it's time to push strong statements and make china to stand in public we'll have to leave it there kenneth roth executive director of human rights

u.n. human rights council has adopted a resolution calling for sue cheez release the text was watered down to get russian support but china still didn't back it the resolution also condemned the use of force against protesters and called on security forces to use restraint. for a u.n. envoy says international sanctions are making venezuela's humanitarian crisis worse un special rapporteur oh and then to do one has been in the country for the last 12 days she's urging the u.s. u.k. on portugal to give the government in caracas access to friends and funds a lot of america at its embassy in yemen sent this report. it's no secret that the news well is experiencing a worsening humanitarian catastrophe every day more venezuelans join the more than $5000000.00 who've already fled the country the majority to other parts of latin america the u.n. high commission for human rights has consistently accused president nicolas maduro of overseeing grave rights violations but a un special rapporteur tour has issued a new damning report arguing that international sanctions are also responsible for making v

u.n. human rights councils special rapporteur who was speaking earlier on of the session so i think the the the russians the chinese the venezuelans etc are lone voice is really in what has been a pretty unified position from have the human rights council and many of its members which is essentially the what what has been going on in myanmar is a gross violation of human rights. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back the international criminal court finally chooses a new lead prosecutor after a long drawn out process. find out why pakistan is facing a shortage of white sugar and what the government's doing about it more on that status. how that whether remains he is the cold across much of north america we have seen the icy conditions of course into the deep south we've got this town a bit silly cold weather continuing here really has dug in spilling out of canada that out to blast all the way down across the deep south but as we go on through the next couple of days the freezing rain the course they harang this accident in texas that's moving further a switch some wetter

u.n. human rights council earlier this week by about to put an end to trans isolationist policies and declared diplomacy is back from pulled out of the u.n. human rights council and 2018 calling it a hypocritical organization that displayed an ending hostility towards israel. and president biden says he will not lift sanctions as a means of getting iran back to the negotiating table during the interview mr biden suggested the move would only happen if tehran stops enriching uranium the former president mr trump withdrew from the 2050 nuclear deal that led to iran rolling back on its commitments iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei said tehran would only return to compliance if the u.s. 1st lifts all economic sanctions we. had the british american the one that has the right to set conditions for continuation of the j c p o a is iran because from the beginning iran has met all of its commitments they violated their commitments we have the right to set the conditions if they want iran to return to the chase e.p.o. commitments the u.s. must remove all sanctions and not just in words and on

u.n. human rights council are pressure on the military over the. so donald trump 2nd a patron trial is nearly over and with a final vote in the u.s. senate expected as early as this weekend lawyers for the former president wrapped up their defense describing the trial as unconstitutional a just say the democrats are pushing for a conviction because they're in seeking revenge trump is of course accused of inciting the january 6th riot on capitol hill all the details now with this report from out of fish. that some team took on a markedly short time to wrap up its defense just under 4 hours it argued that the proceedings were unconstitutional were rushed and were driven by a hatred of donald trump this impeachment is completely divorced from the facts the evidence and the interests of the american people the senate should promptly and decisively vote to reject it far from promoting insurrection against the united states the president's remarks explicitly encourage those in attendance to exercise their rights peacefully and patriotically if you don't

u.n. human rights council held a special session yesterday and released a unanimous statement calling for basically return to even the limited civilian drew and their new tactics that they are using include you know c.c.t.v. cameras imported from china russia and other places the hacking of activists counts as well as you know beating up activists once the the night falls on the streets and also finally they are using facial tech you know recognition technology used to identify key organizers and cheesing them so the laws that restrain the security forces to go into private homes have been really relaxed or abandoned that is a bad signal that the military is still there and on you know carrying out repressive measures in the you know behind the scenes that was human rights activist sarnia speaking to us from london thank you. germany has banned travel for regions and neighboring austria and the czech republic after a surge of infections with more contagious coronavirus variants their only essential travel into germany will now be allowed from the austrian region of to roll and czech borde

