Hello, the Iraqi Military is reporting progress in its major offensive in ramadi. The first objective was to cut off supply lines in the city. Progress has been slow because the Iraqi Government wants to rely on its own troops and sunni tribes rather than militia accused of human rights abuses. It has been described as the final assault to recapture ramadi from isil. The Iraqi Military says its troops are moving in on the center of the city. The provincial capital of the namely unbar province has been under isil ace control for months. For weeks those forces have been trying to reach the main government complex, but ramadi is an urban battleground. Isil is fighting back using suicidebombers. It is not known how many men the armed group has in the city, but iraqi intelligence believes it could be up to 300. There are also civilians trapped inside, and there are reports of casualties. The Iraqi Military dropped leaflets a knew days ago cala few days ago calling for people to leave. Will you iraqis are trying to use them to use them as human shields. Isil stormed ramadi in may. Ramadis fall was an embarrassment for the Iraqi Government. The Iraqi Government did not put up much of a fight and withdrew quickly. Months later they are back on the front lines and the Iraqi Government spokesman said that the fight is being led by Iraqi Special forces and paramilitary troops are not taking part. But sunni tribal forces are involved. There is big support from the table fighters, and the attack was coordinated by the attack party and they attack isil in areas they didnt expect. I think by the weekend with everything going as they planned, yes, they will keep it. Ramadi is a strategic city. It is on the door step of the capital of baghdad. Anadems controls territories across the border in syria. Taking ramadi was isils biggest victory this year. Losing it would be a set back. Relying on iraqi Ground Troops in the fight against isil, ramadi is in iraqs sunni heartland. Victory here is not just about defeating isil, it will be determined if theyre able to win over anbars community. The u. N. Security council has heard that a disproportionate attacks on civilians and yemens conflict have been carried out. 2700 civilians have been killed since saudiled airstrikes began in march targeting shia houthi rebels. There is a growing humanitarian crisis more than 21 Million People are thought to be in need of help. Many on the brink of famine, and 1. 3 million children are malnourished. 2. 3million children have been forced from their homes and there are war crimes and atrocities by all sides. Here is what was told to the Security Council earlier. Im concerned about the shelling from the ground and the air in areas with high concentrations of civilians as well as the perpetuation of civilian infrastructure, in particular hospitals and schools by all parties to the conflict. Although a disproportionate amount clear to be the result of airstrikes carried out by coalition forces. A second round of peace talks has been scheduled, but the violence continues and the so does the impact on the violation. It would call for an immediate ceasefire and heard points from the commissioner of human rights and the secretary general of Human Affairs just talking about how bad the situation is there with half of the country malnourished and some 80 relying on some form of humanitarian assistance just to survive. Both sides are accused of violating International Laws. But the Saudi Led Coalition is accused of doing most of the damage by the u. N. This was an attempt by the Security Council to keep the pressure on the parties as they move forward into the next round of talks. The last round did set up a framework for these negotiations going forward, and offered what one diplomat described here as a glimmer of hope for the country moving forward. The armies advancing on the district which fell to the taliban on monday. Afghan forces have regained some outpost but the main area remains under control. I think they want to capitalize more on the fact that the government i. As the winter is approaching they want to go into more territories and put pressure on the governments. It is possible that they will withdraw. The current leader of the taliban, who was requested by different factions whether hes capable of managing the taliban or not, he wants to prove that he is the man to be followed. That he is a leader, and he can take territory in afghanistan, and he has command of the taliban. It is a well trained army. It has the manpower. Yes, they do lack air sport, but the afghan army is much better and well equipped compare to taliban. They can take on the taliban if they have the political well from the start of the government. Indias government has approved amendments for its juvenile laws. It comes after the release of a convictio convict of the rape and murder of a student in 2012. This bill now needs to go to the president of india, who will sign off on it, and it will then be returned to the government of india to fashion laws that will be put in placed and used by the local system. It is really important to note that while the release of the youngest convict in the 2012 gang rape case once again brought to life the issue of juvenile justice and detention these laws will not be applied retrospective in this case or the cases before this has been implemented. There have been numerous debates. On one hand those in support of the law said it is better now than ever, and india needs stronger deterrence to make sure that young offend urgency does not commitment crimes. On the other hand those who have been skeptical say that they need more time and the quickly developed laws are not necessarily good laws. The debate will continue despite the approval of the upper house. A leading activist in china