Duvalier’s return ‘a slap in the face’ to Haiti (Toronto Star)

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Published On Mon Jan 17 2010
Kenneth Kidd
Feature Writer

... Duvalier’s arrival Sunday from Paris, where he has been living since his overthrow in 1986, had human rights organizations demanding that he be arrested and tried for crimes against humanity.

His presence in the country is “a slap in the face” to long-suffering Haitians unless he’s made to face justice, said Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director of the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch.

The Canadian government condemned Duvalier’s return, and a spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged Haitians to respect democracy and the rule of law.

Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, whose family fled Haiti in 1968 to escape the dictatorship of Duvalier’s father, François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, said she was “astounded” by news of his return ...

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/923376--duvalier-s-return-a-slap-in-the-face-to-haiti?bn=1