For you know the government has never told us what to do with this children without parents. It was really tragic because you know to bury 3000 bodies at once isnt that simple. Thanks for joining us and. Welcome to the program. I will start with the iranian capital where police have to applaud. Government protesters it ministrations iran is facing intense pressure right now after admitting that its forces accidentally shot down the ukrainian passenger plane on wednesday killing all 176 people on board mainly iranian nationals widespread mass visuals have been held victims. Steadily turned into antigovernment rallies irans armed forces admitted the airliner was mistakenly identified as a Cruise MissileDefense Systems tragedy took place shortly after to iran to launch strikes against 2 air bases housing u. S. Forces in iraq that of course came in response to an american drone attack which left a Senior Iranian command of dead in baghdad on january 3rd officials in washington have spent the past 48 hours or so throwing their backing behind the protest. Was among those to warn iran over its next moves. To the leaders of iran do not kill your Protesters Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you and the world is watching more importantly the usa is watching turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free stop the killing of your great iranian people the iranian people taking to the streets to protest against their oppressors rulers are incredibly brave america stands with them as they call out the cruel khomeini regime i think the maxim Pressure Campaign is working the wall thats working theres no other way for them to get the money they need to fund the guard to fund their regime to fund their malign activities and youre seeing protests now breaking out across. According to a poll run by media in the United States a majority of americans disapprove of the way trump has so far handled the escalating crisis in the middle east it would seem instead of looking to calm the situation washington has opted to continue to apply maximum pressure on to iran it was a lot of takes up the story. As washington seated on the verge of an all out war with iran it looked like it had just stepped outside of its comfort zone the risk of plunging the middle east into yet a nother disastrous conflict was an obvious weight on the u. S. But now with the tensions easing america is back in familiar territory waging a political and Economic Campaign to force its rival into submission what is their strategy post the confidence of the man in killing and post the Ballistic Missile attack on the United States this is our strategy we are diplomatically and economically isolating their regime in iran in till they behave like a normal nation washington has charted these waters through and through and its not afraid to get creative and putting iran under pressure after admitting to accidentally downing a ukrainian jetliner with more than a 170 people on board to iran has seen a fresh outbreak in antigovernment protests and demonstrators the havent suffered from any lack of support from the u. S. With donald trump even taking a crash course in persian to write this tweet to the brave long suffering people of iran ive stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my administration will continue to stand with you we are following your protests closely and are inspired by your courage. Translated no obstacles and no language barriers can stand in the way of democracy and to make sure that nothing is lost in translation here washington is backing up its words with action a method tried and trusted sanctions we are announcing additional sanctions against the Iranian Regime as a result of these our actions we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian Regime israel as its tradition was quick to cheer it always does whenever things take a turn for the worse for iran i commend president from for imposing new and very harsh sanctions against this regime i must say that this was also doing close to the iranian decision to accelerate uranium enrichment i call on britain france and germany to join the american effort but few other nations share the excitement for iran a nation that spent decades under all flavors of sanctions being free of them is more of a challenge actually the United States on me wants to think that sense that its a superpower that it can do whatever it wants so it heard iran through sanctions that hurt china warfare and trade wars it tries to hurt russia through sanctions but ultimately what it does is that it brings these our countries closer to each other and other countries become more more more negative view of the u. S. Government and i think in the in the long run what it does is that it diminishes the stature of the United States and the capability of the United States to maintain its had germany americas economic crusade against iran is rubbing europe the wrong way to the e. U. Is in an ill tempered clash with washington over the Iran Nuclear Deal which was derailed by the us we have been saying to pass that we continue saying that we regret the u. S. Decision to withdraw from the deal. And we continue to. Leading to this deal is a key element of the low ball Nuclear Nonproliferation a future. And if you call for to the original stability. Of germanys convinced that iran should acquire have Nuclear Weapons for this reason we will continue to employ all diplomatic means to keep this agreement alive it is certainly not perfect but it is an agreement and it comprises commitments by all sides. Together we have made clear our regret and concern at the decision by the United States to draw from the j c p a way and to reimpose sanctions on iran and the us is dishing out new assurances it is ready to solve