you know human rights defenders human rights defenders and even the un human rights council are. supporting the decision ition feel for how you know the option is to act and i don't think a lot of the. a lot of the members of the human un human rights council. were never there for the time being carlos condit thank you very much for speaking to us thank you. their division next on the case of a woman who recorded her boss's sexual harassment only to be sentenced to 6 months of prison but the country's supreme court or a bottle of yourself or not has been following the story on your bring us up to speed what's going on well by neural much eunice's 37 year old teacher who was working in a high school on the island of lombok when both the principal of the high school started making sexually harassing phone calls to her or so she claims she eventually took action and to prove that harassment she recorded some of those calls one of her colleagues then use those recordings to lodge an official complaint against the principal but he then in turn took by the teacher to court himself and n

the un human rights council has voted to set up a preliminary investigation into. the philippine so-called war on drugs the resolution has faced strong pushback from president. government at least 14 people have died in a train collision in. a passenger train rammed into a stationary freight train. in the southern punjab region at least 8 people have died in a car bomb. explosion happened near the city of green and benjamin netanyahu has reiterated his pledge not to dismantle even the jewish settlement in the occupied west bank they had been speculation that the israeli prime minister many african sessions on illegal settlements on the u.s. peace proposals well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us inside stories coming up next thank you for watching. can georgia and russia result their differences the kremlin response to insults and protests with slight bans and threats against georgia relations haven't been this bad since their war 11 years ago what's behind their latest excuse this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm the stasi a

this has open international support in a letter to the un human rights council sent just days back at least 37 countries have supported china's court counter-terrorism and did article as if in measures in including setting up vocational education training centers some of these countries you must know include north korea saudi arabia even myanmar but upwards of a 1000000 we girls and turkey minorities have been detained in the camps their crime their faith 32 western countries also in a letter to the un human rights council have asked china to stop these arbitrary detentions but china sees things differently. this is what china wants visitors to see a full dance outside the largest mosque in the country the spectacle belies the sinister realities of life for shin johns we go. up to 1000000 of whom are thought to be held inside reeducation centers like this part of a growing complex of sprawling secretive camps for journalists trying to get close to the prisons. plainclothes police stage rule traffic accident and run old fashioned interference to stop outsiders finding out what's happen

disproportionately affect poor communities amount to crimes against humanity last week the un human rights council voted to investigate alleged abuses in the country those abuses include extra judicial killings disappearances and police coverups authorities say those killed were crime suspects who were resisting arrest the philippines human rights commission says there could be more than $27000.00 deaths from extrajudicial killings the government denies that figure and supports in said a strong anti-drug campaign and they say that it's necessary to reduce crime so in this episode will learn about the people impacted by those territories policies and ask whether the nation's approach towards fighting drug crime needs reform but with us to discuss this in manila carlos condé a researcher with human rights watch also in manila. political and security analyst with the think tank asia pacific power. ways to progress and in hong kong al jazeera correspondent jim. we reached out to the government for a representative to join our program but they declined our request so welcome to all of you and i want to

the un human rights council says it will investigate the philippine government so-called war on drugs and empty beaches and political tensions we look at the dispute that's keeping russian tourists away from georgia. now police in gibraltar have arrested the captain and chief officer than iranian tanker that received by british marines asked week the new developments follow u.k. allegations that iranian vessels tried to impede a british oil tanker and the strait of hormuz leading to an intervention by a british warship for a challenge reports from. british shipping in the gulf is now on its highest possible alerts the u.k. moved to maritime security level 3 after its government said this ship the b.p. oil tanker british heritage was approached by 3 iranian vessels london says h.m.s. montrose a warship moved in to warn the iranians away well we're very concerned this is a very serious escalation of the situation and you know we are proud that they're all navy was there to protect the heritage tanka but we are monitoring the situation very closely we don't want to escalate tensions we w

