Next, the Wilson Center hosting a discussion on the state of the organization for security and cooperation in europe which consists of 57 european and north american states and was created in the early 1970s to provide security and protect human rights. This is an hour and a half. Jane todays event is sponsored by our tpwhrobal Europe Program under the direction of our newly minted director, dan hamilton, who will take overing moring this program for me in a little while. Its also sponsored by our kennon institute in partnership with the u. S. Helsinki ommission. Dan jones the Wilson Center after holding positions in the u. S. Department of state, including notably, assistant secretary for european affair responseable for nato, the osce and transatlantic security issue os they have in ordericbaltic and balkan affairs. He also retains an affiliation and taught for a while at johns hopkins. Our conversation today marks an important milestone. 30 years ago today, the charter of paris for
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Green activists are angry about the dutch governments decision to expand amsterdams airport. The fallout from the Global Pandemic is have and impact across the americas and putting leaders under mounting pressure to contain the outbreak brazils new Health Minister has resigned less than a month into the job nelson tide had only just replaced another Health Minister who was fired over disagreements with president abbas and are on how to handle the pandemic until a a surge of new cases forced the government to put its capital santiago under lockdown daily infections in the city have risen by 500 percent in just 2 weeks and in the us house of representatives has narrowly approved a 3 trillion dollar relief package President Donald Trump says the vaccine might be ready by the end of the year but Health Experts warn that is not realistic. He has more on the situation in latin america. Nelson teach stepped down as brazils minister of health after just weeks in the job as president became inc
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A fair trial you know that so if youre in this situation this constant threat to be extradited there and then to receive a draconian punishment of 175 years or maybe to reduce it to 120 in prison in the Supermax Prison and we know what the conditions are like there this is this crosses the line of cruel inhuman and degrading treatment thats not just my opinion thats a consistent opinion of myself my mandate my predecessors everybody thats actually seriously deals with that thats the threat scenario he faced for years is not being taken seriously hes been ridiculed by the press hes been mobbed by areas authorities hes been accused of all kinds of things but not given a fair chance to actually defend himself we have a swedish proceeding that is in a preliminary investigation stage for 9 years well yes the media care in fairness to them said this is. Thing to do with the revelations of war crimes people have seen the video that julius and his organization released of the cold blooded kill