Unions saying they too have a right to a family. And drumming home an Anti Government message Indigenous People join the thousands of protesters in the colombian capitol. Nigerian protesters have defined a curfew and faced off against Security Forces in the countrys biggest city as demonstrations against Police Brutality threaten to paralyze the nation a 24 hour curfew has been imposed in lagos the financial heart of africas largest economy thats where Security Forces fired at protests as late on tuesday drawing International Condemnation the Rights Group Amnesty International says at least 12 people were killed that night but i mean the violence on the military the government has not confirmed that but the Nigerian Parliament speaker says its clear that there were casualties its been more than 2 weeks since young people began demonstrating against Police Brutality after a video of a man being beaten by offices allegedly from the special anti robbery squad known as saws went viral reports from the capital of you jeff. And ali morning fire set by arsonists burns parked vehicles that a government bus station in lagos Officials Say 30 buses were destroyed. In lekki why Security Forces opened fire on protesters the previous night the standoff continues. The latest state governor who visited victims of tuesdays attack in hospital said more than 2 dozen have been hospitalized so you know chance. For. All the. Well constructed that we have not included any fatalities. So hes the one string 2nd issue on social media but protesters dispute that i cant really see who was shooting but we know who was the big gigantic i cant give you the after no more can you want to because im oh my god i have to run my life were running for their lives was it got injured and was it so i dont know. Might want to. Im listening to national agrees say there appears to be credible evidence of fatalities but the pictures have not been independently verified to work it out to nations secretary general was spoken with president carter in recent days has called for restraint secretary general said he is following closely the developments in nigeria and calls for an end to reported Police Brutality and abuses he condemns the violent escalation of the october 20th on october 20th in lagos which resulted in multiple deaths and caused many injuries. To started 2 weeks ago after a policeman shot and killed a man in the south of the country the protesters are demanding the scrapping of an old police unit accused of murder extortion and disappearances. They also want an overhaul of nigerias Police System the trial of the officers accused of crimes and compensation for victims. Some of these demands have been met but the deep distrust remains between protesters and government. Journalists have also been caught up in the sort of turn of events here at the independent television station in the city is set on fire. A few hours later another broadcaster was temporarily forced off because of what it calls an imminent threat to its staff and operations. Here in the capital the streets are common in lagos earlier on when state Security Forces dispersed a group of young men gathering on the outskirts of a. Menace cause and businesses here remain shut for most of the day after the violence and destruction in lagos wow you know theres a general feeling that they are under Police Brutality a protest may have been infiltrated its not clear how much damage this has done or could do to that course which many nigerians still see as a legitimate. Grease. And ill be. One of the organizers of the end saws movement in nigeria she says her brother was arrested by the police unit in 2012 and hasnt been seen since and she joins us now from skype thank you very much for being with us i just wanted to ask you in particular just about the the that suggestion and a common interest is report that there might be infiltration into the movement is that your impression. No i do not think that the infiltration into the movement i think the government is sponsoring talks to attack Peaceful Protesters works if you say into treaters it would be like these people are coming on their own accord what does not a true its weve evidence of police vans carrying these talks to court because violence whilst we are put this in peacefully some bizarre states ponsoldt talks and touts violence and not in situation of the movements by violence and why do you think i mean you your you have personal experience of losing your brother to Police Brutality why do you think this issue has had such resonance this year because before now its there was no social media like. Shown in one jurisdiction media artesian and i was really low and then again. The impunity with the q was a little bit limited now you find out that. Everybody gets its no longer about whats. A boy or girl is no longer about cristiano and hes no longer about fair or dark the look out for anything the way you dress if you dress nicely if you have good fortune if you have dreadlocks if you have tight everybodys feeling needs but the middle class and the poor the only people who do not feel these are people who have parents in high places who do not attack us is that is why it has gained a lot of traction because a lot of people are feeling it the average nigerian is not safe on the road. The government has said they would disband sars and that that didnt seem to calm the situation and president bashar is again called for people to meet to be calm and to have patience while the Police Reforms gather pace as he put it what do you make of that reaction. This would be different if not of that the Nigerian Government to be disbanded. As of last year the vice president. Of