sparked international criticism in an unprecedented move 22 nations signed a letter to the un human rights council condemning disturbing reports australia canada and japan are among the signatories along with britain france and germany they call on china to stop the mass detentions respect religious freedom and grant independent experts meaningful access to the region. countries that did not sign the document raise just as much interest out of the 22 nations assigned as none of them were muslim majority nations which is really quite telling because china is using their pocketbook to gain influence in many of these nations as well. china defends the practice the government says it's not about eliminating people's identity but about teaching employment skills and pushing out what it calls extremism year far surely by ceasing up locational education and training centers in accordance with the law we aim to education save those who were influenced by religious extremism and committed to mine it legal to fix it. the letter is not tied to a vote or a resolution but it will be published as an official do

people continue to strive for freedom in the birthplace of their revolution sen beirut the un human rights council has agreed to begin a preliminary investigation into what it calls a staggering number of murders in the philippine government's war on drugs it's accusing president rodrigue a territory of inciting violence against drug dealers as well as intimidating judges and degrading women human rights watch estimates at least 12000 filipinos have been killed since 2 territories campaign began in 2016. ambassadors from 22 countries have condemned china's treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in an unprecedented move they issued a letter calling for the detention off wigger muslims to stop cattle up as hardy on reports this 1st start building is called a vocational center in china critics say it's more like a prison one of many detention camps run by the government. the target they say are ethnic and religious minorities mostly wigger muslims in the northwest region of chink young activists say at least 1000000 people are detained in similar camps where extreme surveillance force assimilat

sparked international criticism in an unprecedented move 22 nations signed a letter to the un human rights council condemning disturbing reports australia canada and japan are among the signatories along with britain france and germany they call on china to stop the mass detentions respect religious freedom and grant independent experts meaningful access to the region. countries that did not sign the document raised just as much interest out of the 22 nations assigned as none of them were muslim majority nations which is really quite telling because china is using their pocketbook to gain influence in many of these nations as well. china defends the practice the government says it's not about eliminating people's identity but about teaching employment skills and pushing out what it calls extremism year far surely by seizing up locational education and training centers in accordance with the law we aim to education save those who were influenced by religious extremism and committed to mine it legal or fix it. the letter is not tied to a vote or a resolution but it will be published as an official d

not tied to a vote or a resolution but it will be published as an official document of the un's human rights council activists say it's a good sign but china's government has long stood defiant against foreign criticism katia locus of the young al-jazeera is going to talk on and weigh in hey who's joining us live from beijing so has there been any response from the chinese government yet way. yes well we just a short time ago heard from the ministry of foreign affairs in a regular daily media briefing the spokesman predictably i guess was dismissive of this letter signed by 22 countries saying it was an attempt to politicize the issue of human rights the spokesman also said that this was a domestic affair and it was not up to anyone outside of china to comment on the situation in genk he also pointed out that there have been no terrorist attacks in the area for the past 2 years evidence he says that this is working remembering that the government in china says these are not the tension centers they're vocational schools with one of the main aims being to stamp out extremism and terrorism and he poin

treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in an unprecedented move they sent a letter to the un human rights council calling for the detention of weak and muslims to stop. the un human rights council has agreed to begin a preliminary investigation into what it calls a staggering number of murders in the philippine government's world war on drugs it's accusing president going to go to turkey of inciting violence against drug dealers as well as intimidating judges and degrading women human rights watch estimates that at least 12000 filipinos have been killed since deterred his campaign began in 2016. now the consumption of sugary soft drinks and fruit juice has been linked to a high risk of developing cancer for interest searchers surveyed $1000.00 adults over a period of up to 9 years they found even a small daily serving of $100.00 milliliters about a 3rd of a can of soda could raise the person's overall cancer risk by 18 percent the popularity of sugary drinks has exploded in recent decades and are already blamed for obesity which is solved as a leading factor in developing cancer well to counter t

the un human rights council has agreed to begin a preliminary investigation into what it calls a staggering number of murders in the philippine government's war on drugs. and france has passed a controversial tax bill targeting tech giants like google apple and facebook has prompted u.s. president donald trump to order an investigation into the planned levy a move that could result in the town a tree terrorists. a master's from 22 nations have condemned china's treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in unprecedented move they shoot a letter calling for an end to the detention of week of muslims here in experts say at least 1000000 are being held in camps but you know what i am has one. this fun stuff building is called a vocational center in china critics say it's more like a prison one of many detention camps run by the government. the target they say are ethnic and religious minorities mostly wigger muslims in the northwest region of change young activists say at least 1000000 people are detained in similar camps where extreme surveillance force assimilation and abuse are common the