u.n. security council there was a statement put out which required unanimity but it was a watered down city the supporters of human rights democracy have not pushed for a strong resolution at the u.n. security council which would then you know quit trying to protest are they going to allow it or are they going to veto it would allow them to it would really force them to take a position in public rather than use their pressure behind the scenes to water things out similarly at the u.n. human rights council in geneva last friday there was a special session there was a tough resolution proposed china watered it down i'm claiming that they what they want to a consensus resolution and the backers of the resolution went along with that you know fearing that a public break by china with bolden the hunter in myanmar then what china did is after it got its watered down resolution it backed away from the resolution anyhow as well we don't really support that so enough of this i think it's time to push strong statements and make china to stand in we'll have to leave it there kenneth roth executive director of human rights watch tha

u.n. human rights council secretary of state heads need blinken says the u.s. will return as an observer despite acknowledging the body is still flawed and in need of reform former president donald trump pulled out of the human rights council 2 years ago. dozens of people are still trapped in the tunnel a day off to part of him himalayan classic collapsed it fell into a river causing a massive flood at least 20 bodies have been recovered 200 more people are missing well those are the top stories stay with us witness is coming up next 36 has been in turmoil in your life police cars are. not like your. brother make a political hole in my city are your arms with a representative back in 1901 to me it was out of our game i wanted a gun without a gun my brother was killed my who don't look no dear friend the other that out here the michael brown was killed me i saw my son in 15 years and i felt like you know it's just my time to stand. this is the most and bill i'm just not willing to accept the word substantial legislation can i get through that's going to speak to

u.n. human rights council what's your response to what he had to say. i think it's quite interesting that the foreign minister as normal see this it current situation in sri lanka which is a thing that normally the fact that there is you know cows and people were killed and disappeared in the war civilians were killed in the city as in the war calls to accountability thus far not a single member of the military has been brought to justice all a single member of the government who vandy to these actions have been brought to justice this is a real slap in the face with those who lost you know dead near and dear ones in the course of the conflict the other thing that needs to be retreated that this is not just a timing issue you know the kinds of violations that have happened in shoot out that have have affected all communities and accountability and that's called for for all communities and that normalization that can portman is to speaks to it does do should not require the silencing of dissent the arrests of journalists the into the nation up civil soci

of the military in the end maher we heard from the deputy high commissioner for human rights of the u.n. human rights council not at all no sheep who said that let us be clear that the use of lethal munitions and weapons against peaceful protesters is unforgivable cannot be accepted and said that the military should back off should return to its barracks should hand power back to the civilian leadership should release all the detainee's and should undergo a process of significant reform as well essentially putting the military back under or putting the military under civilian control there are of course divisions in the united nations and whenever you have these sorts of meetings you get a lot of unity amongst western states and then countries like china and russia have different views and so we did hear that from the representatives of both those countries china saying that this was an internal affair for me en masse saying that it was in contact with your thora g.'s their. workers working with them to return the country to normal. russia also having a view that this was a matter for me in mars internal aff

u.n. human rights council. that's right nic it's been sort of building up in the sort of recent weeks as they look to its geneva human rights council sessions obviously be high commission of the un high commissioner for human rights the report which was released a few weeks ago has been quite clear in terms of the concerns that it is voiced about sri lanka it goes as far as asking for targeted sanctions against this country for essentially feeling to ensure justice and accountability even in 12 years since the end of the war with the tamil tigers way back that was in 2009 so having had a number of sort of resolutions the issue being revisited time and again at the united nations this time it seems that the un sort of mechanism has taken a tougher stance warning in pawling for sanctions we had the sri lankan foreign minister actually yesterday in his address to the council this missing it as soon as the report was initially released the public domain sri lanka said they were rejecting the report and even yesterda

