MARIAM GAMOUS: IN SUDAN, A MISSION TO REFORM DARFUR'S PRISONS

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MARIAM GAMOUS: IN SUDAN, A MISSION TO REFORM DARFUR'S PRISONSNew York,
May 28 2013 1:00PMFighting in Darfur, Sudan has killed an estimated
300,000 people and displaced some 2 million others. Mariam Gamous, a
Darfur native and civilian peacekeeper with the UN-African Union
mission in Darfur, known by the acronym UNAMID, was there when the
troubles began in 2003.

"I remember the conflict," recalled Ms. Gamous, a resident of the
Darfur town of El Fasher. "I remember the fear as people were
displaced, killed and fled across the borders."


As combat between rebels, the Government and associated armed groups
intensified, Ms. Gamous hit the field along with humanitarian workers
from many non-governmental organizations to help allay the effects of
the violence on the civilian population.


"During that time, I provided support to many people who were affected
by and suffering from the war," she recently told the UN News Centre
by email.


"They required a lot of protection, psychological support and
rehabilitation in order to reduce the stress from which they suffered
and to provide them with basic human needs."
In 2008, Ms. Gamous joined UNAMID's Rule of Law section as a
corrections officer, pursuing her desire to participate in the UN's
peace initiatives in the area.


Working with the mission's Prison Advisory Unit, Ms. Gamous currently
helps support reform of Darfur's prison system, overseeing its
compliance with international legal and human rights standards.


"In my role as a correction officer, I conduct daily and weekly visits
to the area's prisons in order to provide advice, mentoring and
technical support to the prisons' management and staff," she
explained.


"In addition, I conduct training and capacity building programmes with
prison staff for skill development as well as providing support for
infrastructure upgrades such as juvenile homes and children-friendly
spaces, in order to improve the general living and working
conditions."


Other programmes in the penal system focus on improving the quality of
life of the area's prison population through activities that range
from the making of arts and crafts and organizing local soccer matches
to seminars on gender issues and HIV/AIDS awareness.


Ms. Gamous would like to broaden her activities as well. "The only
challenges I face on a daily basis are related to funding. With
enough budgeted funding, I would further implement different
activities with female prisoners, especially those incarcerated with
children," she said. May 28 2013 1:00PM
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