In a case closely watched around the globe in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws, a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly three years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet. She has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. John ironmonger reports. A young victim of rape from a poor, ruralfamily. Evelyn hernandez has become a figure of hope for women in the macho, deeply catholic country of el salvador where abortion is illegal under any circumstances. Jailed in 2017, accused of killing her stillborn child, she was cleared on monday to the delight of her supporters. Translation thank you for being here, and thank god justice was done. I also thank all the International Countries and i thank my mother for accompanying me through everything. Evelyn was arrested in 2016 after the body of her baby was found in a toilet. Then 18, she said she passed out during childbirth, after confusing pregnancy with a stomach ache. But she was charged with aggravated homicide and jailed for 30 years. It sparked a Campaign Across latin america and in february, her sentence was annulled, pending a retrial after crucial evidence was produced that showed her baby had died of natural causes. Translation the judge said there was no way to prove the crime and thats why he released evelyn. He said it was a complicated birth, like that of many of the women who are still in prison. Women who have been in prison for ten years for something that isnt a crime. Women like teodora vasquez, who went into labour alone at work, and called an ambulance that never came. Her sentence was commuted last year after shed spent a decade behind bars. At least 17 women are still in jail under the abortion ban, rights organisations hope the hernandez case will mark a turning point, but change in conservative el salvador will not come easily. John ironmonger, bbc news. Paula Avila Guillen is a human rights lawyer and the director of the latin america initiatives at the womens equality center. She also acted as a Legal Advisor for ms. Hernadezs legal team. She explains the significance of this ruling. Not it is not very often we see justice in el salvador. This is the second case in a row, we have the first one in september. This helps us first one in september. This helps us to send a precedent of what really we have been seeing for yea rs. Really we have been seeing for years. The miscarriage or stillbirth cannot be a crime and we hope this will free the other women who remain in prison. It doesnt seem to herald a change in the law, does it . It may seem that the courts are being more lenient, more understanding, but it doesnt seem the prosecutors have got the message. They want to put this women injailfor a0 years. Yes, that is absolutely right. The thing we have been able to build International Attention to these cases, thejudges are reviewing International Attention to these cases, the judges are reviewing very carefully. However, it seems the prosecutors are still trying to get away with what they have been getting away with four years and thatis getting away with four years and that is sending womens prison when they have done nothing. Do you think it will help other women in jail for similar so called offences . It will help other women in jail for similar socalled offences . It will definitely help. Its helping us set the precedent and we celebrate the day, were going to keep fighting. It is also help us fight to create a more favourable Public Opinion, a Public Opinion that understands the total abortion ban and its wrongful application is sending womens prison for miscarriages and stillbirth, but also especially for women, women who are already in a vulnerable situation like Evelyn Hernandez who was a victim of rape and alone in a rural area. There are not many countries with laws this truth, but there are others. Can you see the fight spreading to other countries . I mean i think the recent movement right now in latin america to actually advance the rides and healthcare to actually advance the rides and healthca re the to actually advance the rides and healthcare the rights, we have been fighting for a long time, but we have seen in argentina and even in el salvador in how the discussion has started to move forward. We have also seen conversations in the same Dominican Republic and honduras they are trying to have the debate. The public to binion opinion debate is very heated. A lot of people are trying to push backwards, there is a divide, but we must protect womens rights. And you can find out more on this story and el salvador on the bbc news website. There you will find more reaction and analysis and videos and articles on related topics thats all at bbc. Com news or download the bbc news app. In the past 30 minutes or so hong kongs leader carrie lam has said she hope a non violent weekend protest that saw hundreds of thousands to take to the streets in an Anti Government rally was the beginning of efforts to restore peace in the chinese ruled city. Sundays protest was the calmest since the latest demonstrations against perceived creeping beijing influence in the former british colony escalated in mid june. Ms lam also said the would immediately set up a platform to hold dialogue with people of all backgrounds. To address some anxieties and differences in society, we will start a platform for dialogue with people from all walks of life. So this is something that we want to do ina very this is something that we want to do in a very sincere and humble manner. Iadmired in a very sincere and humble manner. I admired principal officials are to listen to what the people have two tell us. We want to reach out to the community as soon as possible. Hong kong chief executive carrie lam there. Lets get some of the days other news. The british Prime Minister has written to the president of the European Council repeating his call for the irish backstop to be removed from the brexit withdrawal agreement, reached with the european union. The backstop is a kind of insurance policy designed to avoid the return of a hard irish border. Borisjohnson is suggesting a commitment to put alternative arrangements in place by the end of a transition period, after brexit. Police in Northern Ireland say a bomb which exploded in County Fermanagh this morning was designed to target security forces. It went off