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it's not easy to go to another country and know nothing about why for i don't do this because we can't stay. consciously global news that matters d.w. made for minds. coming up on the program. on the. 400000 dead in the ongoing conflict. uses of human rights. also coming out. conciliation. the struggle will continue.
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to drive out working. people. you're welcome to the show. after the country gained independence since then it's thought 400000 people have been killed it countless number been raped tortured or disappeared and millions of people displaced but few perpetrates. now. reports documenting what it calls. to deliver justice although both government and opposition forces of comments at. times i'm this is
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says they have no legends meets investigations for cicutto as on courts like independence on blankets immunity has been granted to suspects of crimes i'm misty is calling on the african union to set up its own tribunal to investigate crimes in south sudan from on this save mcgonagle joins us from our studio in nairobi he's deputy director is the international east africa the horn on the great lakes hello steve thanks for your time now south sudan's government says your report's findings does not correspond with the reality in that country what do you say to that well thanks for having me that is really something that can expect them to say but we've reached out to them officially sure giving them details of our findings 2 months ago we reached out to the judiciary to the office of the president and they did not get back to us on any of the specific issues. findings that we make
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and if they had something to say they would of told us at that stage to let us know that there is anything that they dispute but one thing is for sure if you can even look for yourself there is not been any not even one case or not not not even one case in court trying anybody who is suspected of complicity or perpetrating serious years serious crimes such as in the libbers killing of civilians. the rapes and sexual violence in the country northward one case in any of their civilian courts ok now what does the government gain from feeling to deliver justice. well from the the the from or the such it would seem that they're blocking the justice and
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accountability but why they're doing that we can't we can't say really because. suddenly come from that there is a deliberate attempt to block and obstruct justice through a number of measures what they're doing that when they themselves agree to form the hybrid court was also done transformed ability for these crimes leaves us buffaloed yes well some of it shows in the country has seen the us saying that the country should prioritize that stability before accountability that makes sense. no awfully doesn't because you think that this is a totally false or false distinction between the 2 the piece is part of justice is part of this and sustainability are the reason why crimes continue to a crime to morris political to talk is because the deterrence all of this and accountability has been thrown out and people no one sees anybody getting on
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for the crimes they've committed and this is why we're having this spiral continuing because those who commit that. don't get into account then they get the sensibilities vegas ok now your outfit has called on the african union to set up its own tribunals to investigate crimes in south sudan how feasible is that. it is absolutely feasible but that is not the starting point what we are still calling on this austin government to take measures to form this hybrid court or what we're saying now is that given that 5 years of cost since they agreed to for me then they haven't taken any concrete measures to do so we are calling on the african union to to continue to press them into doing that but give them a farm deadline not exceeding 6 months if they continue to develop on this mata then the african union should set up. an ad hoc tribunals to investigate and
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prosecute these cases itself ok save deputy director for amnesty international east africa the horn on the great lakes thank you. now in the position lead up morris come to has vowed to continue the fight against president paul b.-a the stronger who's led the country for nearly 4 decades come to was released from prison on the weekend of conciliation by the b r e gene he told his supporters that his the brazen did not mean the end of the struggle. oh i'm free at last morris come to is greeted by handwritten of supporters 15 with cameron's opposition leader spent 9 months in jail facing charges of insurrection that's the mark alongside him $102.00 other members of his party the cameron renascence movement were released on
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saturday. to find out if i didn't go to jail so that elections could be stolen no i want to change us and fight for the happiness of all our children and if i went to prison because i said no to the war in the northwest they change their minds in fact it's shocking i don't need any of that because i love their release comes as a surprise move or judged by paul bia the president in power for the past 37 years is aiming to strike a more conciliatory tone towards the opposition after a week of dialogue to from a national reconciliation but for many this goodwill gesture doesn't go far enough they should be general amnesty to each and every one so that we can start on a clean slate and this culminating with the end of the dialogue it could really show that government has good feet and then we can skin the how they can implement some of the order recommendations come to and he supporters say they're ready to
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continue their political fight which they say is now entering a new and peaceful stage. now jennifer a stands with. damned. violence in south africa an embarrassment for the continent harvey was speaking in johannesburg at the end of a state visit to the country the trip has been overshadowed by speeds of recent attacks against foreign workers in south africa least 12 people were killed in the violence and many still lives. and creech reports on the situation of foreign truck drivers in durban south africa. durban this africa's most important trading hub hundreds of trucks decked thai with goods leave every night bound for other parts of the country the truck driver who calls himself nick is from zimbabwe he doesn't want to tell us his real name because he feels she'll be targeted he
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says these days he's more afraid of xenophobic attacks than traffic accidents i don't feel very much if. i don't feel very myself. why is that. going to come next maybe any time you know it can be attacked now we don't know. in the last few months alone they have been dozens of os in attacks in the region leaving several people dead or seriously injured most of the targets trucks with drivers from other parts of africa. this transit area for truck drivers on the end 3 motorway along the moire river has seen several violent attacks. it's going to be us i'm telling you it's going to have us it's getting way so dangerous. because you see new people every day new people live to the understand. that now and the day you feel. a lot of people that are sitting at home.
