[NYTr] Dr. Maryse Narcisse, Lavalas Leader, Kidnapped in Haiti Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:07:53 -0500 (CDT) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Haiti Action Committee - Oct 30, 2007 action.haiti @gmail.com Urgent Action Alert Dr. Maryse Narcisse Kidnapped in Haiti We have just received the shocking news that Dr. Maryse Narcisse, member of the National Commission of the Fanmi Lavalas Party, has been kidnapped. Dr. Narcisse and her driver, Delano Morel, were abducted near her home in Port-au-Prince. Dr. Narcisse is a medical doctor and long-time advocate for democracy in Haiti. She has been in the forefront of efforts to provide community-based health care and education for all Haitians. Exiled to Miami after the US-orchestrated coup d'etat in 2004 that overthrew the democratic government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, she became personal spokesperson for President Aristide and was instrumental in creating an international voice for the Lavalas movement. She returned to Haiti in 2006, after the election of President Rene Preval, to continue her efforts to restore democracy. The disappearance of Dr. Narcisse is the latest assault on the Haitian grassroots movement. Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, a psychologist, human rights advocate and leader of Lavalas, has been disappeared and presumed kidnapped since August 12th. Other Lavalas activists remain imprisoned under inhumane conditions. The United Nations occupying forces boast of "stability" and an "improved security situation" in Haiti. In fact, under UN occupation, a wave of terror against political and human rights activists has been taking place in Haiti. Please contact the following offices of the U.S. Embassy, the U.N. occupying powers, and the government of President Rene Preval. Let them know that people all over the world are outraged at these disappearances in Haiti. Express your concern that all efforts are being made to facilitate the safe return of Dr. Maryse Narcisse, Delano Morel and Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine. UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Tel: 011-509-244-9650 or 9660 Fax: 011-509-244-9366 or 9367 Or, Fax to Office of Secretary General (New York) (212) 963.4879 United States Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Telephones: 011-509-223-4711, or 222-0200 or 0354 Fax: 011-509-223-1641 or 9038 President Rene Preval Fax to 206-350-7986 (a US number) or email to avokahaiti @aol.com Your letter will be hand-delivered to the Presidential Palace in Haiti. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================