has been cited with disorder. He was arrested after criticizing chinas government. Chinas judiciary rarely delivers a surprise verdict, but this was unexpected. And so in a way was this. Apologizing for the comments that landed him in court. Hes now effectively a free man and had been facing up to eight years in jail after being found guilty of provoking trouble and inciting ethnic hatred, charges he denied. It was his post on social media that got him into trouble. They poked fun at leaders and criticized Government Policies in the troubled reasons of tibet. Just as it was when his trial opened a week ago, journalists and diplomats were manhandled outside of the courthouse. It was a risk just being there. The tv networks from the first to report the verdict with the emphasis on the sentence rather than the reprieve. China is moving forwards rule of law. I personally dont think we have a perfect record in terms of rule of law. We have politics and law. Offer, the over all trend is clear. It may still take months or years and decades. Among pu supporters who include artist activist aiweiwei. Weve been forced not to recognize this. Even though he has been given sundayed sentence from the legal perspective he has been punished so in the future he cant be a lawyer. The fact that he has been found guilty, given a suspended sentence is a good slightly positive given the context but it is important to indicate he should never have been detained. He committed no crime. The evidence they had against him was very slimsy. The guilty verdict disqualifies pu from practicing law and the strict conditions of his release mean he could be returned to jail if he provoke the authorities again. Still ahead on the program, the washington river that is teeming with toxins and human waste. Can a new pipe system save it . And the European Court of justice ropes to rule on the future of cigarette packaging. A reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. The Iraqi Military is reporting progress. Iraqs government said that its oranges are advancing on the city center. The u. N. Security council has heard how most of the attacks on yemeni civilians are coming from saudiled forces. 2700 have been killed since march. Palestinians in the occupied west bank has been raising money to help rebuild homes destroyed by israeli forces. Since october ten houses have been torn down. Its part of an decades old policy of demolishing the homes of palestinians accused of attacking israelis. These are the ruins of what was a home that was demolished by the Israeli Military earlier this month. The rest of the multi Story Building was also badly damaged making large parts of it u uninhappennible. This woman said she does in the know why she and her young sun have been punished for a crime they didnt commit. Its unfair. What can we do. My husband is in prison. Hes probably worried sick about us. There has been a wave of violence across the palestinian territories. Israel has cracked down hard on the violence by making mass arrests in palestinian areas and ordering the demolition of homes of palestinians suspected of carrying out attacks. Outraged by the demolitions, palestinians in the occupied west bank have started raising money to help effective families rebuild. More than 250,000 have been raised in a week. Thousands of dollars of Construction Supplies have been donated and offers of labor have poured in. Many say they were motivated to help because they were angry the Palestinian Authority was not doing more. The idea was fueled mostly because of the lack of official response. But a few days later officials got involved, and that really encouraged us. Israels policy of demolis demolishing palestinian homes is considered illegal under International Law and it has been said its nothing short of collective punishment. Between 1967 and 2005 homes from demolished as a punitive measure. But it ended 2005 when leaders said it did not prevent violence and was legally questionable. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the policy back two years after the killing of israeli stellars. Iinin the last two months alone, ten homes have been reduced to rubble. But it has not led to a slowdown in the violence. If it is intended to have a deterrent effect, none has been happening. Seven people were rescued. Refugees seem to have been trying to reach the greek island. Well, the number of refugees and high grant arriving in the European Union has reached record levels. The International Organization for migration say that 800,000 have come by sea to greeces shores. Another 6300 died while crossing the mediterranean. 20 can from afghanistan and 7 were iraqis. I think the 1 million mark reflects the widespread unprecedented number of conflicts throughout africa and the middle east without any resolution in sight. The fifth year of war in syria, and so people now are in desperation saying lets look for safer shores and a new life. I know some of our sister agencies are working to winterize those who were in camps to provide additional precautions to help people amidst the Winter Weather there. And i think that is working. But we will need more support to make sure that they are taken care of. Security forces in burundi are accused of carrying out unlawful killings. A report by Amnesty International said that the police and military were responsible for several deaths. At least 87 people were killed after three military bases were attacked by gunmen. The arrest began when the president bid his third term in office, which critics said was illegal. The colombian government has agreed to legal medica marijuana. Licenses will be issued with possession of seeds and cultivation of the plant. To allow for the medical use of cannabis isnt a move in the wrong direction. It doesnt go against our