Jean-Pele Fomete
speaks on ...
raising the standards for prisons and treatment of prisoners

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Because the people convicted were involved in a genocide do they as prisoners deserve less than other prisoners in terms of their rights?
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Do we further punish them or do we take advantage of the international community’s involvement in international justice to uplift the standards of prisons? I think that’s the way to go and that’s what we have been doing with Rwanda also.
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We met with them. We told them, “Listen. We understand your situation but this is an opportunity also to, to improve.” They refused initially but they ended up understanding and accepting and they started improving some of their facilities.
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About this video

Country of Origin:
Cameroon
Interview Date:
October 24, 2008
Location:
Arusha, Tanzania
Interviewers:
Batya Friedman
John McKay
Robert Utter
Videographer:
Max Andrews
Excerpt From:
Part 9
Submitted By:
Voices from the Rwanda Tribunal team