[Mb-civic] Amnesty International Declares Father Jean-Juste a "Prisoner of Conscience"

[hecate at diamonddragon.com]

Hecate  ( hecate at diamonddragon.com )
sent you this story from democracynow.org


In the aftermath of the coup, armed gangs roam the country and UN forces patrol the streets. In the capital of Port-au-Prince, more than 700 people have been killed since last September. A raid by UN forces earlier this month left as many as 23 civilians dead. 

Meanwhile, Haitian Priest Gerard Jean-Juste, a leader in Aristide's Lavalas party, was arrested last week and charged with the assassination of journalist Jaques Roche even though he was in Miami at the time of the murder. Father Jean-Juste is now being held incommunicado. Amnesty International has announced it considers Father Jean-Juste a prisoner of conscience. Amnesty is also releasing a new report today on human rights abuses titled, "Haiti: Disarmament delayed, justice denied." 



+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  Amnesty International Declares Father Jean-Juste a "Prisoner of Conscience"
|  http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/28/149242
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+


Haitian Priest Gerard Jean-Juste has been declared a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International after his recent arrest and incommunicado detention.  We speak with Amnesty International about his case and the ongoing violence in Haiti on  the 90th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Haiti. [includes rush transcript]
This story continues at: 
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/28/149242