Rwanda: The death of Rwandan President Juvénal HABYARIMANA in an attack on 6 April 1994 comes at a time when the situation is already explosive. The Hutus, the majority ethnic group that holds the power, will slaughter the Tutsis. In three months, 800,000 men, women, children and old men will be killed by machete. Survivors will find refuge in neighbouring countries. The Tutsis will then succeed in taking power. The UN, as it should, is reacting very late... The French humanitarian operation "Turquoise" is launched, but the role of the military remains ambiguous and France is accused, before the genocide, of having trained Hutu extremists, of having armed them and supported them. Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Minister of Defence, judges these accusations totally scandalous and unjust. Comment on archival images.
A report on the crisis in the research community, which is demanding more positions and resources from the government. Interview of biologist, Axel KHAN, geneticist of the Institut Cochin in Paris, Alain TRAUTMANN, director of research at CNRS. Story of the events. Alternation of factual images.
In the Pas-de-Calais in Noeux-les-Mines, Sébastien, victim of a homophobic attack, was burned alive in his garden. Back to the facts. Testimonies of Jacqueline NOUCHET, mother of the victim and Patrice JONDREVILLE, companion of Sébastien, with newspaper articles about the ordeal experienced by the homosexual couple for years.
Chicken flu: Europe was a little reassured when it learned that a patient detected in Germany was not a victim of this epidemic, but English researchers are still developing a vaccine and all European experts are gathered in Rome. Commentary on factual images and interviews Joseph DOMENECH (head animal health unit United Nations Organization for Agriculture, FAO) and Doctor John WOOD (National Biology Institute, London).
Report in Bordeaux on the inauguration by Mayor Alain JUPPE of the new tramway, a revolutionary technology. Comment on factual and archival images alternating with an interview with Alain JUPPE, deputy mayor of Bordeaux.
Official visit of the President of the Republic to Niger. Images of the arrival of President Jacques CHIRAC alternate with an excerpt from his speech at the National Assembly in Niamey on France’s aid and solidarity towards Niger. Nigerian micro-sidewalk on France.
Reportage sur l'association "Ni putes, ni soumises" qui, pour la première fois se rassemble. Manifestation et interview de Samira BELLIL, auteur "Dans l'enfer des tournantes" qui s'exprime sur la nécessité de cette prise de conscience et du travail à développer sur le terrain. Fadela AMARA, présidente de "Ni putes, ni soumises" s'explique sur les moyens à mettre en oeuvre.
Reportage. Recounting the inauguration of the new section that allows the Eurostar to connect Brussels to London and Paris with a very appreciable time saving. The subject alternates factual images of the inauguration with interviews with Vic EVANS, driver of Eurostar, Jean-Pierre ORSI, engineer SNCF and Guillaume PEPY, president of the Eurostar group.
Report. Summary of agreements negotiated during the six-day meeting of delegates from 146 WTO member countries. An agreement was reached so that poor countries could have access to generic medicines. Alternation of commentary on factual images and illustration and extract from the speech at the forum of the WTO Director-General, Supachai PANITCHPAKDI.
Reportage à Marseille, où des mariages multi-ethniques symboliques sont célébrés pour la Saint-Valentin par Samia GHALI, conseillère municipale. Ces mariages se font à l’occasion de la marche des femmes des cités organisée à travers la France par le mouvement « Ni putes, ni soumises » pour dénoncer les conditions de vie des femmes dans les quartiers difficiles. Interviews de Meriam MIMOUN, participante au faux mariage, et de Loubna MELIANE, participante à la marche des femmes.
The association "Exit Nuclear" is campaigning for the closure of all French power plants, it publishes a report according to which 11 French nuclear power plants have failed safety systems which could prove inoperative in the event of an earthquake. Commentary on images of illustrations and interviews Stéphane LHOMME (spokesman "Exit Nuclear") and Dominique MINIERE (Deputy Director nuclear production EDF).
On the occasion of the celebration of the Feast of Humanity, Marie Georges BUFFET delivered a speech denouncing the policy pursued by the new government criticizing the plans for reform on health, on the delinquency of the miners and the construction of a future plane door: "wages are blocked, health is mistreated, the school is becoming the last wheel of the carriage and children are threatened from prison, young jobs are abandoned... but what is this society that is abandoning its children to be able to build a second carrier? ".
In Oise, contemporary art exhibition at the vez dungeon. sculptures by artists such as Niki de saint Phalle, Miro, Dubuffet, Chagall and Louise Bourgeois. This 2002 edition offers an original theme: the fantastic animal.
The law of 6 June 2000 to promote equal access for women and men to electoral mandates and elected office must be applied in the next parliamentary elections of 9 and 16 June. Reportage in Ile de France illustrating the obstacles to parity of applications, in particular the refusal of certain candidates to leave their place to a woman. In the Essonne, Véronique CARANTOIS, RPR candidate, embarks on her first election campaign with the feeling of a stricter and demanding look at women in politics. In the Hauts de Seine, the RPR wants to impose a candidate on Jean-Pierre FOUCHER, an outgoing UDF member. Commentary on factual images alternating with interviews with Véronique CARANTOIS, Roselyne BACHELOT, in charge of social issues at the RPR; Jean-Pierre FOUCHER and Michèle SABBAN, State Secretary for Women’s Rights, PS.
Point on the state of the search for 6 skiers in Val d'Isère (Savoie), probably victims of an avalanche. Comment on factual images and interviews Jean-Lou COSTERG (Director of Track Safety), a manager of ski rental store and Thierry ETIENNE (captain of the Gendarmerie).
Inauguration by the President of the Republic, Jacques CHIRAC, of the Salon de l'Agriculture in Paris. In the presidential campaign, he said "that beyond the common agricultural policy, we need a national policy that promotes environmentally responsible and economically strong agriculture." A farmer who says she votes for him if he comes to see her. Comment on factual images, reaction of an exhibitor and interview of the President.
The President of the Republic Jacques Chirac inaugurated the Salon de l'agriculture in Paris. Comment on pictures of his visit to the show. Jacques CHIRAC’s statement on the future of agricultural policy in France: he believes it must be environmentally responsible and economically strong.