S.E. Monsieur Jean Bertrand Aristide
Président de la République d'Haïti
Présidence de la République d'Haïti
Palais National, Champ de Mars
Port-au-Prince, HAÏTI
Your Excellency/Monsieur le Président de la République,
On behalf of over 3,000 hard working union members of Miami Area Local, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO we have following request:
- An immediate end to all acts of intimidation that are contrary to letter and the spirit of the rights to freedom of expression and assembly as guaranteed by the 1987 Constitution and by international human rights and labour law;
- The intervention of the Minister of Justice to secure the immediate release without conditions of the nine illegally detained people;
The names of the nine detained people are:
1. Yvon LOUIS JEUNE, a driver from Cap-Haïtien
2. Alix ROLAND, a drivers' assistant
3. Destiné DÉCIUS, a driver from St Michel de l'Attalaye
4. Tusson ALEXANDRE, a union member from St Michel de L'Attalaye
5. Veruséus SÉNAT, a union member from St Michel de L'Attalaye
6. Dorvil JÉRÉMIE, a union member from St Michel de L'Attalaye
7. Urbain GARÇON, a union member from St Michel de L'Attalaye
8. Mme Danbreville ÉDOUARD, a union member from St Michel de L'Attalaye
9. Mme Lucienne JEAN, a union member from St Michel de L'Attalaye
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- The arrest of those implicated in the murder of the two peasant/workers on 27 May at Guacimal, St. Raphael;
- Justice and compensation for the victims of the tragic events at Guacimal on 27 May;
- The creation of an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the peasant/workers' situation and, in particular, the bloody events of 27 May;
- The creation of the conditions of security to permit the peasant/workers to return to their place of work.
Your cooperation is essential.
We remain,
At the workers' pleasure,
Respectfully,
Mr. Arnold J. Welber
Legislative Director, Miami Area Local, APWU, AFL-CIO
