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New programs and new activities !

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Interactive Radio for Justice has expanded over the past months and I’m pleased to announce our new activities and programs in Central African Republic and in the Kivus and Ituri districts of Democratic Republic of Congo.
All of our programs are available on this website, below or by using the links on the left.

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2 – The Military Auditor to the Military Garrison Court of Bunia.

justicemagazineMajor John Mpenza Ishai, Military Auditor of the Military Auditorat to the Military Garrison Court of Bunia answers questions.

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57 – A student in Bunia asks his questions

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This 57th program in the IRfJ base series answers questions from Mudzipella, a suburb outside of Bunia, and from students in Bunia:

  • Why is it important to register one’s child at the records office?
  • Is it accurate to say that sexual violence is on the rise, and what would the causes be?
  • Since Thomas Lubanga was arrested the trial still hasn’t led to a judgment. Can he not be released?
  • The ICC Prosecutor said he would discuss the arrest of Bosco with the Government, where do we stand with regard to these negotiations?

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56 – Judge Raphaell Yani

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Judge Raphaell Yani speaks on the program

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    1 – In partnership with local radio stations

    Recording questions in Kusogho 3

    This first program in the Kivus series records concerns from Goma including :

    • Why are children, women and military elements placed together in Musenze prison?
    • Why deny Bemba the right to come to the funeral of his father?
    • Why are ICC indictments only for Africa, whereas we’ve seen that in Europe, in the US and everywhere else there are people who commit bad things, but the ICC does not detain them?

    Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Marc Dubuisson, Director of Court Services at the ICC, speak on this program.

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    2 – More questions from our listeners in Bangui

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    This program invites Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to respond to questions from Berberati on investigations and policies of the International Criminal Court.  Local concerns from Berberati on laws regulating school fees and the payment of pensions for retired persons are addressed by the School District Chief and the Director of the Public Treasury in Berberati.

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    1 – Questions from listeners

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    This program addresses questions from citizens in Bangui on the investigations and trial for Jean Pierre Bemba at the ICC; the law governing road-taxes and the rights of women under national and international law.

    Maître Sidiqi Kaba, Senegalese lawyer and President of the FIDH, and Emeric Rogier, Principal Analyst in the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, are among the authorities who speak on this program.

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    August programs

    Dear Friends and Colleagues:

    Please find below descriptions of IRfJ programs produced during August.  French versions of these programs are posted here on our website with English transcripts.

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    New series : Justice Magazine

    justiceThis is the first program in our new series : Justice Magazine.

    In this series, we will discuss issues related to human rights violations and the problems faced by the population to access justice. Our guest in our studios is the Prosecutor of the Republic to the High First Instance Court for Ituri, in Bunia, Mr. Chris Aberi Mwanangabo.

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    55 – The Chief Police Inspector for Ituri addresses listeners

    policeThe Chief Police Inspector for Ituri is among the authorities who address listener questions on this program.

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