the president still dying is distance the reason why wouldnt we would we didnt leave the streets when they announced that sas has been dissolved is because we nor do i offer to today sas are still on the road wearing a uniform and attacking civilians attacking protesters. Are not bonded we nor our government lies a lot and that is what we do not trust them and when they see that we should give them time before they can start reforming of the police force its unfair to demand that from people who are keen on s. S. Really this is simple recall does main record is a brutal and then act on what weve just recalled them 1st this is something the government can do by issuing an executive order but theyve refused to do this instead the only is to keep killing those people while we are protesting peacefully or true. Do you expect the protests to continue in spite of the deaths that you have seen. Yes i do expect that the put this we will not come down will not stop protesting because weve been cued you see innocents civilians have been cued was there just chance in the National Anthem and raise in the niger. That is genocide as a massacre because we do not were not armed there was no reason for them to shoot at or what the reason why we would not stop is because we do not think that. Falling deserves our silence now and so maybe the thing that they have silence those and then keep calm would wait for them was to the man for the right thing because we are asking for the busy just simply the rights which is fundamental human rights for everybody. To be asking. Thank you very much indeed for taking time to thank you. A protest against Police Brutality in nigeria have also been taking place here in london a large crowd of demonstrators gathered outside the Nigerian High Commission from western uganda go has more. The anger that is being felt in nigeria since the despondent of the sas police force has not troubled to wait so long to know where a group of a couple of 100 protesters gathered outside the Nigerian High Commission calling for a complete reform of the system and also some were saying that as part of the commonwealth the u. K. Should voice small concern that it has done so already use of being shocked. Places of being a very angry with the situation in the country and the president has not told you what was he elected for we know its not easy to do steps we know you cant change the. Shortest spit and polish people that things have been going. Well here are you going to change the law even and soft the way he had to and everything so we started all over again everything in my journey the general. Noble the killings that leckie on cheese day nice seems to be the sparking point for more demonstrations it seems that people have had all the concerns that have been going on for years if not decades about their frustrations with nigeria people have been complaining about not just corruption in terms of politics and governance in the country but also. From the police and how corruption is it in effect putting to people here a way that Law Enforcement has been functioning really that so while there is a tremendous amount of anger at the recent violence in nigeria this is really amounting to years of anger at the system in nigeria itself. Protests have taken place across sudan as anger rises over dire Living Conditions and a crackdown on demonstrators earlier this month the protests came on the anniversary of 964 prizing that ended 6 years of military rule sudan is currently ruled by a Transitional Government after mass protests toppled former dictator omar bashir last year here morgan has more from the scene of the protests in khartoum. Protesters in khartoum and various parts of sudan are comrie thing the 21st of october which marks the anniversary of the 1st sudanese revolution in 1964 now the black smoke that you see behind me is the result of protesters burning tires to express their frustration at how this government has been operating over the past 2 years protesters say that the Economic Conditions have been getting worse since this government took power in august last year and they also say that the military is still in control of many institutions something that they say goes against their revolution which started in 28. 00 team now protesters have been met with tear gas and stun grenades most of them have run away from where they are right now just a little bit to where i was standing right now and then back again and they say thats because they do not accept this use of force by Security Forces now many of them also say that theyre not here to oust the president the government of Prime Minister of the but rather to vent out their frustration and to put pressure on this government to try to improve the Economic Situation as well as complete what they say is the demands of the revolution which is forming a transition Legislative Assembly and holding to account those who are responsible for killing protesters since 2018. So to come here this news hour thousands of jobs lost as another airline has its wings clipped by the coronavirus pandemic. And not fit for winter oxfam raises concerns over conditions at a newly built refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos. Pope francis has endorsed same sex civil unions for the 1st time the 1st such statement by a pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church he made the comments in a documentary thats just premiered at the rome Film Festival francis says homosexuals people have a right to be in a family they are children of god. And have a right to a family nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it he goes on to say what we have to create as a civil