Peter Ouko: From death row to law graduate
Peter Ouko: Cum am absolvit Dreptul în timp ce eram condamnat la moarte
Pete Ouko champions access to justice for inmates and the indolent in Africa. Full bio
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interior designer,
de 28 de ani,
due to a broken-down judicial system.
din cauza unui sistem juridic defect.
he didn't commit
pe care n-o comisese
the victim who actually died in the murder
persoana care a fost ucisă
sentenced to prison
la închisoare
de care nu era vinovat.
eight by seven,
de 8 pe 7 metri,
that Manson would have been living in.
în care ar fi locuit Manson.
than the eight-by-seven cell.
decât celula aceea de 8 pe 7.
as he awaited the executioner --
nimeni nu avea un nume,
he did not have a name --
așteptându-și execuția,
the next minute,
that Manson faced,
cu care se confrunta,
going to play the victim.
that had put him behind bars.
care-l trimisese după gratii,
he could change that justice system
în care putea să schimbe sistemul
să obțină dreptate,
when he decided to embrace forgiveness
în clipa în care a decis să-i ierte
și am descoperit iertarea,
going to be a victim anymore.
să fiu o victimă.
change a system
younger inmates every day
tot mai tineri în fiecare zi,
să fie cu familiile lor?
in prison, my fellow inmates,
din închisoare, ceilalți pușcăriași,
to the justice system,
către sistemul juridic,
that had been set up
if I may use that word --
să funcționeze
de facultate din Regatul Unit,
graduate from the UK,
of his colleagues from university
colegi de facultate
de maximă securitate Kamiti.
of the 15 worst prisons in the world.
15 închisori din lume.
we were on death row.
deși eram condamnați la moarte.
from the university
și colegii săi de facultate
with the latest technology
cu cele mai noi tehnologii
to very good standards
la standarde foarte bune,
have to die in indignity.
and the support,
at the University of London.
la Universitatea din Londra.
studied from South Africa,
din Africa de Sud,
at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
din închisoarea Kamiti.
from within the prison system.
din interiorul sistemului penitenciar.
the helpless victim.
victimei lipsite de apărare.
not only to assist myself,
nu doar să mă ajut pe mine însumi,
that have just been spoken about here.
și despre care tocmai s-a vorbit aici.
legal briefs for them.
documente legale pentru ei.
we did as much as we could.
din închisoare, am făcut tot ce am putut.
at the African Prisons Project
in the Kenya Prison Service
are 63 de deținuți și angajați
through distance learning.
la Universitatea din Londra.
who are being motivated
motivați nu doar
the most indolent in society,
din societate,
and others get access to justice.
și altor oameni acces la justiție.
something kept stirring me.
ceva nu-mi dădea pace.
kept hitting me.
cuvintele lui Martin Luther King,
"Pete, if you can't fly,
„Pete, dacă nu poți zbura,
to keep moving in whatever I do.
în tot ceea ce fac.
we can change our society,
în care ne putem schimba societatea,
sistemul juridic,
the justice system --
in our country --
after 18 years in prison,
a anului trecut, după 18 ani de pușcărie,
on presidential pardon.
printr-o amnistie prezidențială.
the African Prisons Project --
African Prisons Project,
of training and setting up
de a instrui și a crea
and legal college behind bars.
din spatele gratiilor.
inmates and staff
colegii din închisoare,
wider society of the poor
that we can all reexamine ourselves,
că toți ne putem reexamina,
will not take us anywhere.
niciodată nu m-am simțit așa.
by the peaceful revolutionaries
de revoluționarii pașnici
the world needs you today.
lumea are nevoie de voi astăzi.
each and every single one of you here,
pe fiecare dintre voi,
changemakers, innovators,
oameni care schimbă lucrurile, inovatori,
we have at TED,
de la TED,
of Martin Luther King.
lui Martin Luther King.
in your heart and your life.
în inimile și în viețile voastre.
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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