near another suspicious object which had been declared a hoax. The dup leader, arlene foster, has rejected suggestions the attack may be linked to uncertainty and tension about brexit and the suspended government at stormont. The United States has warned the greek government not to assist an iranian tanker, which it says is carrying oil to syria. The ship is sailing for greece after being released by the authorities in gibraltar, where it had been held since early last month. The state department in washington says any help could have immigration and potential criminal consequences. Portland, oregon, was on edge this weekend as neo facist and white supremacist groups marched through the city. As it turned out, they were heavily outnumbered by anti fascist demonstrators, and its that group which President Trump has attacked on social media. Our north america correspondent, Aleem Maqbool was at the rally and has been looking into White Nationalism in the United States. Chanting usa, usa, usa these days, members of neo fascist groups in the us are definitively on the march. As we accompanied them during this show of strength on the streets of portland, they flashed white power symbols at us. They said they were there to protest against the militancy of the far left. Ijust want people to understand that these masked people running around, committing acts of violence and, you know, criminal activity, needs to come to an end. And there are often masked antifascist activists out to confront White Supremacists when they march, though the two sides were mostly kept apart in portland. Chanting go home, nazis but it is unquestionably those linked with far right ideologies who have been responsible for the most deadly violence of late. The most recent being the murders of 22 people in el paso, a majority latino city, killed by a white gunman who told officers he wanted to shoot as many mexicans as possible. One of the numerous groups that espouses white supremacist ideas is the league of the south, who allowed me to attend one of their gatherings, though not film inside. Whats their reaction to the el paso attack . I really am surprised it doesnt happen more often because you look at these young white guys, theyre being displaced. Theyre told that they are, you know, part of the patriarchy. Theyre told that they have this White Privilege, and they are looking around, and they are saying, wheres my White Privilege . I cant get a job, you know, and i knowa lot of young. Why should there be White Privilege, though . Because, well, because we created this country. And they claim they are not racist, just as they claim they dont want what happened in el paso. Well, the people inside that room say theyre against violence, but the rhetoric they use is certainly hateful and could be seen as something that inspires others who do want to use violence. And their own history in this Group Suggests theyre not entirely peaceful. It was a member of this group that was jailed for the brutal beating of an African American man after the now notorious supremacist rally in charlottesville. So why the apparent rise in White Supremacy now . In the 90s, Christian Picciolini was a prominent leader and recruiter in the white power movement. Hes since denounced neo nazism and works to deradicalise supremacists. For so many, you know, of the 80s and 90s, they were on the fringes. It was a large organisation, it was a deadly organisation, but it was not part of the mainstream by any means. And now, today, where were seeing the rhetoric that, you know, i used to say 30 years ago, almost verbatim coming out of the president s mouth, theyre tired of waiting. Now they see it as an opportunity to act. This is a historic day right here. At the far right rally in portland, the uniform of choice for many was Trump Campaign paraphernalia. He may say he opposes White Supremacy, but its clear they think theyve got the president on their side. Aleem maqbool, bbc news, in portland, oregon. Sudans ousted president , omar al bashir, has been in court for the start of a corruption trial many in the country thought they would never see. Sitting in a metal cage he listened to the testimony against him. He was overthrown in april, months of protests ending nearly 30 years in power. The bbcs sally nabil reports from outside the court in khartoum. In a heavily secured convoy, the former sudanese president arrived at court. Video cameras were not allowed inside. We barely managed to get a glimpse of omar al bashir, sudans longest serving president. This, his first session, is quite a procedural one. He is being tried on corruption charges. After nearly an hour, mr al bashir was driven back to prison in exactly the same convoy. The former president has left court a short while ago and you can see a heated discussion behind me between the lawyers. Some of those who are against him and others who support him. Many sudanese have been dreaming of seeing bashir in the dock, but some of them tell me that this man should be accused of far more serious crimes, and not just corruption charges. A few days before the trial, i met an hossam, an activist who was detained for three months during the revolution. He was released on the day mr al bashir stepped down. Translation charges of corruption are only a drop in the sea. His crimes include genocide and ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in darfur, the blue nile, and south kordofan. But supporters of the former president believe otherwise. Translation this trial is politicised. The current military council wants to win over protesters by trying bashir. Those military rules should be tried with him, too. They were part of his political entourage to the very last hours, until they gave up on him. Protesters say rem na nts of his regime are still there in thejudiciary, and wonder if he can receive a fair trial. Sally nabil, bbc news, khartoum. Stay with us on bbc world news, still to come press andrew is appalled by the by his formerfriend, press andrew is appalled by the by his former friend, the sex offender, a geoffrey of spring. Geoffrey epstein. Washington, the worlds most political city, is today assessing the Political Health of the worlds most powerful man. Indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. In south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. Over the past ten days, 500 have died. Chanting czechoslovakia must be free czechoslovakia must be free chanting czechoslovakia must be free russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. We are all with them now, within our hearts. The pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2. 