The antics of Aristide, and current President, René Préval
By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2012 (IPS) – International and local human rights groups Tuesday strongly denounced the ruling by an investigating judge in Haiti that former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier should not face charges for massive human rights abuses committed during his 15-year reign, from 1971 to 1986. The Office of...
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January 25, 2012 Laurent Lamothe received a surprise request, during his visit to France. Pressure is on the Martelly government. The clock is ticking. Alain Juppé, France’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France has pressed Haiti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Lamothe for the extradition to France of both Rene Preval and Jean-Bertrand...
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Avant son assassinat par un criminel engagé par Jean-Bertrand Aristide pour l’éliminer parce qu’il était devenu encombrant, le chef de Gang Amiot Métayer a révélé qu’il avait reçu des ordres du Palais National pour assassiner des partisans du MOCHRENA. Son exécution par des hommes du Président Aristide a mis le feu au poudre. De...
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December 16, 1991 Dr. Maryse Narcisse, coordinator of the Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas was at a loss to explain why Aristide did not attend a rally to commemorate his electoral win in 1991. The turn out was small with ex-Prime Minister Alexis in attendance. As a contrast, Jean Claude Duvalier visited Gonaives to...
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Les Arbouet connus comme des militants devenus assassins du régime Lavalas d’Aristide étaient désignés comme bourreaux de Me Bertin. Le Ministre de l’Intérieur d’alors, Colonel Mondesir Beaubrun (F’ADH), fut ainsi indexé comme l’instigateur de cet ordre criminel d’exécuter une avocate militante politique parce qu’elle s’était opposée ouvertement au gouvernement Lavalas du Président Jean-Bertrand Aristide....
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Decembre 2, 2011-12-02 Le Ministre de la Présidence, chargé des Haïtiens vivant à l’étranger, Mr Daniel Supplice, a révélé qu’une demande formelle a été déposée récemment par la France auprès du nouveau gouvernement haïtien pour que les anciens présidents, MM.Jean-Bertrand Aristide et René Préval, soient mis à la disposition de la Justice française.A en...
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Jacques, Je n’ai plus beaucoup de temps libre pour écrire sur le net. Cependant, je réponds a ton message pour t’ informer,ainsi que les membres des foras. Je ne veux pas ouvrir un débat avec Monsieur Roselor Francois. J’interviens de temps en temps pour dénoncer publiquement des individus qui manipulent et trompent l’opinion publique...
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*Haiti Democracy Project*, 2011-10-17 http://haitipolicy.org/content/4729.htm) International Secretariat Amnesty International London Greetings from the Haiti Democracy Project. We commend your report on Jean-Claude Duvalier, “You Cannot Kill the Truth,” and endorse your call for prosecution. We deplore the disruption of its presentation on September 23. We were wondering if you were planning a companion report on Jean-Bertrand Aristide,...
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The supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide held last Friday in Belair, a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the military coup of 1991 that overthrew the former Head of State during his first term. While they were thousands of supporters to welcome the return after seven years of exile in South...
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have held a rally marking the 20th anniversary of the military coup that toppled the two-time leader during his first term in office. Ansyto Felix of Aristide’s Family Lavalas political party says the 1991 ouster of the populist leader was a rupture in Haiti’s long struggle...
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