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From President Jean Betrand Aristide
the democratically elected President of Haiti

President of Haiti sends his condolences to New Orleans
President Aristide's message of solidarity to Father Jean-Juste Aug 31
President Aristide requests help for Prime Minister Yvon Neptune May 10
You Call for my Return, I Hear Your Voices
Letter from President Aristide on the 18th Anniversary of the Haitian Constitution
New Year's message from the President of Haiti - 2005 MESAJ PREZIDAN ARISTIDE BON ANE 2005
President Aristide accuses interim Prime Minister Latortue of unleashing a new wave of violence and repression in Haiti that is camouflaged through his search for a scapegoat - Oct 20

Statement by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide Kingston, Jamaica May 30 2004

International Day of Solidarity with Haiti

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New Orleans: Haiti activist Bill Quigley reports on escape from flooded hospital

How the U.S. impoverished Haiti
by J. Damu

John Maxwell
Losing New Orleans # 481 - One of the places where Mr Bush is spreading democracy is Haiti, tied by history and culture to New Orleans in a way few other countries are. It is now tied by another bond: catastrophe following the decapitation of democracy.

The UN in Haiti: Part of the problem, not the solution As reports continue to surface about the human rightss hell that Haiti has become, any independent observer must ask how many massacres the Haitian police will commit under the tutelage of U.N. forces before the U.N. is held accountable? Aug 31

Lavalas holds second demonstration in Cap Haïtien Lavalas party leader Moïse Jean Charles tried a second time to hold a march in Cap Haïtien on Sunday, August 21 to publicize the party's position on the elections. This time he succeeded well. A first attempt on August 14 was severely hampered by government authorities Aug 24

Haiti prisoner Father Jean-Juste denied medical treatment by coup government Aug 23

Congresswoman Waters says that Ambassador Foley was right about the interim Government of Haiti Aug 23

The UN, US, France and Canada support draconian laws and a "fascist" movement in Haiti Aug 23

Kevin Pina
Massacre in the Making The UN is currently planning a second military operation against Cite Soleil akin to "Operation Iron Fist" which will result in many more casualties then the massacre they committed on July 6th. Aug 18

Letter from Haiti National Penitentiary
We Hear Hope Coming
by Father Gerard Jean-Juste - Port au Prince Haiti
National Penitentiary - Brothers and sisters around the world, allow me to thank you for what you have done for me personally, and what you have done for the poor ones I serve and stand with, for all prisoners, especially the political prisoners of Haiti. Aug 16

Haiti's leading political party condemns "sham" elections, proposes censure of former Lavalas representatives Fanmi Lavalas asks its members not to stand in line to be assassinated once more, as has occurred in Solino, Bel-Air, Cite Soleil, Grand Ravines, La Saline, Barriere Bouteille, etc.

Michelle Karshan
Roger Noriega, the Architect of the Rule of Terror in Haiti, Quits State Department Two years to the day of his July 29, 2003, confirmation, Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, quit his job. Noriega was the chief architect of the coup d'etat against Haiti's internationally recognized democratically elected President and all 7,000 elected officials of Haiti. July 30

U.S., UN-backed oppression in Haiti becoming more extreme
By Benjamin Melançon - July 23

Wave of Protest Condemns UN Massacre of Poor in Haiti Protest campaign spreads to 5 countries & 15 cities in coordinated day of action

Haiti Action Committee URGENT ACTION ALERT
Father Jean Juste Imprisoned
Father JEAN-JUSTE seriously beat and abused at funeral for Jaques Roches and imprisoned since, July 21, 2005
Thursday morning, Father Gerard Jean-Juste went to St. Pierre Church in Petionville. He was part of a group of priests who were participating in the funeral service of well-known journalist and kidnap victim Jacques Roches. July 21

CONDEMN the UN massacre in Haiti Coordinated Multi-City International Protests on Thursday, July 21 in Brazil and 13 North American cities — to condemn the massacre of at least 23 Haitian civilians on July 6th in the popular neighborhood of Cite Soleil, by UN troops under Brazilian command. The protests called for UN troops and Haitian authorities to stop the killings; for all UN soldiers from 20 nations to leave Haiti now; and for the restoration of Haiti's sovereignty and constitutional rule.

Bon Fet Titid!