5 Million People in his hometown of krakow. Stay with us, stay with us, chanted this ocean of humanity. Well, well, joked the pope, so you want me to desert rome . This is bbc world news, the latest headlines a young womans cleared of murder in el salvador, casting a fresh light on the countrys strict anti abortion laws. Sudans ousted president is in court for a trial many in the country thought theyd never see. The two democratic congresswomen barred from visiting israel have been speaking about what happened, insisting they had an obligation as elected representatives to see the reality for themselves. The decision by israels Prime Minister to ban ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib, who are both muslim, was encouraged by President Trump. Benjamin netanyahu later relented and said Rashida Tlaib could visit her 90 year old grandmother, who lives in the occupied west bank. She then refused, saying she wouldnt go under such oppressive conditions. All i can do, as my sittys granddaughter, as the granddaughter of a woman who lives in the occupied territory, is to elevate her voice by exposing the truth the only way i know how, as my detroit Public Schools teachers taught me by humanising the pain of oppression. But it is my belief that, as legislators, we have an obligation to see the reality there for ourselves. We have a responsibility to conduct oversight over our governments foreign policy, and what happens with the millions of dollars we send in aid. So i would encourage my colleagues to visit, meet with the people we were going to meet with, see the things we were going to see, hear the stories we were going to hear. Well, our north america correspondent david willis gave us this latest update. These two women, Rashida Tlaib and ilhan omar, were of course the first Muslim American women elected to congress. Theyre both democrats. Theyre both fierce critics of israel and its policy towards the palestinians. And as you mentioned there, they had been intending to visit jerusalem and the west bank this past weekend, but permission was denied at the last minute, citing their previous criticism of israeli policies in that regard. And it seems that that may have stemmed from criticism that donald trump had of these women. They are of course progressives, and they are people he has branded socialists, and dangerous to the United States. Well, as you mentioned, that permission was later approved. As far as Rashida Tlaib was concerned, she was given permission to visit her 90 year old grandmother in the west bank, but she said that israel had humiliated her, and she wasnt going to go. Well, now these two women have been commenting further. They gave a press Conference Today in minnesota, and they criticised both President Trump and the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu. I guess there is the risk for them and for their party of speaking out like this that it makes it easier perhaps for President Trump to paint them, and as he would see it, the whole party, as extremist, as anti israel, anti american. Well, its interesting, actually, because after their permission to travel was revoked, there was criticism from a variety of democrats, many of whom dont hold such hardline views as far as israel is concerned, mike, including the house speaker, nancy pelosi, for example. Donald trump has since weighed in, saying that Rashida Tlaib is grandstanding on this issue. He said that her travel requests were a set up. But these two women at their press Conference Today basically questioned whether israel was a democracy, if it would behave in this way to two freely elected members of the United States congress. And they said, as we heard in that clip earlier, that it was part of their duty as congresswomen, their oversight duty, to see how money is spent overseas. There is, of course, a considerable sum in us aid that goes to israel. New yorks Police Department has sacked the officer who used an illegal chokehold that contributed to the death of eric garner in 201a. Eric garners dying words, i cant breathe became a rallying cry for protests against police brutality, and helped launch the black lives matter movement. Heres Police Commissioner james oneill making the announcement about officer Daniel Pantaleo. In this case, the unintended consequence of mr garners death must have a consequence of its own. Therefore i agree with the Deputy Commissioner of trials legal findings and recommendations. It is clear that Daniel Pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a new York City Police officer. Well, following the announcement of the firing of the new york police officer, gwen carr, the mother of eric garner, held a News Conference where she called for greater efforts to hold the Police Accountable for their actions. But, you know, itsjust as heartening to go through this. And like we said, were not finished. We have other offices that we have to go after. You have heard the names. We know the wrongdoing that they have done. Show the pictures, say the names, do the rollcall, because they all need to lose theirjobs. New york is not safe with officers out there like that. Prince andrew has attempted to distance himself from his former friend, Jeffrey Epstein, as further questions are raised about his association with the convicted paedophile. A Buckingham Palace statement says the prince is appalled by new allegations epstein faced, of sexual abuse and trafficking in young girls. Its a response to new video thats emerged of the prince at epsteins home, after the financier had already served a prison sentence for a sex offence with a child. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell has the latest. They are images which will haunt him, Prince Andrew at the home of a convicted paedophile, caught on camera as young women come and go, despite andrews apparent efforts to be as discreet as possible. The video was taken outside the new york home of andrews friend Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, two years after epsteins conviction, and there at the door, amid the comings and goings, the queens second son. Epstein was an associate of andrew for a number of years. It is even suggested andrew took him once to balmoral. This photograph was taken in 2001, andrew at one of epsteins parties with a then 17 Year Old Girl called virginia roberts. Her claim to have had sex with andrew was dismissed by a us court. 