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following the incidence police arrested members of the all truck drivers foundation or a.t.f. the head of the organ. zation says it has nothing to do with the violence but most of its 5000 members are unemployed and frustrations. by the end of the 2 days a question of how come you kill somebody else from another country that pay pal's to do the job that i can do here. as i understand it that. the average. african people to leave them there will be justice. logistics company lost 30 percent of its turnover due to the on wrist 2 of the company's trucks were set on fire. as a representative for an employer's union and told a.t.f. responsible for the violence he estimates that only one in 3 truck drivers come
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from other countries in africa most of them are working legally here and therefore should be protected by the state. south africa come to the conclusion that the foreign nationals are illegal and they need to exit south africa then they must publicly announce it in government and for that i think they need to pass the legislation and only the government officials in parliament can make that decision it's not up to ourselves everybody is blaming the other side with no solution in sight what is clear though the government and the security forces have repeatedly failed to protect truck drivers and their trucks and with the unemployment rates going up currently it already stands at about 30 percent the problem is likely to flare up again in the future. back at the moire river there's a glimmer of hope many south african truck drivers here i shamed of the violence
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and are demanding an end to it they say they're happy to work with colleagues from abroad. it's a pity because it we who also do the cross border as well you see. so what or what will happen when. you see. on my side to that's my side of the that's my feel now that i can see. that side like doing zambia something like that. that they don't spit. make from zimbabwe hopes that the situation will improve soon so that he can work without fearing for his life. the unrest has at least opened the debate between all sides now they just need a solution. that's it for now from africa you can catch all aust henri's on our web sites on facebook page we need you now with software comes
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protesting football around this fall for this against awful for. my for now but i'll see you soon. my 1st boss also sewing machines. i come from women are bound by this notion for. something as simple as learning how to write them by side of those isn't. since i was a middle i'm good i wanted to have a bicycle off my home and it took me as the business. finally gave up and went on buying me on my side and returned because sewing machine sewing i suppose was more apt procreates for those than writing a. novel i want to reach out to those women back home put bones by then do things
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and social norms and informed in own bed peace and rights my name is the matter of the home and i wore them. welcome to news from the world of culture we'll be discussing a google exhibition in london that's causing a bit of controversy in just a minute also coming up. diversity in the fashion world leads something to be desired we take a look at senegalese fashion designer perez who's trying to correct this imbalance . and in our series 100 german must reads a philosophical novel about
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a man who fears he's not living his life to its full potential night train to lisbon bypass. the french planes. was one of the greatest post impressionist painters of the 19th century was sadly not appreciated in his lifetime and died in relative poverty in the french polynesian ma cases islands in the south pacific in $93.00 he's particularly renowned for his experimental use of cholera at the time and of course his portraiture the national gallery in london is currently holding the 1st ever exhibition solely devoted to his portraits. his most famous work on the pacific island. the artist was fascinated by societies close to nature he travelled to what was then a french colony for the 1st time in 891.
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