well, they know via a c major leave him a sofa united nation human right council. i had not any special session of that. we were josiah because this genocide take him. but is this in more than 56 years, but not single argent a section are taking place. so that's why be call you un who might cancel the. busy upcoming september is the september 12 or 51 session of whom i cancelled is a start. and so this is a good opportunity. you and every my consultant or something and also un un general assembly in september also taking place. so should be a pro. and there is a resolution to appoint this special pursuit like is a special a reporter and the investigate. and also we will issue on a crime against humanity and ongoing genocide, debt. yeah. and also some is a business sector, for example, international labor organization. and should should be take action against china to fall, to our paul. it is obligation. and the global community should be cat. any a link and the ties visit china and also eunice go, argent, take some action and the destruction of the cultural heritag

so it really at this stage, i think the ball is in the court of the united nations human rights council. this is the governmental body based in geneva, which is the un highest, you know, human rights body. and the report, in essence, calls to be human rights council to act. the right council has never, ever condemned china into china just been deemed too powerful. but now that we see probable crimes against humanity documented in officially when report, it really is incumbent upon the human rights comes out. there are $47.00 governments that already have condemned. what's happening to jay, i hope that this report will lead to larger numbers. and finally, a critical mass with the jordy on the right council that will permit the kind of investigation condemnation that beijing is terrified. right. and i think gives us force to change. you've mentioned the pressure that the beijing has exerted to try and suppress of this report to with touch on the timing that it was. it was released on within hours and michelle, a bachelor, leafing. has she, in fact novels this report it as, as it invited i

it needs to go a before the united nations human rights council in geneva. the acting high commissioner are reading the latest report on for longer talking about the need for accountability reporting about what re lanka has done in recent months. but essentially the overall kind of assessment that the country has fallen short. that are the mechanisms. it has proposed the commitments it has made have not gone far enough and there must be an end to impunity. there must be accountability, and those are behind violations be brought to book shall anchors for administer. ali somebody who is in geneva with the sri lankan delegation, essentially talking about the progress that his government has made. he talked about a different sort of mechanisms that they are looking at, which includes a truck than accountability mechanism. a. 8 truck seeking mechanism, as well as all the things that the government has done listening to the countries that made representations after these 2. it was critics and champions. and obviously, each of them, obviously, the champions, are ta

additionally, we wish to see reforms made to other entities such as the united nations human rights council which has some of the most greatest violations of its members including china, cuba and venezuela who cover up human rights violations in many different countries including the horrors conducted upon china's muslim population. since 1945 the u.n. has accomplished incredible things and i look forward to ensuring that their good work does continue in the future, but we must also ensure that the funding we provide will be used in the most effective way possible to benefit the lives of american taxpayers. that they go back to their original mission, the united states must use his voice and vote -- its voice and vote to advocate for transparency, and stand up against the maligned influence of actors like russia and ccp. i want to thank our witnesses for being here today and i look forward to hearing your testimony. >> thank you. we have with us the honorable michelle, the assistant secretary for state for the bureau of international organization affairs with the u.s. department of state. s

perspective, they probably should not have signed up to human rights treaties that allow for scrutiny by the united nations. as well as the human rights council difficult but do you believe this report can provide any comfort or recognition to so many victims and their families of chinese detention? >> i think this is one of the most important aspects of the report that finally uighurs around the world see at least some of the nightmare they have lived validated and reflected by the world's premier human rights agency. the key now is for governments to respond to this report and take it forward to end this nightmare for uighurs and to actually presume accountability -- pursue accountability and deny china impunity. reporter: thank you very much. ♪ judy: a new law known as the pack act overhauls how the department of veterans affairs processes disability claims from veterans sickened by exposure to smoke from burn pits and other toxins in a rack, afghanistan and elsewhere. we talked to the man in charge of carrying out this major reform. reporter: in the past, veterans had to prove their sickness was connected to their service in the military.