International Commitments to control drugs or against our policy of fighting drug traffickers. In the 1990s peruvian government carried out a policy of sterilization. We have reports from southern peru. It has been nearly 20 years and these women have stayed together working, entertaining themselves together surviving their pain. Back then under the government they underwent sterile indicatioization. They say they were forced into it along with thousands of other women. The women in the region of southern peru are among thousand who is say they were black mailed, harassed or lied to as they were taken by force into the operating rooms. Most were illiterate. Some thought they were going for free health checkups. Two nurses forced me into an ambulance. They locked me into a room and told me when are you going to give birth like a pig. In 1996 the government launched its Sterilization Campaign aimed to bring the birth rate down to help reduce poverty. The government would say that the women consented to the operation. These women not only suffered the shock of being sterilized without their consent, many then were rejected by their houses and by other people in their communities. We were marginalized from community activities. Now we want justice, reparations and life insurances for our families. The victims because want to prove that it was a state policies and not individual cases of malpractice as political allies say. The question is not whether these are gross human rights violations, but what is the responsibility of the mastermind in these types of crimes, and what does the former president responsibility in implementing the state policy to control birth rates. Perus government has recently passed a law to register all victims. Prosecutors have more than 2700 separate cases under investigation in a process lawyers say will take years. They want prosecutors to move ahead and take one test case to court to set up the victims. For years the women around the country have fought for their rights and they say theyll continue to demands justice to matter how long it takes and no matter how lonely they will be in this fight. More than 32 liters of raw sewage and toxic water flows through water rivers each year. We have reports on how the government is trying to keen clean it up. The river runs through some of the poorest areas in washington, d. C. The man who tests its sediment for toxic chemicals as a warning that takes to its waters. Dont fall in. This slow moving Shallow Water way is a particularly bad candidate for toxic dumping, but they have allowed rainwater to sweep in a variety of toxins since the 19th century. The chemicals, toxic medicallals. The warning against eating fish caught here is clear. Yet a study found widespread local consumption. But its not just chemical run off that poll lawsuits these rivers but raw sewage. Some is dumped right in the river. The city is building several more tunnels 15 meters below the city. On the other side of this air lock is the cutter wheel itself. When the tunnel is complete, 29 of the sewage will be diverted from the homes above. Homes prices are already rising in gentrified neighborhoods as hopes grow for a cleaner river. Environmentals ask why it took th so long. It would be a real shame if the communities who have been deprived of a clean river all of these years were pushed out and werent able to enjoy the bent benefits and there are signs that that already is happening. The high rainfall models that wer did not take in account the climate change. It wont be in our lifetime. Theyre telling us they cant do any better than finishing by 2154. More over these measures deal with the flow of pollutions that flow into the river, and not any clean up. There is no time frame for that. As debra said, try not to fall in. Al jazeera, washington. European court of justice is preparing to rule on the future of cigarette packaging. The e. U. Already is introducing strict restrictions into next year. But the u. K. And ireland and france are going further. Neave barker reports from london. As more and more countries crackdown on smoking, many of these iconic logos will vanish from the shelves. Australia led the way three years ago with stark warnings and brand names written in standardized lettering. The government said that the moves cut rates by 16 . And 65 of each cigarette packet will be covered in warnings, leaving much less room for logos. There is good evidence that Health Warnings do work in terms of deterring young people from taking up smoking and helping adult smokers to quit. But picture warnings are much more powerful. But the u. K. Ireland and france are going beyond the directive. Something that tobacco giants are ready to fight. All ready to go to the high courts of london, and verdicts are expected in january. They appeal to the justice in luxembourg claiming that it the change of the packaging violates freedom of expression. Loyal groups say that the changes will have little effect. As far as im concerned its medical pornography. Some images are quite gruesome. We know the health risks. We know what were doing. Ive been smoking the same brand for 40 years. I smoke because i enjoy it. This is a man who smoked marlboro cigarettes. People were encouraged to smoke at breakfast. After sport, even in the shower. Today most countries have banned television ads. Every 15 cigarettes you smoke will cause a mutation. Smoking is believed to cost the british economy 20 billion in reduced productivity and treating diseases. Much more than the 14 billion the u. K. Government makes in taxing the industry. If struck down in the court the u. K. Will have to rethink its tough strategy. But with turkey and canada introducing new packaging, the u. K. Is feeling the squeeze. 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