Mediterranean shipwrecks. China faces growing global condemnation over new laws that have seen hong kong politicians sacked and a rising death toll plus new record numbers the coronavirus pandemic terror is a tragic past through europe and news 22. 00 of defending champion tiger woods is going in search of green jacket number 6, if you pierce Prime Minister has claimed that massive victory in the Northern Region of t. Gray with the federal government is battling local forces. The air and Land Campaign is causing a humanitarian crisis with thousands displaced across the border. And misty international has confirmed reports that hundreds of civilians have died. The offensive in te grey began last week after Prime Minister are accused the Regional Government of attacking a military base. Aid agencies warn that they cant bring much needed supplies into t. Grade because of the fighting phone lines are cut off and transport has been halted in and out of the region. Now in a moment were going to speak with Amnesty International, but 1st mohamad though is following developments from the capital addis ababa 1st saying they have gained ground in the western part of the country, close to the border with their tray and also on the border. If you appear house with the done, say they have taken at the town of mayra just on wednesday, they have said they have taken the airport. They are now theyve taken the tower, which is not far away from the airport. They say theyve also taken the tons of shit out of the asian city of exit, which has got a lot of historical importance here. Because most of the fighting school has been concentrated on the western part of the tigre, a region, and it has involved clashes between Ground Troops as well as anthrax targeting fuel. And the polls as well as a killer, a dools, which have caused so much casualties on both sides. The government here, you notice about government trains. This operation will not stop until it achieves its objectives of this arming the 3 people of militias as well as bringing their leadership to justice. But the u. N. Says about half of those who say they are children should have been. Morgan is on the sudanese side of the border where aid agencies are preparing for yet more the space people too, right . They say hundreds of thousands more are waiting asper their estimation across the border. Of course they sleep in border waiting for means to be able to come into sudan seeking refuge. This the most of them are women and children, but theyre also include former combatants, people whove laid down their arms to seek refuge here in sydney. Is there a terry . So what happens upon arrival . They say is that those refugees are then screened for health reasons, but they also screen to make sure that theyre not armed so that this conflict does not spill over the border. And then comes the issue of settling them into camps already. There were refugee settlements here in the state of get out of as well as the neighboring states. Of course, i know where refugees are already arriving. All of them have been saying that they already were in need of humanitarian assistance, that this is, this was already too little. And that with this influx of refugees, it is expected to reach up to 200000. 00 in the coming 3 days. The situation will be dire and that he wants organizations here in sudan and international relief, aid to step up towards an unfolding to be a crisis. Well summed up or levy is head of the evidence lab for Amnesty Internationals Crisis Response team. He joins me live via skype from berlin. Sir, thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera. Now, Amnesty International has actually released a statement saying that you found evidence of killings in parts of the t grey region. Tell us what you found, the war your evidence was. You know, we can confirm that schools, if not, hundreds of civilians were stuck to it today. In a small town called me kudrow, which is in the southwest. Europe is the degree region likely most likely on the night of november 9th, these victims appear to green civilians appear to be laborers, no way involved in the ongoing military offensive in the region. So im guessing 1st of all, what was your evidence, what . What did you find and also do you have any idea as to who would have been responsible for these killings . Indeed, so we spoke to witnesses 2 to the instance. People who came into the town on the morning of the 10th of november after the army took control and they, they said that the roads were strewn with dead bodies, especially in the, in the center of the town. We then studied audio visual evidence, so videos and photographs that emerged from the region to make sure that these indeed were authentic, were able to actually locate these images ourselves independently, to the center of the town. So, fixing with a meeting grating with those i will stress to minnies witnesses who saw the dead bodies told us that they had gaping wounds that appeared to have been inflicted by shot weapons, for example, knives machetes, which is also what we should we saw in the imagery and thats imagery we then independently confirmed with, with a pathologist, were not actually independently yet able to confirm who was responsible for the killings, but we were told by, by the witnesses by 3 people. The survivors of the massacre told, told them that they were attacked by members of the special police force and other 2. Great Peoples Liberation front members. Ok, i mean you mention, you know, you want a vault independently verify that and that highlights the issue that its very difficult to get information out of the t gray every jenrette. Now what pressure are you putting on the government to, i guess give more clarity as to what is actually