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UN: Former Haiti Dictator Must Be Tried

AP | Posted 04.01.2012

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s human rights office has sharply criticized a Haitian judge's recommendation against trying former dictator Jean-Claude Duva...

Former Haitian Dictator Won't Be Charged With Murder, Torture, Disappearances

Reuters | Posted 03.31.2012

By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier will face trial for ...

Former President Aristide Back in Haiti -- a Risk of Instability or an Opportunity for Healing?

Nicolas Rossier | Posted 05.25.2011

Nicolas Rossier

Days after the arrival of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier in Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide wrote an official letter to the South African authorit...

Haiti's Next Leader: To Do List

Dyane Jean François | Posted 05.25.2011

Dyane Jean François

Satisfying basic needs is then the best weapon of a despotic government. People living in violence and poverty will accept many things if they are promised security and food.

The Return of Baby Doc

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Margolis

"Baby Doc" will be lucky to escape jail or lynching. But nothing is for sure in Haiti. His luck may yet change. Up in the mountains the drums beat, and the whisper goes around, "the son of our Great Hongan is returned."

Aristide Should Be Allowed to Return to Haiti

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Weisbrot

Haiti's infamous dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier, returned to his country this week, while the country's first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide,...

'Baby Doc' Duvalier: Five Reasons Why He's Infamous

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 05.25.2011

Outside the posh hotel where Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has lodged since unexpectedly returning to Haiti on Jan. 16, supporters of the former dic...

"Baby Doc" Duvalier to Replace Regis Philbin as Morning Host

Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Spencer Green

"It will be a thrill to be working with Mr. Duvalier," said Live producer Michael Gelman. "Not only does he have a fervent international following but he also has a surprisingly extensive knowledge of fashion trends and Justin Bieber."

A Tale of Two Tyrants

Barry Lando | Posted 05.25.2011

Barry Lando

There's a certain irony to the fact that as a bloody, corrupt Tunisian dictator headed off to exile, another corrupt and bloody former dictator who fled his country almost 25 years ago returned to Haiti.

Ex- DIctator's Return To Haiti Sparks Rumors

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruptio...

Haiti's Political and Economic Earthquake "Made in the USA"

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Michael Johnson

(updated below - Update II - Update III) This morning, as political and financial leaders from around the world convene at the World Economic Forum, ...

An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Nicolas Rossier | Posted 05.25.2011

Nicolas Rossier

Currently in forced-exile in South Africa, former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is still the national leader of Fanmi Lavalas -- one of Haiti's most popular political parties