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| Video Discription | (16 Apr 1997) Eng/French/Nat Aid agencies are facing a problem over refugee camps in eastern Zaire- some of the refugees are starving and yet others, especially the young men, appear well nourished. The men are believed to be from Hutu militias, hiding in the camps in order to escape reprisal from the rebel Zairian army. While the refugees in the camps south of Kisangani wait to be airlifted out- it's not clear if all of them want to go. The refugee camps near Kasesi, 28 kilometres south of Kisangani, teem with activity. Yet a disproportionate number of young men appear well-nourished and healthy compared to the women and children here. If these men belong to either the FAR (Former Rwandan army) or Interahamwe (Hutu extremist militia) they may not want to return to Rwanda, where they could face life imprisonment or execution for crimes relating to the genocide of 1994. The presence of fit young men in the camps has not gone unnoticed by those who work there. But some aid workers believe that former members of the Hutu militias have genuinely given up their arms and wish to return to Rwanda. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I'm sure there are ex-FAR or Interahamwe in these camps. But the fact that they're there in this area controlled by the Alliance among refugees who want to return, would mean that they have given up their fight, would mean that they want to go back now and that they're willing to submit to justice." SUPER CAPTION: Paul Stromberg, UNHCR Spokesman/Co-ordinator for the region And just because a Hutu male is healthy does not necessarily mean he was once in the militia. He may have stashed away some money or else runs a bartering business in the camp. Many men work for the various aid agencies in exchange for a larger food ration. Aid agencies pay in kind for work such as erecting tents, digging trenches and chopping down trees. The camps do seem less tense than in the past and many refugees claim the armed factions have fled. SOUNDBITE: (French) "The problem is over (referring to militias), it has left. It left for the Equatorial Forest. The rest of the population came here." SUPER CAPTION: Jean-Mari Mbarushimana, Hutu Refugee from Gitongoro region Even without militias patrolling the camps, life here is difficult. There are many neglected people and malnutrition in some cases is chronic. Refugees can die simply because they are too weak to walk to the emergency medical or feeding centres. And for those young men who are fit, they say they have no fears about being repatriated. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I would be very happy to arrive in my country and this is the idea of all the people." SUPER CAPTION: Fufthere Ntirampaga, Refugee from Kibuye region According to the U-N's High Commission for Refugees, everyone who wants to go home will be taken, but when this will happen is still unclear. The first to leave will be these unaccompanied children, identified by orange arm tags which have their names and other information such as their blood group. Certainly none of these children were involved in the genocide in Rwanda, but the atrocities of the past still affect their future. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8da1dca8dbffa69628fb2e10f552c43e Uw_iz0eDS1I |
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