John Maxwell
Terror and Justice #475 – Many people believe that writing a column is duck soup. You just think of something that intrigues, concerns or provokes you in some way, sit down and blast off. It isn't that simple; and it can be a horribly frustrating job. July 17

Haiti's UN Occupation Forces Carry Out Massacre of Poor in Port-au-Prince On Wednesday morning, July 6th, at approximately 3:00 AM, UN occupation forces in Haiti carried out a major military operation in the working-class neighborhood of Cite Soleil July 8

Haiti activists around the world demand freedom for political prisoner Sò Anne Annette Auguste, Haitian folksinger and pro-democracy activist known as Sò Anne, has been held in prison without charges for more than one year, like many other political prisoners in Haiti's jails. July 6

The Haiti Democracy Project is not so Democratic By Jeb Sprague - June 30

Elections in Haiti this year would be a disaster says Maxine Waters Washington, D.C. - Today, on the Floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-35) offered an amendment to express the sense of Congress that national elections should not be held in the Republic of Haiti until conditions have been established to ensure that the elections will be free and fair. June 28

Haiti News Watch
St. Petersburg Times makes unsubstantiated claim The St. Petersburg Times made an unsubstantiated claim without citing a single source for the information. While the article attempted to provide a "forced balance" of the causes behind Haiti's violence, this statement enforced the mistaken impression that Aristide supporters are primarily to blame. June 23

The U.N. and the Haitian police execute deadly raids in Haiti
Bel Air and Citè Soleil Flashpoints Special Haiti Correspondent, Kevin Pina, reports on the aftermath of raids in pro-Aristide neighborhoods in Haiti's capital today.

Police in Haiti continue the killing
Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) - The Police Nationale d'Haiti (PNH) launched another bloody incursion into a poor neighborhood of Haiti's capital today. The U.N. refused to comment on the operation that reportedly led to the deaths of three people and four people wounded.

Pettigrew's Painter speaks about Haitian Blood on the hands of the Canadian Government

There is no political persecution in Haiti On June 11, Special Representative and Head of the U.N. Mission in Haiti Juan Gabriel Valdes, made a statement on Haitian radio stations declaring he had lived through the Pinochet dictatorship and, "compared to that experience, there is no political persecution in Haiti." On June 3, the Haitian police — with the help of U.N troops — begin four days of operations against the population in the neighborhood of Bel Air. Journalists entering the neighborhood were shown huge pools of blood where victims were reportedly shot without warning and residents indicated that more than 30 people have been killed during the police raids.

Elections: Haiti's "impossible nightmare?" Why are Haiti's voters staying away? The centerpiece of the international community's policy to rebuild violence-torn Haiti is the upcoming elections that were originally scheduled to begin in October of this year. June 7

Maxine Waters:

Noriega is undermining Democracy in Haiti
June 10
Elections in Haiti this year would be a disaster
June 7

Haiti's police ratchet up violence, dismiss human rights concerns Haitian police continued attacks against a pro-Aristide neighborhood for a third straight day. The area, known as Bel Air, has been a launching site for recent large demonstrations demanding the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. It is also said to be a home to what Haitian police have alleged is a growing "urban guerilla" movement to destabilize the government before upcoming elections. June 6

Spokesman for Aristide's Lavalas movement condemns violence in Haiti Port au Prince (HIP) - A spokesman for Aristide's Lavalas movement in Haiti's capital, Mr. Samba Boukman, condemned an attack and firebombing against a popular market in Port au Prince this last Wednesday. At least 10 people are reported to have died in the blaze that was started after unidentified gunman began shooting in the area.

Haiti News Watch
BBC misrepresents conclusions in a new report The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) misrepresented the conclusions of a comprehensive report issued by the IGC entitled, Spoiling Security in Haiti Crisis Group Latin America/Caribbean Report N?13, 31 May 2005. Jun 1

AP misrepresents widespread concern for abuses committed by the Haitian police by ignoring evidence of human rights groups and statement of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan.

U.N./Police in Haiti launch major offensive against Cite Soleil Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) - The U.N. and the Police Nationale d'Haiti (PNH) launched a major offensive today aimed at the pro-Aristide seaside slum of Cite Soleil. At least 3 people were killed and scores injured after U.N. and PNH security forces reportedly entered the area with "guns shooting everywhere" according to residents. May 31

Calls mount for investigation into rights abuses by Haiti's police Human rights abuses committed by the Haitian National Police (HNP) have brought increased criticism and pressure on the U.S.-installed government of Gerard Latortue. The inability of the U.N. mission to professionalize the force in the midst of intense foot dragging by the regime, has led to charges of complicity and tarnished the U.N. peacekeeping force's reputation. Insiders within the U.N. Civilian Police (CIVPOL), have begun to express their frustration with a mandate that does not give them command authority over the Haitian police. May 25

U.N. covers for Haiti's killer cops, threaten American journalist
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Haiti's capital May 18 to demand the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and freedom for the political prisoners. The MINUSTAH troops provided logistical support allowing SWAT teams to intimidate the peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators. The U.N. also tried to stop HIP correspondent Kevin Pina from reporting the news with repeated threats with violence. May 19

Congressional letter to save the life of Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune Congresswoman Waters and 14 other members of congress urge President Bush to seek the immediate release from prison of Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune May 13

Campaign for the return of democracy to Haiti A call for action by the African National Congress May 13

An Prensip: the subordination of the judiciary in Haiti The current Minister of Justice, Bernard Gousse was spinning a different premise just a couple years ago since then he has become the "architect of a campaign of repression" against supporters of the Lavalas party that has killed thousands of pro-democracy activists over the last year. May 12

