Press Release: Lawyers Denounce Shortcomings in Conduct of Duvalier Prosecution (English, Original in French)

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For Immediate Release Port-au-Prince, May 10, 2011 ORIGINAL: FRENCH Mario Joseph, Av., Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, mario@ijdh.org, +509-3701-9879 (Haiti; Creole, French);Brian Concannon Jr., Esq., Director, Institute for Justice & Democracy…

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Press Release: Grassroots Groups Present Counter-Perspective on Haiti’s Human Rights Record (IJDH-BAI)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Mario Joseph, Av., Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, mario@ijdh.org, +509-3701-9879 (Haiti; Creole, French);Beatrice Lindstrom, Esq., Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, beatrice@ijdh.org, +509-3610-2847 (Haiti; English);Nicole Phillips, Esq., Institute for Justice…

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Press Release: International Human Rights Hearing on Rape Epidemic in Haiti (IJDH-BAI, MADRE, Women’s Link Worldwide, KOFAVIV)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephanie Küng, MADRE (212) 627-0444, media@madre.org International Human Rights Hearing on Rape Epidemic in Haiti Wednesday, March 23—New York, NY—This Friday, petitioners MADRE, the Institute for…

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Aristide’s Return to Haiti: Prominent Lawyers and Law Professors Urge U.S. to Respect Human Rights (IJDH)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 17, 2011 Contacts:David Lerner, Riptide Communications, dlerner@riptideonline.com, 212 260-5000Brian Concannon Jr., Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, brian@ijdh.org, 541-263-0029 Aristide’s Return to Haiti: Prominent Lawyers and…

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Press Release: Haiti’s March 20 Runoff Elections Defy Democracy and Violate the Will of the Haitian People (IJDH)

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For Immediate Release March 16, 2011 Brian Concannon Jr., Esq., Director, Institute for Justice & Democracy in HaitiBrian@ijdh.org, 617-652-0876 (U.S.), 541-263-0029 (U.S. cell) Nicole Phillips, Esq., Staff Attorney, Institute for…

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