the un human rights council says it will investigate the philippine government so-called the war on drugs. and we take a look at the situation in syria as to rob province one year on since rebel surrendered to government backed forces. police in gibraltar have a rest of the captain and chief of a 7 a rainy and tanker that was seized by british marines last week the new developments follow u.k. allegations that iranian vessels tried to impede a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz leading to an intervention by a british warship for a challenge reports from london. british shipping in the gulf is now on its highest possible alerts the u.k. moved to maritime security level 3 after its government said this ship the b.p. oil tanker british heritage was approached by 3 iranian vessels london says h.m.s. montrose a warship moved toward the iranians away well we're very concerned this is a very serious escalation of the situation. you know we are proud that the royal navy was there to protect their heritage. but we are monitoring the situation very closely we don't want to escalate. actions

the philippines has rejected a resolution by the un human rights council to investigate thousands of people and president rodrigo the territories drug war since 2016 thousands of drug dealers and users have been killed in a police crackdown but human rights groups say the investigation in is to what amounted to summary executions is long overdue german law and organ has more from manila. it seems like these that have prompted international action more than 6000 people killed in the 3 years since president rodrigo deter to launched his so-called war in drugs those are the government's own figures the dead all suspected drug dealers it says but why it's groups say the actual number could be 5 times that figure now the united nations has taken what many see as a critical 1st step towards accountability and comes after years of documentation and campaigning by both local and international rights groups the un human rights council has ordered a report on the philippines it will address serious violations allegedly committed by the government jury detectives crack down abusers campaign agai

fight on terror and now that practice has opened international support in a letter to the un human rights council said just days back at least 37 countries have supported trying to quote counter terrorism and the radicalization measures in shin jag including setting up vocational education and training centers that some of the countries behind that statement include north korea saudi arabia and me and some 1000000 readers and target minorities have been detained in the camps because of their faith 22 western countries also sent a letter to the hugh un human rights council asking china to stop these arbitrary detentions but china sees things differently. this is what china wants visitors to see a foot outside the largest mosque in the country the spectacle belies the sinister realities of life. up to 1000000 of whom are thought to be held inside reeducation centers like this part of a growing complex of sprawling secretive camps for journalists trying to get close to the prisons. plainclothes police stage ruled traffic accident and run old fashioned interference to stop outsiders finding out what'

the un human rights council has voted to set up an investigation into alleged crimes committed duringte's waron drugs campaign. it will focus on reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances. the philippines government strongly opposes the resolution. forecasters in the united states expect a hurricane to hit the coast of louisiana early on saturday. the region has already been saturated by days of heavy rain. they warn that tropical storm barry will send a dangerous surge of seawater towards the city of new orleans. as the area braces for worsening conditions, a large waterspout was filmed on lake pontchartrain. one of india's largest cities is running out of water. millions of people in the southern city of chennai are struggling as taps run dry. monsoon rains — which the city relies on — were weak last year. environmentalists blame climate change, but urbanisation is also playing a part. and they're warning this is a problem which could affect all countries. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. scrambling for every last drop.

the un human rights council is to investigate what it called a staggering number of matters in the philippines government's war on drugs and accuses president rodriguez totality of inciting violence against drug dealers as well as intimidating judges and degrading women to me linda and reports from manila . it seems like these that have prompted international action more than 6000 people killed in the 3 years since president rodrigo deter to launched his so-called war on drugs those are the government's own figures the dead all suspected drug dealers it says but rights groups say the actual number could be 5 times that figure now the united nations has taken what many see as a critical 1st step towards accountability and comes after years of documentation and campaigning by both local and international rights groups the un's human rights council has ordered a report in the philippines it will address serious violations allegedly committed by the government jurong detect is cracked down users are campaign against drugs because drug users in the course of the. be committed now are not. those cri

