the you and hcr then we yes, we heard from the high commissioner for human rights act as special session of the us human rights council in geneva, an emergency session call to really focus on the human rights situation in afghanistan, as i said, owning speech by michelle ballet, and she painted the very green picture indeed of the human rights situation in afghanistan. she said that her office has been inundated in the past days and weeks with reports of human rights abuses. she says that outside, for example, of the capital carpool in some of the remote areas, girls are being told that they can't go to school. women are being forced to stay at home. she talks about human rights defenders scared for their lives, trying to flee an incredibly grim pig was painted by michelle furshly, who said that the human rights council call on the taliban to hear the international rules international law to uphold the rights of people in afghanistan, women girls, minorities, active is people who worked in the past for the media or for the former government . and she also said that all violence must stop on all sides. we also heard du

no, i didn't touch butler standing by for us as we wait for the human rights council proceedings to begin, we do know natasha from the pictures that we are seeing that the opening remarks are being said by the current presidency hold. as the methodist from c g, but what else can we expect to hear and who will be speaking? yes, this emergency session of the un human rights council being held to really focus on the situation in afghanistan, we are expecting the high commissioner for human rights. michelle bash lay to gave an opening speech and then we will hear from delegates from afghanistan, natalie, because we'll be working towards adopting a resolution at the end of the day. at the end of this meeting, we understand that they wish to call for an end to violence on all sides for all sides to uphold human rights in afghanistan and international law and rules also to be held that has of course, been widespread concern about the situation in afghanistan, human rights for picking concerning girls, women activists, human rights defenders, workers press workers, and also former government work

women's rights in afghanistan and what political world of the international community had to use the levers? the past 2a hours have been discouraging. the situation at the human rights councilink we are clinging to the hope that there will be a broader un mandate and an ability for the un to monitor the situation and help to deliver humanitarian assistance to avoid an imminent humanitarian disaster and try to bring some semblance of reason to this really chaotic and horrible situation. the reason to this really chaotic and horrible situation. the mechanism to monitor the — horrible situation. the mechanism to monitor the is _ horrible situation. the mechanism to monitor the is very _ horrible situation. the mechanism to monitor the is very important. - horrible situation. the mechanism to monitor the is very important. i - horrible situation. the mechanism to monitor the is very important. i saw | monitor the is very important. i saw a graph yesterday that illustrated how the education of women in afghanistan when the taliban to control previously, had plummeted to virtually zero at primary school level. in some areas i have been reading that families want female teachers b

and then tony blinken, the secretary of state, then approaches the un about having the human rights council lecture usemic racism. that's what they are. they are ashamed of america. rather than being proud, rather than words, may god bless america and may god have mercy on the souls of our enemy because we will not. joe biden is on the run, 'cause he's ashamed. >> you know, i wonder, dana, did general milley's take on white rage, is that going to help with the taliban. >> it will not. >> i didn't think so. >> i can answer that. general keane said something on air about a week ago. he said his entire career president biden has been relentlessly stubborn so that's one of the reasons why he would never say what jack 0 was suggesting but there is one president who, very hard thing to do and to bring to the american people and is extremely unpopular and eventually it worked and that was when president bush did the surge. talk about unpopular to say actually, we had problems, we've made mistakes and we need to send more troops in. and not even -- even the cabinet was like oh, no, we're not. and it took seve

the un human rights council have repeatedly said, israel isn't flagrant violation of so it's no great logical step to say that if the settlements are, are great breach of the 14 convention and using or should the same language there war crime under the 1998 our own statute. well, israel obviously denies war crimes. the united states doesn't to be really recognized view in human rights council. and presumably it's now up to the international criminal court to decide on the allegations of war crimes. does that mean that any businesses here in britain say, or in the you, if they are involved in the settlement building or house destruction, or they facilitating war crimes? sure. mean that definition that was created in 1998 is quite broad. it says any, basically any actions directly or indirectly. those are the key words that are in the definition of war crimes in the rome statute maybe may amount to person the prosecution of those involved in it. so it would be, obviously, these really military, political and administrative leadership that has celebrated the creation of the subtle and civil asked by decades. but it could also involve international businesses that are both directly o

