[News] Haiti - SF Rally today for safe return of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine

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JOIN HAITI ACTION COMMITTEE



RALLY FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF LOVINSKY
PIERRE-ANTOINE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th -- 5:00 PM AT MONTGOMERY AND MARKET STREETS IN
SAN FRANCISCO



Human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine is a grassroots leader,

member of the Lavalas party, and the head of Fondayson Trant Septanm,
a Haitian human rights organization that advocates for victims of the


1991 and 2004 coup d'etats against the democratically-elected

governments of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

It has been a month since Lovinsky was last seen on the evening of
Sunday, August 12, 2007 after meeting with a US human rights delegation
visiting Haiti. He has disappeared and is presumed kidnapped. A



delegation of activists with Haiti Action Committee had the privilege of
meeting with Lovinsky in his home at the end of July. We are deeply
concerned over his disappearance.

PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SEPTEMBER 18th RALLY AND CONTINUE TO CONTACT



AUTHORITIES ON HIS BEHALF [See phone numbers below].
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DON"T MISS THE MARIN COUNTY PREMIERE OF Kevin Pina's latest film,


"HAITI: WE MUST KILL THE BANDITS." FRIDAY, SEPT 14th - 7:30PM


Filmmaker and journalist Kevin Pina will speak at the event at
1st United Methodist Church, 7 Ross Valley Rd (at 4th St), San Rafael


FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE
www.haitisolidarity.net or phone 415-924-3227

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Please continue to contact the following offices of the Haitian
government, the US embassy and the UN occupying powers. Express your



concern that all efforts are being made to facilitate the safe return
of Lovinsky.

Call the authorities in Haiti:

Haitian Ministry of Justice
Tel: 011-509-245-0474

UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)



Tel: 011-509-244-0650/0660
FAX: 011-509-244-9366/67
Or, Fax Office of General Secretary (New York) - 212-963-4879

United States Embassy
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tel: 011-509-223-4711, or 222-0200 or 0354



FAX: 011-209-223-1641

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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC

Washington, September 10, 2007




Michèle Pierre-Antoine
C/O Fondasyon Mapou
P.O. Box 33724
Washington, DC, 20033




RE: The kidnapping of my husband Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine


TO: Mr. Jacques-Edouard Alexis
        Prime Minister, Republic of Haiti
        Villa d’Accueil, Delmas 60
        Port-au-Prince, Haiti

As a Haitian citizen and the wife of Lovinsky 
Pierre-Antoine, I am writing to you to make sure 
that the country's judicial and police 
authorities conduct an in depth and impartial 
investigation on the kidnapping of my husband. I 
ask you to ensure that prompt and concrete action 
will be set in motion towards the release of my husband.

Surely you know that Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine has 
reportedly been missing since August 12, 2007. 
One day after his disappearance, the car in which 
he was transporting was recovered, with traces of 
blood. During the week following this 
disappearance, his kidnappers manifested 
themselves via phone communication, demanding a 
ransom of three hundred thousand American dollars 
for his release. Later on, total silence was 
observed to date around this case of kidnapping, 
which deteriorated this situation, making it even more alarming.

30 days have gone by since the disappearance of 
Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine. His family, his friends, 
and myself, his wife, have felt an immense void 
in our hearts ever since. And there is an even 
greater pain: that of his two children, hoping 
for a unique sunrise to wake up to news about 
their father, waiting in a context of anxiety fpr 
the moment to see their dear loved one again.

I ask that the government which you are the head 
of, and the National Police of Haiti, on which 
Administrative Council you preside, to conduct an 
in-depth investigation on this case of 
kidnapping, perpetrated against Lovinsky 
Pierre-Antoine so that he can reunite with his family.

I impatiently await your reaction to this mail on this important problem.

In the hope that this request will retain your 
attention, and will be received favorably, please 
receive, Mr. Prime Minister, the expression of my highest regards.




Michèle Pierre-Antoine

cc:       Mr. René Magloire
            Minister of Justice and Public Security
            19, m Ave. Charles Summer
            Port-au-Prince, Haiti

            Mr. Mario Andresol
            Gebral Director of the National Police
            Grand Quartier Général de la Police
            12, Rue Oscar, Pacot

            Mr. Claudy Gasant
            Goverment Commissary, Tribunal de 1ère Instance
            De Port-au-Prince 18,Avenue Charles Summer



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