VIDEO
A short video about the situation in Ituri, produced by Wanda E Hall with donated footage from Insight News.

Click on the video and press the spacebar to start or stop

IRfJ conducted a listener opinion poll during September and October '06 to gauge how people think about the Thomas Lubanga case at the ICC, how the ICC is working in the DRC in general, and what listeners think about the IRfJ project.

Click here to read the English translation of the poll results.

Photos of Richard at work and Wanda in studio: programming is recorded either in the field with mini-disque players or in the studio of Radio Canal Revelation where we record interviews over the telephone.  Richard Pituwa edits programming digitally on a laptop.

Radio Canal Revelation (image on the left) is an independent community radio based in Bunia. More than 30 volunteers staff the radio and produce programming in Lingala, Swahili and French languages.  The radio is heavily involved in the social development of the community, and programs target important concerns such as health, justice, conflict management and economic development.  The radio currently has a broadcast range of 90 km around Bunia.

Radio Ocean is a community radio station in Aru, in the north of Ituri.  Because Aru is  not within the normal broadcast range of our programming, we provide Radio Ocean CDs of our programs to transmit within their 5 km radius in Aru-town.

Radio La Colombe based in Mahagi, Ituri also broadcasts the programs within a 10 KM radius around Mahagi.

Installing antennas in Kpandroma In the fall of 2006 IRfJ started with the installation of new antennas in the mountainous region of Kpandroma, Ituri. After several delays caused by renewed fighting in the region between rebel and government forces, installation was completed in February 2007.  Now Canal Revelation, the principal community radio partner for IRfJ, has broadcast capability throughout the entire Ituri Province, as well as in the farthest southern region of Sudan and the farthest western region of Uganda.  To serve the expanded community of listeners, IRfJ programming is now produced in Lingala as well as in Swahili and French.

On 9 March 2007 IRfJ organized a public broadcast in Bunia to celebrate the production of the 25th program in the series. Authorities who normally participate in our programming were invited to listen to the broadcast together with the community, and then to answer questions from the audience after the broadcast.  Approximately 250 Bunians showed up and the debate after the broadcast lasted over two hours.  Authorities present included the ICC Deputy Prosecutor and Registrar, the MONUC Director and those responsible for Political Affaires and Human Rights monitoring at MONUC, the Prosecutor and Judge/President for the Tribunal of First Instance for Ituri, the Judge/President for the Military Court in Ituri, the Acting Commissioner for Ituri.

SkyLight Pictures visited us in Bunia during filming for their upcoming documentary film on the International Criminal Court.  Here SkyLight  interviews Richard Pituwa and films Wanda Hall speaking with ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda by telephone for the 32nd program in the IRfJ series.

MUSIC FOR JUSTICE

Music for Justice encourages respect for rule of law and hope for reconciliation within the young population of Ituri.  Local music groups write and perform music for MfJ on the following themes: Respect for Rule of Law, Sexual Violence is a Crime, the Future for Youth after War, and Reconciliation and Peace. Songs are written in French, Swahili or Lingala languages.  CDs of this music are produced through the MfJ, which are played during all Interactive Radio for Justice programming.  The CDs are also distributed free-of-charge to radios throughout the Ituri and Kivus regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

En raison du rôle de la musique dans la culture congolaise, nous avons décidé de développer une initiative appelée « Musique pour la Justice ». Nous permettons à des groupes de musique locaux de produire des chansons pour la jeunesse, sur les thèmes de la justice, la réconciliation et les droits humains. Ces chansons sont diffusées pendant les émissions de RIJ, et nous produisons actuellement 2 CDs pour les distribuer aux radios du nord-est de la RDC.

CD1

Download / listen to : Bic (stylo) bleu Dura Lex Espoir pour l'enfant Femme dans la vie publique Fini la guerre Il faut étudier Justice équitable Justice pour tous Réconcilions-nous Congolais Réveil de la jeunesse Nous sommes tous égaux devant la loi Unissons-nous Réconcilions-nous

CD2

Download / listen to : Savoir vivre (Clever Boyz) Prise de Ksce de la jeunesse (MGD) Mtoto aliya (East Song) Le temps qui passe (GPM) C'est comme ca vous etes abusee Drapeau blanc (Nlle Image)