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GUEST: Jeb Sprague, Co-Editor of Haitiananalysis.org

Weeks after his disappearance, human rights activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine remains missing in Haiti. A leader of an organization that advocates for victims of the 1991 and 2004 coups against former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Pierre-Antoine has not been seen since August 12th. Police found his car abandoned outside of his home in Port-au-Prince. A member of Aristide’s Lavalas Party, Pierre-Antoine was planning a senatorial run in upcoming elections at the end of the year. A new organization named the “Group Initiative for Saving the Life of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine,” suspects that the activist is a victim of a kidnapping though no ransom demands have been made. Demonstrations by the group outside of the National Palace in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince have demanded that the Haitian government as well as international human rights organizations actively support efforts to find Pierre-Antoine. Supporters have noted that the defender of human rights had received threats before due to his support of Aristide.

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