A Global Health emergency thats how the w. H. O. Is describing in a bull outbreak in the democratic republic of congo our Health Officials trying to contain the spread. And inhalation a young woman is rewriting the script in the world of Pro Wrestling this 19 year old is punching above her weight in the ring but shes also hoping to send a message to muslims everywhere. I am. Im sara kelly welcome to the program what began as a divisive tweet has now become a rallying cry for supporters of u. S. President donald trump at a Campaign Event in North Carolina he repeated his criticism of several democratic congresswoman some in the crowd started chanting send her back. Was was was was was was representative for she dont keep now earlier this week trump had tweeted that the representative should go back to their countries despite them being made of us citizens democrats condemned his comments as racist republicans have thrown their support behind the president heres part of his speech in which he takes aim at one democrat alexandria ocasio cortez. Representative alexandria ok 0 it was. Check out her scores by the way were her new Green New Deal the Green New Deal whether that comes from. Shes conducted outrageous attacks against men and women of law enforcement. She compares american Border Agents managing a humanitarian crisis that i always said was a humanitarian crisis and they said it was manufactured they dont say it was ban your factory and were stopping it and i want to thank mexico theyve got 21000 soldiers now was so you hear him there attacking not only the 4 u. S. Congresswoman but also migrants in this speech he had earlier promised to deport millions of undocumented migrants that has left many families living in fear of being swept up and separated in raids by the u. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency also known as ice did abuse Helen Humphrey met one family seeking shelter. From ice and a church. Like most parents central is a good yet as lopez couldnt imagine being forced to leave their children but as an undocumented immigrant the greatest fear is a realistic one rosa fled violence in el salvador 13 years ago now shes facing deportation her 3 children were born here in the u. S. Our youngest son john has Downs Syndrome and shes worried he wouldnt receive the same care in el salvador and so over the past 8 months shes been seeking sanctuary here at cedar lane Unitarian Universalist church in washington d. C. Living apart from her children during the week so they can still attend their school. It was hard telling my kids that i had to seek refuge in a church i couldnt go back to my country and leave them here and i also couldnt take them because i would be putting them in danger they could be killed criminal gangs their recruit children from the age of 10. And if they refuse you. Can look at it. Raises deportation was ordered off to she missed an immigration hearing when i tracked her down they fitted with a monitoring bracelet and ordered her to leave the country and. A friend a small whats going on i had to tell her i was coming to say goodbye i had to put my children and another school i had to tell her that i was being deported. It was hard for me. But i want to deport me because i missed a Court Session but that doesnt make us criminal. Is another matter. Reverend abbey german she hopes that ice agents will avoid entering places of worship the church is now one of 50 religious communities offering sanctuary. We decided to become a physical sanctuary congregation driven by the Guiding Principles of our fate and in these times where we see the Current Administration engaging in policies and actions that threaten the safety and also the humanity of people. The church has also started an Information Campaign preparing undocumented immigrants for deportation raids and how to avoid arrest mainly by refusing to open the door. For years and many people like her the threat of deportation raids has confined them to living their lives in the shadows of society every day activities like buying groceries or seeking medical care come with a sense of fear now President Trump says that isis set to your abuse of quote millions of illegal aliens from the country the reality is closer to around 2000 people without papers and democratic lawmakers say that these kinds of statements are a tactic to intimidate Communities Just like this one let us once again theres a community is not backing down here holding vigils to let rosa know they will protect her even if the champ administration is taking a different stone. Lets talk a little bit more about this were joined now here in the studio by events on the koski director of Human Rights Watch here in germany i mean as we just heard there we heard those Congressional Democrats essentially accusing the Trump Administration of intimidation campaigns against migrants is that how you see it absolutely not letting people in all then when they are already in the process of asylum seeking sending them back to mexico or the sending them back to risk of kidnapping rape and all this this is just to deter people from coming into the states trying continues target. And so i mean that is a line that is nothing new hes done that since the very beginning of his original campaign for president but now hes also targeting progressive lawmakers with migration backgrounds were seeing those for congresswoman for example do you see a connection between the 2 yeah its kind of a we could logic behind this because once i take my clients i built