happening there. Indeed, i mean, you mentioned in your own reports that the communication to, to grow both telephonic and internet communication to is currently blocked. So we believe its very important the earth or to restore all communication to degrade him, which would be a step towards ensuring accountability and transparency for its own military operations in the region, but also for any, any crimes being said. And being committed on either side of the conflict and also allow people to communicate with one another, you know, thats their right under the laws of freedom of expression. And as you say rightly this, this internet communication block, integrate, makes our job the job of monitoring the human rights situation in the region even more hard and makes it very, very difficult for us to monitor whats going on. On either side of this conflict, either side of the conflict and also we were hearing of people heading to say, than we have from our correspondent there at the border between so that any theo p. That theyre expecting thousands and thousands of people. So what would be your message to the International Community, the African Union, anyone really to, to sort of when it comes to this conflict, which certainly has the potential to escalate in many ways it already has. Indeed, i mean, were aware of the statements, some cause of concern that have been issued by the African Union and the United Nations and those refugee flows into and i think we were hearing today as a, as a dilemma. To know, as of yesterday, some 7000 refugees of fled west into ukraine to into sudan. So our call is on, on all members, very simply on all members of the International Community to press ethiopia, to investigate everything thats going on into gray. And to ensure all sides in this conflict, really take the role of protecting civilians very seriously. All parties in the, in the, in this conflict must ensure full respect for International Humanitarian law and human rights law. In all their operations. Summed up really head of the evidence lab for Amnesty Internationals Crisis Response team, sir, thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Thank you very much. More than 90 people, including a 6 month old baby, have died off libyas coast in the past 2 days and attempted boat crossings to europe. The child originally from guinea was among more than 100 migrants in a dinghy that capsized in the central mediterranean. On wednesday, a search operation is also underway after another 74. 00 people drowned on thursday after leaving the libyan port of call. That they were hit, has the latest now from tripoli, about 31, but is, will retrieve, some of them will retrieve the by libyas coast guard. In the city of, of the capital tripoli, the International Organization for migration is raising concern over frequent cases where my grandson refugees, including women and children drown in the mediterranean sea. But i spoke to libyas coast guard officers. They say that they have not been encouraged to conduct a risk you and interception patrols recently because they dont want to bring risk, youd migrants and refugees back to libya for the safety. They say that they come up afford to accommodate them with Detention Centers closed for the time being because of fear of covert 19 infection. I would break head with the latest there from libya will. Meanwhile, the un says the International Community needs to do more to help the plight of migrants. These tragedies repeat over and over again of people trying to flee libya if there needs to be. I think frankly great empathy for the plight of these women, men and children who are seeking a better life. Part of the solution obviously involves dealing with the situation in libya and making it safer. But it is clear that we have a, we have a long way to go that the what happened today was a big step forward. But it also underscores the need for better Global Management of migration and refugee rights. The European Union is demanding china reverse, a new rule which has seen 4, hong kong politicians sacked 15 opposition. Politicians in the city have resigned in protest of the ruling on wednesday, china passed a law allowing legislators to be removed if they pose a National Security threat. The u. S. , has threatened more sanctions against chinese and hong kong officials. The u. K. , which handed the territory to china in 1907, says the move undermines hong kongs autonomy and has some in the Chinese Ambassador for talks. But chinas government is defending the new rule, patron brown reports now from hong kong. Hong kongs Legislative Assembly was quieter than usual on thursday. Now that almost a quarter of its lawmakers have resigned or been disqualified and staging whats likely to be their last protest. The chinese characters say hong kongs leader carrie lamb has brought calamity to the territory and its people shell stink for, 10000 years. The slogan was displayed by democratic lawmaker lambchop t. , who must now give up his office. By the end of the month, i will keep fighting for democracy of hong kong, their version of enda. And together with all the home people and the Civil Society to face against the dictatorship. This is what chinas leaders want to stamp out. Lawmakers behaving badly with those from the democratic camp accused of being the main culprits. Chinas government has condemned the mass resignation of almost all hong kongs opposition as a farce with only themselves to blame for their downfall. Says a soul. Hong kong delegate to chinas most powerful political body, eats only a little the year. What china has been doing is based on the constitution and basic law, therefore everything should be done in accordance with the law. We cannot bad mouth one country 2 systems and the