Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Im sure you would agree that amnesty S International reputation depends upon impartiality, independence, the rigour of your research. Mm hm. How do you think amnesty s reputation stands across the world right now . Look, based on the various travels i am doing in africa, latin america, asia, our reputation stands very high and firm. People from very remote areas, all the way to political leaders know that they can count on us if its needed. I was very recently in peru meeting with Indigenous People who had confronted state violence, mothers and fathers who had lost their sons. Who was there with them for months after the event, for weeks at a time . Amnesty international. We went there and we kept being there for them. I was in taiwan two weeks ago. Amnesty international has been in taiwan since the 1980s. We fought the white terror government. We are now in taiwan as an established ngo, but also an ally for the Civil Society more generally
the pressure on moscow while also trying to soften, of course, the economic fallout. their unity is being tested. leaders are now facing political blowback at home as the prices for energy, food and other goods surge. on sunday u.s. president joe biden urged allies to stand strong and confront those challenges head on. have a listen. the entire world is feeling the impact of russia s brutal war on ukraine and on our energy markets. we need worldwide effort to invest in transformative clean energy projects, to ensure the critical infrastructure is resilient to changing climate, democracies demonstrate what we can do, all that we have to offer, i have no doubt that we ll win the competition every time. meanwhile, british prime minister boris johnson is urging the u.s. and other allies not to falter when it comes to supporting ukraine. warning that the consequences of a russian victory could be catastrophic. this is something that america historically does and has to do, a
Was on that beach in the early hours of this morning just north of wimereux, filming as police ran towards the people smugglers and migrants. Theyd only been at sea a short time when disaster struck. Heres his report. A skirmish early this morning on a french beach. 0k, werejust running to catch up with some migrants here. The police are trying to stop a small boat from leaving the shore. It turns violent. And the police are failing. The boat is dangerously overloaded. It looks like the migrants who did get onto that boat are in trouble. But as we watch, we have no idea that people on board are dying, including a seven Year Old Girl. To understand how this happened, we need to go back to yesterday afternoon, with crowds jostling at the bus station in calais, anxious to get to the beaches outside town, the smugglers muscling in. The forecast is for a clear, calm night in the channel, perfect conditions for a crossing. Young men from syria, from sudan, none put off by news that they migh
And the feel good musical hit all the right notes, winning five baftas at tonights film awards. Good evening. America and japan have strongly condemned north korea for test firing a Ballistic Missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100 . Tonight north korea claimed the missile, which travelled around 300 miles before falling into the sea of japan, had been successfully tested. This report from our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. This is the launch of a musudan Ballistic Missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan early this morning. Todays launch was almost certainly timed so that north koreas dictator, kim jong un, could crash a Weekend Party taking place on the other side of the world. President donald trump and japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the we
And the feel good musical hit all the right notes, winning five baftas at tonights film awards. Good evening. America and japan have strongly condemned north korea for test firing a Ballistic Missile, the first such launch since donald trump entered the white house. Japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, said it was intolerable, while mr trump said the us would back japan 100 . Tonight north korea claimed the missile, which travelled around 300 miles before falling into the sea of japan, had been successfully tested. This report from our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. This is the launch of a musudan Ballistic Missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan early this morning. Todays launch was almost certainly timed so that north koreas dictator, kim jong un, could crash a Weekend Party taking place on the other side of the world. President donald trump and japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the we