foiled a coup attempt on the day the signing of a power sharing agreement is postponed the un human rights council says it will investigate the philippines government's so-called war on drugs and a defiant donald trump issues an executive order to determine who's living in the u.s. legally and who is not. police in gibraltar have arrested the captain and chief officer of any raney and tanker that was seized by british marines last week it follows u.k. allegations that even any and vessels tried to impede a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz leading to an intervention by a british warship or a chalons reports from london. british shipping in the gulf is now on its highest possible in the u.k. a move to maritime security level 3 after his government said this ship the b.p. oil tanker british heritage was approached by 3 iranian vessels london says h.m.s. montrose a warship moved in to warn the iranians away well we're very concerned this is. a very serious escalation of the situation and you know we are proud that the royal navy was there to protect the heritage tanka but we are monitoring t

not tied to a vote or a resolution but it will be published as an official document of the un's human rights council activists say it's a good sign but china's government has long stood defiant against foreign criticism katia locus of the young al-jazeera and when he has more from beijing. china's ministry of foreign affairs has responded to the letter signed by a 22 countries regarding the situation in shin jang province and predictably i guess it was dismissive of this letter saying that this was an attempt to politicize the issue of human rights and that this was a domestic affair for the government in china to deal with and it wasn't up to anyone outside china to comment on the situation there it also pointed out that there has been no terrorist attack in the region for the past 2 years evidence it says that this program is working remembering that the government maintains that these are not detention centers in province they are vocational schools with one of the main aims being to prevent terrorism and extremism and also responded to a request in the latest sign by these countries that inspect

leave it to the office of the high commissioner for human rights to do what is necessary or what she thinks she could do but the un human rights councildoes not lack for options on how to determine the situation on the ground so you really do that and you will by the next session in june 2020 are expected to put to submit a report to the council and and to see whether future significant actions can be taken in moving forward and this request for action doesn't just come from outflank of the philippines it comes from inside of the philippines have a listen to one woman one activist to. have a look. more than 2 years ago in manila the net cost to your son was killed by armed men but she believes they were linked to the police minette blames president of the so-called war and drugs for her son's death and she's become an activist speaking out against the campaign. extradition killings should and the government should instead serve the filipinos according to government data more than 6000 people have been killed over the past 3 years an average of 6 every day. so this is a new hatred of the us reporting and you can see from within the phi

. ♪ the use in human rights council has agreed -- un human rights council has agreed to set up an investigationstaggering number of murders in the war on drugs in the philippines, inciting violence, intimidating judges, and degrading women. we have this report from manila. these thatenes like have prompted international action. more than 6000 people killed in the three years since the philippine president launched his so-called war on drugs. those are the governments own figures. the dead, all suspected drug dealers, it says, but rights groups say the number could be five times that figure. now the united nations has taken what many see as a critical first step towards accountability. it comes after years of documentation in campaigning by political and international rights groups. the u.s. human rights council has ordered a report on the philippines and will address serious violations allegedly committed by the government during the crackdown. againstis a campaign drugs. drug users are supposed to be behind all the crimes committed. many of thew how crimes are committed by drug users, but the

president to tertius so-called war on drugs but now the un has decided to investigate the un human rights council set up a preliminary investigation into the n.t. drugs campaign that has killed more than 6000 people in 3 years those are just government figures michael killing is another figure on that death list but it also stands out it's prompted questions such as the one the priest asked my close friend will when is enough enough. that he might have a final farewell is all that's left for michael's mother she's living a parent's worst nightmare her daughter was gunned down in a drug raid carried out by police kathleen michael peña was only 3 years old her father and the alleged narcotics dealer is said to have used her as a human shields when police entered the family's home on a drug raid micah has become the youngest known victim of the philippines war on drugs. police claim her father was armed and in the middle of a drug deal michael's mother says that wasn't so. i mean what they're saying is there was a bypassed but that's not true in reality we were all asleep by bus they said and they f

