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Haiti. 
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"Father Gerard Jean-Juste"
(Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience, Died May 27, 2009. More background from ijdh.org).
"Death threats and imprisonment could not stop his commitment to the poor or halt his work."
24" x 36"
Oil on Canvas



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​"Victory" 

(2006 Election Bonfires. Desmond Tutu visited Haiti and spoke to a crowd at the Hotel Montana, "You have shown the world you are not a violent people," he said with reference to the presidential and legislative voting, which was largely free of electoral or political violence.)
10" x 10"
Oil on Canvas



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"Esterne Bruner Interview"
(Re: July 2006 Grande Ravine Massacre, southern Port au Prince. More than 25 people were executed inside their houses, 5 were disappeared, 15 wounded. ijdh.org has more info) 
24" x 36" 
Oil on heavy watercolor paper



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 "Faith"
(2002 Massacre of Lavalas representative Cleodor Soverein's family. "...A group of men, armed to the teeth... arrived at my house to kill me and my family. Since I wasn't there, they assassinated the 5 people who were in my house. This is 4 year old Hussein Bertrand, who was hit by a bullet in his spine and survived)
24" x 24"
Oil on Canvas
(WARNING: EXTREMELY graphic imagery of violence documenting this massacre at link).

2002 Massacre of Cleodor Soverein's family, cont.
"Daughter"
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12" x 18" 
Acrylic on canvas






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"Sister"
10" x 16" 
Oil on Canvas





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"Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine: "Safety""
(Human rights activist, psychologist, community organizer and founder of the September 30th Foundation, supporter of President Aristide. DIsappeared August 12, 2007)
12" x 12" 
Oil and collage on Canvas






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"Beautiful Haiti"
(This painting is inspired by the famous Haitian Revolution battle at Crete Pierrot in 1802). 
36" x 72"
Oil on canvas, unframed. 










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"Husband"
On May 18, 2005 Sanel Joseph was unarmed when he was shot randomly by Haitian National Police while attending a Flag Day demonstration. This is his wife and onlookers at the funeral. In "Ousting Aristide - Haiti: The UNtold Story" Father Jean Juste conducts Sanel's funeral (at 4:35) and you can see Sanel's wife.
36" x 48"
Oil and collage on canvas.



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For further information:

ijdh.org
haitisolidarity.net
haitiinformationproject.net
haitiemergencyrelief.org
whatiffoundation.org
www.kofaviv.org
pih.org
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Human Rights

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"Raphael Lemkin"
(Coined the term "genocide" and drafted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.  A one-man lobbying machine. He has not been  rewarded properly for his work. )
"22 x 28"
Acrylic on Canvas. 


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