the us says the attack bears the hallmarks of the taliban as fighting intensifies elsewhere between the taliban and the military. the un security council says it's deeply concerned about human rights abuses and escalating violence in a statement it condemned to deliberate attacks on afghan civilians and on a un compound in head of the province. last week, one member of africa and security forces was killed in the attack. it's also colon from progress towards the seas far as a political settlements. i said for my, for kansas james spaces and combo was more only attack and the international response to the escalating conflicts. we will happen to be in a car and happen to be quite close to the defense ministers house driving in the direction of the defenseless. this house about, well less than 300 meters away. when there was this very loud explosion that seemed to lift the front of the car very briefly and. and then we saw the sparks in the air and massive plume of smoke. and we now know that that was a car bombing, the start of what is known by experts is a complex attack. so the bomb goes off 1st and then the gunman take, hold, go in and carry out more of the attack. we believe the

and the commitment of the council will actually kumar is the director of crisis advocacy and special projects human rights watch and she joins us from new york via skype. actually very one. welcome to the program. this big question about what happens to all of those people who remain vulnerable in afghanistan has not question been made any clear. or do you think with this draft resolution from the us about how this question will of course get resolved well with the resolutions adoption. it comes into force from the most powerful body of the united nations. and the message is clear to the power button that the world is watching them, watching to see if they will, in fact honor their commitments. and the council is very specific about the commitment to allow those people who want to flee and leave the country that opportunity. and so we will all be watching very closely to see what exactly the taliban does. but it's clear that the council has its eyes on this issue as well. i'm just going to pause you there and swing back to the security council where we can hear from the case representative. let's listen if you wish to leave afg

human rights council investigative mission. ok, we'll leave it there. thank you so much. i am a zoom for speaking to us from beirut. thank you. now is the one year anniversary of the port explosion approaches. our correspondent dana hood has been looking into how it could have happened and that program bay. ruth search for answers errors on wednesday at 233-0100 hours. gmc in thailand has extended lock downs and the capital and 2 dozen other provinces is the delta very and pushes up the number of cases. 29 provinces have been classified as north red zones. people in these areas are bound from traveling to other parts of the country and must obey a strict curfew. thailand is also experiencing a major vaccine shortage. tony chang is monitoring developments from bangkok. the government's been quite secretive about where the shortage is coming from. but what we've seen over the course of the last couple of months is that signed by a son to the company, which has been licensed by astrazeneca to produce the vaccine here in thailand. i should've mentioned this, not just for time, but it's for many countries in se asia has been runni

right, it was china. they've used their stranglehold on the department of economic and social affairs to officially silence the weaker muslims of xinjiang. they used their status as members of the human rights councils cover for horrendous human rights violations in tibet, in mongolia, taiwan, hong kong, and on the mainland. in 2019 we confirmed whistle-blower testimony that revealed the office of the high commissioner for human rights sent the names of activists critical of the chinese communist party straight to beijing. and last year we watched the world health organization praised beijing for lying to the world about the severity of the disease that would eventually cause a deadly global pandemic. madam president, we're in damage control mode. by the end of 2021, the u.n. will hold nine elections for heads of specialized agencies and five for major funds or programs. we control exactly none of these positions. our task is twofold. first, we must fill these voids. we don't have a choice. but we must also inject accountability by holding ourselves accountable for the integrity of our own relations with the u.n. and foreign countries. last week i introduced the u.n. transparency and accountability

council. it is a human rights organisation which works for the welfare of the hazaras in afghanistan and around the globe. he gave ustion. i am, i must say that i am extremely disappointed, saddened, and i really don't know what will happen to the people of afghanistan. the us made a hasty, ill—conceived announcement, and withdrawal of the us forces from afghanistan, and i believe that what they leave behind is a slaughterhouse. and we, the hazaras, a religious minority and an ethnic group that... that bore the brunt of the taliban atrocities during their reign in the late 1990s, we will be the first and we will be the most vulnerable people in afghanistan that the taliban will come to visit. well, what about president biden�*s argument that it has been two decades, firstly, and also that the americans have been involved in training afghan security forces, and it is now down to the afghan security forces to maintain security in the country? well, mr biden can make any argument that he wants, but even a layman would know that at this point they cannot leave the country to the wolves, so to speak. because the us, what

