IPI World Press Freedom Review of 2004 in Haiti

Human Rights Watch report on 2004

Amnesty International calls for urgent response to prison massacre - 20 December 2004

"We must be clear - the Group of 184 is a ruling class front" - interview with Batay Ouvriye's Yannick Etienne

Bloodbath that left dozens dead in jail - The Observer, 19 December 2004

UN force unable to stem violence in chaotic Haiti - Chicago Tribune, December 2004

Alarming increase in the number of rapes - Haiti Support Group press release, 25 November 2004

Haitian government mounts illegal arrests of priest and dissidents - Brian Concannon Jr., 17 November 2004

Gonaïves: extreme concern about lack of security - Haiti Support Group press release, 10 November 2004

Police terror sweeps across Haiti - The Observer, 31 October 2004

Latortue condemned for human rights violations - Haiti Support Group press release, 27 October 2004

Interview with Batay Ouvriye's Yannick Etienne - No Sweat, 24 October 2004

Disbanded for abuses, Haiti's former Army rises again - Inter Press Service, 7 September 2004

UN opens the door to reborn Army - Haiti Support Group press release, 6 September 2004

Democracy and disarmament: the BBC's Analysis programme looks at the current situation in Haiti - 26 August 2004

Chamblain goes free, Latortue and Gousse cement their authoritarian credentials - COHA, 25 August 2004

Interim government paves way for return of the military - Haiti Support Group press release, 20 August 2004

Chamblain and Joanis overnight trials are an insult to justice - Amnesty, 17 August 2004

Donors Exceed Aid Target, Debt Relief Next Goal, Group Says - IPS, 20 July

British agencies urge UK to help prioritise the needs of the vast majority of Haitians - Haiti Support Group press release, 7 July 2004

Haiti's civil society: So much more than the 184 - Haiti Support Group press release, 6 July 2004

Five British agencies' letter to DfID - 5 July 2004

Breaking the cycle of violence: A last chance for Haiti - Amnesty International, 21 June 2004

A National Plan Without the People? - IPS, 21 June 2004

Civil society organisations' declaration on the Interim Cooperation Framework process - 14 June 2004

Lethal mudslides highlight urgent need for reforestation, and agrarian reform - Haiti Support Group press release, 26 May 2004

Haitian organisations denounce US occupying forces - Haiti Support Group press release, 18 May 2004

Return of the Army gathers pace, as armed irregulars maintain grip on de facto power - Haiti Support Group press release, 10 May 2004

Armed irregular forces continue to wield power - Haiti Support Group press release, 22 April 2004

Continuing violations of the rights of Haiti's journalists - Haiti Support Group press release, 20 April 2004

Armed groups still active: Findings of Amnesty International delegation - 8 April 2004

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