Rights chief says shes appalled by the conditions at the u. S. Detention centers along in mexico border. Americans is never the right way to produce a better environment or a better autonomy. Donald trump tells his record on the environment and slams the Paris Climate Accord. Hello we begin with breaking news out of hong kong where the territorys beijing appointed leader has announced that a controversial extradition bill is dead kerry admitted that her governments work on the pros law had been a total failure the bill would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects to Mainland China anger over the bill led to one president at protests and earlier this month hundreds of people broke away from Peaceful Demonstrations and stormed the citys Legislature Building where we live from hong kong with our reporter just a moment but 1st lets hear what kerry had to say. But there are still the ring dollars about the government sincerity all worries whether the government will we start the process in the legislative council. So i retreat here. There is no such plan the bill instead lets get reaction from hong kong and bring in rob mcbride so kerry last said that the bill is dead but she stopped short of a formal withdrawal rob is this likely to appease the protesters. Thats right to really be remains to be seen if they will be mollified by this there is so much are under arrest because of this bill what they have been demanding of course is the complete with droll of this legislation thats what theyve been demanding on these massive marches now when last months carry lamb said that this bill had been suspended a lot of her government ministers were briefing the media saying effectively that kills the bill so she hasnt actually said much more she has used the word kill herself which i suppose technically is important but then protesters here would argue this is only her government and the Current Legislature it doesnt say that a future government or a future beijing appointed effectively chief executive might try to reintroduce me reintroduce this i think given the strength of feeling on the streets of hong kong it was always clear that it wasnt going to be reintroduced any time soon but kerry lamb is only in power potentially for the next few years and it may well be that a future government a future chief executive will try and reintroduce this in the future during an interest only rob one of the demands of the protesters throughout the protests has in fact been carolines resignation and we havent seen that happen. Thats right a resignation one of the other demands probably more pressing and. More important to a lot of people here the fact of leave carry alarm resigns that doesnt mean very much for most protesters here they will still she will be replaced by effectively another pro beijing probe aging chief executive it wont mean that much difference in the way that this government listens to beijing its effectively controlled from Central Government wanting peace protesters have been demanding isnt full independent investigation into the Police Handling of these demonstrations the protesters of course they say that the police have used Excessive Force now the carrier i am stopped short of that she has said that there will be an investigation of all the policing by the i. P. C. C. Thats the independent Police Complaints commission now according to many critics of the establishment of the police this body is far from independent they want to see a full independent investigation she has not committed the government to that area and what do you make of the timing of her announcement rather is there something to be said about why shes come out and made the statement now. I think the government all along has been really forced into making these concessions very grudgingly thats one of the criticisms of kerry lambs leadership style is what people see is basically her obstinacy but effectively she has beijing behind and beijing will probably presumably will be resistant to the Hong Kong Government being seen to be giving away to these mass protests its a huge loss of face and of course its taken these mass protests just to get this far just to get the government say yes all right the bill is suspended now to say for carry land to say yes all busy right the bill is killed all is a way of trying to take some of the acrimony out of these protests it remains to be seen whether thats going to have any effect because more and more you are seeing a whole series of upcoming it vents in. Ective lee for many people here the genie is now out of the bottle people are just talking about the extradition bell and theyre talking about the wider issue of hong kongs relationship with china the old subject of universal suffrage why cant we vote for a government of our choice and a leader of our choice why is it effectively chosen by beijing there are more protests upcoming it remains to be seen whether this will have any effect on trying to reduce the numbers of protesters on the streets there and rob just one final question since i have you with us tell us how all of these protests over their past number of weeks have affected daily life in hong kong and peoples movements around the city. Its a its a very good question it depends in which political camp you are there are an awful lot of people here of course who are very conservatively minded who are dont see any value any upside in trying to take on china and trying to take