therefore, the security council and the un secretary general should use every mean that its disposal to call for an immediate succession of violence and respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. call on the power line to fully respect the general amnesty offered by them. see the target killing and revenge attacks and abide by international humanitarian. last urge that no public institutions and service delivery, incense, infrastructure, be demolished, including works of art in museums, and media institutions. threats that annual and violating human rights of african citizen and international humanitarian law will be held accountable urgently establish a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of those at risk of talents to beauticians and attacks. call on neighboring countries of our plan is done to open the borders and facilitate the exit of people trying to escape an entry of goods for humanitarian relief. an operations called for the immediate establishment of an inclusive and representative transitional government that includes all ethnic groups and women representatives, which can lead to a dignified and lasting solution to the confli

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us military boots in the ground would have made any difference. the un security council held another emergency meeting on afghanistan on the 60 general tony terrace, called on the taliban to respect human rights. he said he's particularly concerned about reports of the violation of the right of women and girls. in all the news, the u. s. national hurricane center as warning haiti could be hit with strong winds and flooding. as tropical storm grace makes land full. f is it will hamper rescue efforts as the desperate search for survivors from saturdays magnitude. 7.2. earthquake continues. the death toll has risen to more than 1400 okay, those headline news continues here now to hear on counting the call, europe pete fund to fight terrorism, then counter china and russia in africa. activists say it will provide weapons to dictate the climate emergency costing billions, displacing 1000000 counting the cost. well, now just i don't watch as paradigm. ah, it's break taking countryside versions of the calculus variety of fed that creatures centrally. you don't have to be up to one that can be quite as spiritual to come out here and just to fit and be quiet. in the south. pacific nation has one of th

us on al jazeera. thank you very much. the united nations security council held an emergency meeting on afghanistan on monday and the sexual general and totally good terrorist called on the taliban to respect human rights and offer amnesty. he said he's particularly concerned about the violation of the rights of women and girls. the international community must be united and utilized all available instruments to ensure the following. first, we must speak with one voice to oppose human rights in afghan is done. i call upon the tale abandoned all parties to respect and protect international humanitarian law and rights and freedoms of all persons. we are receiving, chilling reports of c, v, restrictions on human rights throughout the country. and i am particularly concerned by accounts of mounting human rights violations against the women and girls of afghanistan, who feared to return to the darkest days. out of the math to get us a james space has more from the united nations. the statement calls for immediate cessation of whole hostile it is, but it also calls for talks for, to reach and let me quote, a new government that is united, inclusive and representative, including the full equal a meaningful pa

us in paris now. natasha. we were just hearing a moment earlier from the un human rights chief that meeting taking place in geneva some strong was that what else was said well, delegates the human rights council have been meeting for several hours now and they all pretty much all speaking with one voice message is that they are deeply concerned about the human rights situation in afghanistan. and they are urging the international community to rally rounds put pressure on the taliban to support human rights. particular, the rights of women and girls, minorities activists, former workers for the press of former government workers, a lot of concern. we heard also from the un human rights chief michelle bachelor. she opened this meeting with a speech in which she said that there would be certain red lines for the un human rights council, including the way that the taliban treat. women and girls should be allowed to continue with a secondary education of full education, full educational access. she said, and it was up to the taliban to prove that they will allow women and go to have the rights that they did. those are the red lines that she spoke about, but we also heard from several african deleg

human rights council to intervene. the re ort rights council to intervene. the report touched _ rights council to intervene. the report touched on this, telling us -- for the people living there. . , ., , there. it has faced a terrible trifecta of— there. it has faced a terrible trifecta of events. _ there. it has faced a terrible trifecta of events. not i there. it has faced a terrible trifecta of events. not only | there. it has faced a terrible i trifecta of events. not only what happened in 2019, which led to protests that went on for several months, which brought down when cabinet, then came the pandemic, which is really something that brought the world into a standstill that many countries, even developed countries are having trouble dealing with. then came the port blast. one of the worst economic crisis in the last 150 years around the world, according to the world bank and the blast which is one of the largest non—nuclear explosions in history. it is very hard for a lot of people in lebanon on even if they have many but certainly a lot of people have also been pushed into poverty. to summarise, you could say that lebanon went from being

