Just another day at the UN

So we went to Arusha last week to sit in on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rewanda at the UN. It was actually really interesting. They are still trying the Rewanda genocides from 1994 and we 'saw' them question one person. Most of it was regaurding someone trying to coerce them into giving false testimony against someone by the name of Prosper Mugiraneza, who was arrested in 1999 for crimes against humanity. I have more experience with how 'judical' systems work than any civilian should. The person being questioned was coached to say exactly what her lawyers wanted to say. Its weird to see that kind of thing from the outside looking in. But going to the trials, it was sort of like witnessing history.

After the UN, we went to the Massai Market. I'm not a huge fan. People in Arusha are 10 times as agressive as the people in Moshi and the stuff is the same. There is tones of stuff I'd like to buy, but is too big to bring home. Who wouldn't want a life-size giraff statue? I would, but I doubt it will fit in my carry on.

On the weekend, I'll be visiting the bithplace of Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar.

AC