A lifetime as they take part in the Worlds Toughest rowing race. Im serious i was gonna its good to have you with us man maher civilian leader on song suchi has told the uns top court that there was no proof of genocidal intent behind her countrys military campaign against her hang on muslims testimony on tuesday alleged stunningly barbaric acts against the ruling the population including children and babies speaking at the International Court of justice and the hague the nobel peace laureate said it could not be ruled out that disproportionate force was used by me in mars armed forces but she denies that any crimes committed fell under the International Definition of genocide more than 700000 rango fled me in march to neighboring iran but day to escape what has been described as an Ethnic Cleansing Campaign involving mass rapes and killings lets hear what she had to say. These bear in mind this complex situation and the challenge to sovereignty and security in our country when you are assessing the intent of those who attempted to deal with the rebellion surely under the circumstances genocidal intent cannot be the only hypothesis. While our correspondent in the Hague Max Sander summed up to the defense that on sunset she presented in court also and since she had the same message that she had time and time over again she denies the accusations and she says there was no genocidal intent at no point in the last few years she refused referenced the 2017 uprising against militants and said that the state her government carried out a simple and tight terror operation against them and she also said that at some point this could have been excessive but this is me and mars responsibility to deal with and not the responsibility of an International Court and she also said quote unquote that no stone would be left unturned in order to bring those to justice who have committed possible war crimes and she also said that the mass exodus of roughly 700000 rangle muslims to bangladesh is tragic and that myanmar could have done more in the past to help diversity in this country did abuse max under their reporting from the hague a little bit earlier lets find out more now about the alleged atrocities that took place and state and look at how the hearing in the hague is being seen by displaced rohingya. More than 700300 museums phlegmy on mar when the military launched a crackdown in iraq and state in august 27000 escaping whats been described as an Ethnic Cleansing Campaign most of the refugees now live in crowded camps in bangladesh. They tortured mothers and they burned our houses they also raped me and i am grateful to god that myanmar is facing trial for the. Young mars actions against the grain just cause major around the world no court has examined the evidence until 9. 000000 where were. The International Court at the hague and some cities decision to come here to defend her government has shocked her critics and galvanize her supporters we stand for her and we are on her site and she stands for us she stands for the whole bomoh shes bench for every religion every people of. Every ethnicity of not only reason we are like a slave we are slaves of the market so we are thats why it is so i came here to support i am i supporting my peoples because we are many is suffering since long time myanmars government and its military leaders continue to deny accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide just 3 cases have been recognized under International Law since world war 2 whatever the outcome in the hague this week there will be record cautions for myanmar its image tarnished on the world stage could affect its future prospects. And we can speak now to David Griffiths hes the head of the secretary Generals Office at Amnesty International in london david thanks for joining us here on d w i want to ask you about aung san suu cheese defense in front of the International Court of justice she said earlier there was no proof of genocidal attack intent against our hand what do you make of that. Well i think he has. Today yet again has been type killer fall from grace should have been she should be spending shoulder to shoulder with the victim and yet shes chosen to stand on the side of the military defending the keys the horrendous atrocities again. And defend the day has been extremely. She once again failed state of knowledge the range of my name shes failed to acknowledge the severity and the scale of the atrocities against them and their level of denialism is but dangerous and deletion. What do you think about these proceedings david what are the consequences for me and mark. Well lets be clear the net is beginning to tighten and this is not the only mechanism. That could provide justice and should provide justice for the rohingya people who have been calling in brutalized this has to be the beginning not the end. Of this case itself could bring about some important measures to protect the face 100000 injured who are still risk of atrocities from the me and my military in iraq i am stated a living and regime that that is the 1st and immediate consequence potentially of this case but it could and should also. Station the u. N. Security council into further action you know this needs to be taken up by the International Criminal court by the by the Security Council they need to impose universal arms embargo targeted sanctions against those in the military who are responsible for these atrocities that dies in the beginning to tyson and this case is a really important part of that. You mentioned whats at stake for the rohingya