on beijing beijing as they will tell you will never be seen to be giving away to protesters in the streets it just isnt china style china will be very worried about looking at the other cities the true throughout china that if it gives concessions to hong kong it may cause problems elsewhere so theres a lot of people here who dont who dont go along with this protest movement theres a lot of businesses that have said that their businesses have suffered that maybe tourism numbers have dropped off so it is a very divisive issue but there are so imagine there are more protests coming and in particular instead of the mass protests that weve been seeing far more targeted and in a way potentially nastier protests in some parts of the New Territories and cow loon coming up this weekend very ok our rob mcbride giving us the update from hong kong rob thank you. Lets now speak to joseph chang hes a prodemocracy campaigner hes joining us now via skype from hong kong as well thanks very much for speaking to us kerry is now saying that the hong kong bill is dead does this mean that the protesters demands have been met it has met in a small way its khorasan certainly is to be welcomed was still refuses to was but the investigation into a letter to Police Departments which were certainly disappoint the young people is still in new orleans and the prodemocracy movement is a lot of hostility towards the police and the police itself is quite frustrated are certainly very glamorous demonstrated on more modest a more humble attitude all. Tends to will olva the less damage to the lives of the rollers but. The boss majority of hong kong people now want back to the government ts get the government is going to be to be accountable to them to stand up for get interests and taught and people and too much too many differences from beijing this is a rather tall order but has to restore the confidence and trust in government otherwise your own government will be rather effective so coming what are you saying then what does this mean for the protestors in the movement Going Forward because we were just hearing from our correspondent rob mcbride in hong kong who is saying that more protests are still expected. Yes in room be more small scale protests like one in a new term society in the New Territories is sunday and another you know another newtown jump when all in the following sunday apparently the program are proceeding movement and especially the young people are dissatisfied with this kind of attitude going to say too little concessions to feel concessions to lay and b is hes been pressured again civil maybe a little concession i think this kind of strategy gets this kind of ad gets its kind of technical its are counterproductive you dont handle the crisis display now has to simply win the trust of the people and apparently you see has failed to do so counting on ages support and it in support of the establishment will have to support both all right well leave it there we thank you very much address of chang for speaking to us from hong kong. Thank you. France is sending its top diplomatic adviser to iran on tuesday to try to deescalate tension between the han and washington it comes after iran announced a has breached a limit on uranium enrichment that was agreed on the 2050 nuclear deal our diplomatic editor james bass has more from washington d. C. Just hours after iran announced it was increasing the level of its uranium enrichment beyond that stipulated in the 2050 nuclear deal the u. S. Vice president gave washingtons response iran should not confuse american restraint with a lack of american resolve. We would be the 1st with the United States of america and our military are prepared to protect our interests and protect our personnel and our citizens in the region the iranians are unlikely to be cowed by that in fact the main audience for their announcement that they will now enrich uranium up to the level of 5 percent was probably european nations the e. U. Is still supportive of the nuclear deal and has been devising something called in stakes a work around mechanism that would allow iran to trade and to sell its oil to e. U. And other nations without them incurring u. S. Sanctions its trying to kick the europeans in their posterity or if i can put it that way europe has been very slow to find a way to continue to trade with iran that would not violate u. S. Sanctions that would somehow get around u. S. Sanctions the tense standoff between the u. S. And iran shows no sign of easing the situation is likely to be high on the agenda one of the important regional player comes to the white house. The emyr of character time in been how middle farmy at the pentagon he leads a nation that hosts an airbase where thousands of u. S. Troops are stationed but at the same time his current. Maintains cool relations with james. Washington. The seizure of an Iranian Oil Tanker in gibraltar was not a specific action against Iran Foreign Office says the tanker is being held because it was carrying oil believed to be destined for syria in breach of sanctions that have been in place since 2013 irans foreign minister Mohammad Javad zarif denies the tanker was bound for syria and is demanding its immediate release. Talks about when the taliban and afghan leaders have ended with a promise to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan to 0 the 2 day event is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions with the Afghan Government charlotte bellus was there. 