Asia and continue abusing minors. Live from moscow thanks for joining us on r. T. International. Welcome to the program. And we start with the iranian where police have deployed gas against antigovernment protesters ministration into ron is facing intense pressure right now after admitting that it forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger plane on wednesday killing all 176 people on board mainly nationals widespread mass officials have been held for the victims turned into government rallies irans armed forces admitted the airliner was mistakenly identified as a Cruise MissileDefense Systems officials in washington have spent the past 4 years. Hours or so throwing their backing behind the protests and donald trump was among those to warn of iran over its next move. To the leaders of iran do not kill your Protesters Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you and the world is watching more importantly the usa is watching turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free stop the killing of your great iranian people i think about some pressure campaigners work in the mosque for this work and theres no other way for them to get the money they need to fund the guard to fund their regime to fund their malign activities and youre seeing protests now breaking out across toronto attention sought after a u. S. Drone attack 10 days ago which left a Senior Iranian commander dead in baghdad it would seem instead of looking to calm the situation washingtons opted to continue to apply maximum pressure on to iran hugos that of takes up the story. As washington seated on the verge of an all out war with iran it looked like it had just stepped outside of its comfort zone the risk of plunging the middle east into yet a nother disastrous conflict was an obvious weight on the us but now with the tensions easing america is back in familiar territory waging a political and Economic Campaign to force its rival into submission what is their strategy post the confidence of the man in killing and post the Ballistic Missile attack on the United States this is our strategy we are diplomatically and economically isolating their regime in iran in till they behave like a normal nation washington has charted these waters through and through and its not afraid to get creative in putting iran under pressure after admitting to accidentally downing a ukrainian jetliner with more than a 170 people on board to iran has seen a fresh outbreak in antigovernment protests and demonstrators. They havent suffered from any lack of support from the u. S. With donald trump even taking a crash course in persian to write this tweet to the brave long suffering people of iran ive stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my administration will continue to stand with you we are following your protests closely and are inspired by your courage. Translated no obstacles and no language barriers can stand in the way of democracy and to make sure that nothing is lost in translation here washington is backing up its words with action a method tried and trusted sanctions we are announcing additional sanctions against the Iranian Regime as a result of these our actions we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian Regime israel as its tradition was quick to cheer it always does whenever things take a turn for the worse for iran i commend president from for imposing new and very harsh sanctions against his regime i must say that this was also doing close to the iranian decision to accelerate uranium enrichment i call on britain france and germany to join the american effort but few other nations share the excitement for iran a nation that spent decades under all flavors of sanctions being free of them is more of a challenge actually the United States on me wants to think that sense that its a superpower that it can do whatever it wants so it tries to hurt the iran through sanctions that china warfare and trade wars it tries to hurt russia through sanctions but ultimately what it does is that it brings these are countries closer to each other and other countries become more more more negative view of the u. S. Government and i think in the in the long run what it does is that it diminishes the stature of the United States and the capability of the United States to maintain its head gemini americas economic crusade against iran is rubbing europe the wrong way to the e. U. Is in an ill tempered clash with washington over the Iran Nuclear Deal which was derailed by the us we have been saying to us that we continue saying that we regret the u. S. Decision to withdraw from the deal. And we continue to. Leading to this deal is a key element of the low ball nuclear nonproliferation. And google footed regional stability. Germanys convinced that irans shouldnt choir have Nuclear Weapons for this reason will continue to employ all diplomatic means to keep this agreement alive it is certainly not perfect but it is an agreement and it comprises commitments by all sides together we have made clear our regret and concern at the decision by the United States to draw from the j c p o a and to reimpose sanctions on iran and the u. S. Is dishing out new assurances it is ready to solve all this mess with words without preconditions even we will meet with them where want to sit down discuss without precondition a new way forward a a series of steps by which iran becomes a more normal country but in the past few years with iran alone the us went back on its word had 0 interest in its allies concerns and assassinated a high profile official the unilaterally branded terrorist just a few months before so the u. S. Can talk up diplomacy for sure theyre one of the best at it you do have a hard time to find a nother country with a case of selective amnesia this severe for the promises it had made a