scrutiny, not just that human rights watch brings to bear but indeed the united nations, the high commissioner andy high commissioner for human rights as well as the human rights councilinally, it is difficult, but do you believe this report can provide any kind of comfort or recognition to so many victims and their families? >> i do think this is one of the most important aspects of this report, that finally uighurs around the world see at least some of the nightmare that they have lived validated and reected by the world's premier human rights agency. the key now is for governments to respond to this report and take it forward to end this nightmare for readers and to actually pursue accotability and deny the chinese government the kind of impunity it has come to expect from gross human rights violations. >> thank. >> thank you. judy: a new law overhauls how the department of veterans affairs processes disability claims from veterans sickened by exposure to smoke from burn pits and other toxins in iraq, afghanistan, and elsewhere. we talked with the man in charge of carrying out this major reform. >> in the past, veterans had to prove their sickness was connected to

additionally, we wish to see reforms made to other entities such as the united nations human rights council, which is something most egregious human rights violators as its members, including china. cuba, and venezuela. to cover up human rights venice a violations. in many different countries, including the horror is conducted up on china's muslim uyghur population. since 1940, five the u.s. has accomplished incredible things. and i look forward to ensuring that their good work does continue in the future. but, we must also ensure that the funding we provide would be used in the most effective way possible to better the lives of american taxpayers. and then go back to their original mission. the united states must continue to use its voice and vote at the un to pursue necessary reforms, advocate for accountability and transparency, support vital humanitarian efforts, and stand up against the malign influence of actors like russia and ccp. i want to thank our witnesses for being here today and i look forward to hearing your testimony. thank you >> thank. you we have with us today the honorab

. >> eric briefed the united nations human rights council in geneva today. >> sexual violence, torturecruel and inhuman treatment. there are an example of cases where relatives re forced to witness the crimes. in the cases we have investigated, the age of victims of sexual and gender-based violence range from 4 to 82 years. >> now those that committed those atrocities will be joint by hundreds of thousands more as russia mobilizes. these recruits 3500 miles east of the ukraine border, some use sunglasses to hide tears. >> the most difficult thing is to say goodbye to the kids and the rest. >> others are reluctant to head off to war and unconvinced. >> of course i'm ready, but not now, not this time for sure. i think it is not my war. >> there are signs the callout is more widespread than publicly promised, including an admonition by the country's top orthodox priest for everyone to fulfill their military duty. but many seem to lack faith. this recruiter tells his forcibly captive audience to be quiet and listen. >> we ship to training in three days and will not come back until the war

federation, we would like to recall that the former high commissioner for human rights at the united nations told the human rights council that your office is looking into allegations. the children in offer injured, had been taken to russia with a we thank a is. she feels a bronze characters for the detailed report today, and we call on the international human rights organizations to continue documenting cases of forcible transfer of ukrainian citizens providing regular and public reports. they bought the findings similar to the fact finding missions regarding the massacre of ukraine and prisoners of war in all in if we call on the us to establish effect finding mission, to document the protection of ukraine in citizens. mister president, we must make no mistake, rushes wolfy against the civilian population of ukraine is not a coincidence of collateral damage. it is a deliberate and consistent approach throughout russia's continue to aggression, aimed at breaking the resistance and spirit of ukraine and people unable to defeat ukraine in the battlefield. russia military seeks to achieve its aims by terrorizing ukraine ci

it needs to go before the united nations human rights council in geneva. the acting high commissioner are reading the latest report on tra, longer talking about the need for accountability reporting about what re lanka has done in recent months. but essentially the overall kind of assessment that the country has fallen short. that of the mechanisms, it has proposed the commitments it has made have not gone far enough and there must be an end to impunity. there must be accountability and those are behind violations be brought to book shall anchors, foreign minister ali, somebody who is in geneva with the sri lankan delegation. essentially talking about the progress that his government has made. he talked about a different sort of mechanisms that they are looking at, which includes a truck than accountability mechanism. a. 8 truck seeking mechanism, as well as all the things that the government has done listening to the countries that made representations after these 2. it was critics and champions. and obviously, each of them, obviously, the champions, are