union or that way they are legally covered i stood up for that referring to a similar comment he made when he was archbishop of buenos aires a documentary director says the comments from pope francis were less about catholic doctrine and more about equal rights and it was a conversation scheme he looked for to discuss and dr hugh not try to change the doctrine he was talking about the people who basically allowed to help the same freedoms like everybody else and he not force discussing the doctrine of the charge he will try to change the doctrine the church he was talking that the people and not should be discriminated and the Gay Community for tap the equal rights like everybody else thats what he was trying to point massimo joining is a professor of historical theology at Villanova University in pennsylvania who joins us live via skype thanks very much for being with us so how significant do you think these words are coming from pope francis. Significant because now we are in the 2nd phase of the work progress has been difficult and hes trying to solidify you statements more formal. Ways and hes in michigan because in his last few months there have been National Research conferences where example in poland that push back against a new language on energy the catholic so i think its relevant even if its not if formal pronouncement as the account used griggs and this is the distinction here though that civil unions what would be ok but same sex marriage wouldnt be. There is because. Progress is as never said anything new in terms of this it off seems like a marriage in church so theres always kept this thing shooting civil unions that are important to the people rights and marriage which is a sacrament and so that is it is that he says things of that francis is never cross as never address in new ways and in terms of you mentioned some of the pushback perhaps or save that you mention just now in poland was how will this be received by catholics across the world to think i think it will be received in very different ways in Different Countries to accept this finally something that has happened finally in most European Countries it will be received in a very difficult way in the United States is an open question how is it to see churches in africa asia because ito the pens for our national it is late on same sex marriages that vary widely so eat eat eat same interesting moment because its not new but the small the moment it is believe it gave us a new os a because of the rise of new nationalist governments that have usually a hard stands against the rights a mention a point in time for for his his sort of leadership of the church how is he getting on time to tackle some of the big issues or the part of the historical issues that scandals i mean associate of the Catholic Church for instance the and the sex abuse stuff. Its a good question because a professor is much more effective much better in the human justice issues. Concerning the relations of the church with the world outside is less effective or is medium or is this internal reform this is part of these pontificate and i dont think it will change the its its really difficult with the modern papacy that is much more effective we the outside bell with change of base. But i say mass in the journey thank you very much indeed if you. A mass protest has taken place in the colombian capital bogota against a social and economic policies of president even decay the protests are led by Union Members students teachers and a large contingent of colombias indigenous population and a part of a National Strike action demanding a meeting with due care to discuss the recent deaths of indigenous activists about 10000. 00 of a community have arrived in the capital from southwestern colombia i was under amputee was at the protest in bogota one of the 1st major gatherings since kevin 1000 machines were eased. All of us have 5 months of quarantine in the country that have greatly affected the economy and have made the livelihood of many people even worse so theyre out here demanding their government to respond to do the reality particularly the unions are asking for and the same temporary. Benefits such as a minimal wage for people who have lost their work during their then me and theyre also here protesting a number of reforms that the government has been proposing and that the protesters believe are words are greatly affect. Both the workers and their what people here call the proletariat in the country and the middle class and so their house youre demanding get a meeting with the president to yvonne the other reason has to do with the worsening of the security in many parts of the country especially in very remote rural areas where drug traffickers and criminal gangs are disputing these territories and that have the possibility to further attack and who they see as their enemies in these territories so human rights defenders Community Leaders hundreds of them have been killed in record numbers in particular this year and people here are tired saying the government is not doing enough for also saying that the government hasnt done enough for maintaining the peace accord that was signed back in 2006 with the Largest Rebel Group in the country at the fark and that this is one of the reasons why so much violence and has been seen and finally the last resort is police abuse youll remember in september there were protests against the killing of a citizen of. At the hands of the police that turned very violent 30 people died in those protests people here are saying the government these to do something against Police Brutality and that. Just been taking place in guinea 3 days after a disputed president ial El