UN accommodates human rights abuses by police in Haiti The images of the killings by the U.S.-armed and U.N.-trained Police Nationale de Haiti (PNH) are stark and undeniable. Peaceful demonstrators slaughtered in cold-blood as the U.N. pontificates and postures to justify its role in legitimizing the coup in February 2004 against the democratically elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. May 8

Cité Soleil under siege:
Haiti's elite, U.N., and fat cat NGOs paralyzed HIP - Lavalas militants created a massive traffic jam in the wealthy suburb of Petion-Ville today by felling a telephone pole on a road used by the country's wealthy elite, highly paid non-governmental specialists and commanders of the United Nations contingent. Traffic was backed up for six hours leading to luxury homes on Laboule road after militants first used machetes to weaken the pole and then backed up a large truck forcing it to block the road Apr 25

Flashpoints: Does Haiti need more arms? The United States government is secretly and illegally arming the U.S. installed coup government of Haiti on John Bolton's watch. Over the last few weeks more details have surfaced in terms of the extent of the illegal arms flow Apr 11

Aristide's Lavalas puts UN duplicity to the test in Haiti (HIP) - Evidence continues to mount of the United Nation's complicity in an on-going campaign by the US-installed government of Gerard Latortue to terrorize and exterminate sympathizers of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's political party known as Lavalas. Mar 3

UN hunts down Grenn Sonnen in Haiti (AHP) Another former military leader, Jean Anthony, alias Grenn Sonnen (Ringing Balls), was killed this Sunday in the suburbs of Delmas, during a UN operation at the request of the interim government.

UN troops in Haiti kill Coup Strongmen Questioning about the circumstances of Ravix' death: pro-demobilized soldiers sectors brandish the theory of an ambush

Fanmi Lavalas rejects Ambassador Foley’s accusations on the existence of an armed minority within the Organization.

Haitian Police Open Fire
on Nonviolent March for Democracy
a first hand account of the continued and brutal repression by the US installed coup government on Lavalas. by Bill Quigly who was attending a peaceful demonstration in Bel Air with Father Gerard Jean-Juste Feb 28

UN works to squash followers of Aristide in Haiti - Port-au-Prince,Haiti (HIP) - Corralling residents and kicking down doors, heavily armed troops of the UN and the Police Nationale de Haiti (PNH) invaded several neighborhoods of Cite Soleil one day after an alleged attack on the headquarters of the mission of the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul. Jan 9

UN occupies Bel Air in Haiti
Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) - Hundreds of Brazilian soldiers and special units of the Haitian National Police stormed the pro-Aristide neighborhood of Bel Air in the early morning hours of January 5. Jan 7

Photo: ©2005 Haiti Information Project (HIP) On November 27, Cite Soleil came under heavy fire again from Brazilian forces in a military operation against suspected "bandits" (a code word, according to residents, borrowed from Haiti's wealthy elite to describe Lavalas supporters in poor neighborhoods of the capital).

As the marchers returned to Bel Air, Haitian SWAT units appeared. Journalists had to call the UN who were about 30 yards behind the protestors when the SWAT unit emerged. Finally, UN troops arrive but appeared to be coordinating with their counterparts in the Haitian police SWAT unit. They seemed unconcerned that similar SWAT units have been responsible for murdering unarmed demonstrators on several occasions. May 4, 2005

The wife of Sanel Joseph grieves during funeral for her husband who was shot and killed by Haitian police on May 18. Witnesses say the police opened fire on peaceful demonstrators as they returned home.

©2005 Haiti Information Project (HIP) - Cite Soleil resident gestures to show force of bomb. Evidence shows these poor neighborhoods have been victims to fragmentation and incendiary type bombs lobbed into the community by U.N. forces over the past few days.

©2005 Haiti Information Project (HIP) - Brazilian UN soldier in Delmas 2, Port au Prince, aims at residents in a pro-Aristide neighborhood where they continue to demand for the restoration of democracy and Aristide’s return.

©2005 Haiti Information Project - A UN armored personnel vehicle rolls through Delmas 2 in Bel Air. Five people were killed on January 5 when the UN entered the pro-Lavalas neighborhood under the pretext of cleaning the streets of garbage. Although the UN force took advantage of several photo opportunities to show their public works projects yesterday, their only duty on January 5 was to enter the roiling slum on heavily armed patrols.

Previous attacks on their community by US Marines, Haitian police, Haitian SWAT teams and the current occupation by the UN has not destroyed the spirit of the community of Bel Air. A testimony to the resilency of the human spirit, they took to the streets once again on December 31, 2004 to demand the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

A huge banner accusing the Group 184 of having orchestrated accusations against Lavalas of mounting a violent campaign called "Operation Baghdad", led the demonstration. Banner translates to: "Operation Baghdad is a plot by Group 184 to put an end to Lavalas. They will Fail!"

