Charles Adeogun-Phillips
speaks on ...
the impact of locating the Tribunal outside Rwanda

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We are so far removed from the victims of these crimes that they don’t even understand what goes on here. I go to Rwanda, I have Rwandan friends. Half the time when they see me: “What’s going on there?” Which is sad.
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Outreach or no outreach, it’s a, it's a different ball game when you can walk into a court room and follow the trial of someone who raped your sister or killed your father. It has to have a healing effect and aid to reconciliation. The fact that the tribunals are situated away from the location, the locus, must, must have some, some, some negative bearing on their success.
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Country of Origin:
Nigeria / Great Britain
Interview Date:
November 6, 2008
Location:
Arusha, Tanzania
Interviewers:
Lisa P. Nathan
Robert Utter
Videographer:
Max Andrews
Excerpt From:
Part 6
Notes:
In December 2015, an error with the interviewee's surname and nationality was identified and corrected as follows: (1) surname changed from "Phillips" to "Adeogun-Phillips"; (2) nationality changed from "Great Britain" to "Nigeria/Great Britain."
Submitted By:
Voices from the Rwanda Tribunal team