all this mess with words without preconditions even if we will meet with them where want to sit down discuss without precondition a new way forward a a series of steps by which iran becomes a more normal country but in the past few years with iran alone the us went back on its word had 0 interest in its allies concerns and assassinated a high profile official the unilaterally branded terrorist just a few months before so the u. S. Can talk up diplomacy for sure theyre one of the best at it you do have a hard time to find a nother country with a case of selective amnesia this severe for the promises it had made. A huge farms to boost areas in africa are now being compared to driving slavery thats the claim at least being made by human rights organizations against the e. U. s Infrastructure Project in eritrea the bid to improve the Eastern African nation is now being described as years of forced labor parties to tailor reports. If youve been honored to kathy as your tieback harboring a hidden disease is your neighbor planning on eating your pet pony dont worry to ease got a regulation for everything but according to human rights organizations its failed miserably to regulate. Its own behavior and it all started with an apparently innocent bed to boost security and eritrea will launching 20000000. 00 euro program to rebuild the roads connecting both countries this will boost straight consolidate stability and have good benefits for the citizens of both countries through the gratian of Sustainable Growth and jobs millions of dollars went on a quit meant materials to build a highway that was billed as a road to peace and prosperity so far so good unless of course youre the one put to work on this great collaboration because the chances are youre forced conscript the african nation has Compulsory National Service that used to last for 18 months but now sees people trapped in for over 20 years its a practice its been likened by human rights organizations the un and the European Parliament to mass enslavement conscripts compared National Service to modern day slavery saying this for torture and other ill treatment which we rest in like basic sanitation and hygiene form a conscript 72 hour weeks and harsh conditions with no food and pay equivalent to 17. 00 a month as one of the main reasons eritrea is called the worlds fastest emptying country as young men continue their mass exodus but despite knowing conscripts were being used generally the delicate situation and a country that was a lot in a guerrilla war for 3 decades the e. U. Says that really had no idea that untoward things were going on. The e. U. Does not pay for labor under this project the project only covers the procurement of materials and equipment to support the rehabilitation of roads in fact the e. U. Doesnt even have an office in eritrea to monitor this ongoing project instead it relies on local authorities the agency is not monitoring the implementation of the project the project is carried out by the government and progress is monitored by the ministry of public works the e. U. Is in trusting its project to an arm of the government which is internationally slammed as one of the worlds worst human rights abuses which the u. N. Describes as authoritarian and repressive and which lived under a un sanctions for 9 years its almost as if the e. U. Has something at stake here other than creating great roads of course like stemming the tide of migrants for example because 2016. 1000 eritreans apply for asylum in the bloc so yes this e. U. Project will lift the local economy and bring peace but crucially it will create jobs and that will keep eritreans in the homeland and not crossing on both to european shorts so really whats a spot of slave labor in far off lands. In directly supporting this project by. Material to help build the road problem is that what they need to make sure is that any support going to eritrea is not. Some mentoring this incredibly repressive system the road will be built to a large extent by forced labor by National Service conscript and there are trends a land by the way which happens to be one of the most strategic areas in the world its coast runs along the red sea which is a key link between europe and asia its also an ideal access point to emerging african markets with low labor costs and its a Natural Resource gold. With gas gold oil zinc you name it eritreas got it theres a one to them the e. U. U. S. And china has sort of jostling for power in the region eritrea is obviously placed in a very strategic location along the red sea it is the access to the sea of ethiopia and from the european point of view it is obviously one of the countries which many Asylum Seekers here in europe are coming from and theyre coming and theyre fleeing because of the human rights situation on the ground i mean many of those children and theyre fleeing because they dont want to be conscripted into this very abusive repressive National Service systems and according to un statistics about 10 percent of the population are refugees or simon seekers outside of eritrea so it seems that when youve got something to gain its easier to be anonymous than your own employment law. Has been a decade since the caribbean nation of haiti you were left devastated by an earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people locals say the consequences of one of the most deadly natural disasters are still being felt today. For. The. Movie. Its about the slope it. Does at the back here well theres people here do it for the help they need it. To the family that. Wants to they want to buy the buildings and i saw several people that as if they never managed to get to go around me all day trying to escape but they couldnt. Sleep. When not enough was it was rude because you know to be worth 3000 but is that once one thing that isnt that simple. Please. Please. Please please please man there i was crying and screaming if only you could see his photo he was such a good boy. To. Look for the letters so steve has never told us what to do weve been left. Certain children without parents. That i had the south or threat of child abuse across the globe could go could be down to legal loopholes or legislation look at that warning for the British Government to stop the spread. 