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The Haiti Resolution
Whereas, 2004 marked
the 200th anniversary of Haiti's Independence and abolition of colonialism
and slavery, the only time in history that a slave revolution achieved
independence, and a milestone in the history of humankind's struggle
for rule by the people for the people;
Whereas,
the United Nations designated 2004 as the International Year to commemorate
the struggle against slavery and its abolition in recognition of the
Haitian Revolution and the valiant struggle of the Haitian people;
Whereas, in 2004, while the Haitian people worldwide
proudly commemorated their ancestors' great victory against organized
tyranny in 1804, they were forced to continue struggling for justice
and democracy in Haiti, and against foreign
occupation of their sacred land, and had also to continue to struggle
for justice and equal rights in the United States, where in practice,
the Haitian people are the only refugees fleeing political persecution
to be incarcerated and indefinitely detained in U.S. jails, even if
they have demonstrated a case for political asylum and even if a judge
has ordered their release;
Whereas, such a U.S. policy is a blatantly discriminatory
and racially biased policy;
Whereas, Haitian voters overwhelmingly elected President
Aristide to a five-year term ending in 2006 and the U.S. supported Latortue
regime came to power through force and through foreign interference
in Haiti's sovereignty and democratic process;
Whereas, the Bush Administration installed an unconstitutional
regime in Port-au-Prince that systematically attacked supporters and
officials of the Constitutional government, and allowed paramilitary
gangs led by drug dealers, rapists, convicted murderers and members
of Haiti's hated disbanded army to terrorize the Haitian populace, and;
Whereas, this regime change affected not only Haiti's
President, but also led to the removal and replacement by un-elected
persons of more than 7,000 legislative and local officials, and the
total disenfranchisement of 8.5 million Black voters in Haiti that they
represented, as well as morally, culturally and psychologically devastating
and economically devaluing Haitians residing in the U.S. and Haitian-American
citizens in the U.S., who had been sending nearly $1 billion per year
to Haiti;
Now therefore, the undersigned pro-democracy advocates
hereby present this Haiti Resolution to the world:
Be it resolved, all who stand in solidarity with the
people of Haiti and wish to join the FreeHaitiMovement
may adopt the following "6
Points Haiti Resolution"
or its equivalent, and commit to use best efforts to:
1. Support the return of Constitutional rule to Haiti by advocating
restoring all elected officials of all parties to their offices throughout
the country until the end of their mandates and/or another free and
fair election is held, where there is no systematic exclusion of the
poor majority, as mandated by Haiti's Constitution;
2. Condemn the killings, illegal imprisonment and confiscation of the
property of supporters of Haiti's Constitutional government, and insist
that Haiti's illegitimate "interim" government from Miami immediately
cease its persecution and put a stop to persecution by the thugs and
murderers from the paramilitary gangs, the former military, coup d'etat
"police" and the foreign soldiers against Haitian civilians;
3. Insist on the immediate release of all political prisoners in Haitian
jails, including Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, other Constitutional government
officials, Father Gerard Jean-Juste and folksinger/activist, So Ann;
4. Insist on the disarmament of the thugs, death squad leaders, and
convicted human rights violators, and their prosecution for all crimes
committed during the attack on Haiti's elected government and after
the coup d'etat; and, insist that Haiti's civilian police force is rebuilt
to serve all sectors of the Haitian nation with equal due process and,
ensuring that it excludes anyone who helped to overthrow the democratically
elected government, the former soldiers and anyone, from any sector,
who have participated in human rights violations;
5. Help stop the indefinite detention and automatic repatriation of
Haitian refugees and request that Temporary Protected Status is immediately
granted to all Haitian refugees presently in the United States until
democracy and the rule of law is restored to Haiti; and
6. Support the calls by the OAS, CARICOM and the Africa Union for an
investigation into the circumstances of President Aristide's removal;
and, enact Congresswoman Barbara Lee's T.R.U.T.H Act (HR 3919), or similar
measures, which calls for the investigation of the forcible removal
of the democratically elected President of Haiti.
Ezili Dantò, Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
Pierre Labosierre, Haiti Action Committee
Lavarice Gaudin, Veye Yo
Lovinsky
Pierre-Antoine, Fondasyon Trant Septanm
Alina Sixto, Ajoupa
Picard Losier, Radio Ayiti
Josue Renaud, The New England Human Rights Organization For Haiti
Jean Yvon Kernizan, Haitian Charities of America (HACHOFA)
Paul Mathieu, Organisation De Bienveillence National Haitienne (OBNH)
Louis Elneus, Haiti Lumiere
Jean Benoit, Asosiyasyon Chofe Taksi Ayisyen (ACT)
Lynn Currier, Haitkaah Social Justice Project
Steve Gillis, Boston A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
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