The Government Faces growing criticism and happy families and australia is to make adoption easier. But we open in the democratic republic of congo where the biggest rape trial in the countrys history is waiting for victims, 130 women say they were raped by government soldiers and waiting to find out if the men will be convicted or not in a special military court. And, malcolm web is at the town of the center of the allegations. This woman says when she was 16 rebels abducted her and kept her prisoner six months raping her repeatedly and when she escaped she was pregnant. In november 2012 a few months after giving birth things got even worse. Translator we heard that government soldiers were coming and were looting, 17 of them came into where we were hiding, there were 14 of us and they raped all of us, after they finished one of them took my baby boy, i found him the next day but later he died. Reporter she is dozens of women who say they were raped in the same time in the same town e
Madam secretary, please call the roll. [roll call] we have a quorum. Public comment callin 4156550001 access code 2496 884 4887 providing Public Comment . Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Each speaker will be allowed 2 minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone call by calling 415 6550001, access code [2496 884 4887], then and then again. . When connected you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television, radio or computer. Thank you for joining us. Well take Public Comment. Thank you. We have no public speakers at this time. There are no callers on the line. Thank you. I would like to formally welcome allison romano. Again i look forward to working with you and share all t
Humanitarian catastrophe. Finding out the complete truth about who killed Yasser Arafat is a National Responsibility and a moral one was the conclusion of palestinian investigators that follows the publication of two reports into the death of the late Palestinian Leader and swiss scientists said he was certainly poisoned and they confirmed that he had poison in his body but the findings were inconclusive. Translator this is the crime of the 21st century. We will not save an effort and no obstacle will stop us arriving at the facts. The basis, ladies and gentlemen, is to find out who stands before the assassination of Yasser Arafat. And who has the technical and scientific resources for that. We say that israel is the only one to be accused. Reporter and joining us now is phil reese one of the journalist in the special Investigative Unit who spearheaded the investigation into Yasser Arafats death. We heard the conclusions by palestinian officials and a slight difference between the swis
Individuals that the Virtual Meeting protocols will be adhered to at all times. Madam secretary, please call the roll. [roll call] we have a quorum. Public comment callin 4156550001 access code 2496 884 4887 providing Public Comment . Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Each speaker will be allowed 2 minutes to speak. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone call by calling 415 6550001, access code [2496 884 4887], then and then again. . When connected you will hear the meeting discussions, but you will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television, radio or computer. Thank you for joining us. Well take Public Comment. Thank you. We have no public speakers at this time. There are no callers on the line. Thank you. I would like to formally