very good to have you with us from amnesty. you look in this report at the history of the weapons in the region and you argue that i.s.i.l. has become so heavily armed to some extent because of what you refer to as a reckless transfer of weapons to the region, but there was a major war between iraq and iran in the 80s and then, of course, the war against the insurgency after toppling saddam. was there much choice in those weapons transfers? <>> you blame american policy for not securin

the purpose of all these manipulations they said by amnesty is to smear others. >> al jazeera's roslind jordan joins us live now fromashington, d.c. roslind, this report by amnesty will come as no surprise to officials there? >> no, it doesn't come as a surprise, and certainly the u.s. has been very critical of the way that russia has been running it's air campaign inside syria. from the very beginning the u.k. accused moscow of trying to prop up the government of bashar al-assad namely because of the people that it has been targeting. the people who are opposed to the government of bashar al-assad, opposition fight verse been targeted and the airstrikes have been largely happening in areas where the civil war inside syria has been most heavily contested, not in the northeast where isil has established itself. >> we know that the u.s. is also conducting airstrikes in the country. what have we heard from human rights watchdogs about that in the past year? >> well, a year ago september, amnesty international sent a letter to secretary of state john kerry, and it is noted with the recent start of the air war inside syr

us from london. you are the deputy director at amnesty international. thanks very much. securityiraq, where forces expect to take the city of ramadi in days. ramadi was overrun by a islamic state six months ago. the final push to take it back was launched on monday. our correspondent explains. >> celebratory fire in the streets of ramadi. after losing the city to the islamic state group leader may, iraq a fighters are back in force. they planted the flag all over the city. the evill prevail on by god's will. is a topng ramadi priority for the iraqi government. the battle plan has been a month in the making. progress has been sluggish. the jihadists have had seven months to set up their defenses. the fighting has been led by the force,counterterrorism backed up by u.s. coalition airstrikes, and sunni tribes opposed to the i.s. group. the international coalition requested shiite militias be move.ed from the the iraq he forces must aim to keep momentum to take more ground from the extremist group. across syria and iraq, it is estimated to have lost 14% of its territory over

. >>> now, patrick is china researcher the amnesty international joining us live from hong kong.was referring to the climate, the current climate in china. what is the current climate? we understand that the president is making a high-profile crack down on corruption. >> you can see the trial is politically motivated trial. silencing these people you can see the lack of transparency in the court proceeders and lots of irregular at this in the proceeders that led to this morning's trial and also the crack down on the supporters outside the court, you can see how, you know, the severe situation is increasing in china on cracking down dissidents. >> so your complaint would be then, that due process hasn't been followed in terms of the judicial system and the way that mr. pu has been treated? >> we haven't seen due process being followed. in this case and also in some other cases on disdid he wants. we can see the lack of legal transparency leads to the lack of fair trail triol to these people and crack down on the freedom of speech in china. >> we have seen what appears to be someth

used. hello, i'm maryam nemazee. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. moscow says an amnestyort lacked evidence of the human rights body said that russia committed war crimes in syria. >>> the prime minister of georgia resigned. >>> and a remarkable tale of survival in china. a

from london. ♪ >>> reports of a deadly gas attack in syria, claims that sarin may have been used. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr, and you are watching al jazeera live from london. moscow says an amnestyt is fake off it claimed russia may be guilty of war crimes in syria. >>> russia requests an international arrest warrant for the kremlin critic. >>> and a remarkable tail of survival from china. the 19 year old found after more than

from convicted terrorists with dual nationality. my name is christopher. thanks for joining us. amnestynternational says russian airstrikes in syria have killed hundreds of civilians and could amount to a war crime. the human rights group says it has evidence russia has been using cluster munitions and unguided bombs on civilian areas. moscow has strongly rejected the accusations. reporter: a cluster bomb attack on the plains of northern syria in november. each shell contains thousands of small bombs inside it, causing huge damage. amnesty international accuses russia of violating rules of war. amnesty says its program confirms such attacks have confirmed -- have occurred. >> russia's attacks may amount to war crimes. more investigation is needed, but what we have seen includes both attacks that we believe were directed against civilians where there were no military targets innocent -- in the vicinity. reporter: russia rejects charges that has been using cluster bombs in syria. it says the wording is vague and designed to conceal a lack of proof. "we studied this report and found that o

used. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr, and you are watching al jazeera live from london. moscow says an amnestyeport is fake off it claimed russia may be guilty of war crimes in syria. >>> russia requests an international arrest warrant for the kremlin critic. >>> and a remarkable tail of survival from china. the 19 year old found after more than 60 hours trapped under landslide rubble. ♪ >>> hello, a gas attack is reported to have taken place in syria. five people are said to have been killed southwest of damascus. witnesses say government helicopters fired missiles containing this nerve agent sarin. this despite an international weapons watchdog saying the last of syria's chemical weapons had been shipped out of the country for destruction last year. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is not the first time there have been reports of gas used as a weapon in syria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in the residential area. the rebel held neighborhood has been a battle ground for sometime now. >> translator: these rockets were ca

. >>> most of weapons used by isis were taken from iraqis army. that's the report from amnesty international that says that. decades of reckless army trading has contributed to isis' large arsenal. >>> some new details are coming out about the suspect in the colorado planned parenthood shooting. vekors say robert -- investigators say robert dear asked at least one person at a nearby shopping center for directions to that facility. prosecutors plan to charge dear with murder in the attack. three people died, including a police officer. >>> the supreme court is refusing to overturn a band on assault weapons and high capacity magazines in the chicago area. the high court gave know reason for its -- no reason forty decision to reject the appeal in the case. >>> the just department will launch -- justice department will launch an official investigation of the chicago police department. they will search for patterns of unconstitutional police practices throughout the force. the announcement by attorney general loretta lynch comes nearly two weeks after the city released video of a wh

you don't mowed normally here amnesty international using the word positive in a sentence about human rights in china. >> let's now hear fromliam lee. >> the fact he's been found guilty but given a suspended systems it's a slately positive given the context. but it's important to indicate he should never have been detained. you know, he committed no crime. the evidence they had against him was very flimsy and probably most worryingly is that since he's now been convicted after i crime he may not be able to practice law. there is a need to continue to monitor this situation. you know, he's taken on cases challenging the former reeducation through labor system. he took on many of the most important civil rights cases, the new citizens movement. so he's been a very important legal voice and also a very important critic, which is why the government probably went after his social media posts. to make a point that this type of criticism of our policies won't be allowed. >>> it is a race against time as rescuers look through all mountain of mud for more than 80 people missing in southern china. a mudslide from an overfilled waste

used. an amnesty report lacks evidence when it says that russia may be guilty of war crimes in syria. and a remarkable tale of survival from china. the 19-year-old found after 60 hours trapped beneath a landslide. >> we start with news that the united nations has agreed to recognize libya's new unity government. the administration was created last week after months of deploymentcy by the u.n. it hopes to end the period of two rifle governments in the country that has been torn apart by very lens since the topple of muammar qaddafi. >> what are the expectations of the international community when it comes to really getting this new government on bother in the fight against isil? >> well, i think everyone is aware of the challenges in libya right now. in passing this resolution the international community is throwing it's waste behind the unity government saying that it now has one body to deal with, and this council has long worried that instability in the country would spill over into other countries as well as you were saying with the spread of isis and concern of human trafficking in the area as well. the council is now

amnesty is to smear others. >> al jazeera's roslind jordan joins us live now from washington, d.c.we're seeing mounting pressure over its airstrikes in syria. what are you hearing from officials there in washington. >> well, the u.s. has not been pleased with the russian air campaign pretty much since it started earlier in the year. >> the u.n. process seems to be slowly getting and way. the other concern nat u.s. has had is the air campaign seems to be aimed at those who are fighting the assad government and not going after isil, which the purpose of the u.s.-led campaign there in libya. there are concerns of misread signals between those who are flying along side the u.s. and the russians some how getting in each other's way and leading to some inadvertent confrontation over syrian territory. now the u.s. has said if the russians are serious about going after isil they would very much welcome their participation, but they're not seeing much of a motive or demonstration of intent that they're actually committed to going after isil. >> but isil claims to be not the only ones in the

