and south sudan. millions died in the wars. and we wanted to see south sudan have a right of self determination, and when they voted for independence, to become independent. the political institutions in south sudan proved to be week. when a challenge took place between the vice president and the president, and there was other descension within the party, the system collapsed. the army was never fully integrated. it was an alliance of militias that president salva kiir brought together. that contributed to the situation s. >> ambassador fraser, the u.s. spent a lot of time and resources to help south become an independent nation. what do you say about criticism that the u.s. didn't pay enough attention to the formulation of this nation. >> the united states backed the kenyan negotiation of a peace agreement in 2005 and worked very well with the government of south sudan and even with the northern government, to try to ensure that as princeton liman said that for self determination, the 98% vote by the

south sudan with more groups. as you know, thousands have been killed in the fighting six months ago. more than a million others fled the ohms. if that continues, does that not present a challenge to the international community with respect to the question of genocide? >> this is a serious problem and affects the region, refugees moving in every direction, ethiopia, sudan, uganda, kenya. as you mentioned in the report, the threat of major famine, we were coming into the rainy season when it was hard to distribute food. there are several things that people need to do. one is to bring about seizing the fighting, secretary of state john kerry's visit was important in this regard. the urging of president salva kiir to agree to a meeting. it's the first step in negotiations. there are are discussions bringing in an afghan peacekeeping force, in addition to the u.n. one. we have to look very carefully at the scope of the mandate, where it's going to be located. what areas it should protect. it can't cover the country. t

the situation on the ground in south sudan is fragile. it doesn't want to upset the two men who signed the agreement last week. president salva kiir, and riek machar, the only two men that perhaps can bring peace. >> reporter: when you spoke to the two leaders, what was their reaction, because they could be prosecuted by that court? >> my message to them both was clear - we have found crimes against humanity by both sides, so you must stop this one, otherwise you'll be held. perpetuators will have to be held accountable. the idea of a new court is not the only one to be discussed. the u.s. released sanction, the first on list of right hand men. some want international u.n. sanctions too. >>> south sudan says it will postpone the election. president salva kiir said the two sides need time for reconciliation. a ceasefire was signed between him and the rebel leader riek machar on friday. it was broken almost immediately. >> the election will not happen in 2016. it will take time. reconciliation between the people will take time. because of t

south sudan declared its independence from sudan back in july 2011. but last december there was a violent split between supporters of south sudan's president and supporters of the man he ousted from the post of vice president. it's estimated that the fighting in south sudan has forced 1 million people from their homes. the humanitarian disaster won't ease until the bloodshed stops. ending that fighting was the goal of friday's visit to juba by u.s. secretary of state. cnn's john mann has more. >> reporter: a push for peace in south sudan. u.s. secretary of state john kerry landed in juba friday, seeking a cease-fire in the country's brutal four month old civil war. he met with south sudan's president for what he called a candid discussion. >> i made it clear to him that he needs to do everything in his power to end the violence. >> reporter: kerry says he's now agreed to direct talks with his political rival. since december, government forces loyal to the president have been battling rebels backing former vice president mashar. mashar also agreed to t

south sudan is the world's newest nation. it's already a country blighted by huge suffering that may be about to get worse. what started as a political squabble between the president and his deputy has escalated into six months of civil war leading to more than a million people displaced. a second cease fire between the rivals and armed followers has failed for which each side has blamed the other. aid agencies predict the worst famine will take hold if the fighting doesn't stop. we're going to talk to stephen who sat down with both. before we hear his assessment of the situation, let's hear what the president told stephabout t prospects of the country's worst fighting. >> we have the fighting. we also have a massive humanitarian crisis developing in south sudan? >> i agree. >> i spoke to the director of the world food program yesterday. he said it's no longer a question of whether people die of hunger in south sudan, it's a question of how many. he is concern had the your government doesn't understand how serious the situati