Port au Prince - Violence broke out throughout the capital of Port au Prince on September 30th after the police fired at unarmed demonstrators.

Photo: Evans Sanon - Signs proliferating the demonstration included, "Down with terrorist George Bush" and "Long Live Kerry" representing the sentiment that Bush was responsible for kidnapping President Aristide on February 29th of this year. - September 11

photo by Sasha Kramer - Former police officer Guy Phillipe has opened this new headquarters for his political party the Front for National Reconstruction in Cap Haitien. Phillipe was accused of drug trafficking in a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)report in 2000 and was accused of human rights violations by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Phillipe along with Jodel Chamblain used the Dominican Republic as a staging ground to launch bloody incursions in to Haiti assassinating Lavalas officials and their families. They entered into Haiti with a larger force trained in the D.R. on February 12, 2004 on a killing and burning spree aimed at toppling the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. As a reward for their role, the US-installed government of Gerard Latortue has embraced them as "freedom fighters" and allowed Phillipe to build his own political party - the Front for National Reconstruction (FRN) - while the violent repression of Lavalas continues. -HIP

©2004 Haiti Information Project - Sò Anne leading a song at the rally commemorating the First Anniversary of President Aristide's Election - November 26, 2002. Frame from Kevin Pina's Documentary:
"We Will Bend But We Shall Not Break"

©2004 Haiti Information Project - March 11, 2004 - Port au Prince
Watch the slide show - Lavalas demonstration to National Palace. The peaceful demonstration wound its way from the Bel-Air neighborhood, as it neared the National Palace police broke up the demonstration with tear gas and shot many of the demonstrators. Our apologies to the photographers who risked their lives to get these images. We chose to blur the face details to minimize the risk to the Lavalas demonstrators. Even the children have to go into hiding

©2004 Haiti Information Project - At the morgue. These two men were killed by the police. The police lied to the press saying that these demonstrators were shooting at them. As the march neared the National Palace, police fired tear gas grenades at the peaceful marchers without warning. There were no weapons displayed or fired by the demonstrators as reported by police.Thirty seconds after police used the tear gas, they fired real bullets through demonstrators with their rifles. The demonstrators had shown no weapons. Neither had they thrown any rocks at the police.

March 8, 2004 - US marines occupy the National Palace after kidnapping the democratically elected President of Haiti — Jean Betrand Aristide — February 29, 2004 from his residence in the middle of the night. The following week the same US Marines provided the example by raiding the peaceful neighborhood of Bel Air in the middle of the night killing unarmed Lavalas supporters in a massacre. This pattern has been followed over the last year by the UN occupation forces and the murderous Coup Government. Photo: ©2004 Haiti Information Project

Opinions on Opinions
MO takes out options on "beheadings" in Haiti -

John Kerry has had little to say about the U.S. kidnapping of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide since March 4th, but that doesn't slow down right-wing mouthpiece Mary O'Grady - of the Wall Street Journal - from trying to jumpstart a new scandal to influence the elections

Deaths reported as UN enters Haiti slum Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Sustained and heavy gunfire erupted in the pro-Aristide slum of Cite Soleil at about 3 a.m. this morning and was followed by an incursion into the area by hundreds of Brazilian and Jordanian troops of the United Nations. - Dec 14 2004

Brazilian general in Haiti campaigns for Bush Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Lt. Gen. Augusto Heleno, the Brazilian commander for the U.N. peacekeeping troops in Haiti, has plunged headfirst into the waters of the U.S. presidential campaign on behalf of George Bush. It seems the good general wants to blame John Kerry for recent unrest in the Caribbean nation. Oct 17 2004

Death squads rampage in Haiti: 600 killed in 2 weeks Death squads rampage in Haiti: Transcript from Flashpoints Radio Interview - By Dennis Bernstein and Kevin Pina Oct 15 2004

Haiti slum repels police amid angry protests Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Pro-Aristide marchers defied a shutdown of the capital by the business community and threats issued by the former military. Heavy gunfire erupted as the police reportedly fired shots to disperse the crowd. The police were then forced to withdraw as unidentified gunmen returned fire from surrounding buildings in a thunderous volley. Oct 15 2004

A Clandestine Interview from Haiti: Resistance in the Slums of Port-au-Prince (HIP) "...now the de facto Prime Minister [Gerard Latortue] has said he is going to sign a contract with the former military to kill us one by one. In a secret meeting he had with the Minister of justice, a friend inside heard Latortue estimate that it would be necessary to kill 25,000 people in the capital, in the capital alone to stop the calls for the return of President Aristide."

