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For Immediate Release March 3rd, 2006
Contact: Jeffrey Buchanan, 202-463-7575 ext 241
Monika Kalra Varma , 202-463-7575 ext 228
Hearing Investigates Human Rights Abuses in Haiti and Role of OAS Member States
Washington, DC – The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) heard testimonies today about economic and social rights violations in Haiti since June 2004. The hearing included testimony from members of the Haiti-based Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health www.pih.org), The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights (www.rfkmemorial.org) and New York University School of Law International Human Rights Clinic.
The groups told the commission about the daily violence of poverty that persists despite efforts by the Haitian government and the international community. They outlined how OAS Member States have human rights obligations when acting in Haiti, especially since some OAS Member States have taken their obligations seriously at home and are in a position to provide their understanding and expertise to Haiti, but have not yet done so.
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Testimony on Human Rights Abuse in Haiti and Role of OAS States in front of the Inter American Commission: March 3rd, 2006
• Introduction by CHR Program Director, Monika Kalra Varma
• Loune Viaud, Director of Strategic Planning and Operations of Zanmi Lasante
• Partners In Health/Zanmi Lasante Statement
• Todd Howland, Director of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights (CHR)
• Meg Satterthwaite, New York University Human Rights Law Clinic
Other Documents related to the hearing
• CHR Report:Snapshot of Poverty and Human Rights in Haiti
• MaximsNews: Selective Memory at the United Nations: Haiti and Human Rights by Todd Howland
• New England Journal of Medicine:Political Violence and Public Health in Haiti by Paul Farmer
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