the top-most leaders of the two sides in the conflict in south sudan. the talks are going on here in addis abu ba. the ceasefire agreement signed has to be respected by both side, and it goes on in south sudan. it is filling by the mediators and the u.s. government, who have been putting a lot of pressure on both sides in south sudan, that is salva kiir, and riek machar - that they can come together and at least draw the process with which they want an agreement to go. then it is highly likely that the peace process would be successful. that is why they have brought the two leaders to addis abba ba to talk. there's a feeling that the people discussing and negotiating over the last three or four months do not have as much gravitas as the two leaders, and it's only what they want that is finally going to hold water. >> thank you very much for that. our correspondent joining us from the ethiopia capital. >>> to other new, and police in the thai capital fired tear gas and water canon at opposition protesters, trying to force their way into a government comp

south sudaning in is taking an increasing toll. serbia and bosnia are international -- have called for international help to rescue people from inundated areas after the worst flooding since the modern era began. balkansestern underwater. these are the worst floods the region has seen in living memory. forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. rain fellhs' worth of in just three days last week and this is the result. international aid is coming in for people without power and freshwater. >> my house has been flooded up to the roof. it is an old house. we will really need help. >> in serbia, at least the floodwater has been receding as fears of a river surge ease, but it is too late for the towns which have already been swamped. many people are still cut off and food and water supplies are scarce. just like the rest of the town, this hotel is underwater. boat is really the only sensible way of getting around a lot of this town now. there are some people who still remain as rescue workers are bringing in emergency supplies

jeff is back with this report on south sudan. a warning: it contains some disturbing images. >> brown: it was the secretary's first official trip to south sudan and the mission was urgent: appealing to president salva kiir to end the four- month-old civil war. >> i told president kiir that the choices that both he and the opposition face are stark and clear. and that the unspeakable human costs that we have seen over the course of the last months and which could even grow if they fail to sit down are unacceptable to the global community. >> brown: president kiir announced he's agreed to meet with rebel leader riek machar-- his former vice president-- in ethiopia, as early as next week. kerry said a meeting between the leaders is critical, but u.s. officials say machar made no commitment, during a phone call. fighting erupted in december after kiir sacked his vice president for allegedly plotting a coup. in recent weeks, hundreds of civilians were slaughtered in the northern oil town of bentiu, and more than one million people hav

coming up, a chance for peace - government and rebels sign a peace agreement in south sudan. >>> going to homs - residents get access to the old part of the city after years of fighting >>> why asylum seekers in indonesia are giving themselves up to detention centres. >>> first, the nigerian military denied it was warned about the kidnapping of hundreds of school girls by boko haram. a military spokesman said it has to be categorically stated: >> the kidnapping of school girls a month as soon as has affected nigeria's education system. nowhere is it more apparent than in borno, where some are pulling their children out of schools. boko haram opposes western education and wants schools shut down. we have this report. >> reporter: a mother of four lost her husband to boko haram a few years ago. she dreamt of her children becoming doctors and lawyers. but boko haram attention in schools forced her to change her mind. >> i really wanted them to go to conventional schools, but abduction made me rethink. i pulled them out and put them in a koranic school. they'll be safe. it's painful what t

the violence awful for the people of south sudan. this is the level chance in months that they had to recover. the ngos, agencies stand with the people of south sudan, and get the medicine, shelter, water, and food they need to survive and get through this awful moment. >> good to talk to you and get an update on the situation. thank you very much. >>> let's go back to paul brennan, live in donetsk and eastern ukraine where they are calling for a referendum. you were telling us how this played out and what their expectations are. >> that's right. sorry about the glitch earlier. we had a news conference request the chairman of the self-declared donetsk people's republic, and he laid out what had been made for the poll, and the ambitions that they had. he said if there was a yes vote. he said it wouldn't automatically need that they run to the 'em brace of russia, but they'd have a majority for the pro-russian release, and it would be a mandate for future change. he said if the majority was significant, he said "if the result is positi