up atmosphere of fear and if them at an atmosphere of hate of racist hate against these congresswoman for example then i have a perfect right wing authoritarian populist strategy but i mean he is actually saying that the democrats are the ones who are bigoted i mean he was targeting for example in illinois omar basically saying that shes an antisemite as well how do you see that that particular strategy thats something that we for example also see here in germany its victim blaming its people who are being excused of. Being racist just turn the whole thing around and say no look i am the victim and you all that and to see wide all the racist or whatever the u. S. Congress itself i mean it is deadlocked along party lines now when it comes to immigration policy. What do you see happening Going Forward and what would you like to see happen where we would like to see all these measures that has been put in place to be repealed and to return to a human rights respecting asylum procedure there are International Obligations they are written down in the geneva conventions and the United States of america should act accordingly ok thank you so much thats mccaskey director of Human Rights Watch here in germany for joining us on the program to share their perspective thank you. Lets get a quick check now some other stories making news around the world u. S. Prosecutors have dropped a case against Actor Kevin Spacey he has been accused of groping an 18 year old man of the bar 3 years ago but the case collapsed after the alleged victim refused to testify because he has faced several Sexual Misconduct allegations this was the only one to lead to a criminal case. In japan at least 12 people are feared dead after a fire broke out at an Animation Studio in the city cotto police say the fire appears to have been started deliberately but have not revealed a motive a suspect has been detained and taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries. At least 2 people including a turkish diplomat have been killed in a shooting in the Iraqi Kurdish capital air below and identify the gunman opened fire at a restaurant where turkish diplomats were dining no group has so far claimed responsibility. Youre watching news still to come on the program how protesters trying to Block Construction at a park in istanbul landed in court 6 years later accused of trying to topple the government. But 1st the World Health Organization says that the a ball outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is now an international Health Emergency its only the 5th time that such a warning has been issued its intended to raise attention to the outbreak and trigger more International Aid the warning comes after the 1st of all a case was confirmed in goma a city of 2000000 people that neighbors for want. Border with the democratic republic of congo Health Workers in yellow vests checking travel as temperatures before allowing them to enter just across the border in the city of goma the death of a traveling pastor has sparked fears the disease could spread. The outbreak has been declared a public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. But the w. H. O. Has stopped short of calling it a global threat saying the virus can still be contained regionally without travel bans that does not. Any less strict sions on travel or trade which rather than stopping it. Can actually hamper the fight so i dressed street sions for people to use informal and border crossings increasing the potential for the spread of diseases. Of all the vaccine is proving highly effective but a looming shortage of the drug has Health Officials worried dosages have been hard to prevent a shortage that we have a gap there is a limitation of supply we wouldnt have been involved in the just of doses if we had adequate supplies a vaccine available right now so excel or the real ability of actually is a priority. Its been almost a year since the latest a ball outbreak began in the region more than 1600. 00 people have died and twice as many have been infected International Donors are being asked to step up funding to stop the crisis from spreading further. For more im joined now by christiane lindenmayer from the w. H. O. In geneva welcome to the program and thank you for joining us weve just heard there that your organization the w. H. O. Has declared viewable a crisis in the democratic republic of congo a public Health Emergency of International Concern how bad is the situation. Good morning thanks for having me. The situation hasnt changed much in the recent days that has to be clear the regional risk of spread is because there is high so you have to see that the region the. Northern congo is a region where people on a daily basis cross the borders into thousands because of the interconnected region the virus is spread to deal more than a 1000000 people and with holes there would be a real danger of on the other hand theres democratic republic of congo authorities have been preparing for this case together with with them and with partners the World Health Organization has been setting up surveillance teams to build a treatment unit and everything on the ground already the case of the past which you just mentioned to travel to goma in fact that was detected early he was brought back to the treatment units in in being the way unfortunately died and at the same time many many contacts inside the city of. Goma are being followed so theres a whole system around it which takes care of it so the things we need to do we know we have the