cullum r. is the un special rapporteur or an extrajudicial killings joining us there live from geneva thank you very much for your time. you're with. a lot to unpack and we are going to do that with our 2 correspondents who are standing by hashem is in istanbul but 1st to our diplomatic editor james at the united nations james you heard what agnes come i said there what were the highlights for you. well i think she's somewhat up what is a very damning report that is going to cause real headaches i think for saudi arabia potentially for the trumpet ministration and also here the u.n. headquarters it is worth reminding everyone that we find out what has been revealed in the last few hours that the saudi cover story was rubbish that this was premeditated and planned we find it shocking but remember the turkish officials the turkish intelligence gathered those tapes and they certainly shared them with the trumpet ministration they shared them with the saudis we suspect most western intelligence wes

cullum od said the killing was premeditated. gunmen have killed at least $41.00 people in separate attacks in central mali ethnic violence has surged in the area in recent months mark has more from mopti in central mali we were in a camp with people from the bani anything group fled their villages following attacks and killings and now they're sheltering here basic structures like this made of plastic sheets and dry grass having left behind hearts and homes made of bricks people many of them are nomadic herders but only the lucky ones were able to come with their animals they depend on for their survival because many animals are being killed or stolen in the conflict the conflict is between forlornly herders and farmers and the tit for tat killings have continued just on monday more than 3 dozen people from the group were killed in 2 different villages that were attacked by militia and the conflict just seems to grow worse and worse not helped by an influx of arms into the country from the north that followed libya's civil war w

to launch a criminal investigation special rapporteur agnes cullum art says she's not happy with the progress of the saudi investigation she says one of the best courses of action would be through the un secretary general and tonio good terrorist to set up a criminal investigation that's not going to happen though just listen to his official spokes person the secretary general as we've been saying does not have the power or the authority to launch criminal investigations without a mandate from a competent into a governmental body. the special rough water is an eminent legal expert the secretary general is not a lawyer there are other lawyers who agree with her he has the power to do this what is icing this is his no one doubts. credentials this is from our. this is the secretary its position this is the secretary general's basis based on what the legal advice can they see the legal advice if there is legal annoys you as you know whether in any institution advice between a secretary person's lawyer. and that person is not going to be shared this is. our position based on the charter t

cullum are her report describes death inside the saudi consulate in istanbul last october as an extra judicial killing for what saudi arabia is responsible she calls for further investigation into the individual responsibility of saudi officials at the highest levels including crown prince mohammad that. the report also details taped conversations about body disposal in the moments before arrival at the consulate she says the killing is an international crime with universal jurisdiction she's urging a criminal inquiry by the united nations earlier my colleague holly about you both spoke exclusively to our. the state of saudi arabia is 1st and foremost responsible for for the murder i think it's important to and cyst that the executor of mr casually waltz a killing by is a state we have focused extensively on the identity of various individuals that 12 involve in the commission of the crime but 1st and foremost we must insist in putting the responsibility of the killing tools the state of saudi arabia it must bear responsibility for that killing and we must take action as a state to re

agnes cullum is concerned her reports might just and in the archives of the united nations and this is why today she is rhetoric against the united nations saying that it's about time for the united nations secretary general to launch an investigation and she was frustrated over some statements made by the u.s. spokesperson a week ago saying that it's not within the mandate of attorney to terrorist to launch an investigation and come out with pete at least that the message to the international community and to the saudis is that if a criminal is the investigation is launched it would prevent countries in the future from killing and targeting individuals or journalists just because of the opinions if that does not happen it would send a very negative message to countries and to individuals all over the world and i think if this explains why to day and to morrow she will be we to rating the same methods i did my work as investigator is now on the international community to move forward because ultimately what she wants to see she wants to see the perpetrator brought to justice marty has

and for much more on this i'll be talking to agnes cullum ard the author of that u.n. report into the shock she murder that's in our next show coming up at the top of the hour. we have some sports now and as to the women's world cup england and japan progressed in the last 16 the 2 teams played each other in their final match to decide 1st and 2nd place and. 2 goals from ellen white made all the difference in a dominant display by the english. a link up between manchester city's georgia stanway and her club teammate alan white so england taken earlier. the striker neatly slotting in past. to get her 2nd to the tournament. england continued to have the lion's share of chances but yamashita kept her side in the game saving this long range effort from jill scott in the 18th minute. and soon afterwards getting her fingertips to the list strike to deny rachel doing. this saves continued in the 2nd half yama she to stoop low to prevent barcelona's tony dugan from doubling being when lead. when the 2nd goal came it was white again with the finish a perfectly placed strike to

special rapporteur agnes cullum art says she's not happy with the progress of the saudi investigation she says one of the best courses of action would be through the u.n. secretary general and tonio good terrorist to set up a criminal investigation that's not going to happen though just listen to his official spokes person the secretary general as we've been saying does not have the power or the authority to launch criminal investigations without a mandate from a competent into a governmental body. the special rough water is an eminent legal expert the secretary general is not a lawyer there are other lawyers who agree with her he has the power to do this what is i sing this is his no one doubts. credentials this is from our. this is the secretary its position this is the secretary general's basis based on what the legal advice can be see the legal advice if there is legal annoys you as you know whether in any institution advice between a secretary person's lawyer. and that person is not going to be shared this is. our position based on the charter the secretary general ban is basing