>> first of all, the south sudan are disappointed. this is a country that has everything going for it. there was one political party that we helped structure. it didn't allow for the back and forth pressure release. secondly, there's no one there. when people talk about peacekeepers and what will the international community do, they fled. there's a few people working for the u.n., and the camps full of 20,000 people. there's nothing there. >> i argue most probably don't know what is going on. there's great ignorance about what is happening. an interesting part of what you did is the company you kept, you brought along a young man who was a lost boy, who left sudan in the '90s and works in a costco in seattle, but has been involved in the birth of his new country. he started off hopeful thinking of running for office. disappointed. >> yes, there are mechanisms within ever ysociety to bring peace. he thought if he went there with his education and energy he could sit and solve this thing he realised a tidal wave of anger is bigger than

at that time i was in sudan for about one month. i was basically started my life jobs,trying to do random and they were pressuring me to meet at a time when i could not make it. i had not refused to meet with them, but i refused to meet with them at that time. i told them that i could meet with them later but they were really pushing for me to meet with them. . kind of got insulted i was already apprehensive to the idea of meeting them because of what i was told about them in my detention in cuba. camewards, another agent and he told me i should come. he does not buy into my lies, something to that effect, and that i should meet with him, and if i don't, my life would change . that is when i say, what are you talking about, fork in the road, which will i take? he would not go into detail but he said that there will be a series of events that would take place, and then he is out of it. sure enough, after the conversation, four days later, my mother, a government contractor, was fired from her position, one day after she signed a new

horror inof rwanda's south sudan. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, a massive study that could help determine the causes of heart disease and dementia. the results may have a huge impact on the next generation. after spending almost 80 years apart, twin sisters have recently been reunited. they were separated as babies when one was put up for adoption. they met in california after the longest separation ever recorded for twins. peter has this exclusive report from fullerton, california. oh, how lovely to see you. reunion, backl together after almost eight decades apart. and elizabeth were born in 1936. their unmarried mother was in domestic service and could not afford to keep both. anne was given up for adoption and never knew she had a twin until last year. >> i went on facebook. dreaming that i had someone that's me. you know, that's part of me, a twin. >> elizabeth knew she had a long lost sister, but she never thought they would be reunited until she received a letter from anne's daughter. >> i did a double take on that. i opened i

secretary of state arrives in duba as talks continue to try to end the fighting in south sudan. in prison for 125 days as the days gets ready al jazeera journalists remain in egyptian jail. ready to name names the daughter of an ira murder victim says she is ready to help police in the case against the leader jerry adams. ♪ but first russia's president putin criticized ukraine for launching what we calls a punitive operation in the east of the country. kiev says it's blockading the town as part of an antiterrorist operation and ukraine defense ministry say pro-russian separatist shot down two of its helicopters in the region and pro-russia groups are now occupying government offices in several other towns and on wednesday they seized government offices and pro-russia separatists taken over government buildings and captured cancelled buildings and on thursday they took over the prosecutor's office in donsq. we have two correspondents covering the story and we will bet the russia reaction and we will go to eastern ukraine, this is a moving story, jona and bring us up to date wit

after decades of conflict south sudan gained independence three years ago. billions of euro slid into the country through national and international aid organizations. but many people here criticize their way of working. that is in a local man wants to be condemned and executed. today also is facing death of his mates was the two cops with stupidity. it's called sweet peas. expensive so i did it on the awful lot of the problem of students despite the criticism of the international organization's efforts all parties know that much of the sudanese population depends on me wherever it comes from. i was going to come. stick a hefty don't use africa desk about the grim situation in south sudan. i asked what a building as nations continue to provide help more effectively. just a moment as we speak we still have ongoing fights in the oil rich north opened the souls who donned a spiffy and been to the provincial capital. the hands of golf courses is a big burden for human to humanitarian nom organizations to how to walk to the treaty he does a humanitarian cargo in

south sudan became the world's newest state after succeeded from sudan in 2011. well today 's discussions are expected to center on ending the fighting and power sharing. the one day meeting is the first time the two men have come face to face since fighting broke out in december. >> united nations accused both sides of sexual slavery, gang rape. conflict left thousands dead and more than 1 million displaced. we'll have more in a minute. now this report about civilians fighting. >> it's tough living underthe shadow of a brutal a civil war. they've seen and survived many horrors and come to u.n. camps because at least here's they're safe. i met rebecca who's 20 years old, wife of a dinke roerks pro government soldier pregnant with his child. she was captured by rebels. she told me she was beaten with the butt of a gun, grabbed by two soldiers and then raped. why did they rape you? it was because she was dinker. because her president killed theirs. they wanted the baby to die. they failed. it's a story repeat add cross the country, gang rapes incited by local radio