last week, a team of experts commissioned by the united nations human rights council to look at humanights violations in ukraine found that russia had committed war crimes in ukraine, including the use of beatings, electric shocks, and forced nudity against detained individuals. the experts have also been investigating alleged executions in kyiv, kharkiv, the southern regions of the ukraine and other places. in september, as the ukraine successfully pushed back russian forces, police investigators and war crimes prosecutors began investigating a recently discovered mass burial site in the city of izium. 450 bodies were discovered at the burial site. the vast majority were civilians, including white -- women, children, and elderly people. according to investigators, some of the bodies show signs of torture. the department has confirmed that during russia's invasion of ukraine, there have been multiple credible reports of russian forces launching indiscriminate attacks in the city of mariupol that hit abc 8 are clearly marked to indicate it was for civilians. the strike killed 300. so,

the problem is that the united nations, as an organization and the un human rights council is essentially in the service of washington at brussels. everybody knows that nobody likes to ask made or that it is. it is a major failure on the part of our secretary general antonio lieutenant residence of dumb bus have been considering their fate well ahead. of the referendums, things change back in 2014, when the may done uprising spoke to craning to with those who attracted the outcome of the subject to oppression. ever since you can see how the bloody unfolded and divided the country in archie documentary may done though to war ah, sharing with my dom protests were initially held in support of european integration, but was soon hijacked by ukrainian nationalists slogans for directors against the russian speaking population ukraine is for ukrainians. ukraine above all, a december 2013. the lowest peaceful year in the history of a united ukraine is coming to an end. the year my dad movement is gaining momentum in case we believe surgeon, the shows up on labor leads to possibly, many western pol

the problem is that the united nations, as an organization and the un human rights council is essentially in the service of washington at brussels. everybody knows. nobody likes to watch that. it is a major failure on the part of our secretary general antonio. we'll tell it might have been some dumbass have been considering their fate while ahead of the referendum things changed back in 2014, when the, my them uprising split ukraine into with those who reject to the outcome of the q, subject to repression. ever since you can see how the bloody qu unfolded and divided the country in ortiz documentary my down road to ah, sharing with my dom protests were initially held in supportive european integrations, but was soon hijacked by ukrainian nationalists slogans for directors against the russian speaking population ukraine is for ukrainians. ukraine above all. a december 2013. the lowest peaceful year in the history of the united ukraine is coming to an end. the year of my down movement is gaining momentum in case series initials, up of labor leads to possibly many western politicians, ambass

united nations charter. >> yeah. >> because you have here in the united nations security council a country, russia, that has committed human rights abuses. and potential war crimes. invaded a sovereign nation and on and on. has russia prove than the u.n. does not worth the building it's in? because the u.n. can't stop it? >> no, i don't think so because nobody proposed an alternative order or a more picefficient on. >> you can understand why people are skeptical of u.n. when you have russia on the security council? >> well, sure. especially with the african continent and some emergent countries that i do believe that our responsibilities to make this international certainly. but we have to preserve our venues and the charter. everybody is at stake. we are speaking about respect of sovereignty. and it's exactly why we build this charter, post world war ii and after the colonization area. i think defending this principle is not just defending ukraine. it's defending all of the countries and possibility of peace in the world. during the past few months you have the nationality and the west versus the rest. this is a big danger. >> y

the problem is that the united nations, as an organization and the un human rights council is essentially in the service of washington at brussels. everybody knows me, nobody likes to have made, but that is the fact. and my hope is not one ye love rocks fully for you know, the model is obey randy of the united nations. i'm not saying changing the daughter of the united nations. i consider the charter or the united nation will be the world. it's not are very thought values and they are very well on or before i. i thank you very much for joining the program. a really appreciate your inside of the massive we've, we've been speaking to alfred designers, former us special reporter. thank you. will be keeping you updated on the referendums as they take place. so stay tuned to r t international for that. the the west is displaying double standards and his position on the referendums. that's the view of russian for a minute to say, love both. following his address to the 77th, the un general assembly in new york, where he covered key julie political questions, including what he claimed was the in

