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Oct 29, 2026
NigelGUEST
I did little gymnastics every morning before breakfast.
NigelGUEST
And I did, in Malawi, where I was the High Commissioner, I did a lot of serious walking.
NigelGUEST
And I explored and led walks in the wilder places.
Richard TevershamHOST
So does Hampstead Heath remind you of anything, any other place that you've lived?
speaker_7GUEST
Subsequently, there are discrepancies.
speaker_7GUEST
I have a letter from the High Commissioner of South Africa.
speaker_7GUEST
and that genuine mistake you know what i'm saying once you are saying that there's a mistake they just said they're not minorities but once you create the impression that they're all here and they're intact problem being you know now i know it's important that person will find it some fault where there's no fault today i brought a fake radio i'll be dead clearly so a bb a big crowd beat me back on the 12th I was signed with the same passport number.
speaker_7GUEST
Imagine me, 5,500.
Deborah AdosoHOST
It is only Article 40 in the 1992 Constitution that states that the government has the sole mandate to protect his people in other countries.
Deborah AdosoHOST
But yesterday I tried to look for... to look for this in the constitution that states that when your citizen is being attacked in another country you the government after evacuating them here you need to give them something to start life again it is not written anywhere in the constitution and i don't think it has been done before no it has not been done before it has not this is the first time something of this sort is happening in ghana but don't you think that if we started this way people are going to feel entitled to it you're not entitled to anything see even if you watch the video yesterday there is one man that spoke and in like in a way i got so emotional he said there are people were being killed he started he said he went to south africa for seven years and then he has established a saloon business for himself they demolished the saloon vehicle they were after his life And then he went to Kwasiga, who is the High Commissioner in South Africa.
Deborah AdosoHOST
And then he went in to rescue these people.
Deborah AdosoHOST
And the government ensured that they paid the hotel where they would sleep.
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Michael AddoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is what must be commended.
Michael AddoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
rather than the deliberate machinations and fault-finding directed at the hard-working and caring foreign minister, Hon.
Michael AddoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Samuel Fujito Okuagwa, and our dynamic High Commissioner, His Excellency Benjamin Kwasi, and his team for the work they did for us on the President's orders.
Ruth Esenam FiyagbeduHOST
Well, that was the lead convener for the South Africa Evacuation Association.
Ben WrightVOICE_ACTOR
Her name is Olena Janera.
Ben WrightVOICE_ACTOR
She's employed by the High Commissioner.
Ben WrightVOICE_ACTOR
How come you picked a woman? Well, I heard her on the Voice of Kenya one night being interviewed, and she said she was very interested in doing something for our country.
Ben WrightVOICE_ACTOR
So I contacted the radio station, found her, explained the school, and she's very pretty, too.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
Nana Safoe, J.I., is the MP for Bosome Frejo and Deputy Ranking Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
Ben Kwashi is Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
K. Kujo is with Imani Africa.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
Isaac Kofieje is the head of research here at Joy News.
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Nana Asafo Agyei AyehGUEST
Then we can appreciate the conversation we are having here.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
All right.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
So, High Commissioner, hold on briefly.
Samson Lardy AnyeniniHOST
Kekujo, are you with me? Kekujo? Please unmute your mic.
Kaya SelbyCORRESPONDENT
And those will be the questions that the Prime Minister has to answer.
Tiana HaxtonHOST
West Papuan civil society organisations have called for Indonesia to allow access to their region for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Tiana HaxtonHOST
Claims of persistent human rights abuses continue as violent conflict has deepened in the rugged interior of Indonesian-controlled Papua region in recent months, causing an increasing number of internally displaced people, or IDPs.
Tiana HaxtonHOST
As Johnny Blades reports, Indonesia says human rights issues in Papua are being dealt with, but the civil society groups say a circuit breaker is badly needed.
Rosa MoewenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And the Indonesian government is always promoting the positive image of the human rights situation in West Papua, while the real situation on the ground is still getting worse, especially around the military operations and the impact to the people that we now have like 127,000 IDPs waiting for the right time to go back home and This is something that happened for a long time.
Johnny BladesCORRESPONDENT
Indonesia's representative at the UNGA conveyed Jakarta's sensitivity over any attempts to internationalize the Papua issue.
Nona Gayi LunaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Arrangements for any visit by the High Commissioner should be agreed between the host state and the office of the High Commissioner.
Nona Gayi LunaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They are not set by a third date or any regional body.
Scott FoxHOST
Scott, longtime listener, foreign-born Canadian.
Scott FoxHOST
Regarding the Indian High Commissioner's comments on immigration, he also spoke about strengthening Canada's immigration system.
Scott FoxHOST
He mentioned that a points-based system works best.
Scott FoxHOST
Immigration needs to be sustainable and strategic with housing and social services available for newcomers, not freebies and handouts.
Awa DaboSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Mr.
Awa DaboSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
President, since the High Commissioner's last report to this Council, states and others have taken some initiatives towards racial justice and equality.
Awa DaboSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Some governments have gone some way towards addressing the legacies of enslavement, the trade in enslaved Africans and colonialism, The European Union adopted its anti-racism strategy 2026 to 2030.
Awa DaboSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Supreme Court of Brazil ordered the government to develop a national plan to combat racism in public security, healthcare, and education, and to provide reparations.
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Esther IveremHOST
I feel like Victor E-R-E-M like Mary.
Esther IveremHOST
The music we played this hour included Truth Don't Die by Femi Kuti, What Rough Beast by Burnt Sugar, The Orchestra Chamber, Prologue by Kamasi Washington, and our theme music for the show is Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix.
Esther IveremHOST
The voices you heard in our On the Ground segment were Awa Dabo, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing the Human Rights Council during its 63rd session in Geneva on September 26, 2026.
Esther IveremHOST
Before her, Kari Siegenthaler, legal intern for the ACLU Human Rights Program, speaking during the same session on September 29th.
Scott FoxHOST
Scott, longtime listener, foreign-born Canadian.
Scott FoxHOST
Regarding the Indian High Commissioner's comments on immigration, he also spoke about strengthening Canada's immigration system.
Scott FoxHOST
He mentioned that a points-based system works best.
Scott FoxHOST
Immigration needs to be sustainable and strategic with housing and social services available for newcomers, not freebies and handouts.
Ben SoppittGUEST
They have a permanent seat on its Board of Commissioners.
Ben SoppittGUEST
The High Commissioner for India in London has a permanent seat there.
Ben SoppittGUEST
So I hope that that pressure, given that the majority, about 80% of the casualties there are Indian Army casualties, And they were treated appallingly at the time, and still that continues to this day.
Ben SoppittGUEST
So I think there's a moral and ethical pressure that needs to be put on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to make up for those historical and continuing differential treatment of Indian Army casualties.
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