recording to a poll run by media in the United States a majority of americans now disapprove of the way trump has so far handled the escalating crisis in the middle east. Huge funds to boost areas in africa now being compared to driving slavery thats the claim being made by human rights organizations against the use Infrastructure Project in eritrea with a bid to improve the Eastern African nation is now being described as years of forced labor parties Saskia Taylor reports. If your neighbor planning on eating your pepperoni dont worry it is got a regulation for everything but according to human rights organizations it failed miserably to regulate its own behavior and it all started with an apparently innocent bed to boost security and eritrea were launching 20000000 euro program to rebuild the roads connecting both countries this will boost straight consolidate stability and have good benefits for the citizens of both countries through the gratian of Sustainable Growth and jobs so far so good unless of course youre the one put to work on this great collaboration because the chances are your force conscript the african nation has Compulsory National Service that used to last for 18 months but now sees people trapped in for over 20 years its a practice its been likened by human rights organizations the un and the European Parliament to mass enslavement conscripts compared National Service to modern day slavery saying this for torture and other ill treatment rest unlike basic sanitation and hygiene form a conscript 72 hour weeks and harsh conditions with no food and pay equivalent to 17. 00 a month is one of the main reasons eritrea is called the worlds fastest emptying country as young men continue to mass exodus but despite knowing conscripts were being used generally the delicate situation and a country that was a lot in a guerrilla war for 3 decades the e. U. Says that really had no idea that untoward things were going on. The e. U. Does not pay for labor under this project the project only covers the procurement of material and equipment to support the rehabilitation of roads in fact the e. U. Doesnt even have an office in eritrea to monitor this ongoing project instead it relies on local authorities the agency is not monitoring the implementation of the project the project is carried out by the government and progress is monitored by the ministry of public works the e. U. Isnt trusting its project to an arm of the government which is internationally slammed as one of the worlds worst human rights abuses which the u. N. Describes as authoritarian and repressive and which lived under a un sanctions for 9 years its almost as if the e. U. Has something at stake here other than creating great roads of course like stemming the tide of migrants for example because 2016. 1000 eritreans apply for asylum in the bloc so yes this e. U. Project will lift the local economy and bring peace but crucially it will create jobs and that will keep eritreans in the homeland and not crossing on to european shorts. In directly supporting this project by. Material to help build the road problem is that what they need to make sure is that any support going to eritrea is not. Some mentoring this incredibly repressive system and there are trends a land by the way which happens to be one of the most strategic areas in the world its coast runs along the red sea which is a key link between europe and asia its also an ideal access point to an African Market with low labor costs and its a Natural Resource gold mine with gas gold oil zinc you name it eritreas got it eric harris obviously placed in a very strategic location along the red sea it is the access to. See. From the european point of view it is obviously one of the countries which many Asylum Seekers here in europe are coming from and that coming in a freeing because of the human rights situation so it seems that when youve got something to gain its easier to be tough anonymous than your own employment will. Libyas warring sides are expected to arrive in moscow this monday for talks with the hope of sealing a truce to end a civil war in the north african country as well as the russian and turkish effort to deescalate austerities in the north african state for more details we go live now to on course of the day in the center of the capital roland thanks for joining us what led to this potentially pivotal meeting in the council today. Well looks like a disclaimer in libya is taking place right now as we speak and this was suggested by the truce was suggested by russian president Vladimir Putin and his counterpart reject. The guard during their meeting in istanbul just last weekend following the cease fire agreement which has taken place already the heads of the Libyan National army and a government of National Accord they have arrived in moscow and Russian Foreign ministry told us about that already so now 5 years of saroj and high level how far will hold talks here in moscow under the guidance of a russian and. Foreign and defense ministries and these negotiations are said to make yet another step on the way to a long awaited. In libya and discoloration and far as i said have taken place already now libya has been torn aboard by warring factions since u. S. And nato led invasion back in 2011 designed to solve the governments all far more him. Khadafi. Backs that up well get back to you as those talks. The u. K. Government is facing pressures or ploy greater follow on travel restrictions to known paedophiles who claimed gaps in legislation leave youngsters specially in asia vulnerable to predators the concern was part of a report handed over to peas in westminster that followed an independent inquiry into the child sexual abuse Edwards Dashti reports. Lock them up and fur away the key its an argument youll often hear from people when it comes to child the pieces and while the u. K. Has come down on child the piece hair in britain its legal system maybe failing young says a brought thats because known im british sex offenders and suspects prosecute if the such crimes are still able to travel with some of them reoffending overseeing in fact of the nears 6000 sexual whomp attention or does impose an england and wales in the last few years only 11 also has foreign travel restrictions add to it meaning of all the right just a sex offenders on record ony around 0. 