u.n. human rights council. there are growing reports and photographic evidence that mean more security forces they used live ammunition lethal force against protesters this violates international arbitrary detentions and intimidation are also on the rise not only are political leaders targets where community and civil society leaders as well a man must meet a has demonstrated has to act with them if they want democracy he is releasing more than $23000.00 prisoners and we have the military says it's consistent with establishing a new democratic state scott highly reports. as they tap their creativity for the marches for a 7th straight day the antic who protesters across myanmar continue with their movement calling for the return of democracy and the release of their civilian leaders so now that we are asking international football fans on twitter facebook instagram to save our country what is happening. and not just premier league football fans in yangon. in the eastern city of mean police broke up a protest arr

u.n. human rights council held a special session yesterday and released a unanimous statement calling for basically return to even the limited civilian drew and their new tactics that they are using including you know c.c.t.v. cameras imported from china russia and other places the hacking of activists counts as well as you know of beating up activists once the the night falls on the streets and also finally they are using facial tech you know recognition technology used to identify key organizers and cheesing them so the laws that restrain the security forces to go into private homes have been really relaxed or abandoned that is a bad signal that the military is and on you know carrying out repressive measures in the you know behind the scenes was just i mean we're going to have to leave it there that was human rights activist malala sarnies speaking to us from london thank you. now syria's civil war has gone on for more than 80 years now tens of thousands of people sought refuge from the fighting at that tare refugee camp in neighboring jordan well it was supposed to be temporary bunch

u.n. human rights council the trumpet ministration withdrew from a group of 3 years ago citing what it said was unfair targeting of israel it was a boy marcus said said his country would return as an observer and seek reelection as a full member. riot police have clashed with protesters in beirut hundreds demanded the release of anti-government activists detained in north american home last month the lebanese army took 17 people into custody after riots was angered by growing poverty set fire to government buildings in the city of tripoli. south africa has suspended its rollers of the oxford astra zeneca corona virus vaccine a small clinical trial has suggested the shot offers only minimal protection against the new local virus variants of these are to offer vaccines by johnson and johnson and pfizer in the coming weeks. austria's government is warning against travel to the alpine problems of tirol hundreds of cases of the south african variant of corona virus have been identified in the popular winter sports region countries easing its national lockdown but with some new rules classrooms s

situation where you have states like saudi arabia as an example sitting on on human rights panels the u.n. human rights council you have the situation with the u.n. security council where that one a little off i attended many of us has the ability to get the a referral to the international criminal court for example and in a situation in which one of those family members may have been actively involved in the commission of international crime so the difficulty that you have is that there is no infelicity mechanism one of the issues that was raised recently by the un special rapporteur. on this kind of when we were looking at the the brutal execution of jamal khashoggi was that there there is no standing mechanism to do with this particular type of situation. particularly as far as genesis human rights defenders of consent and so i think a lot of the frustration comes from sentiment on approach as a as a human rights lawyer to to to act for a victim because you know what can you do to bring about any any resolution to my particular problem and that that is always the biggest frustration you know you have into.

u.n. human rights council has unanimously adopted a resolution on myanmar according to the release of ousted leader own son suchi it also calls on the military jointer to reinstate the government and to exercise restraint with protesters there are growing reports and photographic evidence that mean more security forces they use live ammunition lethal force against protesters this violates international law detentions and intimidation are also on the rise not only our political leaders targets but community and civil society leaders as well meanwhile myanmar has seen one of the biggest demonstrations against the military coup so far hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for a 7th consecutive day despite the government's efforts to quell the protests. the u.s. is officially revoking the designation of yemen's who thiis is a terrorist organization effective tuesday secretary of state tony blinken says the move is in recognition of the humanitarian situation in yemen. in just under 30 minutes time day 4 of donald trump's impeachment trial is set to begin trump's defense team will p

u.n. human rights council held a special session yesterday and released a unanimous statement calling for basically return to even the limited civilian drew and their new tactics that they are using including you know c.c.t.v. cameras imported from china russia and other places the hacking of activists counts as well as you know beating up activists once the the night falls on the streets and also finally they are using facial tech you know recognition technology used to identify key organizers and cheesing them so the laws that restrain the security forces to go into private homes have been really relaxed or abandoned that is a bad signal that the military is and on you know carrying out repressive measures in the you know behind the scenes this is only we're going to have to leave it there that was human rights activist malala sarnies speaking to us from london thank you. the tare refugee camp in jordan is home to 80000 syrian refugees it was supposed to be a temporary shelter but as the conflict in syria drags on many residents see little chance of ever returning home some have therefo