Catholic Priest arrested in Haiti Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Heavily armed units of the Haitian National Police (PNH) arrested Catholic priest Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste today at his parish of St. Claire in the poor neighborhood of Petite Place Cazeau. Listen to Father Jean-Juste as he's being arrested - Includes background info. by Kevin Pina on Flashpoints Radio interview starts 6 minutes into 56 min. broadcast stream Oct 13 2004

Brazilian soldier wounded in Haiti slum raid Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Brazilian troops took the lead in a daytime raid today of the pro-Aristide slum of Bel Air. One Brazilian soldier was wounded in the foot by gunfire and residents report at least five Haitians were killed in the military action. The Haitian National Police (PNH) reportedly arrested 34 persons following the incursion and took them to an undisclosed location for questioning. Oct 9 2004

UN troops and police surround Haiti slum Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) UN forces using Armored Personnel Vehicles (APV's) and attack trained dogs are currently taking up positions around the pro-Aristide slum of Bel Air. They are joined by heavily armed units of the Haitian police following a statement by Minister of Justice Bernard Gousse that the U.S.-backed government would give a "muscular response" to opponents of the regime. Oct 6 2004

Paramilitaries shoot Aristide supporters Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Sunday 7PM - Reports are surfacing from many neighborhoods in the capital of paramilitary forces aligned with the US-backed regime of Gerard Latortue patrolling at night and shooting suspected supporters of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Oct 3 2004

Haitian police surround radio station in Haiti Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) 3:13 PM - Units of the Haitian National Police (PNH) have blocked off Rue Chavannes in the capital and surrounded a local radio station. Earlier this morning three Lavalas representatives were interviewed on a radio program on Radio Caraibes FM about the violence of September 30 where four policemen were killed. [The Lavalas leaders were arrested.] Oct 2 2004

UN/Brazilian Troops stand-by as Haitian police provoke violence Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Oct 1 2004

NCHR lends a hand to Bush's "human rights" Tour on Haiti Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) "To maintain our independence we do not accept U.S. government funds" - Grassroots International Sep 24 2004

U.S. Embassy "Investigates" SOPUDEP School Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Mr. Richard Chevalier, claiming to represent the U.S. Embassy, arrived at the SOPUDEP School in Petion-Ville accompanied by the second and third mayors of Petion-Ville, the perpetrators of the harassment that led to this "investigation." Sep 21 2004

Haiti Human Rights Office Attacked Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) Attack follows expose of his work on HAC Website - One week after HIP published information about Ronald St. Jean's books criticizing NCHR for acting as "modern day inquisitors" and "police, judge and jury" in Haiti, three heavily armed men invaded the offices of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of the Haitian People (CDPH). Sept 18 2004

The Double Standard of NCHR Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) A recent article in a journal called Sobaka, attacked journalist Kevin Pina for his criticisms of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights. Even Colin Powell condemned Chamblain's sham trial ahead of NCHR who finally jumps on the bandwagon to resurrect what's left of their credibility. You see - they accepted this all expenses paid tour paid for by the State Dept. Sept 12 2004

What 9-11 means to Haiti Lavalas Braves Climate of Terror to March and Demand for Aristide's Return - Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) September 11th is a date well-fixed in the consciousness of progressive Haitians. It marks the anniversary of a brutal massacre in Aristide's former parish of St. Jean Bosco in 1988 as well as the anniversary of the slaying of Lavalas supporter Antoine Izmery in 1993. To honor the victims and demand the restoration of democracy to Haiti, thousands of Lavalas activists took the streets this September 11th and braved the climate of terror that has gripped the country. Sep 11 2004

The Politics of Injustice in Haiti: The Cases of Auguste and Chamblain, Two Sides of the Same Coin - Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) While covicted death squad leader Jodel Chamblain gets an acquittal in a sham trial. Lavalas activist Annette August - Sò Anne - is still in prison as a result of false charges started by NCHR. Help with the release of Sò Anne and her music. Aug 24 2004

Resistance and Repression 6 Months After the Coup - Aug 22 2004

The Dismantling of Popular Education Under the new U.S-backed Regime in Haiti Aug 17 2004

Hard hit Municipalities: The Attempt to Destroy Lavalas and the Consolidation of the Coup Cap Haitien, Haiti (HIP)Aug 17

Lavalas in Cap Haitien Today Cap Haitien, Haiti (HIP) Activists risk everything to come out of hiding, tell their story and demand justice - Aug 14 2004

3,000 Lavalasien Demonstrate on President Aristide's Birthday July 15 2004

Violent Repression of President Aristide's Legacy - by Lolo Reagan - Street Children who supported President Aristide are still being imprisoned and killed by former military. July 15 2004

The Victims of the Haitian "Contras" Testify "These are Lartortue's "Freedom Fighters" - Here is a brief report on the attacks led by the former commissioner, Guy Phillipe and Louis Jodel Chamblain, the former death squad leader, who were presented as "freedom fighters" by the government of Gerard Latortue. After the overthrow of President Aristide by the United States and France, the file on a horrible massacre which was carried out by the "freedom fighters" in Belladeres in 2002 resurfaced. Cleodor Souverain, a Lavalas coordinator who has been underground since the February 29 coup, courageously gave this testimony to the Haiti Information Project (HIP), with supporting photos. "General" Remissainthe Ravix is reported to have been in charge at this Belladeres operation. Aug 4 2004

