Haiti tribunal held in Miami

Photo: Sonja Swanson/Haïti Progrès

On March 11, the Bolivarian Youth hosted the 3rd International Tribunal on Haiti at Florida International University. The tribunal, which has held sessions in Washington, DC and Boston, will prepare testimony to be submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague on crimes against humanity carried out by the U.S., France, Canada and other U.N. countries against the Haitian people including the Feb. 29, 2004 coup-napping of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. A Commission of Inquiry headed by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark will present its findings. Left to right: Presiding Judge Benjamin Dupuy, Asst. Presiding Judge Lucy Tondreau, Asst. Presiding Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Investigating Judge Brian Concannon heard the testimony of witnesses including former political prisoner Father Gerard Jean-Juste.