. ♪ the past few months have been brutal for people living in south sudan, several massacres and entire towns burned to the ground. but now the president and his rival and former deputy are to meet for the first time since the fighting began. battles erupted in december after the president sacked mashir and the army split into factions and putting the tribe against the people. much of the violence has been along ethnic lines and thousands of people have been killed in fighting and more than a million people have been displaced. well, this meeting is taking place in the capitol and mohamed our correspondent is there following all the developments and we understand all the parties are there but the face-to-face meetings still has not happened yet. >> no, they have not, laura. there is right now what is going on is consultation between the two leaders and the prime minister and this is happening separately. right now he is meeting with the president, the president of south sudan and a little later he will meet with the former deputy and opponent and these consultations will continue until

it's been a key political and financial supporter of south sudan. nobody has ever faced justice for the many atrocities committed in conflicts, going back for decades. >> one of the reasons possibly that there has been crimes committed is no one has been held accountable. for going forward in south sudan, as you said, with the level of atrocities, now is the time for justice to prevail. >> meanwhile, nearly a million people who fled the violence are stuck in the camps. the u.n. says south sudan's justice system may not be adequate for crimes to such a scale, and an international tribunal depend on the will of the security council. it will be difficult to find a man who this woman saw killing and raping. she heard some things could stop the violence so it was safe to go home. >>> u.s. musician ferrell williams commented on the arrest of six people in iran who posted a video online of himself dancing to his hip song happy. iranian laws ban women dancing in public or appearing outside. all six are believed to have been released. >> i was sad by it. the

. >>> south sudan's president has signed a cease fire agreement with rebel leaders. the u.n. has accused both sides of crimes against humanity since fighting broke out in december. it's hoped the deal will pave the way for a peaceful future for the world's newest state. more from the ethiopian capitol where the cease fire was agreed. >> it's the first time they have met since the south sudan conflict met five months ago. after a day of talks and consultations with mediators and representatives from the international community, they finally, reached an agreement. the deal the two men will issue immediate troops to end and to allow humanitarian aid. a permanent cease fire will then be worked on before negotiations on the formation. the national unity. >> the signing today is an agreement. i am sending this conflict must be ended peacefully. he didn't leave any room for doubt who was in charge? >> i am the president of south sudan and i will always remain in that position as the president. >> the body language of the two men have two worried. there were no handshakes, no smiles,

>>. >> i think territories of south sudan. we believe that this conflict initially is a political quarrel. the politicians definitely will continue to resolve the conflict. with regard to the security, whatever. south sudan must be protected by the army and all. >> thank you very much indeed for talking to us. south sudan's military spokesman on the line from juba. still ahead on the program, this classroom is learning a language of a different kind. how children as young as 5 will learn to code in the u.k. plus sky scrapers and highways. panama gets a $15 billion makeover. >> the truth will set you free yeah...don't kid yourself >> the system has failed me >> how old are you? >> 9 >> child labor in america >> in any other industry, kids need to be 16 years old to be able to work. you don't see any of that in agriculture >> low cost food >> how many of you get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning to go out to the fields? >> who's paying the price? fault lines... al jazeera america's hard hitting... ground breaking... truth seek

in the context of south sudan, the u.s. is not just a global superpower, it was instrumental in the creation of the state three years ago. the american people took the plight of the southern sudanese into their heart. the relationship afforded washington a great degree of leverage. the influence seems to have been diminishing. it remains to be seen what influence john kerry will be able to bring to bare. >> egyptian state television is reporting two suicide attacks in south cyanide. one was killed at a security checkpoint, on a highway linking cairo. >>> police in india say 10 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire. police blame rebels from the faction of the national democratic front of borderland. they have been fighting for a separate homeland for the ethic budda people. >> yemen's army says it killed 22 al qaeda fighters in an offensive in the south. 21 government soldiers died in the fighting in three provinces, following u.s. and yemeni's air strikes. the government says a senior al qaeda leader from uzbekis