and most weapons used by isis in the middle east were stolen from the iraqi army. that's according to a new report from amnesty international. the group says decades of poorly regulated arms flowing into iraq have contributed to isis, quote, large and lethal arsenal. according to the report the weapons were manufactured and designed in more than two dozen countries including rsh shaw, china, the u.s. and [inaudible]. oscar pistorius is in court for a bail hearing. they threw out his manslaughter conviction for killing his girlfriend and found him guilty of the more serious charge of murder. a new sentencing date has not been set. now back to "red eye." >>> welcome back. your dreams are your ticket. time to find out what we got wrong and what we missed from tv's andy levy on the "red eye" news desk. >> a nice welcome back carter shoutout. >> you caught that? >> absolutely jie. some of these underaged people -- >> i saw that movie. obama's speech and the whole no fly list hospital be allowed to buy guns. as will pointed out it is not a no fly list. that's a sub list of the terrorist watch list. the bill that dia

from the oval office, the u.s. president barack obama has vowed to do what it takes to destroy isil. venezuela's opposition party will use it's new majority to push through a political amnesty law and free jailed opponents of the government. the leader of france's far right national front said that french voters have rejected the old political class in regional elections that put her party top. national front secured 28% of the vote. head of the center right opinions who have 27%. president franÇois hollande's socialist party trails in third place. marie la pen said that her party is preparing for even greater victories. >> the truth is that they gain people's trust more and more. you realize there is no surprise in yesterday's result. i'm telling you so that the next time you won't be surprised either. >> the u.s. has announced financial assistance for ukrai ukraine. vice president joe biden has promised the aid in talks with kiev. it encouraged the country's political leaders to continue reforms and tackle corruption. >>> beijing has issued it's highest ever smog warning. the red alert is the most serious of the government's fourth year scale. it means that three days of

used. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr, and this is al jazeera, live from london. also coming up. moscow says an amnestyafter it claims that russia may be guilty of war crimes in syria. >>> and russia calls for an international arrest warrant for the critic. >>> and a remarkable tail

criminal defense and military law attorney joining us from dallas, thanks for your time. >> thank you. >>> now to amnestyst 200 syrian civil y y yans and may amount to war crimes. there were no obvious military targets nearby, they said. the report also accuses russia of covering up an attack that hit a mosque. we are joined with the possible russian response. they typically deny any wrong doing in previous claims of misconduct in syria. any word out of kremlin yet on this claim? >> reporter: no. they've been pretty tight lipped about this amnesty report, but it's not the first time there have been claims about this. and in the past, the russians have denied it saying they have accurate intelligence from the ground in syria to help them guide in there, what they call pinpoint, and very positive strikes on terrorist targets inside syria. and i was in syria recently with the russian military. i posed this question to the senior administration defense person, and he denied it saying it's terrorist infrastructure that we're striking at. we've got a range of intelligence gathering techniques to give us target

from el salvador, honduras, nicaragua and other areas in south america,. >> venezuela's opposition party say they'll use their new majority in parliament to push through a political amnesty law and free jailed opponents of the government. the coalition of center right parties won more than twice the number of seats as the socialists in sunday's election. president nicholas maduro has conceded defeat calling the results a slap in the face for his party. lucia newman reports from caracas. >> reporter: the expressions of venezuela's ruling socialist party headquarters quirmt confim worst nightmare. for the first time in nearly 17 years, opponents have succeeded in breaking the government's monopoly on democratic institutions winning a majority in the national assembly. true to his word, president nicholas maduro recognized his party's defeat. >> translator: we've lost a battle today but the struggle to build new socialism and a new society it starts now. we should take this as a slap in the face to wake us up so that we can work towards the future. the. >> reporter: the results should have come as no surprise spiraling inflation, crime and chronic shortages of basic goods a

use of force in yemen. amnesty international is calling for an independent investigation into killings in burundi, concerned about a wave of violence under investment of security forces, where 87 people were killed. we have more from the capital of bujumbura. . >> the government refuted allegations in the amnesty international report, saying that it was not security forces who carried out the killings on 11 december, but it was the most violent date. the deputy presidential spokesperson said that it was the rebels who had carried out the attack on civilians in, for example, the suburb. where 21 were found dead on the streets. some of them shot execution style. he said it was them taking the security forces. amnesty international have been referring to the event that the government is detailing. it says that security forces racting to an attack went to some suburbs. during people out of their homes amnesty international calls the killings as a horrific illustration of the growing human rights crisis in burruedy and calls for international reaction. >>> more concerns raised on that. >> juve miles between the hours of 16 and 18 to be tried as adults for crimes including rape and murder. lawmakers have been under pres

