This report to document state by state the situation of human rights around the world. With more than come with 159 countries in this years report we have been able to identify some very common themes that were seeing across the globe. One of these is the worrying rise in state sponsored discrimination and hate, which we have seen here in the United States as well. But a more promising theme is that we are also seeing rising levels of activism, which is exactly what Amnesty International is all about. Im very pleased today to be able to introduce my three colleagues from the Global Human Rights movement who are all ready to talk about the report and the important work that Amnesty International is doing. First, are secretarygeneral, salil shetty would give an overview of the report and the key themes that amnesty is highlighting this year. Next my colleague erika gueverarosas who is the americas director for amnesty, will speak to some of the human rights themes in our hemisphere inclu
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Joining me for inside analysis on this busy sunday morning are msnbc chris math hes. Former white house political director under president george w. Bush sara fagen. The cook political reports amy walter and politico ranu roger. Its sunday, its meet the press. Good morning. We start with sad news from overnight. Beau biden has succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 46. He was first diagnosed with the illness in august 2013. He received treatment. That was initially successful. The cancer recurred and this month he was admit to a hospital right here near washington. Many viewers will remember this photo from 1973. It shows a bedridden beau watching his dad being sworn in from his hospital bed after a tragic car crash that killed his 1yearold sister amy and his mother mila. Here is beau remembering that event introducing his father in the 2008 democratic convention. One of my earliest memories was being in that hospital, my dad always at our side. We, my brother and i, not the senate, w
Former white house political director under president george w. Bush sara fagen. The cook political reports amy walter and politico ranu roger. Its sunday, its meet the press. Good morning. We start with sad news from overnight. Beau biden has succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 46. He was first diagnosed with the illness in august 2013. He received treatment. That was initially successful. The cancer recurred and this month he was admit to a hospital right here near washington. Many viewers will remember this photo from 1973. It shows a bedridden beau watching his dad being sworn in from his hospital bed after a tragic car crash that killed his 1yearold sister amy and his mother mila. Here is beau remembering that event introducing his father in the 2008 democratic convention. One of my earliest memories was being in that hospital, my dad always at our side. We, my brother and i, not the senate, were all he cared about. Saturday night Vice President biden paid tribute to his son.