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LA FJKL QUESTIONNE LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE L’ÉTAT
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LA FJKL QUESTIONNE LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE L’ÉTAT

DANS LES ÉVÈNEMENTS SANGLANTS DE LA PRISON CIVILE DE LA CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS DU 25 FEVRIER 2021

La Fondasyon Je Klere (FJKL) pour mieux cerner ces douloureux évènements a dépêché une délégation sur les lieux le lendemain et des jours qui ont suivi le drame. En raison de la complexité de la situation, la délégation a multiplié des rencontres, des échanges avec des autorités judiciaires, des policiers, des agents de la Direction de l’Administration Pénitentiaire (DAP), des détenus de la prison civile de la Croix-des-Bouquets, ainsi que des évadés repris par la Police.

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Note de Presse: Savane Diane
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Note de Presse: Savane Diane

Savane Diane appartient aux productrices et producteurs paysans : Elle n’est ni à vendre, ni à concéder à des tiers

Nous, organisations haïtiennes du mouvement social et populaire, signataires de cette note : Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen (TK), Solidarité des Femmes Haïtiennes (SOFA), Kolektif Jistis Min (KJM), Plateforme des Organisations Haïtiennes des Droits Humains (POHDH), Institut Culturel Karl Levêque (ICKL), Mouvement Démocratique et Populaire (MODEP), Plateforme Haïtienne de Plaidoyer pour un Développement Alternatif (PAPDA)

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SOFA PROTEST NOTE AGAINST THE FREE TRADE ZONE PROJECT IN SAVANE DIANE

Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn (SOFA) Condemns the February 8, 2021 presidential decree that makes Savane Diane a free trade zone.

Declaring Savane-Diane a free trade zone amounts to destroying the environment, destroying agriculture, destroying livestock and, at the same time, condemning farmers to go and work in factories, in particular the stevia factory, in anticipation of feeding Coca-Cola, for a pittance, without any social compensation. In other words, it will reinforce food insecurity in Haiti, the impoverishment of the country including the outrageous feminization of poverty.

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Note de protestation de la SOFA contre le projet de zone franche à Savane-Diane

La Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn (SOFA) condamne l’arrêté présidentiel du 8 février 2021 qui fait de la Savane-Diane une zone franche.

Déclarer Savane-Diane zone franche revient à détruire l'environnement, détruire l'agriculture, détruire le bétail et, en même temps, condamner les agricultrices et agriculteurs à aller travailler dans des usines, notamment l’usine de stévia, en prévision pour alimenter Coca-Cola, pour un salaire de misère, sans aucune contrepartie sociale. Autrement dit, c’est renforcer l’insécurité alimentaire en Haïti, l’appauvrissement du pays incluant la féminisation outrancière de la pauvreté.

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Deklarasyon  sou Kriz Konstitisyonèl ak Dwa Moun an Ayiti
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Deklarasyon sou Kriz Konstitisyonèl ak Dwa Moun an Ayiti

Noumenm klinik ki soti nan fakilte dwa ki chita nan peyi Etazini k ap travay nan solidarite ak oganizasyon sosyete sivil an Ayiti , nou preyokipe anpil pou deteryorasyon sitiyasyon dwa moun an Ayiti ak respons Etazini bay jouk jounen jodi a. Gen prèv kredib ki montre Prezidan Jovenel Moïse nan zak ak li konpòtman kreye yon kriz konstitisyonèl epi ap etabli yon pouvwa k ap afebli etadedwa nan peyi a. Nou mande gouvènman ameriken pou li denonse dènye aksyon Prezidan Moïse yo ki agrave kriz konstitisyonèl la pi plis chak jou.

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Joint Statement from U.S. Human Rights Clinics on the Constitutional & Human Rights Crisis in Haiti
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Joint Statement from U.S. Human Rights Clinics on the Constitutional & Human Rights Crisis in Haiti

As U.S.-based law school clinics working in solidarity with Haitian civil society, we are deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Haiti and about the U.S. response to date. Credible evidence shows that President Jovenel Moïse has engaged in a pattern of conduct to create a constitutional crisis and consolidate power that undermines the rule of law in the country. We call on the U.S. government to denounce recent acts by President Moïse that escalate the constitutional crisis.

