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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / RULE OF LAW
TRT: 02:53
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH /ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 19 APRIL 2022, 01 FEBRUARY 2023, MARIDI, SOUTH SUDAN / 15 MAY 2022, 01 FEBRUARY 2023, IBBA, SOUTH SUDAN
19 APRIL 2022, MARIDI, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, renovation of County Court
01 FEBRUARY 2023, MARIDI, SOUTH SUDAN
2. Various shots, handover of Maridi County Court
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sarah Barnet, Women’s Leader, Maridi:
“We need justice to prevail, especially as women. There are a lot of cases of gender-based violence within our community, and they should be dealt with by the court. Our rights as women must be respected.”
15 MAY 2022, IBBA, SOUTH SUDAN
4. Various shots, construction of Ibba Prison
01 FEBRUARY 2023, IBBA, SOUTH SUDAN
5. Various shots, handover of Ibba Prison
01 FEBRUARY 2023, MARIDI, SOUTH SUDAN
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Tahiru, Protection, Transition and Reintegration Officer, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“We believe that we will be able to foster a sustainable return and reintegration of internally displaced persons and refugees. They should feel protected and know that their properties will not be arbitrary taken away from them. They will also be compensated if, when they were fleeing the conflict, some of their properties were taken by others. So, all these mechanisms [like the court and the prison] feed into each other. We believe that an effective justice system will go a long way to support those who seek justice.”
7. Wide shot, handover of Ibba Prison
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Muchiri Murenga, Head, Yambio Field Office, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Contributing to inclusive and durable peace in South Sudan, that is one of the UNMISS mandates that we are supporting. Through supporting pillars like law and order, we can help the country achieve what it is aspiring to become.”
9. Various shots, handover of Ibba Prison
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) handed over a renovated county judiciary and a new prison block to local authorities in Western Equatoria’s Maridi County.
What used to be a severely dilapidated building has now been renovated and turned into premises meant to serve the rule of law.
The transformation has been funded by UNMISS as part of efforts to make it possible for internally displaced persons and refugees to come back home and resume their normal, pre-conflict lives.
Approximately 100,000 dollars have been used to fund these two Quick Impact Projects, which are in line with the peacekeeping mission’s mandate to strengthen the justice system in South Sudan.
Functional infrastructure like these two buildings is also hoped to support the safe return of internally displaced persons and refugees, and to help curb crimes by holding perpetrators accountable.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sarah Barnet, Women’s Leader, Maridi:
“We need justice to prevail, especially as women. There are a lot of cases of gender-based violence within our community, and they should be dealt with by the court. Our rights as women must be respected.”
UNMISS considers the implementation of its Quick Impact Projects a significant pull factor for people who are pondering whether to return home to resume normal lives again or not.
SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Tahiru, Protection, Transition and Reintegration Officer, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“We believe that we will be able to foster a sustainable return and reintegration of internally displaced persons and refugees. They should feel protected and know that their properties will not be arbitrary taken away from them. They will also be compensated if, when they were fleeing the conflict, some of their properties were taken by others. So, all these mechanisms [like the court and the prison] feed into each other. We believe that an effective justice system will go a long way to support those who seek justice.”
UNMISS is not only committed to improving the capacity of South Sudan’s justice system, but also to promote respect for and compliance with human rights. With communities better equipped to hold perpetrators accountable, human rights violations are expected to become fewer.
SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Muchiri Murenga, Head, Yambio Field Office, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS):
“Contributing to inclusive and durable peace in South Sudan, that is one of the UNMISS mandates that we are supporting. Through supporting pillars like law and order, we can help the country achieve what it is aspiring to become."