u.n. human rights council approved a resolution on friday calling on military leaders to release the democraticallyd leader aung san suu kyi and other government officials. armored military vehicles were seen driving through yangon, and reports that the military might shut down internet access sparked fears of a more forceful response to protests. earlier this week the biden administration approved sanctions that included freezing u.s. assets of the coup's military leaders and redirecting aid for myanmar's government. for perspective on the coup and the protest movement in myanmar, i spoke with journalist francis wade who joined us from london. he is the author of "myanmar's enemy within: buddhist violence and the making of a muslim other." i started by asking him about the u.s. threat of sanctions on leaders of the military coup. you know, if sanctions are supposed to be a tool to rein in the excesses of any individual or institution, then the coup shows that, of course, they haven't been effecte. the military is still pursuing its intention to control the country using whatever means possible. it

u.n. human rights council trump administration withdrew from the group 3 years ago so i think what it said was unfair targeting of israel un u.s. envoy mark assess that his country would return as an observer and seek reelection as a full member. south africa has suspended its roll outs of the oxford astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine a small clinical trial suggests the shot offers a minimal protection against the new local coronavirus very well forests are to offer vaccines by johnson and johnson and pfizer in the coming weeks. and have biggest event in american sports quarterback tom brady had a great game as a tampa bay buccaneers beat the kansas city chiefs on their home field in the super bowl right the security 7 super bowl title the most of any n.f.l. player gave the city of tampa bay a big reason to party. i even the pandemic couldn't keep these fence off the streets masks and social distancing went nowhere in sight not after the tampa bay buccaneers stomped kansas city 31 to 9 to win the super bowl the victory exceeded all expectations. was crazy to me that brady just turned and wen

u.n. human rights council held a special session yesterday and released a unanimous statement calling for basically return to even the limited civilian drew and their new tactics that they are using including you know c.c.t.v. cameras imported from china russia and other places the hacking of activists counts as well as you know beating up activists once the the night falls on the streets and also finally they are using facial tech you know recognition technology used to identify key organizers and cheesing them so the laws that restrain the security forces to go into private homes have been really relaxed or abandoned that is a bad signal that the military is and on you know carrying out repressive measures in the you know behind the scenes that was human rights activist sarnia speaking to us from london thank you. germany has banned travel from regions in neighboring austria and the czech republic after a surge of infections with more contagious coronavirus variants there only essential travel into germany will now be allowed from the austrian region of the role and check or regions but

u.n. human rights council has he not of slay adopted a resolution condemning me on miles manisha kay they originally text was watered down to get china and russia on board the resolution calls for the release of aung san suu kyi and all political prisoners who've been detained since the case. inside the country friday saw one of the biggest protests against the gentle fall. i as they tap their creativity for the marches for a 7th straight day the antic who protesters across myanmar continue with their movement calling for the return of democracy and the release of their civilian leaders are going to honor about what we are asking international football fans on twitter facebook instagram to save our country and share what is happening. and not just premier league football fans in yangon. in the eastern city of mean police broke up a protest arresting several people for the last few nights security forces have rounded up people who have taken part in the growing civil disobedience movement. and as myanmar's military celebrated union day in the capital which marks the anniversary of the nati

u.n. human rights council statement was read by a statement from activists was read on the floor and he basically said you know we don't know. it's a statement into actions and so statements are great but you know in terms of having real impact we're just starting to see sort of real actions. thank you so much for your time. thank you. and lawyers for donald trump have wrapped up their defense in the former u.s. presidents in trial denying that trumbull played any part in inciting the capitol hill riots last month the defense team took just 3 hours to make their case and to cry the impeachment trial as a political witch hunt the senate will reconvene on saturday morning when members are expected to vote on whether to convict. day 4 of a trial which has all but guaranteed. yet its participants push on. it was time for don't trump legal team to make that the fence and lay out why the former president shouldn't be convicted. the article of impeachment now before the senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional of political a vengeance. their argument focused on freedom of speech insisting trum

