An effective punishment for human rights abuses the British Government target suspects and the killing a russian lawyer and a saudi journalist but will sanctions change anything this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program on iran come on its a crackdown on despots and dictators persons government has announced its 1st sanctions and leaving the European Union and punishment for the perpetrators of what it calls grave ist human rights offenders the targets include suspects linked to the killing of saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and russians connected to the killing of tax fraud whistleblower lawyer Magnitsky Soni Gago reports from london. A long awaited action against abuses of human rights the measures announced by the foreign secretary committed the u. K. To holding perpetrators of mistreatment to account this government and this house sends a very clear message on behalf of the british people that those with blood on their hands the thugs of despots the henchmen a dictato
As an effective punishment for human rights abuses the British Government targets suspects linked to killing a russian lawyer and a saudi journalist but will sanctions change anything this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program on iran come on its a crackdown on despots and dictators persons government has announced its 1st sanctions and leaving the European Union and punishment for the perpetrators of what it calls grave ist human rights offenders the targets include suspects linked to the killing of saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and russians connected to the killing of tax fraud whistleblower lawyer Magnitsky Soni Gago reports from london. A long awaited action against abuses of human rights the measures announced by the foreign secretary committed the u. K. To holding perpetrators of mistreatment to account. This government and this house sends a very clear message on behalf of the british people that those with blood on their hands the thugs of despots the henchmen a
Good evening. Welcome to this bbc news special on the day britains constitutional crisis came to a head. On the matter of the government suspending parliament for five weeks, the English High Court had decided it was a political matter and none of its business. Scotlands top court ruled it was very much its business and unlawful. Today the countrys Supreme Court made the ultimate judgment. Nobody knew for sure which way it would go. Few anticipated it would be this bad for the Prime Minister. The decision to advise her majesty to Prorogue Parliament was unlawful. It had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification. Westminster in shock as 11 justices of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled the Prime Minister should not have suspended parliament. The most senior court in the land said the Prime Minister had acted unlawfully. The effect on the fundamentals of our democracy was extreme. No justi
A saturdays attacks. Dozens of people are killed and 2 blasts in afghanistan including one that targeted the president s campaign rally. And anger on the streets of haiti protesters demanding the Prime Minister step down as the country faces fuel shortages. Well now the 2 main parties in israel are neck and neck after a 2nd general election in just over 6 months thats according to the exit polls former military chief benny gantz is a blue and white party has only away 5th in lead over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it could party but neither of them has claimed victory nor conceded defeat official results are yet to be announced netanyahu called the unprecedented rerun when he failed to form a coalition off to a general election in april well the channel 12 preliminary exit poll is giving netanyahu is a could party 33 seats and dances blue in my lines 34 now both are well short of the 61 seats needed for a majority of the minority Arab Alliance thats the joint list is set to co
Anger on the streets in haiti protesters there man the Prime Minister stepped down as the country faces a severe fuel crisis. And are the results of israels 2nd general election in 6 months looks too close to call exit polls suggest benny gantz who leads the blue and white party is neck and neck with liquids Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu it could lead to weeks of political wrangling houri force that reports from tel aviv. To music blurred Benjamin Netanyahu smiles but more than 5 hours after voting finished it was clear this was no victory even if he was far from ready to admit defeat. A government committed to the jewish state there neither will nor can there be a government that relies on aunties ionise arab parties but the exit polls suggest he doesnt have the numbers to dictate the. May not be given 1st chance to form a government 5 months ago Benjamin Netanyahu waited several hours before making his speech waiting for the numbers to swing in his favor this time hes waited long