2 percent have had their rights to foreign travel stopped and according to the independent inquiry and to child section of peace that could be having a devastating impact the extend to the my you keep your list a billet the design is the which must be engines kind of to system to bloop realty to time to these to jim and this is the inquire with given evidence of abuse by british track it as in countries of ranging from kenya all the way to the philippines they report also founded abuse as talcott disadvantage families where relatives act us facilitate us often financial poverty plays a key factor theres also areas to can also pros a particular a risk last year oxfam star for accused of sexual exploiting children the haiti following devastating earthquakes in 2010 the issue that has been race by the child abuse inquiry is an old one and has historically been going on for decades we have allowed to people with child abuse convictions to travel the acts of the country and often times unless theyre arrested in at the destination country for the same issue than they go completely and detected parse the problem is we dont have a grip on child abuse in the u. K. If we did them we would be able to manage our paedophiles much better then we currently are in our child abuse yes we need not just to be looking at people who are going to be arrested in another country or indeed have been arrested in another country but we need to properly see who is leaving the country and who is coming into the country and if they have child abuse convictions we must see that very seriously indeed high profile cases were highlighted in the report including shamed rock star gary glitter who abused young girls in asia even after being convicted in the u. K. Of possessing indecent images of children a few years beforehand and of course the case of sara paedophile dubbed britains worst Richard Hochul is equally as harrowing after he was convicted in 2016 of 71 counts of serious sexual assaults against children aged just 6 months to 12 years while he was working as a teacher in malaysia now the report concluded with recommendations for the government and topping the list was restricting foreign travel of sex offenders to ensure that youngsters and not just those in the u. K. Are out of harms way. Still ahead this hour a Pilot Program collecting d. N. A. Samples at u. S. Borders has triggered a backlash. After this short break. They put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be present. To going to be for us this is what the 43 in the morning cant be good. Im interested always in the water. Should. We ponder the future and look into 2021 fascinating stories will come our way you know ive often said on this show that you cant have capitalism without Capital Capital without positive Interest Rates encouraging people to say and this next story this next whole show this next entire segment is going to be dedicated to this very notion. Of. The program a Pilot Program has come under fire in the u. S. For collecting d. N. A. Samples of people detained at border crossings with the data then sent to the f. B. I. Deeper into the project. Essentially at the u. S. Border people can be detained whether they be undocumented immigrants green card holders or u. S. Citizens and they are required to give a d. N. A. Sample to u. S. Officials it doesnt matter why they decided to detain you either you give them a d. N. A. Sample or you have committed a crime its already started at the u. S. Canada border and eagle pass in texas set to go national in 90 days and Border Protection will begin collecting d. N. A. From any person c. B. P. Custody who is subject to fingerprinting this will include aliens as well as United States citizens and lawful permanent residents now back in november it was announced that immigrants at the border might be required to give their d. N. A. There was massive outrage ethical and privacy concerns but thats so last year right now just a few months later its on the books the federal government is now forcing some migrants in custody to give d. N. A. Samples already princie implement the program at u. S. Borders with mexico and canada the data will go into a massive criminal database run by the f. B. I. There have been some live in reactions to the u. S. Governments decision on line d. N. A. Collection at the u. S. Border and immigration detention the human rights implications of this are astounding. I think every member of congress should go through this diffusion as an act of submitting their d. N. A. The way were treated even grids especially children is disgusting and hurts all of us this type of d. N. A. Data collection is completely unjustified and can have home full and long lasting consequences it could lead to the start of a defacto national d. N. A. Database full of d. N. A. Data from all individuals who live in the us including us citizens the argument is that in this world where fakery and fraud are so widespread the Us Government needs to keep track of one thing that we cannot fake our genetic code its all about keeping us safe right well some people dont buy a violation of Civil Liberties its terrifyingly orwellian vision of a future that many of us want to avoid as much as possible this is really terrifying because unlike a lot of those other programs which are voluntary