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FONDASYON JE KLERE
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FONDASYON JE KLERE

Vague d’arrestations à Tabarre pour complot contre la sureté intérieure de l’Etat : La FJKL s’interroge sur la véritable motivation de l’Exécutif

Wave of arrests in Tabarre for conspiracy against the internal security of the state: The FJKL questions the real motivation of the Executive

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ARRÊTÉ: Autorisant L’Implantation à Savane Diane
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ARRÊTÉ: Autorisant L’Implantation à Savane Diane

Communes de Saint-Michel de l’Attalaye (Artibonite), Maïssade (Centre), Pignon and Saint-Raphaël (Nord) de la Zone Franche Agro Industrielle d’Exportation Dénommée: “Zone Franche Agro Industrielle de Savane Diane”

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE: Establishing the Agro Industrial Free Trade Zone at Savane Diane

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Message for the nation!
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Message for the nation!

The Solution to the Crisis is Rupture

NOUPAPDÒMI sends greetings to the press and to all Haitians everywhere. In the most difficult moments, NOUPAPDÒMI always stands with the Haitian people to demand justice and our right to LIVE. On the eve of the end of the presidential term, which expires on February 7, 2021, NOUPAPDÒMI calls upon the population to wake up, so as not to allow political profiteers, civil society profiteers who collude with certain actors in the international community who are only concerned with the state of their own affairs, to lock the door to the rupture, the clean break, that we are seeking.

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Defend Haiti’s Democracy
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Defend Haiti’s Democracy

As we write this letter, a human rights disaster is unfolding in Haiti.  The warning signs have been clear for more than a year.  There is no doubt that Haiti has been faced with chronic political and security challenges.  But the current levels of state-sponsored violence and authoritarian repression of lawful and peaceful dissent are of an order not seen in the country in decades.  Immediate action on the part of the international community, including the Haitian diaspora, is required to address the present climate of lawlessness, instability and unconstitutionality and to prevent an escalation into full-blown bloodshed.

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Mesaj pou Nasyon an!
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Mesaj pou Nasyon an!

Solisyon kriz la se Ripti

NOUPAPDÒMI ap salye laprès ansanm ak tout Ayisyen alawonnbadè. Nan moman ki pi difisil yo, NOUPAPDÒMI toujou kanpe kote popilasyon an pou reklame jistis ak dwa nou pou nou VIV. Lavèy finisman manda prezidansyèl la k ap bout 7 fevrye 2021, NOUPAPDÒMI vle lanse yon apèl bay popilasyon an pou l reveye l, pou l pa kite aferis politik tankou aferis nan sosyete sivil nan konplisite ak kèk aktè nan kominote entènasyonal la ki ap regle zafè pa yo, klete pòt ripti n ap chèche an.

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Message des Évêques Catholiques d’Haïti (CEH)
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Message des Évêques Catholiques d’Haïti (CEH)

Frères et sœurs bien-aimés,

1. Fidèles à notre mission d’accompagner le Peuple de Dieu, d’éclairer les hommes et les femmes de bonne volonté, et d’être solidaires de tous nos compatriotes, spécialement ceux qui souffrent, nous, les Évêques Catholiques d’Haïti, jugeons indispensable de fixer la position de l’Église dans la conjoncture actuelle du pays, conjoncture faite d’extrême détresse : à la suite du Christ, l’Église est toujours du côté du droit, de la vérité, de la justice et du respect de la vie et de la dignité humaine. Voilà notre position inébranlable et inaltérable, quelles que soient les circonstances. Cependant, bien que cela soit clair et indubitable, nous pouvons y ajouter deux constats :

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Message from the Catholic Bishops of Haiti (CEH)
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Message from the Catholic Bishops of Haiti (CEH)

Beloved brothers and sisters,

1. Faithful to our mission to accompany the People of God, to enlighten men and women of good will, and to be in solidarity with all our compatriots, especially those who are suffering, we, the Catholic Bishops of Haiti, consider it essential to fix the position of the Church in the current situation of the country, a situation of extreme distress: following Christ, the Church is always on the side of law, truth, justice and respect of life and human dignity. This is our steadfast and unalterable position, whatever the circumstances. However, although this is clear and unmistakable, we can add two observations:

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Haitian Bar Federation (FBH)
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Haitian Bar Federation (FBH)

Believes that the constitutional provisions relating to the length of Mr. Jovenel Moses' term in office must be understood in light of the restrictive interpretation imposed on parliamentarians on 13 January 2020;

Notes, therefore, that the term of President Jovenel Moise is due to end on 7 February 2021, i.e., "five years ... following the date of the elections";

Considers that the Provisional Electoral Council unilaterally appointed by President Jovenel Moise has no legitimacy to organise the next elections;

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