Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti Annual Report April 1, 2005–March 31, 2006 Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Mission To work with the people of Haiti in their non-violent struggle for the consolidation of constitutional democracy, justice and human rights, by distributing objective and accurate information on human rights conditions in Haiti, pursuing legal cases, and cooperating with human rights and solidarity groups in Haiti and abroad. IJDH draws on its founders’ internationally-acclaimed success accompanying Haiti’s poor majority in the fields of law, medicine and social justice activism. We seek the restoration of the rule of law and democracy in the short term, and work for the long-term sustainable change necessary to avert Haiti’s next crisis. Support To donate to IJDH, send a check to Box 745, Joseph, OR 97846, or contribute online at www.ijdh.org. IJDH is a tax-exempt charitable organization pursuant to U.S. Internal Revenue Code Sec. 501(c)(3). Donations to the Institute are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Website www.ijdh.org Contact Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti PO Box 745 Joseph, Oregon, U.S.A. 97846 541-432-0597 www.ijdh.org
[email protected] Letter from Paul Farmer, MD, PhD. IJDH Board of Directors Dear Friend: Anyone interested in democracy and rights has reason to be interested in Haiti. Over two centuries ago, Haitians challenged the notions of human rights taking root in Europe and the nascent United States, insisting that all people are human. The first Haitians insisted that slavery—then a source of great personal profit for many of the self-proclaimed democrats on both sides of the Atlantic— could have no place in any republic worthy of the name.