Sò Anne continues her work in Haiti's Jail. "Lock Sister Anne up in prison and she will feed the prisoners." Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) While on the outside the US Marines are trying to turn Haiti into a prison. Lavalas leader Annette Auguste is using her time to organize inside the Penitentiary... May 24 2004

Haitian Police kill peaceful demonstrators as U.S. "Peacekeepers" stand by. Port au Prince, Haiti (HIP) A Special Forces unit (SWAT) of the Haitian National Police (PNH) reportedly killed at least nine Lavalas demonstrators today in Port-au-Prince as a larger U.S. Marine "peacekeeping" force of about 50 soldiers did not do anything to prevent the bloodshed. May 18 2004

Brian Concannon
Haiti: Déjà vu - The massacre of political prisoners at the National Penitentiary by an illegitimate regime who stole power in the month of February with the help of the US happened in 1915. -Jan 4

Haïti Progres
Haiti de factos try bribing disgruntled former soldiers - Jan 3

Death Watch for Human Rights in Haiti: The Massacre in the National Penitentiary Dec 23

Tearing up the Charter: UN's Erosion Continues in Haiti - Flashpoints Radio's Dennis Bernstein Interviews Kevin Pina and Brian Concannon.

KOUTE - Rezolisyon: Jean Charles Moise - muzik: "Rezistans" Koral La de Sò Anne - mp3 12MB audio file - to download: option/click for Mac - right click for PC - CHANTE - LYRICS

Haiti News Watch
Haiti News Watch: New York Times unproven claim of responsibility for death of Weber Adrien - Jan 1

L.A. Times continues hallmark of
biased journalism in Haiti reporting Nov 2

IPS relies upon biased journalist
to obscure facts Oct 22

Texas television station exaggerates facts about recent violence in Haiti

AP leads CBC, eTaiwan and others subscribers of its news feed to exaggerate and misrepresent the facts in Haiti. Oct 8

CBC misrepresents the facts in Haiti Oct 7

AP: Biased terminology, unqualified buzzword, unproven assertion Oct 5

"Operation Baghdad" brought to you by AP

AP: false impression by omission Oct 4

Anthony Fenton
Year 201: Imperialists Bring Horror to Haiti "Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves…" July 10 2005

Opinion: Tom Luce The fascist police state surfaces in Haiti Now that the shock of the unbelievably brazen broad daylight police and "attaché" massacre of innocent people from a poor, but 100% peaceful community in Haiti's capital is taking hold here, we have a very nasty taste in our mouths of the strength of the movement toward a fascist police state in Haiti's future. Aug 24

Brian Concannon

Disturbing the Peace On Wednesday and Friday afternoons, hundreds of poor children find their only meal of the day at Haiti's Sainte Claire's Catholic Church. On Wednesday October 13, they were joined by masked and heavily armed police who handcuffed their pastor, Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste, and dragged him out through a window and off to a police station. Nov 8
Haiti's Coup and the Constitution the Boca Raton Regime has NO basis by Haitian Law to be in power. The foundation of any governance is a constitution. Before any power can be legitimized to govern Haiti, the analysis will have to return to the law. June 1
Chamblain on April 22nd FRAPH death squad leader, Louis Jodel Chamblain, continued the Haitian Opposition terrorizing practice of desecrating significant dates in recent history by "surrendering" to the Boca Raton Regime on the tenth anniversary of the Raboteau massacre. It now appears that he will enjoy legal protections that his victims never dreamed of. April 29
Brian Concannon Interviews: April 24 on Africa Today with Walter Turner
KPFA FM 94.1 - Berkeley Listen Now to audio stream
Also on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein - April 1 transcri

Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine

Pris Dans Son Propre Piege "Caught in their own trap" 9 Novembre 2004

Jean Saint Vil

Haitian-Canadian Leader Denounces Prime Minister Paul Martin - Nov 14

Latortue Visit Provokes Protest: Montreal Haitians ask Canadians and Québecois(es) for Solidarity by Dru Oja Jay - MONTREAL - "Latortue assassin, Paul Martin complice". This easy-to-translate chant was the charge of choice of a lively group of 100 members of the Montréal Haitian diaspora--some coming from Ottawa, Toronto, and the United States--who staged a lively, loud four hour protest outside of Montreal's Centre Mont Royal on Saturday. - Dec 11

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
Human Rights in Haiti: February-May 2004
Human Rights in Haiti (7/19/04) is based on investigations and interviews by IJDH's staff in Haiti, and focusses on serious human rights violations over that period, especially killings and disappearances.
Human Rights Update - Jul 26 2004

