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Haiti: Haiti’s Emergency Response Must Include Protection From Widespread Sexual Violence, Says Amnesty International
Thousands of women living in temporary camps around Haiti are threatened by sexual violence and have inadequate protection...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: Haitian authorities tell Amnesty International they will investigate abuses committed during Duvalier’s rule
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, January 21, 2011HAITIAN AUTHORITIES TELL AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL THEY WILL INVESTIGATE ABUSES COMMITTED DURING DUVALIER’S RULEHuman Rights Organization Gives Authorities 101 Documents Detailing Dozens of Cases of Torture, Extrajudicial Executions and More Between 1971 and 1986(Port-au-Prince) -- Haitian authorities have told Amnesty International they are launching an investigation into crimes against humanity committed during Jean-Claude Duvalier’s rule in the 1970s and 80s.Amnesty International Haiti Researcher Gerardo Ducos met yesterday with Haiti Prosecutor Harycidas Auguste and Minister of Justice Paul Denis to discuss the need for an investigation into the abuses committed during Duvalier’s years in…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier?s Arrest in Haiti
Amnesty International Press Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier’s Arrest in Haiti Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected], or Josefina Salomón at +44-7778-472-116, [email protected]. (London) -- In response to the arrest of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier in Haiti, Amnesty International’s Senior Advisor and Haiti expert, Javier Zuñiga, said: “The arrest of Jean-Claude Duvalier is a positive step but it is not enough to charge him only with corruption.” “If true justice is to be done in Haiti, the Haitian authorities need to open a criminal investigation into Duvalier’s responsibility for the multitude…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, ASSERTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amnesty International Press Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, ASSERTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected], or Josefina Salomón at +44-7778-472-116, [email protected]. Amnesty International has urged the Haitian authorities to investigate alleged human rights violations committed by former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as 'Baby Doc,’ following his detention today in Port-Au-Prince. Jean-Claude Duvalier, who has been accused of presiding over numerous human rights violations during his rule from 1971 to 1986, was detained after being questioned by police. It is not yet clear which charges he will…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Dominican Republic: Amnesty International Calls the Dominican Republic to Stop Forcible Deportation of Haitians
Amnesty International Press Release For Immediate Release Friday, January 07, 2011 Amnesty International Calls the Dominican Republic to Stop Forcible Deportation of Haitians --- Organization Says Nearly 1,000 Haitians Were Deported Within the Last Week on Grounds of Stopping the Spread of Cholera Contact: Wende Gozan-Brown, 212-633-4247, [email protected] (London) – Amnesty International today urged authorities in the Dominican Republic to immediately halt the mass deportation of Haitian migrants amid claims by the authorities that the move is necessary to prevent the spread of cholera. “Haiti is still recovering from a devastating natural disaster," said Javier Zuñiga, senior…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: Haiti’s Emergency Response Must Include Protection From Widespread Sexual Violence, Says Amnesty International
Thousands of women living in temporary camps around Haiti are threatened by sexual violence and have inadequate protection...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: Haitian authorities tell Amnesty International they will investigate abuses committed during Duvalier’s rule
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate Release:Thursday, January 21, 2011HAITIAN AUTHORITIES TELL AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL THEY WILL INVESTIGATE ABUSES COMMITTED DURING DUVALIER’S RULEHuman Rights Organization Gives Authorities 101 Documents Detailing Dozens of Cases of Torture, Extrajudicial Executions and More Between 1971 and 1986(Port-au-Prince) -- Haitian authorities have told Amnesty International they are launching an investigation into crimes against humanity committed during Jean-Claude Duvalier’s rule in the 1970s and 80s.Amnesty International Haiti Researcher Gerardo Ducos met yesterday with Haiti Prosecutor Harycidas Auguste and Minister of Justice Paul Denis to discuss the need for an investigation into the abuses committed during Duvalier’s years in…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier?s Arrest in Haiti
Amnesty International Press Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Amnesty International On Jean-Claude Duvalier’s Arrest in Haiti Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected], or Josefina Salomón at +44-7778-472-116, [email protected]. (London) -- In response to the arrest of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier in Haiti, Amnesty International’s Senior Advisor and Haiti expert, Javier Zuñiga, said: “The arrest of Jean-Claude Duvalier is a positive step but it is not enough to charge him only with corruption.” “If true justice is to be done in Haiti, the Haitian authorities need to open a criminal investigation into Duvalier’s responsibility for the multitude…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, ASSERTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amnesty International Press Statement For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 JEAN-CLAUDE DUVALIER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED, ASSERTS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected], or Josefina Salomón at +44-7778-472-116, [email protected]. Amnesty International has urged the Haitian authorities to investigate alleged human rights violations committed by former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known as 'Baby Doc,’ following his detention today in Port-Au-Prince. Jean-Claude Duvalier, who has been accused of presiding over numerous human rights violations during his rule from 1971 to 1986, was detained after being questioned by police. It is not yet clear which charges he will…
March 27, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Haiti 2010
Head of state René García Préval Head of government Jean-Max Bellerive (replaced Michèle D. Pierre-Louis in November) Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 10 million Life expectancy 61 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 90/80 per 1,000 Adult literacy 62.1 per cent Poverty remained endemic, widespread and profound, denying millions of Haitians access to a range of human rights. Women and girls continued to experience high levels of violence. Outbreaks of mob justice and lynchings were frequent and those responsible rarely brought to justice. There were reports of ill-treatment and arbitrary arrests and killings by officials. According to the UN, prison…
March 19, 2011