2008, Jeffrey Epstein faced court in the United States charged with having sex with a minor and procuring an underage girl for prostitution. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison. In december 2010, soon after epsteins release, andrew was photographed with him walking in central park, new york. The video of andrew at epsteins home was taken the following day. Last month, epstein was arrested on federal charges of sex trafficking minors. He was found dead in his prison cell on 10 august. Prince andrew has always denied that he has been involved in any impropriety with underage girls. Last night, Buckingham Palace added this. The denials of impropriety are emphatic, but what the palace cannot do is explain why Prince Andrew chose to continue his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, or why he was at his home in new york. It all raises questions about the judgement demonstrated by the queens second son. Nicholas witchell, bbc news, Buckingham Palace. Sir eltonjohn has defended the duke and duchess of sussex over their use 9000 people have been evacuated from their homes in spain due to wildfires. They have been advancing ona wildfires. They have been advancing on a madness area. Officials describe this as an unprecedented environment of tragedy. Sir eltonjohn has defended the duke and duchess of sussex over their use of private jets. The musician said that he provided harry and meghan with a private flight to maintain a high level of much needed protection. The couple have faced criticism for taking private flights while calling for more to be done about climate change. A dead duck tells us something, has generally no chance of success. But playing dead was a resounding success for this duck. Its worth repeating. The doctor decided to just laid low hoping its canine ca ptu re just laid low hoping its canine capture would get bored and lo and behold, the dog runs off allowing the dock to make a speedy exit. The dock to make a speedy exit. The duck. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, im bbcmikeembley. Hello there. The last two weeks have been pretty unsettled across the uk, quite a lot of rain around, strong, unseasonable winds too. But there are signs, as this week continues to wear on, pressure will begin to build, things will turn drier and warmer, and in fact today is looking like one of those. There will be quite a lot of dry and warm weather around as High Pressure begins to nose in from the south west. We still have a few weather fronts across northern areas. Theyll generate a few showers at times, mainly across central, southern scotland and into northern england, maybe the odd one there for Northern Ireland, but i think elsewhere largely dry. Lovely spells of sunshine after the chilly start. Into the afternoon well see those temperatures reaching 19 21 degrees across england and wales. Closer to 15 18 across Northern Ireland and scotland. So those values are a touch below the seasonal average. As we head through tuesday night, it looks like itll be another largely dry one. One or two showers across northern and western areas. Bit more of a breeze here, but lighter winds further south and east, so that again will lead to a fairly cool night, particularly out of town and where skies clear. So that takes us on into wednesday, then. Weve got pressure building across southern and eastern areas as this High Pressure establishes itself over the near continent, but another area of low pressure could spoil things across the north and the west of the country for wednesday. Most places will start fine with some sunshine around, but then well see this weather front push into Northern Ireland, then into much of scotland through the day. Wet and windy conditions, and ahead of it, perhaps a few showers affecting the north and west of wales, perhaps north west england. But there will be some good spells of sunshine again further south and east, where itll actually feel quite warm, 22 or 23 degrees. That weather system clears away as we head on into thursday. Therell be more weather fronts affecting the north west corner of the country. The further south and east that you are, closest to the High Pressure, the lighter the winds, and also more sunshine around. Well be tapping into some of the warmth over the near continent, so you can see the red colours indicating something warmer, into the low to mid 20s celsius. Friday, similar story well have a weather front affecting the far north west of the country, but actually, with southerly winds, that warmth will spread a bit further north. So well see 20 celsius or even warmer than that for Northern Ireland, parts of eastern scotland, and we could see 26 or 27 degrees across central, southern and eastern england. So thats the picture for friday, and as we head on into the weekend, High Pressure continues to dominate. That is, away from the north west corner of the country, which will always see those weather fronts bringing more cloud at times. But it really will turn warmer. We could see 27 or 28 degrees on saturday across the south and the east. This is bbc news. The headlines in a case activists hope will set a precedent, a 21 year old woman in el salvador, a rape victim whose baby was found dead in the toilet where she gave birth, has been cleared of murder, at a retrial. Prosecutors wanted Evelyn Hernandez jailed for a0 years under some of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws. She has already served nearly three years in prison. The former president of sudan has appeared in court for trial on corruption charges for the First Time Since he was overthrown in april. Omar al bashir was kept in a cage in the heavily guarded courthouse in khartoum. He denies all the charges. Prince andrew has described as abhorrent suggestions that he would participate in or condone the exploitation of any human being. The Buckingham Palace statement is a response to video thats emerged, showing the prince at Jeffrey Epsteins home after the financier had served a prison sentence for sex offences against underage girls