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Haiti-USA: US Deportations to Haiti are Inhumane and Tear Families Apart
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- Created on Monday, 30 April 2012 19:21
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)-Interviewed by Defend Haiti, Drew Aiken from University of Miami Human Rights and Immigration Clinics depicted how awful deportees’ living conditions are in Haiti after the disaster. The Clinics, she said, are asking to US government to stop deportations to the earthquake-ravaged country, or to consider some humanitarian factors before sending people there.
Haiti: An alleged policeman murderer’s corpse under orders of Justice
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- Created on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 13:48
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht)- The corpse of one of the alleged murderers of police Walky Calixte was placed under the orders of justice during the past weekend, according to Jean Renel Senatus. The government commissioner in Port-au-Prince has promised that justice will soon shed light on the assassination, which sparked protests paralyzing the town of Carrefour (south) and part of the metropolitan area last Monday.
Port-au-Prince Prosecutor's Office to Open a Specialized Library
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- Created on Tuesday, 10 April 2012 17:50
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The announcement was made by the Government Commissioner in Port-au-Prince, Jean Renel Senatus, that a library would be opening in the Prosecutor's Office in Port-au-Prince April 18, 2012.
Haiti: Judges and Lawyers Threaten Work Stoppage Friday 13th
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- Created on Sunday, 08 April 2012 16:32
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The President of the Federation of Bar Associations of Haiti, Carlos Hercules, reiterated the willingness of lawyers from the various bars of the republic and judges united in the National Association of Haitian Magistrates (ANAMAH) to declare an indefinite strike if by April 13, the head of state does not allow the inauguration of the Higher Judicial Council (CSPJ).
Murderers of Rooldine Lindor Sentenced to Prison
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- Created on Monday, 02 April 2012 10:17
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht) - Two Dominican men convicted for the murder of Haitian student Rooldine Lindor received their sentences on Monday in a Dominican court.
CSPJ: An Independent Judicial Power Established in Haiti
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- Created on Saturday, 31 March 2012 12:50
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Ministry of Justice and Public Safety announced Friday the composition of the Higher Judicial Council (CSPJ), whose members certification process was completed.
Haiti: Council of Order Opens Hearings on President's Defamation Complaint
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- Created on Saturday, 24 March 2012 12:55
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - After his refusal to apologize or cut his head bald for defaming President Martelly on Scoop FM, Lawyer Andre Michel had to clarify his position, before his peers and the Council or Order of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti: Judge Jocelyne Casimir Promoted to Court of Appeals
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- Created on Friday, 23 March 2012 06:26
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The President of the Bar Association of Port-au-Prince, Carlos Hercules, has awarded good marks to the former dean of the civil court, Jocelyne Casimir, for her work in recent years to be Judge promoted to the Court of Appeals of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti: Young Johnny Jean to Testify in Uruguay against U.N. Peacekeepers
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- Created on Friday, 23 March 2012 06:25
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht/AHP) - The young Port Salutin, Johnny Jean will leave the country to South America to testify in a Uruguayan court against peacekeepers accused of violating him.
Haiti: U.S. Ambassador Merten's Statements Defy Logic, says President of Bar Association
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- Created on Monday, 19 March 2012 11:58
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The President of the Port-au-Prince Bar Association, Carlos Hercules, on Monday said the declarations made by U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Kenneth Merten, particularly on March 8th at the National Palace of Haiti was defied logic and may have caused more confusion between democratic institutions in Haiti.
Haiti: Cases of Corruption Revealed in More than 14 Sector Departments
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- Created on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 07:15
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Federal Unit Fighting Corruption (ULCC) submitted Monday to the prosecutor of Port-au-Prince the record of several public institutions, over 14, where cases of corruption were recorded.
Haiti: TeleCo Official Jean Rene Duperval Convicted in U.S. for Corruption
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- Created on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 18:41
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht) - A former senior telecommunications official in Haiti has been convicted in federal court in Miami for accepting $500,000 in bribes from two U.S. companies that secured lucrative long-distance phone contracts in the impoverished Caribbean nation, authorities said on Tuesday.
Haiti: Prosecutor Requests Audience with Senator Lambert and Benoit for Thursday's Panic
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- Created on Sunday, 11 March 2012 12:45
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Government Prosecutor in the capital has sent a request through his superior, the Minister of Justice, to ask the Senate President to put Senators Joseph Lambert and Steven Benoit at the disposal of justices in regard to the panic cause Thursday, one by making a publicly threatening announcement, the other for urging citizens, in haste, to enter their homes.
Haiti: Mayor of Tabarre Prohibited from Leaving the Country
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- Created on Monday, 05 March 2012 09:18
TABARRE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Mayor of Tabarre, Jean Frantz Theodat, is restricted from leaving the country for being named as a subject of the fire that destroyed the public market of Tabarre. Authorities have declared the fire to be an act of arson.
Haiti: Four Judges Installed to the Court of Cassation
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- Created on Saturday, 18 February 2012 11:13
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Four judges were installed to the Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) on Friday marking a significant step towards establishing an independent judicial power in Haiti.
Haïti-Droits de l’Homme: Michel Forst entre Surprise et Déception
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- Created on Saturday, 11 February 2012 22:29
MIAMI, USA (defend.ht)-L’expert indépendant des Nations-Unis sur la situation des droits de l’Homme en Haïti, dans une interview exclusive à Defend Haiti, s’est dit "heureusement surpris" que Martelly ait tenu la promesse de nommer un juge à la tête de la Cour de Cassation, mais se dit "déçu" que de mauvais éléments se trouvent encore dans les rangs de la police nationale. Déçu aussi est-il de la décision judiciaire dans le dossier Duvalier. Interview.
Haiti: Jean-Claude Duvalier to be Tried for Corruption
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- Created on Monday, 30 January 2012 13:52
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The former dictator Jean Claude Duvalier will be tried for embezzlement, but not for human rights abuses according to the order of Judge Jean Carves.
Haiti: Judge has Decided Whether Duvalier will Face Prosecution
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- Created on Saturday, 28 January 2012 20:08
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - A decision on whether former President-for-life Jean-Claude Duvalier will face prosecution or not has already been made.
Haiti: Executive Gov't Tells Judges that CSPJ be Established in February
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- Created on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 11:41
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – In a meeting between Haitian judges and the Minister of Justice Michel Brunache, a work stoppage was held off by a promise from the executive to establish the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) by February 29, 2012.
Haitian Judges Urge Independence of Judicial Power
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- Created on Monday, 23 January 2012 13:55
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Haitian judges will meet with the Minister of Justice, Michel Brunache, on Monday to urge the executive to establish the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power (CSPJ), a body needed to make the judiciary independent.