south sudan gained its independence from sudan three years ago. fighting broke out in december between government troops and those loyal to machar. several thousands of people have died and more than 1 million have fled their homes. >>> members of amnesty international have tallied up a grim set of figures. they say people in 141 countries are at risk of torture or other types of harsh treatment when taken into custody. now the finding is included in amnesty's latest report on torture. it says the practice still continues three decades after united nations convention against torture was adopted. the report is based on a survey of more than 21,000 people in 21 countries. 44% of respondents said they feared being tortured if taken into custody into their home country. the figure was 80% among respondents in brazil and 64% in mexico. more than a third of people surveyed said torture is sometimes justified. they supported it for collecting information to maintain security. 74% were in favor in both china, and india. amnesty is urging government es wor

together, they set out on the 4,000 mile journey to sudan. none of the kids, or their mothers, had ever traveled so far-- never been on a ferry, never taken a flight, never been to another country. by the last leg of the trip, sufiatu was fading, and by the time they landed, she had to be rushed by ambulance to the salaam center. >> risika: she's very weak. >> ward: she was taken into surgery the very next day. >> risika: metzenbaum... >> ward: dr. strada invited us to watch the operation... >> risika: there's the heart. >> ward: ...and explained what he was doing. so, you're preparing now to stop her heart completely. >> strada: yeah. >> ward: and her body temperature will be taken right down. >> strada: yeah, down to 30 degrees. >> ward: and the only thing keeping her alive will be this machine here. >> strada: exactly. >> ward: dr. strada gently removes the heavily infected valve. can you see already how bad the damage is? >> strada: yes, extremely bad, extremely bad. god knows how they survive in these conditions. >> ward: he carefully po

hunger, south sudan facing the worst famine ever. and now the international effort to try to save lives. troops, a ceasefire in columbia and the hope that this could be the end of a 15-year conflict. >>> and why a famous movie director is taking on one of the world's most prestigious film festivals. we begin tonight in the heart of nigeria, where two bombs exploded. 118 people were killed. and it happened in the middle of a popular food market, setting buildings and cars on fire. the armed group, boko haram, is believed to be behind the attack. it was in the central city of jost where the mostly christian south meets the muslim north. >> reporter: the blast at a busy intersection near the main market, so close to the town's main railway and bus terminal. police say one of the bombs was put in a minivan and the other on a truck, and when they exploded, there was a fire that engulfed a huge part of the vast park. the police could be taking the bodies beyond recognition away in pickup trucks. it's not the first time that this happened.

the south sudan accuses the arm, i of voting first. the ceasefire was part of a wider agreement between president salva kiir and former vice president riek machar. >>> nearly 2,000 indigenous people massacred during the civil war, lasting from 1960 to 1966 - former president ef ron was found guilty of genocide. his conviction over turned. we have more from guatemala city. >> reporter: marking a landmark court ruling to music, hundreds commemorate the first anniversary of conviction of the the former dictate scores was sentenced to 86 years in prison. the festivities are bittersweet. >> reporter: 10 days after the verdict the court overturned the conviction sending it back. a series of legal actions had many worried. >> in february the attorney-general an ark tech was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end. she was passed up for re-election despite being the second most qualified candidate. they tried to suspend for a year a judge who presided over the trial. many said it was clear what is going on. >>

a bbc team is in south sudan as the government tries to capture a key down from rebel forces own woman using her talents to carry on a family tradition. welcome to the viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in a chilling video an islammist military group admitted it kidnapped over 200 school girls in nigeria last month and the group's leaders says he considers the girls slaves and is planning to sell them in the marketplace. there is growing criticism of the failure to find the teen agers. >> the first confirmation of the fate of the girls abducted in a video released today. the leader of the islammist group standing in front of a karsaying i abducted your girls. i will sell the woman in the market. there is a market for selling humans. i will sell women. their grief and heartbreak moved the world. it has been three tormenting weeks since they were reported missing but since then they have been unable to find them. the bbc secured the first interviews with the mothers who are in agony. >> many people come to our house during the day to sympathize with us. but at

south sudan. >> yes, there's two main issues. i would not really call them sticking issues, it's a matter unfortunate government committed to agreements, honouring agreements which they had. it's not really more demand, but it is that the government is not one to implement what they are already saying. the issues of the detainees, they were put on trial and put under house arrest. the war is the biggest issue or condition was the release of the political prisoners. yet you say you are not happy:. >> no, they have not been released. when you are released your passport cannot be held. if the case has been thrown out from the court, you can't take them back to court. they should be free, and allowed to travel anywhere that they please to go, and join any political force. we are not saying let them come and join us, but allow them to travel freely. their participation is important in the future. >> tell us about your opposition to the deployment from ethiopia, kenya and other neighbouring countries. >> it is not a problem, but we see