u.n. human rights council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning me and miles military coups the original text that was watered down to get china and russia on board the resolution calls for the release of the unsung suchi and all political prisoners who've been detained since the coup would also demands the military join to reinstate the civilian government and use restraint with protesters. russian opposition politician has been back in court charged with insulting a world war 2 veteran who spoke in favor of president vladimir putin about the accuse the judge of helping prosecution witnesses he also told her to improve her knowledge of russian law now than he was jailed last week for violating parole conditions when he flew to germany for treatment after being poisoned with a nerve agent. i am very disappointed and i want to point out your behavior once again every time that witnesses the prosecution questions you interrupt the process and let the witnesses leave the room and have a chance to get advice from other people on how to answer the question. russia's foreign minister

u.n. human rights council is holding an emergency session to discuss that unrest in manama u.n. investigators say there is now growing evidence that security forces have used live ammunition on protesters but china which is an ally of myanmar has refused to condemn the violence on the envoy from the law says their country is going through a delicate transition here are some of the highlights from that meeting. to the international community i expressed my concern that any sanctions on the consideration should be carefully targeted against specific individuals who are credibly alleged to have violated people's rights leaders of the school are an appropriate focus of such actions your mind is undergoing complex extremely complex challenges and delegate transition we do not want to stall the more graphic transition in the country we therefore look forward to receiving a better understanding of the prevailing situation in the country and contractors and and cooperation from the international community you know i will continue to engage with the united nations towards lasting peace s

u.n. human rights council so that's really encourages unwilling to be held to account of international crimes and rights violations a highly critical report. minorities are being increasingly marginalized his government accuses the council of meddling in its domestic but it's a myth. only 12 years after the end of sri lanka's civil war the pain is still roll but those who sons daughters and husbands disappeared. this was a protest earlier this month they want answers accountability and justice but not getting any because the united nations human rights council says the highest levels of sri lanka's government is in denial about past crimes the spaces were seen inside and that and the media which have grown significantly is now rapidly shrinking brain depends on the year the story the human rights commission of. the national police commission another key warning as the indignity eroded by the recently adopted prentiss constitutional amendment that president got a buyer rajapaksa was defense secretary at the end of the civil war is brother mahinda was president 100000 people were killed in the

u.n. human rights council secretary of state anthony blinken says the u.s. will return as an observer despite acknowledging the body is still flawed and in need of reform former president donald trump pulled out of the rights council 2 years ago accusing it of bias against israel the u.s. can't automatically rejoin and will have to wait for elections at the end of this year or president jordan has more from washington d.c. . the u.s. is going to be an observer member of the human rights council and that will give diplomats at the council the ability to engage with their counterparts to make the u.s. argument for reforms within the human rights council as well as be able to speak out on issues coming before the body the state department's view and the biden administration's view is that you can't get change unless you are actually engaged in the organization and of course this is just the latest in a number of steps that the biden ministration is taking to reengage with international organizations there isn't any clarity as to what the secretary means by looki

u.n. human rights council has called on the gentile to release all who've been arbitrarily detained the army responded on saturday by suspending laws requiring court orders to detain suspects for more than a day for searching private property and surveillance more than 350 people have been arrested since the coup on february 1st real social peaceful protests related the ruling party's offices. records. moreover it plays was quick to people's freedom of speech by preparing a telecommunications bill intended to control access the internet. and state t.v. channels broadcast pictures of vandalism in attacks on police vehicles you did how do i would it you know reality the head of the military general men on playing has been on the airwaves repeating allegations of voter fraud in last november's parliamentary elections more errors have been found in the voter rolls he says the nation must join hands with the military for the successful realization of democracy as protests grow in size and begin to affect its flow of cash the military is about to give itself even more powers the cyber security law

