oct. 2006
18th Program
15 octobre 2006 Filed in: Radio Programs
Dear All;
The 18th program in the Interactive Radio for Justice series is now posted.
Questions come from Bunia based listening groups (capital of Ituri provence, DRC) and citizens from Kradroma, Ituri for this program. Local authorities participating include Judge Fidele Romain Mkul, President of the Court of Appeals in Ituri and Judge Simon Marcus Antolo, President of the Court of Appeals in Kinshasa Matete Alimente.
The transition from customary to written justice in Ituri, whether armed military may frequent public bars and restaurants when they are not on duty, how to access and fill out forms for victim participation at the ICC and why countries that manufacture and sell weapons used in the DRC conflict are not tried at the ICC are some of the questions addressed in this program.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo ends the program responding to a question about the value of international justice, and it's collaborative role, for people suffering in ongoing conflict.
The program aired in Ituri in French 6, 7 and 9 October, and in Swahili on 13, 14 and 16 October.
Your thoughts and comments on how public dialog can encourage tangible change in society is most welcome! Through the life of the Project we've noticed that after local authorities have spoken about the law on the radio, local military and police have made small changes, if only for a short period, in their daily behavior towards civilians. A stronger indicator that the programs have an impact are the comments we receive from citizens and the follow-up questions we receive...people are interested in learning more about their rights!
International justice in war torn areas such as Ituri, DRC offers great hope on many levels; collaboration and enforcement for local judicial systems, a social consensus that all people are protected by law for the most serious of crimes...but how this will be realised in practice is still an open question. Citizens in Ituri are still waiting to see and understand how international justice will affect them, as they struggle to rebuild their lives in the midst of continued violence between military and rebel groups, as they embark on the 2nd round of voting in their first democratic elections for two generations, as they struggle to flee violence, being forced from their homes to live in IDP camps, and all the health, social and economic concerns that accompany this instability.
Can a conversation over the radio between citizens and the authorities officially charged with rendering these people justice and the protection of rule of law make a difference?
Thank you for following the Project, we look forward to your comments!
Sincerely,
Wanda E Hall
Director
Interactive Radio for Justice
www.irfj.org
The 18th program in the Interactive Radio for Justice series is now posted.
Questions come from Bunia based listening groups (capital of Ituri provence, DRC) and citizens from Kradroma, Ituri for this program. Local authorities participating include Judge Fidele Romain Mkul, President of the Court of Appeals in Ituri and Judge Simon Marcus Antolo, President of the Court of Appeals in Kinshasa Matete Alimente.
The transition from customary to written justice in Ituri, whether armed military may frequent public bars and restaurants when they are not on duty, how to access and fill out forms for victim participation at the ICC and why countries that manufacture and sell weapons used in the DRC conflict are not tried at the ICC are some of the questions addressed in this program.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo ends the program responding to a question about the value of international justice, and it's collaborative role, for people suffering in ongoing conflict.
The program aired in Ituri in French 6, 7 and 9 October, and in Swahili on 13, 14 and 16 October.
Your thoughts and comments on how public dialog can encourage tangible change in society is most welcome! Through the life of the Project we've noticed that after local authorities have spoken about the law on the radio, local military and police have made small changes, if only for a short period, in their daily behavior towards civilians. A stronger indicator that the programs have an impact are the comments we receive from citizens and the follow-up questions we receive...people are interested in learning more about their rights!
International justice in war torn areas such as Ituri, DRC offers great hope on many levels; collaboration and enforcement for local judicial systems, a social consensus that all people are protected by law for the most serious of crimes...but how this will be realised in practice is still an open question. Citizens in Ituri are still waiting to see and understand how international justice will affect them, as they struggle to rebuild their lives in the midst of continued violence between military and rebel groups, as they embark on the 2nd round of voting in their first democratic elections for two generations, as they struggle to flee violence, being forced from their homes to live in IDP camps, and all the health, social and economic concerns that accompany this instability.
Can a conversation over the radio between citizens and the authorities officially charged with rendering these people justice and the protection of rule of law make a difference?
Thank you for following the Project, we look forward to your comments!
Sincerely,
Wanda E Hall
Director
Interactive Radio for Justice
www.irfj.org
|
