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NCHR Calls Again For
Establishment of Special Court on 6th Anniversary of The
Assassination of Pioneer Journalist Jean Dominique
 New
York, April 3, 2006 -- While recognizing that the office of
the President is hamstrung by constitutional limitations and the
political and practical reality of barely functioning state
institutions, we urge President-Elect Préval to use his political
capital and moral authority now and in the future to back a vigorous
pursuit of the criminals who conspired to silence Dominique and the
democratic voices to which he gave voice. The government of Haiti
should promptly establish an interim prosecutorial machine – a
special court or prosecutor – to which the international community
should commit significant resources so that justice reigns supreme.>>>
Quelle Importance Jean
Dominique?
 Plaidoirie
de Michèle Montas et de Jan Dominique
New York, le 3 avril 2006 -- "La réponse nous
vient de ceux qui sont victimes au quotidien des abus de pouvoir de
petits chefs, de l’exclusion, de la marginalisation et des dénis de
justice, ceux qui en masse ont voté le 7 février pour la fin de
l’insécurité, sachant parfaitement que ce monstre a été nourri à la
mamelle de l’impunité et de l’injustice, ceux qui se sont battus
depuis 30 ans contre l’état prévaricateur et corrupteur, pour mettre
fin aux jeux destructeurs de pouvoir et d’argent, et pour changer la
vie." Lisez la suite en cliquant sur la flèche
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Help Stop Abuses Against Haitians in the Dominican Republic
March 15, 2006 -- About a week ago, the mayor of the village
of Las Matas de Farfan in the Dominican Republic was found murdered.
Reports indicate that a lynch mob gathered to avenge the murder of
the mayor. Two Haitians were caught by the mob, doused with
gasoline and set ablaze. They suffered severe burns over 70% of
their body and were taken to the hospital in critical condition. One
of them died of his wounds on March 14. The other hovers near death,
but is not expected to survive.
While Dominican troops have reportedly taken control of the town
and restored some calm, none of the members of the lynch mob have
been apprehended.
 Please
send a letter to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and to OAS
Ambassador Roberto Alvarez demanding prompt and thorough
investigations into these tragic events, without bias and
discrimination. The victims of these tragic and violent incidents
deserve equal justice.
Act Now!
Turning
Haiti Around
March 2, 2006 -- On February 7, 2006, more than 2 million Haitian
voters went to the polls to choose a new President and new Senators
and Assemblymen. They came undeterred by disabilities, hardships or
illiteracy, and waited patiently and calmly in long lines to cast
their vote despite the slow, frustrating and chaotic process. When
the polls closed, national and international observers hailed the
vote as free and fair. We salute the people of Haiti whose dignified
and exemplary behavior on election-day commands all of us to seek
progress and build a viable democracy in Haiti through non-violent
means.>>>
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