17 taliban members and more than 60 people from the Afghan Government opposition groups Civil Society leaders coming out with a joint communique of 1st time that people from the government and taliban have been in the same room and they see that civilians that civilian casualties should be brought to 0 that both groups the Afghan Government and the taliban should protect civilian institutions for talking schools hospitals mosques mage offices even dams they see that prisoners who are ill or old should be released and also that womens rights and minority rights should be protected by both groups now this is not legally binding but it does show that afghans from these various groups are on the same page we talked to the taliban spokesperson heres what he said it in very happy. Ones together from all walks of life and in just 2 days we heard this joint statement i think its said to be sexist and it is a good news for the afghans and good news that we are as a nation. Who saw this long lasting issue the delegates from this group told me that they got to the point where they were able to put forth a unified statement because they talked about what they had in common and a lot of that came down to suffering and my friend. Was mistakenly killed by saudi troops. You might be in was this somebody that they see any 2 sons on that i was in the school and yes the. One that. And also young boys of 77 and 8 years old got them back. To see if i did was what i. Thought they were are so. Its quite a. Motional for both sides the taliban and also people from the afghan delegation as they talked about the suffering but also their hopes for afghanistan Going Forward now they also say that they want to make this actionable and legally binding yes they were promises but they wont be Afghan Government involved this hope that Going Forward this was a good 1st step a positive optimistic 1st step to take it to the next level where this is legally binding and both groups the Afghan Government and the taliban are in the same room still ahead on al jazeera. Counts. Of sexual slavery as a. Former warlords. Convicted by the International Criminal court for directing the rape and murder of thousands. Hello again were here across United States we are looking at some very nice weather here across much of the northeast now most of the weathers going to be to the south as well as back here towards the west we do have a system that is coming out of the rockies thats going to bring some Stormy Weather here across the Northern Plains and also into southern canada so you can see calgary over here towards winnipeg a little bit chilly for this time of year also a lot of rain in your forecast but look down towards dallas at 36. 00 degrees is going to be the expected high here on tuesday as we go towards wednesday were going to see more rain across much of the Southeast Dallas temperatures are going to go up but out here towards the east things are looking quite nice for new york at about 30 and washington at about 31 degrees there well very heavy rain is expected over the next few days right here across much of Central America mostly down here towards the south were talking penumbra coaster week as well as into guatemala anything along this area could be seeing some localized flooding as well if you are heading to the bahamas things are quite nice there nessa at 31 as well as freeport seeing a mostly cloudy day and no rain in your forecast but down here across parts of south america it is going to be mostly sunny crosspoint as odd as but we are going to be seeing conditions across rio still chilly at 23. 00 in a sense and a very nice day for you with a temperature of 24 degrees. Capturing a moment in time. For snapshots of other lives. Other stories. Providing the temps into someone elses well out. Inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers and the front lines i feel like i know if i have the data to prove a. Witness on aljazeera. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera this hour hong kongs beijing appointed leader has that controversial extradition bill is dead the proposed law would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects to Mainland China anger over the bill led to unprecedented protests. France is sending its top diplomatic advisor to iran on tuesday to try to deescalate tension between tehran and washington iran has announced the breach of the 2015 nuclear deal while the u. S. Is threatening sanctions. Talks between the taliban and afghan leaders have ended with a promise to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan to 0 the 2 day event is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions between the 2 sides. The uns human rights chief says shes appalled by the conditions migrants and refugees face in u. S. Detention facilities near its southern border michelle says children stopped by Border Agents should never be held in detention facilities or separated from their families Rights Groups have complained that many children have no access to showers and were being detained long past the maximum of 72 hours 5 children have died in Border Patrol custody since december. She has made it very clear that several un human rights bodies have found that the detention of Migrant Children may constitute cruel inhuman or degrading treatment thats prohibited by International Law and she also made it clear that any deprivation of liberty of adult migrants and