Chinese Government analysts say hong kongs legislature is set to become little more than a rubber stamp parliament, but dissent outside the chamber will likely continue. What does this mean . This means continuing instability. You can push it down with the police, you can push it down with the rest, but it will just it reemerge. It is not clear what this all means for elections supposed to have been held 2 months ago, but now pushed back until september next year. Because of covert 19 on thursday, chinese officials here in hong kong warned that legislators who resign or have been disqualified, should not be eligible to stand in that poll. Wednesday shake up of Parliament Comes just 4 months after chinas government imposed a sweeping National Security law on the territory that some critics call draconian. And in spite of continuing international criticism, chinas leadership remains both confident and defiant. Adrian brown, aljazeera hong kong. Coming up on this news hour from london, suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, and surging food prices. Brazil falls out of the worlds top 10 economies. A country ravaged by successive typhoons, the philippines, struggles to keep its head above water. And in sports, these formula one drivers take a spin around this stumbled before the turkish trumpery the u. K. Has reported its highest number of daily corona virus infections. Since the pandemic began with 33000, new cases, confirmed, record rises are being seen across europe, which is battling an aggressive 2nd wave. Frances warned that further measures could soon be imposed after the Prime Minister revealed that one person is admitted to hospital with coke at 19. Every 30 seconds, the reports in a small town south of brussels, a funeral director is burying the dead. He says almost everyone dying in the area is a victim of covered 90 something that wasnt the case in the 1st wave. Ever. In northern greece, a surgeon infections is pushing the Hospital System to its limits with doctors warning they wont be able to give proper care for the difference is that the number of patients is much bigger and so is the pressure on the clinics. And the i. C. U. Units, the ages are also much lower than they were. Instead of a 2 year old, we now have pretty much 50 and 60 year old in italy, Prime Minister is resisting calls for a 2nd nationwide lockdown. But here in the south, hospitals are being overwhelmed with more and more people being treated in their cars outside given oxygen or placed on drips, as they wait to be admitted to the outlook is similar in germany to the missing on stuff that we must prepare ourselves for the situation to worsen in the coming weeks, some clinics could reach their limits on it is possible that patients may no longer be able to receive optimal care everywhere. Meanwhile, in ukraine, president vladimir is in hospital in kiev, after contracting the virus on monday. The countrys imposed a lockdown at weekends, but its just reported a new data record of 11000. 00 cases. Europe has just 10 percent of the worlds population, but 25 percent of global cobbett, 19 deaths with winter looming and infection surging. The picture is getting worse. At the Paris Peace ForumWorld Leaders have committed to ensuring equal access to look at tensions back. See something that cant come soon enough. The dba aljazeera . Well, thats the situation in europe. Meanwhile, Office Workers in new zealands largest city, or clint, have been urged to stay at home on friday after a single case of covert 1000 was the tech did. An urgent investigation is underway into how a Student Living in a City Center Apartment picked up the virus. The Apartment Building is next door to a hotel where people arriving from overseas are being quarantined. New zealand has so far been widely praised for its response to the pandemic. Millions of students in senegal, meanwhile, are heading back to class after schools fully reopened for the 1st time. Since the start of the pandemic, senegal was one of the 1st african nations to close its schools. Back on middle of march, they were meant to reopen in june, but that was delayed after a cluster of coven 1000. 00 cases was the tech did among teachers. Well, to talk about the vaccine and crucially how it could be rolled out around the world. Were joined via skype, a bio from the Global Citizenship program on outbreaks of Infectious Diseases at u. C. L. A. University college london. Madame, thank you so much for joining us here on aljazeera, were seeing that even though europe and the us in many ways remains the epicenter cove. It is of course, global. We know the International Community is a dedicated who is trying to guarantee equal access. In reality, how would that work . Seeing how huge the demand this for a vaccine . How can we make sure that all countries get at least a vaguely attempt to get it . You touched on an extremely important point in this is a global problem, and we require a global solution. And we need access to vaccines in lower middle Income Countries because the virus will just continue to spread and long the end of the pandemic. So the deadly acho is working with gabby and seppi through an allocution framework kovacs facility. And together they have guaranteed 2000000000 doses for some of the poorest countries in the world. And to also help scale up what is going to be the most challenging manufacturing process. This will be the largest pharmaceutical allocation process that has ever been undertaken. So it is going to be quite a logistical challenge, particularly with some of these new vaccines that we see coming out. And there are specific cold chain requirements. We can talk perhaps later about that the details, the logistics of getting the vaccine because the pfizer