u.n. human rights council last week joe biden spoke at the state department to make the point that diplomacy is back that washington wants to work with other nations to solve big problems and to pursue america's core interests he talked about russia's attempts to undermine american democracy how he'll need strong alliances to face the rising power of china how we'd like the united states to accept more refugees and how we'd like to see an end to wars like that we have in yemen right now which has been going on for more than 6 years some of the things that he left out of that speech are interesting too like relations with iran or what kind of future recedes for palestinians and israelis today we're talking with someone who can help us make sense of it all. tired colonel lawrence wilkerson worked in the leadership of the state department during the george w. bush administration and before that surfer decades in the united states army colonel wilkerson it's great to see you again thank you so much for joining us today as i open it the me beginning joe biden has spoke on at the state department

u.n. human rights council means it is part of the criticisms that failed to hold to account those involved in its 25 year long civil war an elephant as has more now from columbus. but essentially the pakistan prime minister on wednesday met with president gore tabi rajapaksa that's at the presidential complex set up you see behind me and what we're hearing from the statement is that obviously the usual kind of rhetoric they had called real talks they did sort of focus on the agricultural economy a book of both countries they talked about deepening bilateral relations but the key things like sensually the issue that many muslims here in sri lanka having issue with the government's policy of forced cremations of course $1000.00 victims is not anywhere featured on any of you officialdom of iran's iran can visit here to colombo now he had also been due to meet with muslim representatives that meeting was canceled yesterday we heard among security concerns amid security concerns but today we had the leader of the sri lankan who's in congress tweeting out that that meeting had been doing so they

u.n. human rights council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the release of ousted leader unsung suchi and other detainees and also called on the military to reinstate the government and exercise restraint with brits with the protest as well this off to human rights investigators said there was a growing evidence officers were using live ammunition against demonstrators day of the day the people who may have more people around who will have watched with horror photos and videos of the trial of emerging from the streets of new york for the large columns of security forces in full riot gear surrounding peaceful protesters and water cannons being fired into crowds of protesters being shot including a go and shot in the head as she stood alone imposing no threat with other peaceful protesters and. there are growing move towards and photographic evidence that mean more security forces they use live ammunition lethal force against protesters but violence hasn't deterred the hundreds of thousands of people who've been back out onto the streets and that 7th and biggest day yet of protest

u.n. human rights council adopted a resolution calling for a release and all political prisoners in fact to have been detained since the coup the original texts had to be watered down to get china and russia on board and china is still distancing itself from the measure the resolution also demands the military to reinstate the civilian government and use restraint with protesters scott hired lawyers in bangkok covering events for a scot you were saying earlier that actually today is the potential to be bigger than any of the previous day's rallies. it very well could come on that's kind of how it was building up throughout today on saturday you know friday that was a lot of people you know there are official numbers coming out this isn't the police department of yangon or mandalay or nate the door saying yes there are x. thousands of people out on the streets this is based on what the organizers and people on the ground some of our contacts on the ground saying comparing it to previous days and they've said that today is shaping up to be even bigger than yes a friday and friday was again ac

u.n. human rights council leaving under former president donald trump and 2018 the secretary of state and city blinken echoed a trumpet ministration claim that the body is biased towards israel but he says the u.s. departure allowed all forward syrian countries to exploit a vacuum of leadership in the un h r c it's the latest reversal of trump's foreign policies by president joe biden. just one day before the former u.s. president donald trump's impeachment trial is set to begin his legal team has filed defense papers saying the proceedings are unconstitutional our white house correspondent jim acosta is joining us from washington d.c. so what more did the lawyers have to say. when it comes to this unconstitutional argument they make a number of arguments they believe. is why this shouldn't be happening but it is it's going to begin on february 9th never when they say that the president has already left office so there's really no need in the constitution doesn't address a impeachment trial for a president that has already left office number 2 they say that this is essentially government

