In the Army's Hands: Human Rights in Haiti on the Eve of the Elections |
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Page 17 - November 1987, pp. 31-33. **See Americas Watch, National Coalition for Haitian Refugees & Caribbean Rights, The More Things Change. . .Human Rights in Haiti. February 1989, p.
Page 68 - Committee's 19 members said that "in light of the poor track record of the Haitian military, the virtual absence of professionalism within its ranks, and the overall deterioration in the current situation, to provide such assistance would send the wrong signal to the Haitian military at this critical juncture.
Page 25 - ... pressure was not forthcoming. When the Reagan administration reacted to the campaign of anti-election terror and obstruction with no more than a shake of its finger, the CNG believed it could do as it pleased. And it did. A. Accelerating Violence As outlined at greater length in the last report by the National Coalition for Haitian Refugees and Americas Watch, Haiti: Terror and the 1987 Elections (November 1987), there were many early signs that the Namphy government was fundamentally opposed...
Page 17 - Cénoble, 37, elected under the banner of the National Front for Change and Democracy (Front National pour le Changement et la Démocratie, FNCD) barely escaped arrest by a squad of soldiers led by the local commander.
Page 39 - I have heard about state counselors but the Council of State, I don't know what that is.... I have heard that a certain Mrs. Ertha Pascal Trouillot was President but this is not a thing that concerns me. J am a soldier, I receive orders from my superiors.
Page 5 - ... Group to Honor and Respect the Constitution sent a telegram to the president of Taiwan. The telegram was signed by three leading members of the group, none of whom were politicians: Father Antoine Adrien, a respected priest; Antoine Izmery, a wealthy businessman active in the Chamber of Commerce; and Dr. Louis Roy, the founder of the Haitian Red Cross and a major architect of the 1987 Constitution. The telegram informed President Lee Teng-hui that "the Haitian people are not aware of Avril's...
Page 66 - Nixon, he had lost the confidence of key sectors of the country....In a highly personal conversation, Adams also spoke to the general about the capacity for overcoming loss.
Page 49 - Return of Paramilitary Chief Prompts Strike Call in Haiti," The New York Times, July 11, 1990. "My conclusion...