this one is targeted at the most Vulnerable People in our Society People who are refugees and migrants and theyre being placed into a d. N. A. Database although you could see this as being something that would be useful for Law Enforcement and the price that were going to pay in terms of increased authoritarianism is so much higher that i dont think its worth it since the cold war right up to today the American Government has been warning people about totalitarianism big brother crushing the individual rights of the little guy and countries have faced sanctions and even invasions to supposedly protect them from totalitarian regimes but now the u. S. Government is keeping a directory and tracking millions of peoples d. N. A. Nothing to see here folks just keep moving up and r. T. New york. City of us to finish columbia and kind of those facing a free speech scandal off the institutional to to cancel an event scheduled for the end of the month of what it called safety and security reasons. Now it was intended to give a platform to a controversial u. S. Journalist to talk about groups and leftist extremism and didnt go has become a target for some unsavory activists and his legal team looking into the cancellation of the contract was signed between the university and a Free Speech Club the director of the group has described it as giving those threatening violence the illusion of power theres always been an option of hiring our own security working with Police Ensuring safety they wouldnt even allow us to have that option this time they said look security cant even handle the protesters theyre getting more and more violent and thats not even an option now so were just going to help break cancel the school has told us look just dont bring anybody controversial and they will protest and youll have no problems but actually what is happening is that theyre emboldening these protesters who are violent and theyre giving them the illusion of power and if they have power no doubt theyll use it and abuse it at this point were probably going to take the school to court its going to go to the Supreme Court and we believe that the law is on our side so when the judge when the Supreme Court rules that we are correct we will bring back the speaker to the school and will make it a vent that is 10 times bigger because we can because that is what free speech is about. Go straight to the British Columbia university should not have given in to the n. T. For threats the situation they defend his decision explaining that the journalists event was a potential target. The reason for the cancellation is the concern about safety and security of our Campus Community the appropriate response to violent extremists who threaten access to information in the academy is not to give in to their demands by canceling the event the route comes within tif a protest is being involved in a number of violent incidents at the same university already. Yeah. We heard from the director of the Free Speech Club again who told us free speech is being stifled in institutions and on the streets of canada this isnt just happening with us its happening all over the country its a new trend were publicly funded institutions think that they can just deny their right to free speech when they are taking money from the government theyre part of the public sphere the suppression of free speech is not only happening on the institutional level in canada but its also happening on the streets with these violent protesters society is so divided politically that now we have our own perceptions of what is and isnt free speech thats where the real problem comes from our side has this perception of the many people has their perception and its become so tribal politically were so divided but were breaking up into these little bubbles and these little echo chambers and that is where the issue is in other words were basically speaking a different language. 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Well i was his 1st merrill counsel and a little bit involved in the recent thing. Im delighted this recent thing you know i generally like both you know im delighted ive always had great faith i think is a fantastic communicator he can make waves you can. Reach parts of the others cant hes demonstrated the election so im really pleased i think hes been phenomenal brain a great personality enormous energy weve got the right and have the right job because he may have reached out to the electorate that other tory politicians didnt but Donna Cummings his senior Strategic Advisor has already been. Making announcements that seem to suggest he wants a radical reform of the Civil Service which is long been suspected of a pro remain bias and a suspected i think i think it was i havent talked to everybody i think. Apparently we were always hearing that they were seen as so. That did not the despised the the largest vote in this country in in this countrys history breaks it how can Dominic Cummings really reform an organization like the Civil Service what is to be very difficult as you know when you get into government and lots of forces come at you and a lot of them suffered in the end so what is going to fought a very hard and determined battle hes going to take them on Civil Service does need reform it has been i think that in terms of achieving breaks it. Proved you have that just you know talking to Civil Servants i think much more importantly i think its been completely frozen by the events rather than thinking of how can we prepare for the next phase and i think that is a really difficult position and in the commonwealth because we brush with the u. K. Government as we do with 53 governments you also know how Civil Servants can sabotage it is just they can leak documents they go and they will amerie hence my remark which you know is going to be