u.n. human rights council after leaving under former president donald trump and $28.00 seen the secretary of state and city of lincoln echoed a trumpet ministration claim however that the body is biased towards israel but he says the u.s. departure of loud over a period countries to exploit a vacuum of leadership in the council rescue operations are underway in northern india to free more than 30 people trapped in a tunnel a day after part of a himalayan glaciers collapsed and sense a torrent of water and debris down nearby rivers these 20 bodies have been recovered but around 200 people are still missing israel's prime minister has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges benjamin netanyahu appeared in court charged with bribery fraud and breach of trust in 3 separate cases he says he's the victim of what he calls an attempted coup poland germany and sweden have all expelled russian diplomats which moscow says is unjustified and unfriendly last week russia expelled several the workers follows criticism from the blog of moscow's treatment of opposition figure alexei navalny those are the

u.n. human rights councils special rapporteur who was speaking earlier on of the session so i think the the the russians the chinese the venezuelans etc are lone voice is really in what has been a pretty unified position from have the human rights council and many of its members which is essentially the what what has been going on in myanmar is a gross violation of human rights. well inside friday saw one of the biggest protests against the. sky high level ports. as they tap their creativity for the marches for a 7th straight day the antic who protesters across myanmar continue with their movement calling for the return of democracy and the release of their civilian leaders the now that what we are asking international football fans on twitter facebook instagram to save our country and share what is happening. and not just premier league football fans in yangon. in the eastern city of mean police broke up a protest arresting several people for the last few nights security forces have rounded up people who have taken part in the growing civil disobedience movement. and as myanmar's military

u.n. human rights council has called on the gentle to release all who've been arbitrarily detained the army responded on saturday by suspending laws requiring court orders to detain suspects for more than a day for searching private property and surveillance more than 350 people have been arrested since the coup on february 1st the all social peaceful protest the ruling party offices. records i'm from. moreover it places people's freedom of speech by preparing a telecommunications bill intended to control access the internet. and state t.v. channels broadcast pictures of vandalism and attacks on police vehicles you did how do i would you not reality the head of the military general men on playing has been on the airwaves repeating allegations of voter fraud in last november's parliamentary elections more errors have been found in the voter rolls he says the nation must join hands with the military for the successful realization of democracy as protests grow in size and begin to affect its flow of cash the military is about to give itself even more powers the cyber security law the human rig

u.n. human rights council has adopted a resolution following the military coup earlier this month.t calls for the immediate release of detainees, including ousted de facto leader aung san suu kyi and the president. it was approved by consensus during a special session on friday in geneva. china, russia, and others pulled out. their envoys said they're ssociati from the resolution. unacceptab.cumen anmar's baf the resolution also struck -- clearly respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. a u.n. special rap ator cited photographic evidence of security forces using live ammunition against protesters. he described the situation as a breach of international rule. >>> the united states has slapped sanctions on senior general min aung hlaing as well as other individuals and companies related to myanmar's military. officials say it's to help the people's efforts to secure freedom and democracy. the u.s. treasury department said on thursday that the individuals are ten current and former military officials. it said they are responsible for the takeover or are associated with the milit

u.n. human rights council has adopted a resolution following the military coup earlier this month. the immediate release of detainees, including ousted de facto leader aung san suu kyi and the president. it was approved by consensus during a special session on friday in geneva. china, russia, and others pulled out. their envoys said they're

u.n. human rights council statement was read by a statement from iraq this was read on the floor and he basically said you know we don't know what. it's a statement it means actions and so statements are great but you know in terms of having real impact we're just starting to see sort of real actions and thank you so much for your time. thank you happy. and united states now where lawyers for donald trump have wrapped up their defense in the former u.s. presidents impeachment trial denying that trump played any part in inciting the capitol hill riots last month the defense team took just 3 hours to make their case and to cry to the impeachment trial as a political witch hunt the senate will reconvene on saturday morning when members are expected to vote on whether to convict. day 4 of a trial which has all but guaranteed. its participants push on. it was time for don't trump legal team to make that the fence and lay out why the former president shouldn't be convicted. the article of impeachment now before the senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional of political a vengeance. their argum