here david they have said that they are seeking justice but what kind of actual justice could they get from this case. Well as i say this is this is one stage and they need to be multiple different avenues should be led by the International Community in seeking justice and that for the road. Whove been directly targeted and the. Risk of the trophies in rakhine state. This needs to be. A pinprick to the conscience of the well. Every possible avenue to bring those responsible to justice David Griffiths head of the secretary Generals Office of Amnesty International in london joining us there thank you very much thank you. And well have more coverage of the story coming up right after this show on d w news asia lets check in now on some the other stories making news around the world Saudi Arabian oil giant are aamco has become the Worlds Largest listed company after making its debut on the countrys Stock Exchange the state owned Energy Companies 25000000000. 00 initial Public Offering is the biggest ever in history saudi arabia is privatizing assets as a step towards reducing its reliance on oil. And at least 6 People Including One Police officer were killed in an hours long gun battle in the u. S. State of new jersey the officer was shot dead near a cemetery and 2 suspects that fled to a supermarket 3 people and the 2 suspected gunman were killed in the gun fight inside the supermarket. And we have some breaking news now Time Magazine has announced its person of the year for 21000. 00 and it is teenage climate activist gratitude for the 16 year old from sweden has become one of the worlds most well known faces in the fight against Climate Change of the last year and a half timbered is drawing large crowds with her appearances at protests and at conferences. While the new president of the European Commission has enough on the line is due to present her promised green deal it will commit the e. U. To achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Martins reports on some of the potential obstacles. More trees throughout europe and more sequestering of c o 2 that will be the 1st step but europe wants much more. It will need radical restructuring we need enormous investments in the Energy Sector we need to transform our mobility sector we need to transform our food system and we need to ensure that our euros are being spent to make these sectors future proof along with flying shipping as one of the worst climate killers engines on the high seas run on crude oil when it gets burned even more pollution is created then with diesel but so far ships have been allowed to sail without c o 2 certificates now the e. U. Wants to change this in the future shipping will also be included in the emissions trade a challenge for all Member States the biggest challenge i do see is with the ambition of Member States all of the e. U. Member states are subsidizing fossil fuel projects in various different ways we have a long history of giving exemptions for diesel kerosene for aviation these should be the low hanging fruits that if we really are serious about this transition we remove harmful subsidies but that costs money in order to pay for the socalled green deal the e. U. Wants to redistribute funds less for farming and infrastructure more for Environmental Protection this is already controversial poland hungary and the Czech Republic economically underdeveloped states have been blocking this plan. We discussed about the e. U. Budgets monies not being put into modernizing the budget at least there were as the current proposal stands this is not a budget for the future here we have a goal that 25 percent of the e. U. Budget would be spent on Climate Action what is done with the rest 75 percent if that is being spent on harmful practices for climate we dont achieve our goal the e. U. Is a climate leader who is on the fundamental and has set a fast pace whether other Member States want to follow perhaps ultimately the question of financing. Lets talk more now about the green deal our correspondent joins us from brussels and Louise Osborne from to give you environment is in madrid at the uns Climate Conference good to see you both garrett lets start with you there in brussels the e. U. Commission president was left on the line is called this deal very ambitious is it. If you let listen to members of the green party in the European Parliament they like what they see yes they say it could be more ambitious in some parts of it but at least they say it is way more ambitious than what an individual Member States have put forward so far including germany so from their perspective a collection of very good ideas but itll all depend to what extent they now can be put into action right louise you are at the Climate Conference there in madrid how much support is there for the contents of this deal. So germany has said that its supportive spend your show its the environment minister spoke this morning and said she was happy with the new deal and that is set a good signal other reactions have been a little bit more mixed so there were environmental organizations for example who have said that its just not ambitious enough and that Carbon Neutrality should be met by 2040 not 2050 others are saying its transformative because of the social and economic measures that it takes i spoke to a delegate earlier today from tanga she said that action is definitely better than inaction and she hopes that this will also mean that other big investors follow suit ok so some mixed voices there in madrid garrick lets come back to you in brussels because we heard