cullum art critic critical of saudi arabia as a state for his murder in the consulate in istanbul and of course he was a resident of the u.s. that didn't stop president trump from only right next to him at the front of the family photo a really extraordinary james to see the saudi crown prince front and center all of that you know as we look at these leaders standing there how much do you think this family i guess of sorts has been destabilised by the man standing next to mohamed than saddam on u.s. president donald trump and his actions and the various tensions that he is at the center of what those countries that you mentioned not just china and russia whose presidency is missing but also those great tensions that we've seen with iran over the past few weeks. they're always in the world and always have been in human history great power tensions but it's in the 70 years or nearly 75 years since the end of world war 2 that has been in international order there's been what's called multilateralism everyone trying to work together the g 20 is actually in its 20th year of these summit me

ok let's go back to geneva now way you can see agnes cullum are there the un special rapporteur who has represented her reports into the murder of jamal khashoggi to the human rights council let's hear what she is saying was not able to do which is to really determine with certainty individual liability for the crime including at the highest level in. caddyshack in a statement which was undoubtedly the most powerful of these serve for i wos ask who ordered the crime who turned a blind eye to the crime who are inside to the crimes not those questions have been and so where is the body that too i've not been and so that's what the criminal investigation should do that's why i've asked for the security in general gerald to put in place such an international team of criminal investigators in my view to take a strong stand now to demonstrate that the international community will not tell the blind eye toward a crime that has been denounced repeatedly that has attracted the attention of boards and media of many countries in the world not to me turning a blind eye to a crime that involves some

cullum says the sound across prince should be investigated for his possible role in ordering the killing saudi authorities have dismissed the u.n. findings as inaccurate and contradictory says. we are amongst the $36.00 countries that have complied with all the obligations under the human rights mechanisms madam kalmadi has breached procedures that need to be adopted given to the special repertoire this is something which has skewed the procedures i should in as part of the procedures and trials in saudi arabia we don't believe she has respected her mandate in full integrity and therefore has not been able to do her work professionally riyad had initially denied her she was even killed but backtracked when turkish authorities will east police footage of sandy agents who travel to turkey days before the murder more than 8 months later the turkish investigators are still trying to figure out what happened to her she says remains and who gave the order to kill him his fiance had kids was with him in the moments before he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul last october. he was going to

cullum art says she's not happy with the progress of the saudi investigation she says one of the best courses of action would be through the un secretary general and tonio get terrorist to set up a criminal investigation that's not going to happen though just listen to his official spokes person the secretary general as we've been saying does not have the power or the authority to launch criminal investigations without a mandate from a competent into a governmental body. the special rough water is an eminent legal expert the secretary general is not a lawyer there are other lawyers who agree with her he has the power to do this what is basing this on his no one doubts. credentials this is from our. this is the secretary its position this is the secretary general's basis based on what the legal advice can they see the legal advice if there is legal annoys you as you know whether in any institution advice between a secretary person's lawyer. and that person is not going to be shared this is. our position based on the charter the secretary general ban is basing his decision not to act on

is al-jazeera i'm very you know abigail with a check on your world headlines un special rapporteur agnes cullum are has described last year's murder of jamal ji as an extrajudicial killing forward saudi arabia is responsible her report calls for an international investigation into the responsibility of saudi officials at the highest level including crown prince mohammed bin sandman when mr cashel loses consciousness there is no evidence of the people the power there in the room attempting to take care of him attempting to rescue the tape came attempting to do something that to me points to the fact that the notion that there is an accident that the next event happened doesn't quite match what i have heard there is no attempt to to do something and there is no scream so or. any expression of of fear over what's happening the u.s. state department says it's looking closely at the report and that it supports color mars mission to investigate extra judicial summary or arbitrary executions heidi so castro has more from washington d.c. . well the statement from the u.s. state department that w

cullum all the u.n. special rapporteur presented her report to the un human rights council. indeed and martin this was an opportunity for her to gauge a sense of international reaction and whether countries are willing to move forward with a panel of experts to carry out the criminal investigation and she also warned the international community that if they don't they would send the best as to countries that they can use their political and financial leverage to gether way with crimes without having to bother themselves about any risk of prosecution i spoke a while ago with agnes kalama about the work that she's been doing for quite some time to come out with those events as a gun the saudi government and house of the forward and this is what she had to tell us the state is responsible ok we tease a state crime something that the saudi authorities have yet to recognize once you have determined that the state is responsible where does that mean what tease the state so what i am saying now within the categ

special investigator agnes cullum odd who's calling for an international investigation her report describes death inside the saudi consulate in istanbul last october as an extrajudicial killing she says the individual responsibility of saudi officials at the highest level including crown prince mohammed bin needs to be investigated the report details taped conversations about body disposal in the moments before arrival at the consulate she says the killing is an international crime with universal jurisdiction and she urges a criminal inquiry by the united nations my colleague both spoke to us caught him out. the state of saudi arabia is 1st and foremost responsible for for the murder i think it's important to and cyst that the executors of mr casually waltz a killing by use of state we have focused extensively on the identity of various individuals that where involved in the commission of the crime but 1st and foremost we must insist in putting the responsibility of the killing tools the state of saudi arabia it must bear responsibility for that killing and it must take action as a state to