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Thousands of Haitians Protest Violence, Impunity on Human Rights Day
By Sandra Lemaire, Renan Toussaint
December 10, 2020 09:44 PM
WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE - Thousands of people took to the streets of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, Thursday to participate in a peaceful March for Life in honor of International Human Rights Day.
Protesters marched against kidnapping, murder, rape and countless human rights violations they say happen daily with impunity.
"On International Human Rights Day, we want to send a message to Jovenel Moise (the president of Haiti) that our constitution guarantees our freedom of expression, our right to demand government accountability, the right to demand our rights be safeguarded," a protester told VOA as he explained why he decided to participate in the march.
Haiti has seen a spike in kidnappings and gang-related crimes that have terrorized citizens of all social classes living the capital.
"We consider the kidnappings to be state kidnappings," another protester said. "We say this because it's incredible how this kidnapping model has invaded the entire country."
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"The burning tires represent democracy, freedom, Uncle Sam, no to dictatorship; they represent our opposition to what the president is doing," another protester told VOA.
More:
https://www.voanews.com/americas/thousands-haitians-protest-violence-impunity-human-rights-day