a number of ports that there are various obstacles not least that some countries are really in favor of this deal so will there be enough support to actually push it through. Looks to me it was a lot on the line today in a press conference said ahead of this meeting go with the parliament that nobody should left behind and this will be really key for the success of her plans she knows very well that there is those Member States in the east where the energy mix they have is really dependent on fossil fuels now the strategy here of what i can see is twofold on the one hand shell talk about compensation so she has mentioned 100000000000 euros that will be sent to those states that really needs the money to reform the Energy Sector and secondly and thats quite interesting as she phrases this this whole plan does this whole new deal as not just something that is supposed to meet climates targets that have been agreed on conferences but that is something that is supposed to create jobs and boost innovation and thereby generate new money and make it in the sense make it more attractive to all Member States in the European Union to come on board all right so she says this is a very ambitious plan louise is there a sense that this sets the bar now for how the International Community will have to move forward on climate policy. Well i think there is some sense that thats the case i mean ever since the Paris Agreement was made in 2050 thats been a little bit of stagnation i mean countries have been coming together to try to put the rulebook together to implement the paris deal but not much else has happens and i think that people now see that the e. U. Could be a front runner and taking this for it and theyre hoping that this will mean that other countries will will follow behind this is going to be something where you know that you can step forward and be a leader now all right our correspondent covering this story for us scared us in brussels louise born in madrid thank you both. In the u. K. There is a just one day to go to whats been called the most important election in a generation and the politicians are making a final push for votes the election is likely to decide the fate of brags that the u. K. s attempt to leave the European Union at the conservative party of Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has been leading polls for a while but a recent survey shows the race is tightening the conservatives seem to be on course to win 339. 00 seats in the 650. 00 Seat Parliament against 231. 00 for the labor party but pollsters say other outcomes are possible including a Hung Parliament or a landslide victory for johnson lets take a closer look now at the conservatives Election Campaign. And i think he will do it i think hes a man why hes doing people of seeing through Boris Johnson i think really no foreign minister love him or hate him almost everyone has an opinion on britains incumbent Prime Minister the man himself is on a Charm Offensive visiting every region in england and wales including opposition labor heartlands that voted to leave the European Union like the northern town of grimsby where he taught a fish market hes cast himself as the man to get bricks it done appealing to leave no matter what question comes up he has home the same message to move forward as a club he may keep that now and to get him back doug we can you must have a poll about next year hes focusing on those issues hes focusing on that agenda is driving forward this country not wasting tory again for another year the old threats to the right and the point is right. Despite repeated scandals and defeats in parliament Boris Johnsons party is still ahead in the polls and thats even though the conservatives are bitterly divided. Earlier this year johnson 321. 00 and peace out of his own. Elementary group for not toeing the party line among them Winston Churchills grandson. The former chief public prosecutor. And the former finance minister and johnsons own brother resigned along with several other veteran tory m. P. s its populists its telling the public was. They think that the public wants to hear its over simplifying the issue but the Prime Minister is undeterred he says hell pass his breaks that deal in january and strike a free trade deal with the e. U. By late 2020 which observers believe is impossible get bricked sit down. Thats his mantra and hes sticking to it thursday british voters get to decide in what could be britains most important election in decades. The french government has given details of the proposed Pension Reforms that have led to widespread strikes over the last week Prime Minister edward phillipe announced that a universal Pension System would supersede the 42 Public SectorPension Plans that currently exist he said the reform is also necessary to avoid a multibillion euro deficit in the Pension System by 2025 the proposed reforms have sparked a nationwide strike and protests thousands of Union Activists marched through french cities fearing that their pensions were trink under the reforms. And for more on this story we can speak now to what from the Workers Union force korea it is at the forefront of the protests against these planned pension reform city thank you for joining us on d w most people would agree that the french Pension System at the moment is incredibly complex as we said there are more than 42 public Pension Systems what is the problem with trying to streamline such a complex system. I think the government is making progress because in fact there are 3 main system in france the public wont. Secret