human rights and head of the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights for the briefings. i also find the civil society representative miss alexandra drake, for her contributions to the council's discussions. since the beginning of the war in february this year, and in only a period of 6 months, at least $40000000.00 people are estimated to have been forcibly displaced from the normal places of a boat close to 8000000 have sought refuge in neighboring countries. while some 7000000 more have been internally displeased, although some ukrainian nationals have caused back into ukrainian territory, the numbers pale in comparison to those who are compelled to leave their homes on a daily basis. the situation which has been famously described as the world's largest and fastest evolving displacement crisis since the 2nd world war is alarming and calls for urgent and concerted international action to help and the war that has become the driving force behind the mass displacements of persons from ukraine ganna is concerned that women and children are the most affected by the war and account for the greatest portion of displaced persons. naturally, many of these women are pregnant, how c

united nations warns against dangerous developments in the war in ukraine, but russia foreign minister and gives a defined address to the security council. rejecting western accusations of human rights abuses in ukraine, also coming up with 3 women, it looks russians, people, $12.00 to $5.00 to $1.00 to be a mobilized wants to go to them. i'm leaving russia in a hurry to avoid a lot of your booth is call up to fight and you know, growing backlash in iran over the death of a woman arrested by the morality police because of the way she wore her head scarf . ah, i'm nickel for like, it's good to have you with us. western allies have stepped up their condemnation of the war in ukraine at a 10 session of the united nations security council. then un secretary general, describe the latest developments in the conflict as dangerous and disturbing. the u . s. issued a blunt warning to moscow to stop making nuclear threats, but rush us foreign minister, remain defiant, rejecting accusations of human rights abuses and ukraine. the international community close ranks on russia's attempts to escalate the war in ukraine. thank you for your determination. the u. s. put the blame squarely on russian

the united nations warns against dangerous developments in the war in ukraine, but russia's foreign minister gives a defiant address to the security council, rejecting western accusations of human rights abuses in ukraine. also coming up -- >> not really many lots of russians. people want to fight and be

united nations opened a session of the security council in new york by describing the basis developments in the war. and ukraine is dangerous and disturbing. detailing a catalogue of cruelty antonia quoterush savvy allegations of human rights abuses, must be thoroughly investigated. anti criticised russia leader vladimir putin is veiled threats to use nuclear weapons. ged is, was a bass i have said from the start and the census war has unlimited potential to do terrible harm in ukraine and around the world here on the floor. and paul saw the idea of nuclear conflict once unthinkable has become a subject in debate. this in itself is totally unacceptable. the all nuclear arms states should recommit to the non use and total elimination of nuclear weapons. even if org receive more, the lower us in love like correspondent mikaela christina is at the un and have this assessment. so the speech, oh, well that the un secretary general seems to say a real sense of outrage that vladimir putin would cross that red line of making nuclear threats once again. the 1st time it seemed to have been more shock. that would be my reading of it, and now it is outraged to the very top and at this wasn't addressed to the un security council. it's

united nations says afghanistan is facing a deepening human rights crisis under the taliban. the u.n. special repertory says the situation is descending towards authoritarianism. the human rights counciltargeting opponents and critics and eggplant on a freedom of expression. secondary schools have been closed since the taliban seized power in august of last year. lebanon's economy has been in a state of collapse for years. and the crisis is taking its toll on some of the countries most vulnerable. the government is struggling to feet and provide basic services to inmates in the prison system and appealing for the international community for help. we have reports from beirut. reporter: lebanon's detention facilities are known here as graveyards for the living. video sent to us by inmates inside the largest prison shows a harsh reality. decades of neglect by the authorities has been made worse by the current state of the country. a nearly bankrupt government, blamed on years of corruption, has not been able to pay months of overdue bills to catering companies. inmates say they are hungry. >> families say they cannot help. the economic collapse has hurt them as well. reporter: she has no

what is to be studied and advised human rights and the united nations organization listen usa uk and other countries are calling for a debate at the un human rights councilan rights violations by a powerful permanent member of the security council are on the hrc's agenda in its 16-year history. china strongly denies any abuse and has sent a government delegation to geneva to refute what it believes to be erroneous conclusions. united nations human rights office. china stressed that it is ready to fight if action is taken against it. yes, vyacheslav alekseevich it was precisely because of this statement, and the chinese newspaper global times under the state council of the people's republic of china noted that he was already becoming partly a puppet in the hands of the united states. , what does this mean, he put one pina in fact his own, vis-a-vis the world's largest economy in the position the future, perhaps saddam hussein and muam gaddafi and so on. that is, it is a threat. direct china's xingping leader. these are just flowers. yes, that is, it’s really worth further blaming the chinese authorities for the genocide of the uyghur people, respectively,

