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Rights group sends observer to Duvalier hearing in Haiti
Published on February 20, 2013 Email To Friend    Print Version

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -- An expert from human rights organization Amnesty International will be observing the hearing in the case against former president Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in Haiti on Thursday.

The hearing is to assess an appeal brought by victims of human rights violations against the decision of an investigative judge in January 2011 not to try Duvalier for crimes against humanity.

The court will hear evidence of Duvalier’s alleged responsibility for the widespread human rights violations that took place during his time in office, between 1971 and 1986 – including torture, disappearances and extrajudicial executions.

Duvalier returned to Haiti in January 2011 after 25 years in exile in France.
 
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