service. People workers the problem but the problem and the farmers want is of course a lot of the small Pension Scheme for incense was a party on the 101 point person but its not saying you cannot reform all of those a systems. Of 8000000 people for just 140 people in. The system i think in fact the government wants to him this is them because he wants to make. The expenditures represented by all the pensions paid in france ok lets talk about the expenditures because an independent Pensions Committee has forecast a deficit for this Pension System of 17000000000 euros by 2025 and a lot of french see a need there to reform that deficit how can that be tackled without cuts to the current system. Yes of course of course a. P. s stated that there is a deficit but just as it is many produced by what he. Did in the can the economy just barely made it on the contribution big systems by the government for instance he give a 20 billions of euros to the companies because if you wanted to have a sound as a sort of tent cuts that in the contribution paid for the Social Security system because you wanted to have. A region of the deficit but in fact that system is better than some and if the government is not going to do you want to really improve it you must discuss about all the major. Part time workers a access. Time job some. Good pension well the government says it is open to talking Prime Minister id want to leave today said unions and employers will have a say in how the new Pension System is governed is that does that satisfy you and will these protests continue. I think the president would continue it because in fact many seniors say is that the pension case for them and their rights to the pensions and pensions theyd. Be muslim front seats to do to 64 years old so obviously these. Arrests most of the french unions because humans are those where a rather missing body called is a dirty form we say that while i said. Age of pension we would be postponed due to years later in 64. 00 all. That is exactly the same ok we have to leave it there do you hear what from the Workers Union for us joining us here and he doesnt you thank you so much. Now its known as the toughest rowing race in the world and 4 women from hamburg want to be the 1st german womens team to compete at the atlantic challenge will see them attempt a 5000 kilometer journey from across the atlantic from local neta in the Canary Islands to antigua the hamburg 4 have been training for a year and they will set off on thursday morning. Lean forward push let go lean forward push let go this movement will dominate the lives of these 4 women for 50 days starting tomorrow they are the 1st german team to take part in the worlds hardest rowing race the talisker whisky atlantic challenge that means 2 hours of rowing to our sleeping always alternating 24 hours a day. She always has also i think i also want to get to know me a little bit better and from a different pond a few just doing something crazy at another to see the. British pitcher has custom built the team boat for the specific challenge 3 of the crew were on hand for 1st look. Where. The boat will be their home and life raft for the coming weeks during the 4800 kilometers long race it has to protect them from waves up to 10 meters high scorching heat as high as 40 degrees alone in the ocean for the past year the 4 has been trained on land and in the water under the guidance of a former rowing World Champion his message is clear. Think about it and become a part of the sea as cheesy as it sounds but i dont think its possible in any other way as we sit here right now we can imagine the strain theyre going to face. In order to build as much strength and harmony as possible the crew maximize their time together on the water no matter the conditions that are to safety boats supporting the teams as they cross the ocean. The crews are also supports a 21st 7 by to lend best to 2 officers a briefing is also crucial for the team who are walk through every step that will keep them alive and afloat for the next 50 days. No there there are risks yes it is a risk of bad weather and capsized and they have injury and illness but it is not personal dynamics its a really most important tenshi dangerous thing in the way. One year of training is now down the last critical task to pick provisions everything is precisely rush and now comes the hard part. And we want to bring you our minder now of our breaking news story at this hour a Time Magazine has named its person of the year for 2090 it is teenage climate activist gratitude burke you see her there on the cover the 16 year old from sweden has become one of the worlds most well known faces in the fight against Climate Change and over the last year and a half to embark a strong large crowds with their appearances at protests and Climate Conferences. Coming up next on d w news asia in mars on santucci rejects charges of genocide against her and young muslims well hear how her defense measures up. Plus the sacred ice ridges of japans lakes could these frozen phenomenon melt away into history. Follow such an as those stories and more coming right up on g. W. News asia. And. Affectionately but as affectionately as you can. Tell me in the middle of his Election Campaign 2000 documentary was filmed for russian television. To. 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And sticking with myanmar we take a closer look at a system of segregation that some compare to apartheid toughening across truck and state. Plus priests have kept track of them for centuries now those sacred