refugees should be a measure of last resort on the other side of the border mexico has the point thousands of security personnel as part of a new National Guard there are supposed to tighten the borders and fight crime in the most violent areas the force is controversial because if its militarized nature so mexicos government has promised it will get special training and human rights but as John Holliman reports on top of quote thats simply not happening. Because new police force the National Guard that looks militarized thats because it is made up mainly of soldiers and marines and commanded by general the government hopes it will tackle mits because recall boylans many are worried that in doing that it could trample over civilians rights look toward. Those worries were at least calm down april 9th when the government made a deal with the United Nations that the u. N. Would help give human rights training to the new force would be seen as a big moment is this room door more important than this is a really important x. I could say historical in a quid of the q if it maam him with the agreement shows our shared interest in a paradigm shift which puts human rights at the center of Public Security forces actions. The United Nations sources have told out 0 that 3 months on from the deal and not one member of the National Guard has got that training despite they say un efforts to get the program kick started the fire meanwhile the governments already sent thousands of new National Guardsman to deal with a particularly vulnerable population Central America. The migrants heading through mexico. We talked to a dozen guards at checkpoints and patrolling the suit the river which marks the border with guatemala look at them said they have been given some internal human rights training but they know theyll need to learn more on the job. They told us kind of through the c. B. D. Population and we have to respect everyones human rights but its a very short time for train were here with our eyes closed and were just hoping now well have to see what happens. In a written statement 120 the minutes come for a Ministry Said the governments been working on how to update the National Guard members existing human rights training and on how to implement the un agreements but its not just the un training that this force is missing the rolling out the National Guard has definitely been a bit odd hawk most of those weve seen here dont even have their new uniforms they still wearing their Armed Forces Gear and some of the countrys federal Police Officers who were due to be drafted into the new force instead went on strike against what they worried would be cuts to their salary and benefits. And every corner thats cut is only going to bring more questions about the governments great hope to tame miscues Security ProblemsJohn Heilemann aljazeera tapachula. A former kong allees warlord nicknamed the terminator has been found guilty of atrocities including murder rape and can stripping child soldiers boss was convicted by the International Criminal court on 18 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity they relate to the ethnic conflict in the democratic republic of congo nearly 17 years ago welcome what reports we move. Into gun has been in armed groups since 1998 when he was 17 years old. Prosecutors the International Criminal court accused him of committing atrocities during conflict in the democratic republic of congo in 20022003 hes been found guilty of all 18 counts who was crimes and crimes against humanity with which he was charged escorts and scum. Guilty of murder a scrying against humanity as. To guilty of murder as a war crime and finally a sconce count 18 guilty of destroying the. As a war crime is that a gun you may sit down the charges included murder rape conscripting child soldiers and sexual in slave and during conflict in congos it turi province judges detail the massacre of at least 49 people in a banana field behind a village and the children who had been this him belled all had their heads crushed on to ganders orders. Thousands of civilians were killed by militia connected to the hammer and lendu ethnic groups but the armed groups are widely seen to be partners or proxies of the governments of congo uganda and rwanda i dont think that hes that this is the biggest space to be. And that has been its the same that has been levied against b. And c. Accepting you know what its supposed to trade those bearing the greatest responsibility you took 17 years when crimes were committed for the i. C. C. To eventually convict and to go. And violence in it to reprograms hasnt stopped dozens of being killed and thousands of fled to neighboring uganda following fighting in the last few weeks but other rights activists say the i. C. C. Successful conviction is a step forward and some justice is better than no justice in the region where people responsible for atrocities are rarely held to account malcolm webb aljazeera nairobi kenya. The rebels say theyve launched more drone attacks in saudi arabia. Airport in the r. C. Region was the target which is not far from the border with yemen the coalition confirmed that it had intercepted drone attacks targeting civilian areas in the kingdom yemen. Repeated airstrikes on saudi which is led a coalition against the group for almost 4 years ukraines president. Has called for talks with russian leader Vladimir Putin and European Union leaders supplies more aid for war torn