Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine
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Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine is a Haitian
human rights and political activist and former head of the September 30th Foundation, an advocacy group founded to assist victims of the 1991 coup
that removed Haiti's first elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide
, from office. The foundation worked to win the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including some detained during the 2004-06 "interim government". Lovinsky was abducted after a meeting with American and Canadian human rights investigators on August 12, 2007. At the time of his disappearance, he was working as an adviser to their delegation in Haiti. Days before his abduction, he had announced his intention to run for the office of Senator as a candidate of the Fanmi Lavalas
party. On August 14, 2007, his family was contacted and a ransom of $300,000 USD was demanded, but there was no further contact from his abductors. His disappearance was taken up by Amnesty International
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
human rights and political activist and former head of the September 30th Foundation, an advocacy group founded to assist victims of the 1991 coup
1991 Haitian coup d'état
The 1991 Haitian coup d'état took place on 29 September 1991 when President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, elected 8 months earlier in the Haitian general election, 1990–1991, was deposed by the Haitian army. The coup was led by Army General Raoul Cédras, Army Chief of Staff Phillipe Biamby and Chief of...
that removed Haiti's first elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Catholic priest and politician who served as Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies...
, from office. The foundation worked to win the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including some detained during the 2004-06 "interim government". Lovinsky was abducted after a meeting with American and Canadian human rights investigators on August 12, 2007. At the time of his disappearance, he was working as an adviser to their delegation in Haiti. Days before his abduction, he had announced his intention to run for the office of Senator as a candidate of the Fanmi Lavalas
Fanmi Lavalas
Fanmi Lavalas is a leftist political party in Haiti. Its leader is former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. It has been a powerful force in Haitian politics since 1991. Fanmi Lavalas governments supported a policy of "growth with equity" based on Caribbean and Western European social...
party. On August 14, 2007, his family was contacted and a ransom of $300,000 USD was demanded, but there was no further contact from his abductors. His disappearance was taken up by Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
.