World. Im george howell. And im rosemary church. Cnn newsroom starts right now. The positive news here, republicans and democrats are set to vote on separate measures to reopen the government. The reality of things, though, there is no expectation that this standoff will end. Yeah. President donald trump attacked House Speaker nancy pelosi sunday for rejecting his offer to extend temporary deportation protection for children of undocumented immigrants in exchange for his border wall funding. The senate is expected to vote on the president s plan while House Democrats are set to vote on their own measures. Recent polls show that most americans blame the u. S. President and republicans for this partial Government Shutdown. Some view President Trumps offer as an attempt to shift the political pressure to the democrats. Sarah westwood has details now on what each side is proposing. Reporter President Trump on saturday rolling out what he described as an attempt to break the logjam that has
The 76-page report, “‘They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings’: Abuse of Imprisoned Women in Japan,” documents the abusive conditions in many women’s prisons in Japan. Government policies towards women in prison violate international human rights conventions and contravene international standards such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Mandela Rules. Prison authorities use restraints on imprisoned pregnant women, arbitrarily employ solitary confinement as a form of punishment, verbally abuse women in prison, deny incarcerated women’s opportunities to parent their child in prison, and fail to provide adequate access to health and mental health care.
The 101-page report, “Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’ System,” documents the abusive treatment of criminal suspects in pretrial detention. The authorities strip suspects of their right to remain silent, question them without a lawyer, coerce them to confess through repeated arrests and denial of bail, and detain them for prolonged periods under constant surveillance in police stations. The Japanese government should urgently undertake wide-ranging reforms, including amending the criminal procedure code, to ensure detainees their fair trial rights and make investigators and prosecutors more accountable.