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secretary of state visited south sudan last week and he is pressing for peace talks. >> we heard the battle from a bunker on the united nations base. the smoke. the explosion and intensity. but the sound told the whole . having countered them we saw far fewer coming back. >> after a couple of hours of intense fighting the government troops are now retreating. it seems they have not taken the town at all. then the rebels emerged from the bush. they won independence after decades fighting a gorilla war. tactics and military is now using on itself. fire across the united nations ase. when the battle stopped there were bodies in the road. most of the 25,000 people in the camp were fine. but this 4-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet. another child lost. with the government still fighting, many more may die nless the civil war can end. >> senseless slaughter in south sudan. in ukraine there has been heavy fighting where government troops are trying to wrestle control from pro russian militants. four soldiers have been killed and 30 more injured. but there have been casualties among

covering areas of south sudan, the democratic republic of congo. it's inhospitable terrain that kony and his men know well. it's difficult to measure the strength of the l.r.a. now, we estimate that the l.r.a. only has about 160 actual combatants from uganda left. but even though the numbers don't seem that imposing compared to other armed groups in the region, the l.r.a. is able to do much damage with relatively few fighters. >> so where as the l.r.a. is not the force it once was, there is a fear that the group could take advantage of unrest in places like the central african republic, to further destabilize the region. for many who survived this unimaginable tactics, hearing joseph kony's name instills unspeakable fear. >>> joining me now from nairobi is david, a consultant for africa world media. the u.n. security council to talk about a report that could narrow the hunt for jonathan cohn. does that mean they have jonathan cohn in their sites, david. >> first of all, we went to the peace table, to the negotiations in 2005, we knew that there was

called for justice, a key political and financial porer of south sudan. no one faced justice for the many atrocities committed here. >> one of the reasons possibly that there have been crimes committed is because no one was held accountable. for going forward in south sudan, as you said, with the level of atrocities that have been committed. now is the time for justice to prevail. >> meanwhile nearly a million people who fled are stuck in camps. the u.n. says south sudan's justice system may not be adequate for crimes to such a scale, and the international tribunal will depend on the will of the security council. they think it will be difficult to find a man she saw killing and raping. she hopes something can stop the violence so it's safe to go home. >> in the u.s. rescue teams are looking for three men missing since a mud slide in western colorado on sunday. the 4-mile long mud slide inundated an area near the grand m [e]sa national forest. it is estimated to be over 3km wide and 76mm deep. they had been investigating damage caused by an earlier rock sl

camps, and across south sudan. it's believed 9,000 child soldiers are operating. among security council members, discussion of a number of different types of action, including sanctions. >> there are helpful steps that the council and the disagrees hl community can take. the president of the united states issued an order providing for targeted sanctions determined to have atracted to atrocities for taken actions harmful to peace and stability in sudan. this country should decide whether to put in parallel sanctions to deter the outrageous attacks on civilians on the kind in bor and bentiu. >> in your view, which will be the level measures to prevent genocide. >> what is needed is to end the hostilities. what is important that both leaders sit together and face to surveys. define a new way of dealing with the situation. >> reporter: i'm told the united nations has a draft for a cuff security council -- tough security council resolution, and negotiations will start next week. >>> back to our lead story. the landslide in northern afghanistan. over 2,000 has been kill

now, with the renewed violence in south sudan, it would be interesting to see what those countries who are called the granters of this peace agreement are going to do. these countries include the united states, the united kingdom, norway and members of the african union. at least 20 bodies have been recovered off of the coast of libya's capitol tripoli two days after a boat carrying the migrants sank. let's go to tripoli. what are you hearing off of this new tragedy off of the coast of libya? >> reporter: well getting two versions of this incident. now, as you mentioned, according to a spokesperson for the libyan navy, more than 20 bodies were recovered in an area called albaguldi east of tripoli. they belong to different african countries. now, another spokesperson for the ministry of interior says the number of recovered bodies reached up to 40. so, now, we clearly are getting two conflicting reports with regards to the death toll. now, the whole incident started on friday when a boat carrying around 130 immigrants, illegal immigrants, their boat capsized and then the navy rescued ab