IJDH Human Rights Alerts:
Illegal Arrest of Political Leaders Oct 2 2004

Haiti "Assassination Trial:" An Affront to All Those Who Have Worked and Died for Justice In the early hours of August 17, a sham trial in Port-au-Prince acquitted notorious Haitian rights abusers Jackson Joanis and Jodel Chamblain of the 1993 murder of businessman Antoine Izmery - August 17, 2004

Report of Pax Christi USA Haiti Human Rights Mission This delegation visited Haiti on a human rights mission on behalf of Pax Christi USA, a section of Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement. The members of the delegation were: Johanna Berrigan - Kathleen Boylan - Bishop Thomas Gumbleton - Bill Quigley - Bob DellaValle-Rauth - Oct 12 2004

Message by Michelle Karshan Michelle Karshan at Fanmi Lavalas rally at Clara Barton High School commemorating December 16, 1990 and honoring guest speaker, Father Gerard Jean-Juste, who was recently released from Haiti's prisons - December 18, 2004

¡Viva Chávez! - The Haiti Action Committee would like to congratulate the People of Venezuela who voted to support their President, Hugo Chavez. For updated election news and analysis from Caracas go to:
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Fanmi Lavalas statement on "Cruising into History" - Aug 13
Fanmi Lavalas submitted a proposal where it has expressed its deep concerns in regards to "Cruising into History". Fanmi Lavalas held and participated in meetings with Congressman John Conyers, pro democracy activists and organizations, Danny Glover, and organizers of the cruise.

Congressman John Conyers remarks about "Cruising into History" - "The immediate priority is to halt the murder and mayhem currently directed primarily against supporters of the lawful Lavalas political movement...Even worse, two self-styled 'human rights' organizations, supported with United States Government funds, as well as Haitian radio stations, are facilitating the violence." Aug 25

Emergency Action Alert Stop the Attacks on Mayor JEAN CHARLES MOISE and HIS FAMILY
Political repression of Lavalas leaders continues in Northern Haiti - French soldiers and U.N. Troops invade the home of Mayor of Milo, Jean Charles Moise. - June 23

Update: the Murder of Cassey Auguste Cassey Auguste (a U.S. citizen) and his friend Extanus Lopez were murdered March 3rd, 2004 in Pont Sonde by Luc Fabien - a member of Gonaives Resistance Front, a group headed by Guy Phillipe - a photojournalist and a lawyer investigated this incident and provided this update. June 16

Haiti After the Press Went Home
Chaos Upon Chaos
By Lucson Pierre-Charles - June 21x

A Message From Occupied Haiti
by Charlie Hinton - members of the Haiti Action Committee are now in Haiti as witnesses to the current situation read this short message from Charlie April 26, 2004

Gibert Wesley Purdy:
These two articles expose how U.S. taxpayersÕ money can be funneled to the political machine of the wealthy elite of Haiti.Why is an ex-FRAPH colonel and a convicted violator of human rights receiving $159,000 per year from the state of Florida?
The Theater of Coup
Dramatis Personae:

Roger Noriega and "The Opposition."
Who is Guy Philippe?

Why have a group of Caribbean women have spoken out against the coup in Haiti?
There are two stories about Haiti and now the other story is beginning to emerge, the story about the attempt to destroy Aristide and all of the hopes that lie with his presidency and the U.S.'s involvement. - Apr 16
Haiti Since the Coup by Benjamin Melançon
Thousands killed or in hiding as coup government consolidates power with the help of paramilitaries and U.S. and French troops. The most comprehensive update on the situation in Haiti today. Many links to other articles and reports. May 4

kathy006 Catholic Worker protester
threatened by very brave US Marine
©2004 Haiti Information Project
Kathy Boynton had been in front of US Consulate every day for over a week. She was threatened by a US marine on the roof of the consulate who shouted, "You make me want to put a bullet in you and splatter your brains all over the road!" Listen to Flashpoints for story

Prime Minister Yvon Neptune says he is a political prisoner as a result of false accusations made by NCHR. He also stated that he will not collaborate with any hearing conducted by the Latortue government which he accuses of wishing to destroy Fanmi Lavalas. AHP News - Aug 24 2004

Crime rate soars as police prepare to strike - Haiti has seen a violent crime wave of unprecedented proportions in recent weeks. The grave state of affairs was the subject of an Aug. 2 New York Times article entitled "Five Months After Aristide, Mayhem Rules the Streets." - Haïti Progres Aug 11

COHA memorandum June 15 2004
Another Failed Washington Regime Change: HaitiÕs Caricature of Democratic Governance

HAC Action Alerts:
Return President Aristide to Haiti Mar 15

Mike Levy:
The silence of the graveyard:
Human rights protections disappear further into the fog of the coup - The US-supported opposition to President Aristide now literally owns most of the airwaves. - Mar 15

An Initial Statement on the Current Situation of Workers, the Labor Movement, and Human Rights in Haiti. From: The International Labor/ Religious Community Fact-Finding Delegation to Haiti (April 26-May 2nd) organized by the San Francisco Labor Council - May 4

President Aristide's trip to Jamaica
Listen/watch Democracy Now for exclusive interviews of Delegation on plane Mar 15

HAC Letter to Colin Powell - Feb 12 - we remind everyone that the People of Haiti will not go into hiding in their own country again.

