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040 _cNDC
086 _a00051-XI
245 _aReport on the situation of human rights in Haiti
260 _bOAS
260 _aWashington D.C.
260 _cMay 8 1990
270 _cDMDOC
270 _dUnited States of America
300 _a63 p.
520 _aExamines the human rights situation in that region against the background of events since February 1988. In discussing the electoral process, the report concludes that hurdles to the exercise are substantial. Violations of the right of life and to humane treatment are listed together with circumstances surrounding these violations. Perpetrators include the army, the police and paramilitary groups, e.g., Tonton Macoutes. Violations of the right to personal liberty and judicial guarantees are listed. Some recommendations include the imposition of sanctions by the guarantee of safety to the media in the exercise of the right of freedom of expression.
556 _aGeneral
650 _a<HAITI>
650 _a<HUMAN RIGHTS>
650 _a<TORTURE>
650 _a<DEMOCRACY>
797 _aOAS
942 _h04.02.01
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999 _c8073
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