Peter Ouko: From death row to law graduate
Peter Ouko: Da condannato a morte a laureato in Legge.
Pete Ouko champions access to justice for inmates and the indolent in Africa. Full bio
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interior designer,
di 28 anni,
dietro le sbarre
due to a broken-down judicial system.
giudiziario marcio.
he didn't commit
che non ha commesso
in questo omicidio:
the victim who actually died in the murder
morì a causa dell'omicidio
sentenced to prison
condannato al carcere
di due metri per due
eight by seven,
ricevuto del cibo.
quando sono entrato nella mia stanza,
in cui viveva Manson.
that Manson would have been living in.
than the eight-by-seven cell.
di una cella due metri per due.
as he awaited the executioner --
ad aspettare il boia,
he did not have a name --
avrebbe dovuto aspettare.
the next minute,
un minuto dopo,
impiegarci 30 anni.
che Manson dovette affrontare,
that Manson faced,
fatto la vittima.
going to play the victim.
that had put him behind bars.
che lo aveva incarcerato
per poter cambiare tale sistema
he could change that justice system
a ottenere giustizia
arrivò quando decise di perdonare
when he decided to embrace forgiveness
going to be a victim anymore.
che non sarei stato mai più una vittima.
change a system
younger inmates every day
giovani detenuti
con le proprie famiglie?
di prigione, i miei compagni detenuti,
in prison, my fellow inmates,
to the justice system,
al sistema giudiziario,
that had been set up
che erano state istituite
if I may use that word --
se posso dirlo,
il sistema giudiziario,
graduate from the UK,
of his colleagues from university
con tre o quattro colleghi dell'università
nella Kamiti Maximum Prison.
of the 15 worst prisons in the world.
prigioni peggiori del mondo.
nel braccio della morte.
we were on death row.
from the university
con le tecnologie più avanzate
with the latest technology
di tutto rispetto
to very good standards
ammalati in prigione
morire in modo poco dignitoso.
have to die in indignity.
and the support,
at the University of London.
studied from South Africa,
at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
alla Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
all'interno del sistema carcerario.
from within the prison system.
the helpless victim.
not only to assist myself,
di aiutare me stesso,
di cui abbiamo appena parlato.
that have just been spoken about here.
legal briefs for them.
direttive legali per loro.
abbiamo fatto il possibile.
we did as much as we could.
at the African Prisons Project
del Kenya Prison Service
in the Kenya Prison Service
a distanza alla University of London.
through distance learning.
who are being motivated
le cose, che sono stati motivati
i più indolenti della società,
the most indolent in society,
ad avere accesso alla giustizia.
and others get access to justice.
something kept stirring me.
qualcosa si muoveva in me.
King che mi raggiungevano.
kept hitting me.
"Pete, if you can't fly,
fai tutto il possibile,
di continuare a muovermi.
di muovermi qualsiasi cosa faccia.
to keep moving in whatever I do.
per cambiare la nostra società,
we can change our society,
il sistema giudiziario,
the justice system --
in our country --
after 18 years in prison,
dopo 18 anni di prigione,
on presidential pardon.
dietro grazia presidenziale.
the African Prisons Project --
l'African Prisons Project
di formare ed istituire
of training and setting up
e il primo college legale dietro le sbarre,
and legal college behind bars.
inmates and staff
wider society of the poor
alla giustizia legale.
che possiamo riesaminare noi stessi,
that we can all reexamine ourselves,
will not take us anywhere.
non ci porta da nessuna parte.
né ero un prigioniero.
che non ce la farai,
by the peaceful revolutionaries
da irivoluzionari pacifici
the world needs you today.
il mondo ha bisogno di voi adesso.
each and every single one of you here,
di voi qui presente,
changemakers, innovators,
portatori di cambiamento, innovatori,
che siete qui al TED,
we have at TED,
of Martin Luther King.
le parole di Martin Luther King.
in your heart and your life.
nel vostro cuore e nella vostra vita.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Peter Ouko - Prison reform advocatePete Ouko champions access to justice for inmates and the indolent in Africa.
Why you should listen
Twenty years ago, Peter Ouko walked into a police station in Kenya seeking answers to the circumstances under which his wife had been found murdered and the body dumped next to the police station fence. Unbeknown to him, the hunter would soon find himself as the hunted, and in a journey through the then broken down judicial system, he found himself convicted and sent to the gallows for a crime he maintains he did not commit.
Instead of bitterness, Ouko decided to forgive his tormentors and make the best of his time in prison, becoming the first inmate to graduate with a University of London Diploma in Law while behind bars. He is currently in his final year as an LLB student in the same University.
In his dual role as an Ambassador of the African Prisons Project and Founder of the Youth Safety Awareness Initiative, Ouko today champions access to justice for inmates and the indolent in society while using social enterprise to advocate for a crime free world. His goal: to demystify justice and have a crime free world underpinned by the rule of the law.
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