Restavek girl on Hit List for giving Aristide flowers - March 8

Over 5,000 Lavalas supporters again face U. S. guns to demonstrate for democracy and the return of President Aristide - March 8

8-10,000 Lavalas demonstrate at National Palace in support of Aristide. Shouting: "Aba Bush, Viv Aristide!" "No Aristide, No Peace!"
Look at slide show where Lavalas confronts U.S. - March 8

Thousands of supporters of Aristide demonstrate in Port-au-Prince: 2 of them are wounded - AHP - March 4

Ira Kurzban: Haitian Legal Counsel
Calls for US Investigation While Opposition Defies Calls for Peace

Pierre Labossiere:
Special interview with Haitian activist

CARICOM does not accept the removal of Aristide and demands the immediate return of democratic government in Haiti The CARICOM prime minister's press conference ended at about 1330 EST. A communique is being drafted and will be issued later.

While U.S. Media is focused on Super Tuesday and Oscar's news. U.S. and French forces collaborate with former Haitian Military murderers to assassinate Aristide supporters in Haiti. STOP the KILLERS NOW!!!

THE HAITIANS ARE COMING to the Democratic National Convention in Boston July 25 & 27, 2004

Haitian Resistance - online gallery of images by Dominique Esser - photo right: Marguerite Laurent, aka Ezili Danto, Haitian lawyer and activist, performs in front of about 2.000 people at a rally in Brooklyn calling for the return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti and for an immidiate restoration of democracy.

Haiti Action Committee ALERTS

Haiti Action ALERT: Caravan of Justice
Help Ensure Haitians Rights to demonstrate
This week, in the North of Haiti - in Cap-Haitien and the town of Milot - demonstrators will be leading a "Caravan of Justice". People will place candles at the sites of military attacks and human rights violations committed by anti-Aristide forces supporting the coup government of Gerard Latortue. This cycle of protest will conclude with non-violent marches in both Cap-Haitien and Port-au-Prince on August 14, 2004.

Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act of 2004

Activists Across U.S. Launch Week of Protests to Support Non-Violent Demonstrations in Haiti

Urgent Action Needed. Haitians in Haiti are being slaughtered - Yesterday, it is reported that, under U.S. marine escort the former FRAPH/FAHD thugs rolled into Port-au-Prince and are killing Lavalas suporters. - March 1, 2004

A call for continued action - by Brian Concannon
- Feb 29- It is important to remain mobilized, to 1) denounce the violent, undemocratic transfer of power imposed by the U.S. and its allies, and 2) to advocate for the protection of democracy supporters in Haiti, who may be subject to violent retaliation.

HAC Action Alert Feb 25 - Zap the corporate media for participating in the U.S. led destabilization campaign.
Contains background information about the leaders of the current military operation and contact info.

HAC Action Alert Feb 23 - Zap the U.S. State Department

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Rev. Jackson call for investigation - Apr 5
CNN Interview with President Aristide
Haiti: A Call for Global Action - Feb 16

Kiilu Nyasha:
U.S. OUSTS ARISTIDE: Another coup in Haiti - Feb 29
Restavek girl on Hit List for giving Aristide flowers - March 8
Over 5,000 Lavalas supporters again face U. S. guns to demonstrate for democracy and the return of President Aristide - March 8

8-10,000 Lavalas demonstrate at National Palace in support of Aristide. Shouting: "Aba Bush, Viv Aristide!" "No Aristide, No Peace!" - Look at slide show where Lavalas confronts U.S. - March 8

Thousands of supporters of Aristide demonstrate in Port-au-Prince: 2 of them are wounded - AHP - March 4

Pierre Labossiere:
Special interview with Haitian activist

U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings Introduces Legislation Calling For International Efforts to End the Violence in Haiti. International Efforts will require U.S. Assistance.

President Aristide says: Haiti's justice system might use FRAPH documents in pursuit of justice in investigation of FRAPH leader, Louis-Jodel Chamblain - Feb 17

HaitiAction.net Update: Andre Apaid - opinions and facts about the opposition leader of Group of 184 by Ezili Danto, Ira Kurzban, Maxine Waters...

Pacifica's "Free Speech Radio News" Haiti reports on worse than "inaccurate." Right-wing "scandal machine" (NCHR) used as source for Haiti reports

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HAC Demonstration at French Embassy - New Years Eve - Dec 31 2003 - Demonstration was a success!!!
- Well, sort of. We didn't get the money but 30 people showed and we made lots of noise.
click here for the slide show from that day

Nearly a million demonstrate support for their government while former FRAPH death squad soldiers terrorize the city of Gonaïves. Watch the slide show AndreJM