from the news deck. -- desk. courtney: russian jets have conducted airstrikes in syria since deploying to a base in late september. amnesty international says russia is usingunitions and unguided bombs. some part of cluster bombs often remain unexploded long after the fighting ends, killing civilians. officials in iraq are blaming islamic state for bombings across the country that killed at least 15 people, but the government says its forces are gaining the upper hand over the militants. in iraqi troops are reaching the center of the provincial capital. it is the strongest advance against the militants since they seized the city last make it rescue workers recovered 16 more bodies from the sinking of a passenger boats in the indonesian sees. meanwhile, the navy was sending search ships. very was reported overcome by waves more than 10 people -- 10 feet high during stormy weather. global news 24 hours a day, powered by our 2400 journalists, 150 news bureaus all around the world. i am courtney donahue. betty: thank you. much more ahead in the next half hour -- shoppers are hitting stores this week. we will look at how the weather might be heating up holiday

using his words, a time of choosing. i think people remember from the mid '80s that reagan did give amnesty i think to over three million illegal immigrants that were in this country. steve, let me bring you back in. you were talking about the poison pill aspect of all this from 2013. we hear cruz saying it was to call their bluff. >> yeah. he's making the poison pill argument, basically arguing right now that what he was engaged in back in 2013 was pure strategy to try to stop the democrats, try to stop the republicans who were going to go along with the democrats. you are hearing him echo a line you heard a lot in conservative circles in 2013, the idea that the democrats were pushing not just for immigration reform but specifically for the path to citizenship because a path to citizenship would ultimately lead to voters, to new voters. those voters, the conservative side many people believe would be predominantly democratic. so ted cruz is basically making reference to that. they are saying look, they wanted a path to citizenship, people like marco rubio were ready to go along with that. that would have eventually add

from the desk. mark: a human rights group is accusing rush of killing hundreds of civilians in syria. russia has been conducting airstrikes in syria but amnesty international says that russia is usingster munitions and unguided bombs. some parts of cluster bombs remain unexploded long after fighting ends, killing and maiming civilians later. activists are planning a black lives mattered insertion at the mall of america. protests has led thir across minneapolis, minnesota, demanding the release of the video of last month's police shooting of an unarmed black man. a judge barred three organizers from attending the demonstration, but said she didn't have the power to prevent others from showing up. an unmanned russian cargo ship has docked with the international space station. the spacecraft was carrying 2.5 metric tons of fuel, water, food, and other supplies. it was the maiden launch of a modified version of the rocket, which has been in service for more than four decades. the next republican presidential debate could include as few as six candidates. foxbusiness is using new paul criteria to take the qualifiers for the primetime debate on january 14. the rest of the 13 gop hopefuls

and i'm looking for suggestions from the commissioners here on how the outreach can be more successful thank you and he amnesty you to all ask questions and please vital us. >> thank you very much commissioners, any questions. >> two questions. >> is first one yucca consummation it is safety to the face to face is not considered for the confirmation correct. >> time to jog my memory. >> you have a request and a face to face requirements and a response within 21 days my understanding that face to face is not riders for the ratio. >> so i'm looking at the ordinance here in section 12 b-6 it says if an employee synonyms a request for reconfiguration the employer must residence a meeting to take place within 21 days. >> so, in fact, for both then for the initial request and the reconsideration the employer has to arrange a face to face meeting. >> that's right. >> for both. >> that's right so the face to face is not the language in the ordinance so my belief is that an employer and an employee may decide what that meeting may look like maybe a phone meeting. >> who dictates the type of meeting is going that a mutually agents method who imposes and anyway, th

and i'm looking for suggestions from the commissioners here on how the outreach can be more successful thank you and he amnesty you to all ask questions and please vital us. >> thank you very much commissioners, any questions. >> two questions. >> is first one yucca consummation it is safety to the face to face is not considered for the confirmation correct. >> time to jog my memory. >> you have a request and a face to face requirements and a response within 21 days my understanding that face to face is not riders for the ratio. >> so i'm looking at the ordinance here in section 12 b-6 it says if an employee synonyms a request for reconfiguration the employer must residence a meeting to take place within 21 days. >> so, in fact, for both then for the initial request and the reconsideration the employer has to arrange a face to face meeting. >> that's right. >> for both. >> that's right so the face to face is not the language in the ordinance so my belief is that an employer and an employee may decide what that meeting may look like maybe a phone meeting. >> who dictates the type of meeting is going that a mutually agents method who imposes and anyway, th