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Welcome back to the program the university of British Columbia in canada is facing a free speech scandal and a lawsuit after the institution opted to cancel an event shed yule for the end of the month over what it called safety and security concerns was intended to give a platform to a controversial us journalist to talk about anti for groups i left to 16 was a go has become a target for some activists and the legal team are now looking into the cancellation after contracts was signed between the university and the Free Speech Club now the director of the group has described it as giving those threatening violence the illusion of power. Its always been an option of hiring our own security working with Police Ensuring safety they wouldnt even allow us to have that option this time they said look security cant even handle the protesters theyre getting more and more violent and thats not even an option also were just going to help break cancel the school has told us look just dont bring anybody controversial and they will protest and youll have no problems but actually what is happening its. Theyre emboldening these protesters who are violent and theyre giving the illusion of power and if they have power no doubt theyll use it and abuse it at this point were probably going to take the school to court its going to go to the Supreme Court and we believe that the law is on our side so when the judge when the Supreme Court rules that we are correct we will bring back the speaker to the school and will make it a vent that is 10 times bigger because we can because that is what free speech is about and one didnt go straight to the British Columbia university should not have given in to the n. T. For threats but institution as the friend it is this is explaining the journalists events was a potential target the reason for the cancellation is the concern about safety and security of our Campus Community the appropriate response to violent extremists who threaten access to information in the academy is not to give in to their demands by canceling the event. Comes with a protest as being involved in a number of violent incidents at that same university already. And we heard from the director of the Free Speech Club again he told us free speech is being stifled in institutions and on the streets of kind of. This isnt just happening with us its happening all over the country its a new trend were publicly funded institutions think that they can just deny the right to free speech when they are taking money from the government they are part of the public sphere the suppression of free speech is not only happening on the institutional level but its also happening on the streets with these violent protesters society is so divided politically that now we have our own perceptions of what is and isnt free speech thats where the real problem comes from our side has this perception of them in their perception and its become so tribal politically were so divided but were breaking up into these little boys and these little echo chambers and that is where the issue is in other words were basically speaking a different language. You can government does facing pressure to apply greater foreign travel restrictions to known sex offenders the concern was part of a report turned it over to m. P. s in westminster that followed an independent inquiry into child sex abuse has claimed legal gaps exist which leave youngsters all around the world vulnerable to predators shoddy edwards dusty has more. Lock them up and throw away the key its an argument youll often hear from people when it comes to child abusers and while the u. K. Has come down on child abuse here in britain its legal system may be failing young says a brought thats because no british sex offenders and suspects prosecuted for such crimes are still able to travel with some of them reoffending overseas in fact of the near 6000 sexual harm prevention orders impose in england and wales in the last few years only 11 also has foreign travel restrictions added meaning of all the registered sex offenders on record only around 0. 2 percent have had their rights to foreign travel stopped and according to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse that could be having a devastating impact the extent to that now you. Cant sit with a list of them. Oh disaster. Which must be engine. System. Really. And this is. The inquiry was given evidence of abuse by british travelers in countries ranging from kenya all the way to the philippines the report also found that abuses target disadvantaged families where relatives act as facilitators often financial poverty plays a key factor theres also areas to can also pose a particular risk last year oxfam stocks were accused of sexually exploiting children in the haiti following devastating earthquakes and 2010 the issue that has been raised by the child abuse inquiry is an old one and has historically been going on for decades we have allowed people with child abuse convictions to travel out of the country and often times unless theyre arrested in the destination country for the same issue then they go completely undetected the problem is we dont have a grip on child abuse in the u. K. If we did then we would be able to man