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<b>LETTER FROM A HAITIAN JAIL <br>
</b>by Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste<br>
11-9-04, Omega-Carrefour Jail, Haiti, November 9, 2004<br>
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Greetings and Gratitude! Courage and Persistence!<br><br>
I can't stop thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr., as I am sending you
this short letter. Quoting by heart and in substance Dr. King,
allow<br>
me to remind you of this:<br><br>
"It is not, if I help my brothers and sisters, what's going to
happen to me? Rather, if I don't help them, what's gong to happen
to them?"<br><br>
Hooded men intimidation, masked gunmen massacre, masked men attacking the
churches, forced entries in our rectories, arbitrary arrests, defamation,
character assassination, prison, threats of death - SHOULD NOT STOP ANY
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST OR INSTITUTIONS advocating for the enjoyment of
basic human needs for all, especially the poor ones.<br><br>
I think of all of you who advocate for my release, all who demand the
release of all political prisoners, under the "de facto",
illegal, unconstitutional Latortue-Alexandre government imposed facistly
by the administration of Presidents G.W. Bush, Jacques Chirac, and Prime
Minister Paul Martin.<br><br>
<b>FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY SHALL PREVAIL IN HAITI <br><br>
</b>Visiting Haiti in 1983, Pope John Paul II called for real change:
"Things must change." LET IT BE!<br><br>
The repression on all levels is so heavy. I call for: an immediate
return to constitutional order; the release of all political prisoners;
the respect of the vote and the will of the people; the rejection of
kidnappings, coup d'etats from whoever the authors.<br><br>
Let the word of God win our souls! Let love of God and humanity
prevail! Let us start our heaven on earth as God wants
it!<br><br>
Gratitude, Peace, and Love to you all!<br>
<br>
Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste <br>
(Nsera Njeri Jan-Jis) 509-405-3244<br><br>
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[This letter was sent out of the Omega-Carrefour Jail by Fr. Gerard
Jean-Juste via Bill Quigley, Loyola University School of Law New Orleans,
one of Fr. Jean-Juste's lawyers. <br><br>
Fr. Jean-Juste is represented by Mario Joseph and others with the
Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. <br><br>
Fr. Jean-Juste is scheduled to appear before a Haitian judge for a
preliminary hearing on Wednesday November 10, 2004. <br><br>
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Bill Quigley can be reached at
</font><font size=3 color="#003399"><b>duprestars@msn.com</font><font size=3>
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</b>or in Haiti at 011-509-528-0311.]<br><br>
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<b>WHAT YOU CAN DO <br><br>
</b>"Do not go gentle into oblivion Haiti, but rage, rage against
the forces of <br>
evil , for freedom and democracy." ( Pearl Mcf, November 2004
)<br><br>
Continue to write to your local and national newspapers urging the
editors to publish the truth ABOUT THE U.S. SUPPORTED GENOCIDE IN HAITI,
right now.<br><br>
The incarceration of Father Jean Juste continues the long list of
arbitrary and politically motivated arrests to silence the pro-democracy
fires <br>
still burning bright in Haiti. Please call, fax or Emil, asking the U.S.
government, the United Nations (cc:to
</font><font size=3 color="#003399">kongo-doudou@un.org</font><font size=3>
)and the Brazilian Mission and government
(</font><font size=3 color="#003399">webmaster@mre.gov.br</font><font size=3>
</font><font size=3 color="#003399">webmaster@mc.gov.br</font><font size=3>)
to call for a stop to the attacks against LAVALAS and <br>
killings in Haiti and ensure that Father Gerard Jean-Juste and all the
other political prisoners are released immediately. <br><br>
Contact information for your local and national media outlets may easily
be found by going to our website at: <br>
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Our work is saving lives. Here is some more <br>
contact information for your convenience:<br><br>
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:<br><br>
U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, James B. Foley<br>
Phone: 011-509-222-0200 or 011-509-222-0354<br>
Fax: 011-509-223-9038 or 011-509-223-1641<br><br>
With copies to: <br><br>
STATE DEPARTMENT HAITI DESK: <br><br>
Desk Phone: (202) 736-4628, <br>
Fax: (202) 647-2901<br><br>
Ladd Connell - Haiti Desk Officer
</font><font size=3 color="#003399"><b>connellLF@state.gov<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3>BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS<br>
Roger Noriega, Phone: (202) 647-5780; E-mail:
</font><font size=3 color="#003399"><b>noriegarf@state.gov<br><br>
<br>
</b></font><font size=3>UNITED NATIONS: <br><br>
Special UN Envoy to Haiti: <br>
Mr. Juan Gabriel Valdes<br><br>
UN Military Commander in Haiti: Lt. General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro
Pereira<br><br>
UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Phone: 011-509-244-9650 or
9660<br><br>
With copies to: UN Secretary-General: Kofi Annan: Fax: (212)
963-4879<br><br>
For more information, and updates on Father Jean Juste's situation, see
<br>
<a href="http://www.ezilidanto.com/" eudora="autourl">www.ezilidanto.com</a>,
<a href="http://www.haitiaction.net/" eudora="autourl">www.haitiaction.net</a>,
<a href="http://www.ijdh.org/" eudora="autourl">www.ijdh.org</a> or
contact: <br>
</font><font size=3 color="#003399"><b>haitiinformationproject@yahoo.com</font><font size=3>.<br><br>
</b>GET INVOLVED: â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ <br><br>
</font><font size=3 color="#800000"><b>Weapon of Mass
Instruction<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3>The secret weapon of Jesus and Gandhi,<br>
Of Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandella,<br>
Of Shirin Ebadi or Wangari Maathai,<br>
And of all great human rights activists<br>
Is simply the willingness to suffer loss after loss<br>
Again and again, until you win.<br><br>
â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–ÏÂ â–Ï<br><br>
Kenbe fo, pa lage”<br><br>
Joe<br>
November 4, 2004<br><br>
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Forwarded by the Haitian Lawyers Leadership<br>
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