Demagoguery, Haiti prison
or hell, detainees force to dress for photo op., praying for a better life and peace -
March 7-10, 2003 |
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| Haitian police officers salute during the Haitian national anthem at a
ceremony in the National Palace hosted by Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, second
from left on the steps, and other officials in honor of International Women's Day in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, March 7, 2003. About 300 of Haiti's 5,000 police
officers are women. International Women's Day is observed Saturday, March 8. (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Saintemise d'Eustace, a prisoner who has been waiting eight months for an
indictment on an accusation of murder at the Fort National women's prison, reads a
brochure entitled 'Rights and Responsibilities of Prisoners' distributed by the National
Coalition for Haitian Rights in honor of International Women's Day in Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, on Friday, March 7, 2003. Only eight of the 94 women being held at Fort National
have been tried and judged, all others sometimes have to wait up to four years to get a
trial. International Women's Day is observed Saturday, March 8. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Women carry signs saying 'Together to save our children!' and 'What about
our children's future!' during a march of about a hundred men and women organized to
protest the high cost of living in honor of International Women's Day in Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, on Friday, March 7, 2003. International Women's Day is observed Saturday, March 8.
(AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian police officers and recruits attend a ceremony at the National
Palace hosted by Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in honor of International
Women's Day in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, March 7, 2003. About 300 of the 5,000
Haiti's police officers are women. International Women's Day is observed Saturday, March
8. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Women in one of the dormitories at Haiti's Fort National women's prison,
talk to reporters during an open house organized by the National Coalition for Haitian
Rights in honor of International Women's Day, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, March
7, 2003. Only eight of the 94 women held at this prison have been tried and judged, all
others sometimes have to wait up to four years to get a trial. International Women's Day
is observed Saturday, March 8. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Women at Haiti's Fort National women's prison talk to reporters during an
open house organized by the National Coalition for Haitian Rights in honor of
International Women's Day, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, March 7, 2003. Only eight
of the 94 women held at this prison have been tried and judged, all others sometimes have
to wait up to four years to get a trial. International Women's Day is observed Saturday,
March 8. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| A Haitian worshipper holds photos of family members as she prays during a
special Mass at the National Cathedral to commemmorate the 20th anniversary of Pope John
Paul (news - web sites) II's Haiti visit in Port-au-Prince on Sunday, March 9, 2003. The
words he uttered during his sejourn, 'Things must change,' are credited with contributing
to the movement which led to the fall of dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. (AP Photo/Daniel
Morel) |
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