u.n. human rights council that comes nearly three years after former president trump withdrew the u.s.nistration pulled out of the council in 2018. they accused the u.n. body of biased against the u.s. ally israel and failing to hold human rights abusers accountable. the u.s. will return as a nonvoting observer through the end of the year. the biden administration is hoping to fill one of three full member seats. >>> new at 6:00, tampa bay buccaneers head coach bruce airns and celebrating this morning. d the buccaneers to a 31-9 ive victory over the tdefending cha the kansas city chiefs. the victory gave brady his fifth super bowl mvp and a record seventh super bowl win. he said there were a lot of tough games leading up to last night but made it all worth >> being in the league for a long time rarely does the season go small sailing. to go to new orleans and watch the defense play against the saints team which was really, you know, beat us pretty well two times this season, then to go up and play the mvp of the league and watch our defense play the way they did and then again last nig

u.n. security council meeting later today we know that the u.n. human rights council has already discussed this on the world bank as you mentioned kim has responded so there is international response but from what we're seeing on the ground in yangon posture and how the military has been carrying out the post-coup operations if you will hasn't really changed that much ok scott haile that monitoring developments for us i mean from bangkok thank you. european leaders are holding virtual meetings for a 2nd day this time with a focus on security chief open the summit by laying out the top defense facing the alliance. for nato the main tosca during this pandemic has been to make sure that. the health crisis doesn't. turn into a security crisis because so the threats we are faced with a day before the pandemic they are still there russia's aggressive actions more brutal forms of terrorism sophisticated cyber attacks the rise of china and the security implications over climate change so no country or continent to come face these challenges alone european council pres

u.n. human rights council the jump administration withdrew from the group 3 years ago citing what it said was unfair targeting of israel u.s. and voice marc said said his country would return as an observer and seek reelection as a full member. riot police have clashed with protesters in beirut hundreds demanded the release of anti-government activists detained in northern lebanon last month the nominees are who took 17 people into custody after writers angered by growing poverty set fire to government buildings in the city of tripoli. at least 18 people are dead and more than $180.00 missing in northern india after part of a himalayan class you broke off releasing a torrent of flood water that crashed into a dam so they happened so quickly that people had no time to react authorities can state say rescue workers have begun to search for survivors and to recover bodies. joy as rescue workers recover several survivors but the search is far from over units and must be taken according to the law with effective steps against offenses which disturb prevent and destroy the state stability publi

u.n. human rights council secretary of state and the blinken says the u.s. will return as an observer despite signaling the body is still flawed and in need of reform former president donald trump pulled out of the human rights council 2 years ago accusing it of bias against israel the u.s. can't automatically rejoin and will have to wait for elections at the end of this year well rosalyn jordan joins us live from washington d.c. resident do we know what sorts of reforms the u.s. wants to see at the u.n. . well the spokesperson net price didn't want to get too specific and that's understandable because the u.s. is trying to essentially rebuild relationships inside an international organization that it received really no love no support no understanding from the previous administration but he did tell reporters at the daily press briefing that the u.s. is concerned about what has been called a disproportionate focus on israel and what some critics have called the council's record on anti-semitism having a very poor record in fact but he did say that the u.s.

u.n. human rights council after leaving under former president donald trump and 2018 the secretary of state anthony blinken echoed the trumpet ministrations claim however that the body is biased against israel but he says the u.s. departure of allowed off for its syrian countries to exploit a vacuum of leadership it's the latest reversal of trump's foreign policies by president joe biden the scramble for scarce lands in nigeria is pushing millions of people into poverty that's according to activists in 2800 nigerian overtook india as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty experts say it's largely because of corruption land confiscations and how resources are distributed among the trees reports from burning. in 7 years one certainly has fought at least 16 court cases of land been taken and justly but lost most of them. the lawyer an activist says the poor are up against the powerful who have the resources to manipulate the judiciary i handle a case where local traditionally. used area courts. succeeded in. front he sent home. who are not apart from that farm