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- From: Nigel Allen <nigel.allen@canrem.com>
- Subject: Haitian Refugee Center Comments on Discovery of Bodies
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.224348.15585@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:43:48 GMT
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- Press Release from Haitian Refugee Centre
-
- Haitian Refugee Center Comments on Discovery of Bodies
- To: National Desk, Immigration and Foreign Affairs reporters
- Contact: Rolande Dorancy, executive director, Haitian Refugee
- Center, 212-661-2100, ext. 602, or 305-757-8538
-
- NEW YORK, July 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the statement
- of Rolande Dorancy, executive director, Haitian Refugee Center, Miami:
-
- "This morning a tragedy was reported. The bodies of 91 Haitians
- washed up on that country's beaches. Hundreds of other crimes like
- this have gone unreported over the past several months. The overthrow
- of the Aristide government led to this tragedy. We must restore the
- democratically-elected government of President Aristide. In the
- meantime, the U.S. must provide sanctuary for Haitians fleeing
- military thugs.
- "Finally, the U.S. must share the burden of this tragedy if the
- Bush administration does not take strong action to restore President
- Aristide."
-
- Cosigned by:
-
- Center for Central American Refugees, New York City, Washington
- D.C., and Plainfield, N.J.;
- New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs;
- New Jersey Immigration Policy Network;
- Salvadoran National Network;
- Church Avenue Merchants Block Association, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
- Haitian Centers Council, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
- Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York, Immigration and
- Refugee Services;
- Lutheran Ministries of Florida;
- Ayuda Inc.;
- National Council of Women of Ecuador Inc.;
- Latino Civil Rights Task Force;
- Center for Immigrants' Rights;
- Ilka Tanyapayan.
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