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human rights and the rule of law in the occupied palestinian territory. the org is ation has special consultative status with the united nations economic and social council. for the past one and a half years, all hoc in forensic architecture have closely collaborated to build the f a r unit house within a hawks monitoring and documentation department. the f a r unit shares is mission to promote palestinian human rights, defend them and enhance the root of law and the culture of values of human rights. according to the principles of international human rights and humanitarian laws. the 1st of its kind in the middle east, the f. a i unit employs forensic architectures, established methodologies and techniques for monitoring and documenting black violations against palestinians for the purposes of legal accountability and public advocacy. in doing so, the f a i unit aims to produce a new generation of visual investigations, led by palestinian practitioners. the investigation into the extra judicial killing of sharina brocklow relies heavily on visual and spatial analysis. it requires close examination of multiple videos recorded by palestinians in time and s

united nation is warned against dangerous developments in the war in ukraine, but russia foreign minister against a defiant address to the security council for rejecting western accusations of human rights abuses in ukraine. also coming up. no 3 women and lots of russians. people want to, to fight and to want to be mobilized and want to go to their young men leaving russia in a hurry to avoid a lot of our opponents call up to fight in ukraine and growing backlash in iran over the death of a woman arrested by the morality police, no war self condemnation can solve the russian army. what can stop them is the ukrainian army equipped with more than weapons coming from our partners. moscow has blamed western military support for prolonging the war. nathan fornia, so the notes and you should look once particularly cynical, here is the position of the states that are popping up ukraine with weapons from. well, the goal is obvious. they don't even hide issued to drag out the fighting for as long as possible. despite the destruction and the victims, in order to wear down and weaken russia, you will throw minting of this conflict by the collective west remains unpunished, the fumes up of them, th

united nations as a member of the security council involved in the formulation of the unanimously approved sanctions resolutions from 26 onwards, but also active in the general assembly and in the human rights council, drawing attention to the failures of human rights in the dprk, about which i can say more. i would also say that the u.k. acted in the united nations in the humanitarian area quite frequently the head of the office of coordination of humanitarian affairs, under secretary general, has been british. and while britain has small bilateral aid to the dprk, it is a leading contributor to you and -- two u.n. programs, unicef central fund which meant that actually although the decisions on the dprk have been taken by the u.n., the u.k. has supported those. u.k. is very active in sanctions enforcement, not just in terms of the passage of the resolution, but initially working within europe on the european sanctions regulations and then after breaks it -- after brexit on the independent british regime. it continues to have staff on the u.n. command. it has a global network of posts. in consideration of dprk issues is facilitated and my work and my work in pyongyang was facilitated by th

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human rights in the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights for their briefings. hai also thank the civil society representative judge drake for her constant contribution to the council's discretion. since the beginning of the war in february this year and in only a period of six months at least 14 million people are estimated to have been forcibly displaced from their normal places. close to 8 million have sought refuge in neighboring countries while millions more have been permanently displaced. although some ukrainian have clawed back into ukrainian territory the numbers are still in comparison to those who are compelled to leave their homes on a daily basis . the situation which has been infamously described as the world's largest and fastest humanitarian crisis since the second world war is alarming and calls for urgent and concerted international action to help end the war that has become the driving forcebehind the mass displacement of persons from ukraine . donna is concerned that women and children are the most affected by the war and the councils greatest portion of displaced persons. naturally many of these women are pregnant, have children suffer some form

united nation says of commerce, dallas, facing a deepening human rights crisis under the taliban un special rapids. her there says that the situation is descending towards authoritarianism, which are bennett tools, the human rights council. there's been a severe rule back of rights for women and girls, reprisals targeting opponents and critics under calm down a freedom of expression. most girls, secondary schools have been closest. the taliban seized power in august last year. lebanon's economy has been in a state of collapse for years, and the crisis is taking its toll and some of the country's most vulnerable that governments struggling to feed and provide basic services to inmates in the prison system. it's now appealing to the international community for help. st holder explains from beirut, lebanon detention facilities are known here as graveyards for the living video sent to us by inmates inside the largest prison. roomie shows a harsh reality. decades of neglect, by the authorities, has been made worse by the current state of the country. a nearly bankrupt, the government blamed on years of corruption hasn't been able to pay months of overdue bills to catering companies. inmates say they are hungry nonetheless, s

