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Haiti: Calls mount to free Lavalas activist

Government authorities in Haiti are facing a backlash of criticism over claims that political dissidents are locked up in jail.

On Aug. 7, Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin, a Haitian political prisoner.

On Aug. 7, Amnesty International called for the release of Ronald Dauphin, a Haitian political prisoner.

Mr. Dauphin is an activist with the Fanmi Lavalas movement of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

He was seized by armed paramilitaries on March 1, 2004--the day after the Aristide government was ousted in a coup d'état.

Ronald Dauphin is the last of 16 Fanmi Lavalas members and supporters imprisoned based on allegations made by the organization Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH), as well as some relatives of the victims, that a massacre was perpetrated between Feb. 9 and Feb. 11, 2004 in St. Marc, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

The Final Call, September 9 2009, 7:29 AM

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