council and the u.n. secretary-general should use every means at its disposal to call for an immediate secession of violence and respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. call on the taliban to fully respect the general amnesty offered by them, cease target killing and revenge attacks, and abide by internationally minutes -- international humanitarian laws. urge that no public institutions and service delivery infrastructure, including works of art in museums and media institutions. stress that anyone violating human rights of afghan citizens and international humanitarian law will be held accountable. urgently establish a corridor for the evacuation of those at risk of that taliban's retribution and attacks. : neighboring countries of -- urge neighboring countries of afghanistan to open their borders and facilitate the exit of people trying to escape for humanitarian relief and operations. call for the immediate establishment of any inclusive and representative transitional government that includes all ethnic groups and women representatives which can lead to a dignified and lasting solution to the conflict, bring p

therefore, the security council and the un secretary—general should use every means at its disposal to call for an immediate secession of violence and respect for human rightsian law. urge that no public institutions and service delivery infrastructure be demolished, including works of art in museums and media institutions. stress that anyone violating human rights of afghan citizens and international humanitarian law will be held accountable. thatis that is afg hanistan's that is afghanistan's representative to the un. let's hear little bit now from the nobel laureate and pakistani activist malala yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the taliban in 2012 for publicly advocating education for women and girls, has said she is in "complete shock" that the group has taken control of afghanistan. the 24—year—old said she was "deeply worried about women, minorities and human rights advocates" and called for more intervention from world leaders. my hope is that we see stability and peace in afghanistan. i hope that women and girls are safe. we are living in a world where we are talking about advancements, about equality, about gender equality. we cannot see a co

used against anybody. there's been a cautious international response — the united nations said it would need to see the promises reflected in terms of action on the ground. the un human rights council specia the evacuation has continued — tonight, the white house said it was negotiating an evacuation "timetable" with the taliban after they promised to provide "safe passage" to civilians to the airport. the uk says its evacuation programme in afghanistan is"operating at full pace" and the british government is planning to launch a new resettlement scheme for afghan refugees. in our other main news tonight — the latest official figures show record job vacancies as the uk economy rebounds. the uk regulator has approved moderna coronavirus vaccine for 12—17—year—olds. in haiti, first the earthquake, now the storm. the aid agencies battling nature to help those in need. and astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space. the taliban have publicly declared their authority over afghanistan for the first time since entering kabul on sunday. the organisation's spokesman, zabihullah mujahid, told a news conference that the country wouldn't retu

council member operating separately from d.c. government. addison is telling "fox & friends" to deny regions for our self-determination is to deny us our basic human rightsee black thought, eric smith. eric, thanks for being with me this morning. so, okay, an african-american autonomous zone. they are primarily african-american neighborhoods in the city, currently in the city of washington, d.c. that addison started proposing, i guess, their own governmental primarily black not neighborhoods, but cities, autonomous zones. what is your reaction to this? >> well, i'm of two minds about it. i think the cons outweigh the pros. so what are the pros? this country is no stranger to ethnic homogeneity in town, right? -- in towns, right in italians have their own neighborhoods, jew have -- jews have their own neighborhoods. the issue is they've succeeded, they didn't succeed. what i mean by that is integration was always the plan. they didn't want to segregate. they had to at the time. but integration was always the plan, and this is going backwards. will: right. i think it's interesting, the language you those there. there's no it doubt that americans make choic

therefore, the security council and the un secretary—general should use every means at its disposal to call for in a median secession of violence and respect for human rights720 international employee in. and. half of the country is in need of humanitarian subsistence delete mac assistance. he said that the taliban had so far largely respected the un offices and indicated it will continue to work with institutions that were dealing with humanitarian issues and urged the taliban to continue to do so. having said that, the un representative of the united states did note that the world food programme had 500 tonnes of food being held up at the border. another big theme was human rights. that the taliban must protect civilians, human rights, especially those of women and girls. and must stop all sorts of attacks on civilians. those have been the most immediate preoccupations of the secretary—general and those speaking. iterate secretary-general and those speaking-— secretary-general and those s-ieakin. ~ , ., ., secretary-general and those s-ieakin. ~ . .. .. speaking. we understand that joe biden, president _ speaking. we understand that joe biden, president