Eastern Ukraine they were in the capital here for a summit on monday donald tusk. Also urge russia to do more to bring peace to the region where pro last go separatist and ukraines military have been fighting since 2014. Well radical groups in georgia have tried to put a stop to a rally calling on the countrys interior minister to resign large crowds occupied an area in front of georgias parliament which has been a focus of mass protests for the last 19 days riot Police Station themselves between the opposing rallies to prevent violence. The u. S. President has talked up what he calls his environmental leadership in a speech at the white house. The environments a top priority for his Administration Even as it rolls back protections alan fischer reports from washington. On a day an unusually strong summer storm blew through washington donald trump talked about his stewardship of the environment my administration has made it a top priority to ensure that america is among the very cleanest air and cleanest water on the planet before he became president he refused to accept overwhelming Scientific Evidence about Climate Change a hoax he called it created by the chinese to harm the u. S. Economy once elected one of the 1st things he did on the environment withdraw the u. S. From the 2016 paris climate agreement an International Initiative to limit global temperature rises he says the u. S. The worlds 2nd biggest polluter is doing a remarkable job all on its own every single one of the signatories to the Paris Climate Accord lags behind america in overall Emissions Reductions even as he started revoking Environmental Protection laws he insisted he couldnt get in the way of a stronger economy but data from his own Environmental Protection agency shows the number of bad air days jumped 20 percent in 2017 the 1st year of terms presidency report by the state of global ear thats backed by several u. S. Universities ranks the u. S. Is the best in the world in terms of particle pollution something linked to tens of thousands of premature deaths each year and under trumps presidency more than 80 environmental rules and regulations have been repealed what drawn or weakened most of them into reducing air pollution and emissions this speech this event didnt lay out any new plans or proposals by donald trump for the environment which is surprising given that climate is likely to be one of the hot topics in the next president ial election. Some environmental watchdogs see Donald Trumps actions are actually increasing Greenhouse Gas emissions and damaging the environment but really clear from this president he doesnt understand the impact of fossil fuels on our climate or doesnt care frankly and doesnt understand that the Energy Future is a clean Energy Future and several u. S. Government agencies have warned the long term impact is a threat to u. S. Strategic interests. For example 3 of the 5 most expensive hurricanes have hit the u. S. In the past 2 years a cost of billions of dollars to the u. S. Economy and the pattern likely to be repeated especially as a new report suggests a majority of americans now believe that Climate Change is affecting their local area and the 3rd states affecting them passionately alan fischer aljazeera the white house. Hello again the headlines on aljazeera at this hour hong kongs beijing appointed leader has announced that a controversial extradition bill is dead kerry lamb admitted that her governments work on the proposed law had been a total failure the proposed law would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects to Mainland China anger over the bill led to one precedented protests but there are still lingering doubts about the governments sincerity all wary of whether the government will restart the process in the legislative council. So i retreat here. There is no such plan that. France is sending its top diplomatic advisor to iran on tuesday to try to deescalate tension between to iran and washington iran has announced a breach of the 2050 nuclear deal while the us is threatening more sanctions. Talks between the taliban and afghan leaders have ended in doha with a promise to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan to 0 the 2 day event is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions between the 2 sides the uns human rights chief says shes appalled by the conditions migrants and refugees face in the u. S. Detention facilities near its southern border. Also says children stopped by Border Agents should never be held in detention facilities or separated from their families Rights Groups have complained that many children have no access to showers and were being detained along the maximum of 72 hours a former. Terminator has been found guilty of atrocities including murder rape and conscripting child soldiers. Was convicted by the International Criminal court on 18 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity they relate to the ethnic conflicts in the democratic republic of congo nearly 17 years ago. U. S. President has touted his administrations environmental record in a speech at the white house says america is doing better than every signatory to the 2016 Paris Climate Accord which he pulled out of. Those are the headlights. On counting the cost 3. 00 decades of the collapse of the soviet union russia gaging with africa to raise its political clout and we look at the economics behind his decision to buy the 400. 00 and. Counting the cost