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</font><font size=2>HAITI ACTION ALERT - August 10, 2004<br><br>
<b><i>Help Ensure Haitians' Right to Demonstrate -- August
12-14!<br><br>
</i>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.</b> <br><br>
<b>FAX OR CALL Ambassador James Foley and UN Officials in Haiti! <br>
Demand that Haitians are protected in their right to demonstrate in
Milot,Cap-Haitien and Port-au-Prince!</b> [Numbers listed
below.]<br><br>
Democracy was taken away from Haitians on February 29th when their
democratically elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forcibly
removed from office by United States officials in a US supported coup
d'etat.<br>
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<b>However, the Haitian people continue to demand a return to
democracy.</b> This week marks the beginning of several important
demonstrations in Haiti and in support of Haiti.<br><br>
<b>August 14 marks the historical day in 1791 that began the Haitian
Revolution against slavery and French rule.</b> Normally, this day is a
day of celebration in Haiti. However, this year once again, it has
become a day to remember that Haitian freedom is once again at stake.
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Not only are people around the world supporting this movement to protest
the current government; there are also<b> delegations of international
human rights observers on the ground in Haiti to monitor the
demonstrations all this week</b>. They will be there to<br>
help insure that the people of Haiti are able to exercise their
democratic right to speak out and protest. They will be our eyes and ears
in Haiti; it's up to us at home to pour the pressure on officials in
Haiti and our own government in Washington.<br><br>
<b><u>Support these peaceful protests and the right of the Haitian people
to speak out against injustice. Send a strong message to the UN
'peacekeeping forces' and the US Embassy in Haiti that violence or
intimidation against these demonstrators will not be tolerated. We
are all watching</b>.<br><br>
</u><b>FAX OR CALL Ambassador James Foley and UN Officials in
Haiti!<br>
Demand that Haitians are protected in their right to demonstrate in
Milot, Cap-Haitien and Port-au-Prince!</b>
<ul>
<li>U.S. Ambassador to Haiti: James B. Foley
<li>PHONE: 011-509-222-0354
<li>FAX: 011-509-223-9665
<li>UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
<li>PHONE: 011-509-244.9650/9660
<li>FAX: 011-509-244-9366/9667
<li>** Kofi Annan's Special UN Envoy to Haiti: Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdes
<li>** UN Military Commander in Haiti: Lt. General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro
Pereira
<li>** UN Commissioner for Human Rights in Haiti: Mahamane Cisse-Gouro
</ul>Please Fax the MINUSTAH office Attention to the 3 listed
above. Better yet, send 3 separate letters addressing them
individually.<br><br>
Contact Haiti Action</font><font size=3>
</font><a href="http://www.haitiaction.net"><font size=2>http://www.haitiaction.net</a>
or Global Exchange<br>
<a href="http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/haiti/index.html">http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/haiti/index.html</a>
for more information.<br>
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