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WHAT
YOU CAN DO ABOUT HAITI
As
a result of meetings with a broad cross-section in Haiti, the EPICA
delegation concluded that its primary objective should be to support
the restoration of the democratically elected President, Jean Bertrand
Aristide, as the legitimate president of Haiti. EPICA urges the
following actions:
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Call
and write the President of the Permanent Council of the OAS:
202-458-3000; your local Congressperson, (find contact information
at http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/);
the United Nations: 212-963-2486, presidentga58@un.org;
and CARICOM: 011-592-226-9280, webmaster@caricom.org .
Ask them to investigate the circumstances surrounding
the removal of President Jean Bertrand Aristide from
Haiti on February
29, 2004.
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Demand
the right to asylum for persecuted Haitian citizens by calling
your local congressperson.
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Call
Amnesty International at 212-807-8400 and Human Rights Watch
at 212-290-4700 to demand that their counterparts in Haiti, especially
the National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR), investigate
and denounce human rights abuses perpetuated against Lavalas
supporters.
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Call
Secretary of State Colin Powell: 202-647-6575, and President
Bush: 202-456-1111/ 202-456-1414 and your local Congressperson
to demand
that the multinational and U.S. forces
immediately stop committing human rights abuses. The United Nations
must provide a human rights
observer team!
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Donate
money to support the rebuilding of persecuted unions, human rights
organizations, and legal assistance programs that have had their
infrastructures dismantled. Send money to: EPICA, 1470 Irving
St, NW- 2nd floor, Washington DC 20010. Please write: HAITI REBUILD
on your check.
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Participate
in and/or support the accompaniment program being organized by
US solidarity groups with Haiti to
ensure the safety of Lavalas supporters in their country. To
donate money or to participate
call Leslie Flemming at the Haiti Action Committee: 510-558-0371.
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