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called for justice too and a key political and financial supporter of south sudan. nobody faced justice for conflicts here going back for decades. >> one of the reasons possibly there have been so many crimes committed is because no one is held accountable and i think for going forward in south sudan as you said with the level of at t -- atrocities committed now we must prevail. >> reporter: people who fled the violence are stuck in the camps and are not adequate for crimes of this scale and the international tribunal will depend on the will of the security council and she thinks it would be difficult to ever find the men she saw killing and raping. but she hopes something can stop the violence so they can be safe to go home and i'm in south sudan. >> reporter: leader of the roman catholic church pope francis says he will meet a group of sex abuse victims at the vatican next month and has 0 tolerance for people abusing children and it's an ugly crime and saying it an satanic message three bishop being investigated and he concluded going to jordan, west bank and isra

is imposing sanctions on both sides of the south sudan. they'll freeze assets here in the united states and ban those assets from being moved from outside of the country. >> reporter: the u.s. government has sanctioned two men from south sudan for their roles in the political violence in that country. one is the leader of the government forces that has repeatedly violated the hostil hostilities agreement signed in mid december. the other is the leader of the rebel forces which have been engaging against those government troops. both sides are responsible for the deaths of more than a thousand people across south sudan. it's threatened to bring the country to what the head of the e.u.'s political unit called the brink of civil war. what this means is that any monies that these men might have in u.s. banks accounts have been frozen, and they're both facing visa travel bans which means they won't be able to come to the u.s. the e.u. is considering similar measures in hopes of trying to stop the fighting ms. south sudan, a country which has ye

. >> the continuing violence in south sudan is a reminder the civil war between the north and south during the 80s and 90s and thousands of children were orphaned and others homeless are known as the lost boys and girls and many brought to the united states including a group of girls adopted by a community in colorado and we report now from bolder. >> i ran from south sudan from the civil war and i was a refugee in nairobi and one of the lost girls. >> reporter: memories of blood shed and loss are over shadowed by the chatter in the home in colorado, this is the first time relatives and friends have been together since they fled more than 20 years ago. some have traveled thousands of miles for this reunion. >> we have mountains and humans will always meet even if it's like 100 years. >> reporter: over a decade of civil war tens of thousands of sudan children fled ending up as out casts in refugee camps. they were dubbed the lost boys and girls and alone at six years of age she seemed bound for slavery. >> if you don't have parents, it's so hard for you to go to school because these people

my organization has 600 staff across south sudan meeting immediate humanitarian need. first of all it is essential that there is the political urgency that secretary kerry has brought to juba today to bring a halt to the horrifying level of violence, and second of all, to alert you and your viewers to the fact that there is a food shortage. at the moment people are suffering from food shortages, about 3 million, and there is a prospect that we're going to face even larger food shortages that could approach something that could qualify as a famine. there is a wider and desperate humanitarian situation too. >> there are some very bleak facts. 1 million displaced, a third of the population dependent on aid, and quote, no one feels safe. and i'm wondering whether this is not only a failure of the south sudanese government but is it also a failure of some of the western powers that pushed so hard on the creation of south sudan that doesn't seem to be a success? >> it is the newest nation in the world, but 99% of the people voted for independence. the problem is it hasn't bu

. >>> in south sudan there is a truce after months. bitter conflict. >>> in thailand following the legal problems that forced shinawatra from office. >>> and the surveillance society are the latest security cameras in chicago an innovative step too far? >> international security experts are arriving in nigeria's efforts to ask you 270 missing school girls. the military has rejected accusations that it was tipped off hours before boko haram had kidnapped the girls. the nigerian government has been criticized for being too slow to respond and rejecting international offers of help. tell us more about these claims that the military was warned that something was going to happen. >> reporter: well, amnesty international as well media organizations that there was advance warning, but that the military had failed to react, something that the military has saw the need to silence on friday and issued a statement for the first time since the attack took place. describing blow by blow exactly what happened on that fateful day, jane, essentially s