leave it to the office of the high commissioner for human rights to do what is necessary or what she thinks she could do but the un human rights council does not lack for options on how to determine the situation on the ground so they really do that and you will by next session in june 2020 are expected to put to submit a report to the council and and to see where their future significant actions can be taken in moving forward and this request for action doesn't just come from outflank the philippines comes from inside of the philippines have a listen to one woman one activist sitting in a. more than 2 years ago in manila the net cost to your son was killed by armed men but she believes they were linked to the police monette blames president of the so-called war and drugs for her son's death and she's become an activist speaking out against the campaign. extradition killings should and the government should instead serve the filipinos according to government data more than 6000 people have been killed over the past 3 years an average of 6 every day. so this is where you hit tremendous reporting and you can see from within the philippi

disproportionately affect poor communities about to crimes against humanity last week the un human rights council voted to investigate alleged abuses in the country those abuses include extrajudicial killings disappearances and police coverups authorities say those killed were crime suspects who were armed i am resisting arrest the philippines human rights commission says there could be more than 27000 deaths from extrajudicial killings the government denies that supporters and sisters strong campaign is necessary to reduce crime and they say that it's necessary to reduce crime so. in this episode will learn about the people impacted by various policies and whether the nation's approach towards fighting drug crime needs reform but with us to discuss this in manila carlos condé a researcher with human rights watch also in manila. political and security analyst with the think tank asia pacific pathways to progress and in hong kong al jazeera correspondent. we reached out to the government for a representative to join our program as well but they declined our request so welcome to all of you and i w

human taishan and campaigning by both local and international rights groups the un's human rights council has ordered a report on the philippines it will adjust series about elations allegedly committed by the government to jurong detect this crackdown this is a campaign against drugs because drug users and will be a source of course again i mean you know the crimes that are be committed now we're not going to quibble about how many of those crimes are committed by drug users but the justification for them being is not it's just not true that we are overwhelmed by the drug problem that required such. murder. the philippine government rejects the u.n. vote calling it a travesty and saying it cannot accept a politically partisan and one sided resolution it's already said it won't cooperate with any investigation critics have described to deter to drugs campaign as a war against the poor with the majority of those killed coming from impoverished communities and they're included in the government's watch lists of drug users and peddlers but the rights groups say these lists are reliable and p

years of documentation and campaigning by both local and international rights groups the un's human rights council has ordered a report on the philippines it will address serious violations allegedly committed by the government jurong detectives crackdown abusers campaign against drugs because drug users and will be a source of course of the many of the crimes that are be committed now we're not quibble about how many of those crimes are committed by drug users but the justification is not it's just not true we are overwhelmed by the drug problem wired such. the murder of. the philippine government rejects the u.n. vote calling it a travesty and saying it cannot accept a politically partisan and one sided resolution it's already said it won't cooperate with any investigation critics have described to deter just anti drugs campaign as a war against the poor with the majority of those killed coming from impoverished communities and they're included in the government's watch lists of drug users and peddlers but the rights groups say these lists are reliable and police have not explained how they are

mass detention of ethnic weak is in the region is the 1st joint move on the issue at the un human rights council human experts say at least 1000000 weak is and other muslims are held in detention centers in the remote western region china describes them as training centers to stamp out extremism australia canada and japan are among the church 2 signatories along with britain france and germany. happy new guinea's prime minister has vowed to hunt down the gunman who killed at least 20 people most of them women and children in a remote village the killings took place in carried a inhaler province northwest of the capital port moresby to the victims were pregnant women officials say the violence is part of a long running tribal feud at least 13 people have been killed in s trikes in syria's province this footage shows the aftermath of an attack on a hospital that killed 6 people that's according to the syrian civil defense it lib is the last major rebel stronghold in syria government troops backed by russia have been bombarding the area for months. lebanon's labor ministry has begun a crackdown on

number of civilian deaths these are the numbers and the instances of human rights alleged abuses as well made the un human rights councilsay we need to be investigating what is happening in the philippines on the war on drugs jamila do you want to take us into what exactly are they able to do if anything. well i'll leave that up to carlos was been part of you know has been closely following the u.n. human rights in the regions over the past few months but what i can just say when we talk speak of the popularity of the president so many surveys in the past actually do say that the general filipino public do approve of the need for the campaign against drugs however not everybody and majority of them do not agree with the killings that have been committed by police and that the majority of those who have been surveyed do feel that they may be a victim to extrajudicial killings so that's quite telling when we speak of popularity when we speak of surveys we need to do and look into the context of the questions and the kind of answers that were given by those who have been surveyed i just wanted to add to that based on my co

