Warning the Public Health emergency is quickly becoming a human rights crisis how many limitations are people willing to accept to fight a threat like coronavirus. Kenneth roth welcome to conflict zone thanks for having me. There are very immediate needs amid this coronavirus pandemic hundreds of thousands have already died a qana means have been hit hard many people are losing their jobs some are even trying to figure out how to put food on the table in these extraordinary times how do you put human rights at the top of the agenda. Well i think its important sara to note that human rights allow certain extraordinary governmental powers in time of a genuine public emergency or crisis like were facing now so you know nobody objects from a human rights perspective to the efforts to limit our trouble to inforce social distancing to do the things that are necessary and proportionate to our Public Health needs but when autocrats say oh we need you does violate your human rights left and rig
A one of the most important courts in him there is a on the ruins of a mosque. Im british manager welcome to the ws asia glad you could join us exactly one year ago today the Indian Government revoked the special autonomy of its only muslim majority states the state of german kashmir the revocation of article 370 shocked residents of the region but thats not all the government also slick the state into 2 federally controlled territories calling them just one kashmir and. Now this is effectively took Political Representation away from the people of kashmir and into the hands of delhi the move further strained diplomatic relations with indias neighbor pakistan which. Only yesterday issued a new oarfish of which includes all of me including the parts controlled by india now india has called the move an exercise in political absurdity if thats confusing remember both countries claim this whole region in its entirety but govern it only partially meanwhile the residents of indian controlled
A temple to on one of the most important chords. On the ruins of. Im british welcome to the ws asia glad you could join us exactly one year ago today the Indian Government revoked the special autonomy of its only muslim majority states the state of german kashmir the revocation of all tickle 370 shocked residents of the region but thats not all the government also slick the state into 2 federally controlled territories calling them just one kashmir and. Now this is effectively took Political Representation away from the people of kashmir and into the hands of delhi the move further strained diplomatic relations with indias neighbor pockets. Which only yesterday issued a new or fishel which includes all of kashmir including the parts controlled by india now india has called the move an exercise in political observatory if thats confusing remember both countries claim this whole region in its entirety but govern it only partially meanwhile the residents of indian controlled kashmir have
Capital as a lock down as brought back to its deadliest day of the pandemic. Well he mocked the use of mosques and pushed an anti malaria treatment now brazils president is quarantined with the corona virus. And the question of identity Kashmiri Muslims worry theyll be reduced to a minority as new delhi allows outsiders to settle in the disputed region. And sporting event is lose the game and their rivals lose control of a player sent off for biting is italys top 2 teams suffer a surprise defeat. Not aid agencies and Rights Groups are criticizing china and russias veto of the Un Security Council resolution risk. A deliveries to Syria Amnesty International is calling the move despicable and dangerous the proposal would have extended across border humanitarian aid to 3000000 syrians for a year to get at janes base reports from the u. N. In new york. Earlier this year the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Kelly craft visited one of the Border Crossings used to bring much needed aid into syria
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