vaccines and we have the treatment but is need everybody to Work Together to pull together that this situation gets finally on the control can you talk about a little bit more about the level of preparedness because we the world really remember the last major of all outbreak in africa back in 2014 a lot of criticism flying around after that including directed at the w. H. O. For for budgetary cuts for example a lot of promises were made to be better prepared to talk with us about what changes have been made and how youre going into the situation differently this time. The world of the International Community have changed quite a bit since then 1st of all everybody has learned complacency a waiting too long is not an option. We also have many more means of trolls since going to be under sect the treatment we know how to find people how to trace the rehab experience teams of doing that we have a vaccine a very highly effective vaccine that over 90 percent difficulty. But it means we need to reach the people we know now how to engage people on the ground which is at most important to the whole response because it means the whole Community EverySingle Person to be aware of this disease and when somebody in the vicinity of the environment. In the family falls fictional how to treat them this is important and then the same time its also important for the hell does to treat patients with respect so we all know we still these. Horrifying pictures all of the past when men in uniform space you could grab loved ones from their families and they would have the scene again this is a shock for the community this is a shock waiting for the family so now people can go to Treatment Centers where they are transparent plastic tents where people get treated and some family members can stand outside and watch whats going on they can communicate with them this is of high importance so everybody working together become unity of International Community the people on the ground and the authorities thats what makes this possible and effective and challenging situation and we thank you very much for walking us through your efforts to contain it christian then meyer in geneva thank you thank you very much. To stumble now where a landmark trial continues today against a prominent turkish philanthropist and 15 others accused of organizing antigovernment protests in 2013. Called gezi park protests started over a planned park construction in Istanbul City Center but they quickly spread to other parts of turkey now 6 years later the defendants are being accused of trying to overthrow the government of russia type air to watch our correspondent yulia han reports. These pictures are 6 years old. But when john ill tell i sees them he still remembers everything. In the summer of 2013 when police dispersed the protesters in istanbul until i was one of the demonstrators who fled the tear gas. Thats when i think of gays its not just about the Police Violence what i remember most is the peoples hope for more equality freedom and justice in turkey everyone who believed that their rights were being ignored by the government took to the streets to be heard. Back then ill tell you i was a lawyer and he still is over the past years hes defended hundreds of people in court many of them government critics journalists trade unionists. But now he finds himself in the dock as a defendant since june hes being tried in connection with the easy part protests. Hes one of 16 accused most of them a prominent members of Turkish Civil Society they face charges of attempting to overthrow the government but organizing an uprising. The prosecution is seeking a total of more than 47000 years in jail for the defendants. Over to digital would reach and how there is no evidence in the indictment and thats why the accusations are baseless if you were supposed to have planned to come to tempt is that out of sirte the will of course it is is it unlawful yes it is the rule of law does not exist in turkey anymore the that city. In may 2039 a few dozen istanbul residents occupied to prevent a construction project 60 police drove them away but that only fueled more protests. It soon became about more than just preserving a few trees in istanbul the protests spread to other parts of turkey. And demonstrators started calling for the resignation of reject type and at the time Prime Minister now president. Holds in italy at one half the police and to protest by force those scenes back down to a place right here on a symbol central Taksim Square today there are no remind us of the mass protests 60 years ago the giza park is right behind me nothing has been built there but the area is now being closely monitored by police they set up barricades to prevent gatherings antigovernment demonstrations are not being tolerated thanks chris didnt add one is named as one of the injured parties in the indictment he has called the protests an attack on the unity of the country controlled and financed by foreign activists. A columnist for the progovernment Newspaper Daily sabbat agrees. Especially the western. Women romanticized it so with part of our arab spring. Protests they thought it was kind of a turkish spring this is starting with the label it was about Environmental Issues but it turned to a while and activity that weiland irans and the end of the day and trying to topple the government which is the most critically elected government. John the lawyer who is now on trial sees things differently for him he was an act of civil protest against an increasingly author