. >>> the lost children of sudan's civil war. this young woman escapes slavery, thanks in part to kind hearts in colorado. and in mexico a crackdown on stow aways makes the lives of migrants from central america more dangerous and difficult. >>> we begin in ukraine where residents in the east voted an a controversial referendum. russian-backed separatists say 89% voted in fave of self-rule. thousands voting - the day took a violent turn in one city. take a look. [ gunfire ] >>> >>> ukranian national guardsman tried to break up voting north of donetsk. a scuffle broke out, soldiers opened fire on a crowd, one man killed. earlier we spoke to a journalist who was there. >> they started to shoot in the air. more people came, they were shouting. they start to shoot in the air, then at the people. it happened a few times in a row. in the afternoon four vans came, and they tried to get the guys inside out, and they were starting to shoot all around them. they were shooting at innocent people. i was there. no one had a gun of the the onl

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>> reporter: she hopes to start a girls school in sudan. the land is already bought and waiting for the lost girl to come home. al jazeera, boulder. >> let's talk a little bit about the weather, rich, i believe it's not looking good for china. >> meteorologist: no, it's part of this weather front that has worked its way up the yagtze river. we've had rainfall reported, not just rainfall but a large number with lightening strikes. the situation nearby is very similar, 193 millimeters in 24 hours. we're running into the wetter season here. getting into may 230-millimeters for the whole month, and there we are with the past four days. roads and rail transport has been severely disrupted, and the rivers really flows quite fiercely at the home. there are a lot of people who have had to be rescue as a result. the situation here does not look better any time soon. tuesday on into wednesday it looks like it's going to be an awful lot of rain in the area. >> thank you. >>> thousands of migrants travel each year in search of a better life, often maki

it brings all parties in south sudan. all political parties in south sudan. >> ask, while the meeting is taking place the fighting is going on. how desperate are people there to see the two men reach a deal? >> really desperate because there has been a lot happening, and people have been targeted for their ethnic group. massacres have happened in worship and the u.n. compound, peace keepers are struggling to protect the people, but give them supplies like water, food. there is the issue of the looming farming which u.n. organizations say is unreal. it would be the second time they'll miss a harvest if they do not plant farms as soon as possible. there is an urgent need for a political resolution to the conflict in south sudan, and to see that the conflict ends once and for all, and go back to their homes in lead a normal life. >> thank you for bringing us the latest from ethiopia. schools across much of nearby nigerian state is closed due to the risk of violence. more than 270 school girls are missing three weeks after be

. >> how representative is a case like this in the sudan of today? how often does this kind of case come up? >> actually, it's not about this case alone. it's about the context, the whole picture. in sudan, may not have been sentenced with the criminal law, which is issued in 1991 and for the first time in sudan history, there is an article like this which is prohibiting the people from changing their religion and sentence them to death if they do so, and since 1991, this law even after 2005, when they issued the new constitution, which is come with a bill of rights and match the human rights standard, this article didn't change. so, you can read this article and you can read this case with the whole context. this operation and even after the secession, they turn their policies, the poles wimp lead led the country to secession in the first place, the policies of proposed unilateral interpretation even to islam, which had led the country to divide two countries and which has burned the whole country with cars in darfur, in blue nile, so this is a situ

the adultery cases are not so uncommon in sudan. but the apostasy charges are more uncommon, and part of the reason why the case attracted tappings is because we don't -- attention is because we don't see a lot of apostasy charges like this. the last time anyone was executed in sudan for apostasy was 1985 - the known case. charges are nevertheless brought on the basis of apostasy. we know of several that happened a few years ago. it's probably more than we realised. >> why now. are they trying to make an example. >> this became a flashpoint for the issue because there were lawyers on the case, organizations that picked up on it. it's an example, a stark example of a woman who is eight months pregnant and has a small child, a toddler, who she has been m prison living with. >> the toddler is in prison. >> yes, and she'll stay there pending a final resolution. it was a flash point for these issues. underlying issues that this case underscores is the fact that sudan retains a lot of provisions in its criminal code that need to be reform