the mood is amazing. i cannot stress enough, these are diverse crowds. i was with two different groups. it s people of all colors, people of all types. there is a general sense amongst this crowd that this is a government problem, this is a human rights problem and not just a black and white issue. it s an issue about american citizens concerned about how much their government is responding and what kind of behavior is allowed from police. it s amazing. on the heels of what you re hearing and that these protests are going from one city to the next 400 protesters from ferguson are coming there to washington. at what point will this result into something tangible that creates change? i think we re starting to see an actual movement. and they re multifaceted. so you see the mayor and the governor of new york state
reporter: well, i think this u.n. commission on inquiries, one of the things raising awareness about the problem, i think, is one of the ways to address the issue. again, the society is so close, it s hard to actually do something in the country. the other is that the north korean human rights problem in many ways is nameless and faceless. we don t know the names, the stories of these individuals who suffer. in the case of china, for example, we have named cases of human rights abuses. kenneth bae, the american, is one example of a named case. but in general, the human rights problem is a statistic. we read and hear about it, but it s not person filed. and one of the things this commission can do is raise awareness and get people to understand, these are real human beings that are suffering. absolutely. and professor, i covered former president bush, he said there were few people that he hated, that he actually hated. but he said that kim jong-il, kim jong-un s father, was one of
outfront tonight, crackdown in china. just as a breakthrough appears possible in the case of blind activist chen guangcheng, the chinese government clamping down, perhaps harder than ever on other voice of descent. communists parties authoritarian rule. we spoke to several on the inside today. the organization human rights in china told us they haven t heard anything from activist and chen confidant zeng chengdang for days. latest tweet two days ago when she announced she was under house arrest. human rights lawyer was also reportedly detained and beaten. he tried to visit chen in the hospital thursday evening. then there s this woman also known by her english name pearl pup see her there. she s the woman we told you about that helped chen escape his house arrest in the dead of night. she was detained herself. we are told by human rights groups she was released yesterday. take a look at this man. an unnamed supporter of chen s who actually would not allow cnn to identify hi
escort at the center of the secret service scandal. and certain models being banned from the pages of vogue? tyra banks comes outfront. well, good friday night to you. i m erin burnett. crack down in china. just as a breakthrough appears possible in the case of blind chinese activist chen guangcheng the chinese government is clamping down harder on other voice of dissent. there s word of the government cracking down on those who criticized the government s authoritarian role. human rights in china said they haven t heard anything from activist for several days. you re looking at an active tweeter, and she announced she was under house arrest. a human rights lawyer was reportedly detained an beaten. he tried to visit chen in the hospital thursday evening. then that s one known by her english name, pearl. she s the woman who helped chen escape his house arrest in the dead of the night, took him to the embassy. she was detained herself. we were told that she was released y
good friday night to all of you. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, crackdown in china. just as a breakthrough appears possible in the case of blind activist chen guangcheng, the chinese government clamping down, perhaps harder than ever on other voice of descent. communists parties authoritarian rule. we spoke to several on the inside today. the organization human rights in china told us they haven t heard anything from activist and chen confidant zeng chengdang for days. latest tweet two days ago when she announced she was under house arrest. human rights lawyer was also reportedly detained and beaten. he tried to visit chen in the hospital thursday evening. then there s this woman also known by her english name pearl pup see her there. she s the woman we told you about that helped chen escape his house arrest in the dead of night. she was detained herself. we are told by human rights groups she was released yesterday. take a look at this man. an unnamed supporter of che