You mentioned a few moments ago. Largely a result of Gang Violence and the report also says that low levels of Education Health care and high amounts of poverty as well as politicized and or corrupt Police Forces tend to correlate very strongly with high homicide rates the opposite is true for low homicide rates when Police Forces have a firm grip on the country are not politicized and the amount of social Development Education and health care is is growing there is another shocking statistic that came out of this report in addition to the ones that you mentioned in the graphic just a moment ago sammy 87000 women were killed in 2017 according to the report and the vast majority of those femen female homicides were committed by intimate partners or family members of the of the women who were killed. More interesting thanks so much rob brown. Plenty more still ahead on the news hour including a murdering enterprise calls for an investigation after accusations of systematic killings of po
Occupied west bank now resembles more ghost town. Hello we begin with breaking news out of hong kong where the territories beijing appointed leader has announced that a controversial extradition bill is dead. Admitted that her governments work on the proposed law had been a total failure it would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects to Mainland China anger over the bill led to unprecedented protests as you can see in earlier this month hundreds of people broke away from Peaceful Demonstrations and stormed the citys Legislature Building well be live from hong kong with our reporter just a moment but 1st lets hear what he had to say. But there are still the lingering doubts about the governments sincerity. Whether the government will restart the process in the Legislative Council. So i retreat here there is no such plan the bill instead Robert Bright is joining us from hong kong so what are we to make of her comments stops sorts her comments rather stop short of a formal wit
A full inquiry underway there is talk of criminal charges if indeed the source of this leak is discovered on the basis of breaches of the official secrecy act but for the moment thats met that may well be where it lies until of course theres a new Prime Minister possibly in 2 weeks time well definitely in 2 weeks time who takes a rather different view and decides to get rid of mr derek in favor of another ambassador as hes means of repairing the damage if you like and leave it there thanks so much jonah. Plenty more still ahead on the news hour including tears for the innocents the u. N. Condemns the rising number of children killed in syria. Fighting breaks out as a murder journalist is laid to rest in haiti amid sport kenya makes its case to become a destination for the worlds best valley drivers. Benighted nations is concerned about the growing number of children being killed in the war in rebel held areas of syria it live in Hama Province is a being bombarded for a further month Sy
New york is closed for business in the aftermath of super storm sandy, which left at least 30 people dead. Damages are likely to surpass those of last years hurricane irene. Sandy has move left much flooding in its wake, paralyzing new yorks Mass Transit System and leaving millions in the dark sandy has left much flooding in its wake. Here is more from americas most populous city. The storm has moved on, but the water remains. Many of the citys road and subway tunnels are still flooded. Public transport will be out of action for days to come. The effects of sandy can be seen on the streets residents are relieved that the worst is now behind them. Well, last night, we could look down this street here, and we saw the river coming toward us. It actually look like something out of a movie. It was unbelievable. Near central park, a crane dangles from a construction site over the street below. The storm caused it to partially collapsed. There are still strong winds, but nothing like those of
Are at the world famous Schomburg Center for research in black culture. Why is the world famous . Because it is the most important repository to study black history founded 90 years ago. And who is pearl . He is the founding cureateer. He migrated from puerto rico and found a job on wall street working in a mail room. He worked hard and brought any rare or unique books you could find that were by or about black people eventually becoming famous for this collection. People would go to his home in brooklyn to see the library, borrow from the library, people like langston hues and hurston eventually. It arrived 90 years ago and made up the core of what is a 10 million item collection at the Schomburg Center for research in black culture. How did it end up at this location . Because this was the settlement zone, ground zero, for what came to be the negro mecca of the world. Harlem usa four blocks over. Most people today think about harlem in relation to the apollo or the baptist church. 12