united nations opened a session of the security council in new york by describing the latest developments as dangerous and disturbing pointing to a catalogue of cruelty. antonia good terror said allegations of human rights abuses must be thoroughly investigated. he also criticized the russian leader vladimir putin is veiled threats to use nuclear weapons. ged is, was a bass. i have said from the start as the season sales war has unlimited potential to do terrible harm in ukraine and around the world clear on the floor and bone saw the idea of nuclear conflict. once unthinkable has become a subject to debate. this in itself is totally unacceptable. both all nuclear arms states should recommend to the non use arms, total elimination of nuclear weapons, even the poor guy receive more dollar us in love. ashanti debris correspondent mckayla cooper at the un in new york. welcome mckayla. let's start with the secretary general's a speech. what did you make of it? well, that was a quite a clear condemnation of rasa once again crossing that red line of making more or less veiled and nuclear threats. that is clearly a threshold that is also is seen the un secretary general to speak about a war against a human rig

united nations, which u.s. taxpayers prop up with billions of dollars of year, china is a member of the u.n. human rights council and also committing genocide among uyghur muslims. and russia, a permanent member of the security council with the power to veto anything russia does not like. >> sandra: charlie hurt on whether the u.n. has lost its way, but gillian, the world in trouble. hello to you, by the way. crisis across the globe. exposed the u.n. shortcomings. can we break, can you break them down for us, please? >> gillian: basically the criticism, sandra, is that the u.n. today right now is failing over and over again to meet its mandate, this year alone the organization stood by as russia, china, north korea and iran all thumb their noses at international law and norms. lawmakers here in washington now say the best option left to the president of the united states is simply use the platform of the general assembly to hammer home american interest. take a listen. >> when president biden gets to the united nations, understanding that vladimir putin is known to be homicideal, not suicidal, you need to be str

united nations are open to session of the security council in new york by describing the latest developments as dangerous and disturbing pointing to a catalogue of cruelty. antonia good tara said allegations of human rights abuses must be thoroughly investigated. he also criticized the russian leader vladimir putin veiled threats to use nuclear weapons. surely the issue of a bass i have said from the said athens descent sales war has unlimited potential to do terrible harm in ukraine. land around the world earlier on the floor and bone saw the idea of nuclear conflict. once unthinkable has become a subject in debate. this in itself is totally unacceptable. both all nuclear arms states should re commit to the non use and total elimination of nuclear weapons. manip. org receive more the law as in love as close to date of the correspondence mccain a customer who's out the u. m. and you, you're welcome. mckayla i, let's start with the secretary general's speech. said, what did you make of it? but clearly a secretary general has to remain balance to moderate at all times, but i think his clear was condemning at this a veiled threat of a potential nuclear attack. so that the 1st time around when and letting me

the united nations warns against dangerous developments in the war in ukraine, but russia's foreign minister gives a defiant address to the security council, rejecting western accusations of human rights abuses in ukraine. also coming up -- >> not really many lots of russians. people want to fight and be mobilized. >> young men leaving russia in a hurry to avoid vladimir putin's call up to fight in ukraine. and growing backlash in iran over the death of a woman arrested by the morality police because of the way she wore her headscarf. ♪ nicole: i'm nicole. to our viewers around the world, it is good to have you with a. western allies have stepped up their condemnation of the war in ukraine and a 10 session of the united nations security council. the u.n. secretary-general described the latest developments as "dangerous and disturbing." the u.s. issued a blunt warning to moscow to stop making nuclear threats, but the russian foreign minister rejected accusations of human rights abuses in ukraine. >> the international community on russia's attempts to escalate the war in ukraine. the u.s. put the blame squarely on russian president vladimir putin. >> one-man shows this w. one man can en