have been killed but human rights organizations say that number is closer 227000 president raji good deterrent say launch the campaign 3 years ago last week the un human rights council voted to investigate thousands of killings linked to the cracked i'm . well nor papa is a human rights officer at the scene international in the philippines he joins us now live from manila welcome it see you papa just start us off how do you explain the discrepancy between the 2 numbers they can't both be right. there's a very good question because some as far as we are concerned the numbers that these using came from the philippine government itself i mean right now they're saying there's 5425 are drug personalities who died last may 31 they said it's 6600 that's why that's the number that we're using in fact. if i might say they're actually quite a right in terms of the numbers of them home is under investigation because if i remember correctly way back in the december 27th they reported in their accomplishment report that there is around $16000.00 plus. cases under investigation but during that by and they said that these are related to the drug killings now it's basically what th

its mass detention of ethnic we goes in the region this is the 1st move on the issue at the un human rights council un experts say at least a 1000000 we kids and other muslims are held in detention centers in the remote western region china describes them as training centers to stamp out extremism australia canada japan they are among those 22 signatories along with britain france and germany new guinea's prime minister has vowed to hunt down the government who killed at least 20 people most of them women and children in a remote village in the killings happened in korea hella province northwest of the capital port moresby 2 of the victims were pregnant women officials say the violence is part of a long running sunni tribal feud this is a shame the very last volkswagen beetle cars rolled off an assembly plant in mexico it might mean the end for the iconic but al-jazeera has traveled to one mexican town where the dream of the v.w. beetle is very much alive and well as report from one world up or lower. there it is fresh off the assembly line the last beatle to be produced by the german automaker vol

order to ease their way few like through some potentially uncomfortable moments both on the un human rights council and also within the u.n. security council deliberations particularly in the war in yemen so money matters here of course unfortunately money does matter and it's not just saudi arabia that has that has put the secretary general under under pressure it's you know several other countries including the u.k. especially in the in the human rights council and so you know it's it's unfortunate that it seems over the last couple of years in particular that the secretary general is kind of caving into this pressure a little bit you see it in the language it's not it's not as strong as it should be in these reports and again we've we've spoken already about the lack of accountability the lack of enforcement any kind of enforcement measures following these reports but of course i mean in theory the u.n. should not be caving into this pressure and should stand firm right and romney said oh are we saying are we saying that this the suprema see if these interests if you like of the various powerful

ashamed of france this monday been since mother made her very last plea she appeared at the un human rights council in geneva emotionally appealing for her son's life skills in rooms i'm sorry for being too emotional i'm crying knowledge of the top of my voice that this is the murder offense and that's the right word while we're not being listened to vincent is a human being he is not an object he's had has been held under water i agree to come here in the hope that we might be able to defend him but despite all the efforts vincent was taken off of life support yet again the very next day. that's the end of this dispute there is no longer any plea that can be made that can suspend the discontinuation of care there's no longer any legal obstacle to the discontinuation of care and so that's the end of this legal case benson's stories truly heartbreaking and controversial in many ways the battle of 2 sides of one family both wishing the best for their loved one the mother says she was fighting against a system that she believes fails to protect its citizens but some point out there was an important le

now addressing the un human rights council in geneva called on the venezuelan government to talk to the opposition rather than cracking down on it but encourage the government to view the opposition and human rights defender of partners in the common cause of human rights and justice and to plan the see through durable political agreement that leads to reconciliation and since the start of the year venezuela has been caught in both an economic crisis and a political standoff between president nicolas maduro as government and national assembly leader kwan the duros won a 2nd term in a disputed election last year and is resisting attempts to oust him by the u.s. backed opposition led by earlier this year why don't we declared himself interim president it's a crisis that has led to mass protests and forced millions to flee. the us president donald trump has led 4th of july celebrations in washington d.c. now the holiday marks america's independence from british rule and is usually focused on national unity trump sidestepped side step tradition though with what he called the show of a lifet