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WBEZ's global affairs program. Featuring in-depth conversations about international issues and their local impact. Also, foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries. Hosted by Jerome McDonnell.
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vor 11 Jahren
The EU is considering stepping up its sanctions on Russia if Russia does not agree to help facilitate full access to the crash sight of Malaysian airlines flight 17. This includes halting the supply of weapons to eastern Ukraine. EU ambassadors are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the proposals on the table, many of which are aimed at restricting Russia’s access to European financial markets. We’ll take a look at how the potential new restrictions could impact the Russian and European economies with Peter Spiegel, the Brussels bureau chief for the Financial Times.
Then, earlier this week Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council said, "There seems to be a strong possibility that international law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes." Pillay was referring to Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza. She said Israel had not done enough to protect civilians. Also this week, British foreign secretary Philip Hammond said Hamas was also in breach of international law by “firing hundreds of rockets at Israeli towns and cities indiscriminately.” We’ll take a look at what sorts of acts of war are actually considered a war crime under international law with Cherif Bassiouni, professor emeritus of law at DePaul University.
And, according to UNICEF, in India, more than 70 percent of children drop out before finishing school Pratham USA is dedicated to youth education, literacy and vocational training in India and it reports that over half of India’s children in the 5th grade can’t read at a 2nd grade level. We'll talk with Raj Rajaram, president of Pratham USA, about the work they're doing to try to improve education in India.
(photo: A Palestinian youth carries a child, wounded in an Israeli strike on a compound housing a U.N. school in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, into the emergency room of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, Thursday, July 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis))
Then, earlier this week Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council said, "There seems to be a strong possibility that international law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war crimes." Pillay was referring to Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza. She said Israel had not done enough to protect civilians. Also this week, British foreign secretary Philip Hammond said Hamas was also in breach of international law by “firing hundreds of rockets at Israeli towns and cities indiscriminately.” We’ll take a look at what sorts of acts of war are actually considered a war crime under international law with Cherif Bassiouni, professor emeritus of law at DePaul University.
And, according to UNICEF, in India, more than 70 percent of children drop out before finishing school Pratham USA is dedicated to youth education, literacy and vocational training in India and it reports that over half of India’s children in the 5th grade can’t read at a 2nd grade level. We'll talk with Raj Rajaram, president of Pratham USA, about the work they're doing to try to improve education in India.
(photo: A Palestinian youth carries a child, wounded in an Israeli strike on a compound housing a U.N. school in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, into the emergency room of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, Thursday, July 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis))
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