The presence of the former dictator, Jean Claude Duvalier, in Haiti is a major challenge for the human rights movement in the whole world. The fragile Haitian State is under great pressures. Thus it is necessary to collect strong support from the human rights community from around the world.
You may know that Human Rights Watch has said that there were between 20,000 to 30,000 people ordered killed during both regimes. HRW says prosecution for embezzlement and crimes against humanity is not hindered by statutes of limitation.
Please sign our petition of support -- written in French, English, Kreyól , and Spanish-- for the victims of the Duvalier regimes who want to bring the ex-dictator in front of the Haitian Justice authorities.
We, the Committee Against Impunity and for Justice in Haiti will maintain the necessary pressure with these petitions in front of all authorities, international, as well as Haitian.
Thank you for signing the petition.
The Committee Against Impunity and for Justice in Haiti:
Frantz André-Trouillot, Françoise Boucard, Jan J. Dominique, Nadine Dominique, Reynold Icart, Maguy Metellus, Emmanuel Pierre,
Support Victims of Duvalier Regime
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PETITION
Nous, soussignés, voulons ajouter nos voix a celles de victimes ayant témoigné de la violation de leurs droits sous le régime de M. Jean-Claude Duvalier. Nous voulons apporter notre solidarité à ces victimes et aux milliers d’autres qui, n’étant plus vivantes, ne peuvent témoigner de ce qu’elles ont vécu sous la dictature des Duvalier.
Nous exprimons aussi notre appui aux efforts déployés par la justice haïtienne pour établir les faits et réunir les preuves dans le dossier concernant les détournements d’argent et la corruption de ce régime. Nous exhortons également la justice haïtienne à enquêter sur les graves violations des droits humains commises sous la dictature de Jean-Claude Duvalier, les juger et les sanctionner. Les violations commises sous ce régime constituent des crimes contre l’humanité, de par leur caractère systématique.
Nous voulons enfin rappeler que la mémoire, la vérité, la justice et la réparation sont des conditions indispensables pour construire un état de droit, établir une démocratie avancée et arriver au développement humain et durable, objectifs auxquels aspire légitimement le peuple haïtien.
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PETITION
We the undersigned wish to add our voices to those of the victims who have submitted testimony of the violation of their rights under the regime of Mr. Jean-Claude Duvalier. We want to express our solidarity with these victims and to the thousands, who are no longer living, and unable to provide evidence to their personal experiences under the Duvalier dictatorship.
We express our support to the efforts unfurled by the Haitian justice system to establish the facts and gather the evidence in embezzlement and corruption cases against this regime. We also urge the Haitian justice system to investigate, try and punish the severe Human Rights violations perpetrated under the Jean-Claude Duvalier's dictatorship. The violations perpetrated under this regime by their systematic nature, constitute crimes against humanity.
Finally, we want to reaffirm that memory, truth, justice and reparation are indispensable conditions to build a state of law, establish a democracy advance and attain a humane and durable development; goals to which the Haitian people legitimately aspire.
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PETISYON
Nou menm, ki siyen petisyon sa a, nou vle potekole ak tout viktim ki denonse fason rejim Janklod Divalye a te vyole dwa fondalnatal yo. Nou vle pote solidarite nou bay tout viktim sa yo, epitou ak tout lot ki pa pakab rakonte sa yo te sibi anba diktati Divalye yo, poutet yo mouri asasinen.
Nou apiye ak tout fos nou jefo lajistis peyi Dayiti ap fe pou tabli laverite epi jwenn prev nan dosye detounman lajan, ak koripsyon ki te fet pandan rejim sa a. Nou mande tou pou lajistis mennen anket sou kokenn vyolasyon dwa moun ki te fet anba diktati Jan-Klod Divalye, pou lajistis ka jije yo epi pini yo jan sa dwa. Tout vyolasyon sa yo se krim kont limanite poutet yo te fet sou anpil moun alawonnbade.
Nou dwe goumen pou pesonn pa bliye sa ki te pase, pou laverite tabli epitou pou gen jistis ak reparasyon. Se sa ki pou pemet peyi a rive gen yon yon leta ki chita sou lalwa, sou dwa moun, se sa ki pou pemet gen you vre demokrasi, epi yon bon jan devlopman. Pep ayisyen ap mande sa depi lontan epi li merite jwenn yo.
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PETICIÓN
Nosotros, los abajo firmantes queremos agregar nuestras voces a la de las victimas que han prestado declaración de las violaciones de sus derechos durante el régimen del Sr. Jean-Claude Duvalier. Queremos brindar nuestra solidaridad a la victimas y a los miles que ya no viven, y que no pueden declarar lo vivido durante la dictadura de los Duvaliers.
Queremos expresar también nuestro apoyo a los esfuerzos desplegados por el sistema de justicia haitiano para establecer los hechos y reunir las pruebas en los casos de malversación de fondos y corrupción de este régimen. Demandamos también a la justicia haitiana investigar, juzgar y sancionar las graves violaciones de derechos humanos perpetradas durante el régimen de Jean-Claude Duvalier. Las violaciones cometidas durante este régimen constituyen, dado su carácter sistemático, crimines contra la humanidad.
Finalmente, queremos recordar que la memoria, la verdad, la justicia y la reparación son condiciones indispensables para construir un estado de derecho, establecer una democracia avanzada y llegar a un desarrollo humano y durable, objetivos a los cuales aspira legítimamente el pueblo haitiano.
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