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7396: Letter to President Aristide from the Allaiance for Justice for Jean Dominique (fwd)
From: Jean Jean-Pierre <jean@acd-pc.com>
INTERNATIONAL
ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE
FOR JEAN DOMINIQUE
March 12, 2001
Dear President Aristide,
We the undersigned hereby offer your administration our full support in
bringing to justice those responsible for the assassination of radio
journalist and human rights activist Jean Dominique on April 3, 2000.
We are an international movement dedicated to the identification and
incarceration of the parties responsible for Jean Dominique’s death. We
are committed to witnessing substantial progress within the Haitian
judicial system within 90 days of the 1st anniversary of Mr. Dominique’s
tragic killing, by July 3 of this year.
We are networking with other concerned members of the international arts
and media community, building public awareness of the progress of the
investigation via the international and Haitian media.
The Alliance for Justice website (www.justiceforjean.com) will soon be
up and running.
We believe our efforts can serve as a valuable tool for your
administration’s use in applying the necessary pressure wherever needed
to achieve the successful end of the controversy surrounding Jean
Dominique’s appalling murder. We will be issuing periodic updates
concerning the ongoing investigation to all outlets, as well as
information about the growth of the Alliance’s membership.
We believe that the positive solution of Jean Dominique’s killing will
advance the possibility of bringing to justice those responsible for the
assassinations of Guy Malary, Antoine Izmery, Father Jean-Marie Vincent,
and Amos Jeannot to name but a few of the grievously unsolved slayings
that continue to blight the prospects of legitimate civil society taking
root in Haiti.
We believe it is impossible to separate the vital need for justice in
these and other murders from the possibility of a truly functioning
democracy in Haiti.
Respectfully yours,
International Alliance for Justice for Jean Dominique
Katherine Dunham Danny Glover Taylor Branch
Wyclef Jean Jonathan Demme Woody Allen
David E. Kelley Robert Altman Paul Thomas Anderson
Guy Antoine Lauren Bacall Ted Bafaloukos (Greece)
John Bailey Bob Balaban Bruno Barreto (Brazil)
Ed Begley, Jr. Patricia Benoit David Blaine
John Boorman (Ireland) Anthony Calypso Mishka Cheyko (France)
Ethan Coen Joel Coen Roger Corman
Jonathan Cott Ophelia Dahl Edwidge Danticat
Ossie Davis Robert De Niro Ruby Dee
David Dinkins Tashi Dolma (Tibet) Robert Downey, Sr.
Joel Dreyfuss Nora Ephron Paul Farmer
Jacqueline Fils-Aimé Jean-Paul Fils-Aimé Gil Friesen
Peter Gabriel (UK) Lizi Gelber (France) Amos Gitai (Israel)
Brian Grazer Thomas Harris Beth Henley
Bonnie Hlinomaz Amy Irving Sakina Jaffrey
Jean Jean-Pierre Margo Jefferson Spike Jonze
Anna Karina (France) Stephen King Pradip Krishen (India)
Christine Lahti Darrell Larson Norman Lear
Spike Lee Patrick Lemoine Catherine Leterrier (France)
Carol Littleton Sidney Lumet Norman Mailer
Michael Mann James McBride Errol McDonald
Mike Medavoy Jo Menell Toni Morrison
Paul Newman Thandie Newton (UK) Ol Parker (UK)
Gregory Peck Arthur Penn Anna Hamilton Phelan
Harold Pinter (UK) Sidney Poitier Natasha Richardson
Tim Robbins Julia Roberts Randall Robinson
Arundhati Roy (India) Peter Saraf Susan Sarandon
Ed Saxon Paul Schrader Martin Scorsese
Bob Shacochis Jim Sheridan (Ireland) Mary Steenburgen
Peter Stone Susanna Styron William Styron
Barbara Sukowa Robert Farris Thompson Jean-Yves Urfié (Italy)
Steven Van Zandt Edie Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Denzel Washington Amy Wilentz Robin Williams
Daniel Wolff Alfre Woodard Jorge Aguirre
Glenn Allen Travis Anderson Neda Armian
George Armitage Adrienne Armstrong Judy Arthur
Eugenie Bafaloukos (Greece) Hercules Bellville (UK) Robert Bookman
Ron Bozman Adam Brooks Kathleen Carroll
Father Robert Castle Marc Cohen Leslee Dart
Ted Demme Sister Carole East Tony Fitzpatrick
Joyce George Gary Goetzman David Greenberger
Lynn Grossman Hans Hageman Ivan Hageman
Gina Jarrin Andy Keir Wendy Keys
Polly King Alexa Kleinbard Beth Kling
Lewis Kornhauser Michael Kuhling Vincent Landay
Paul Lazar John Lesher Skip Lievsay
Jocelyne Mayas Craig McKay Teresa Mulha
John Paul Newport Rick Nicita Annie-B Parson
Gene Parseghian Suzana Peric Johnny Planco
Lucas Platt Marc Platt Rachel Portman (UK)
Chip Post Ken Regan Emmanuel Rigaut (France)
Jim Roche Rob Schmidt Steve Schmidt
Leon Sevilla Stella Sevilla Howard Shore
Ken Starr Rose Styron Mary Tanneberger
Valerie Thomas Mary Tobler Pauletta Washington
Joe Weisbord Kristi Zea
(signees as of March 12, 2001)
cc:
Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, S.E Jean Marie Chérestal
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Haiti,
S.E Joseph Philippe Antonio
Minister for Justice and Public Safety of the Republic of Haiti, Mr.
Gary Lissade
President of The United States of America, The Honorable Mr. George W.
Bush
Secretary of State of The United States of America, The Honorable Colin
L. Powell
US Ambassador to Haiti, Mr. Brian Dean Curran
Prime Minister of France, Mr. Lionel Jospin
Foreign Minister of France, Mr. Hubert Vedrine
French Ambassador to Haiti, S.E Yves Gaudel
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, The Rt Hon. Tony Blair
Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
The Rt Hon. Robin Cook
UK Ambassador to Haiti, Mr. D.G. Ward
Secretary-General, United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan
Executive Director of Amnesty International, Mr. Bill Schulz
Chairman of Human Rights Watch, Mr. Jonathan Fanton
Secretary General of Reporters Sans Frontiers, Mr. Robert Menard
Editor in Chief of Index on Censorship (UK), Ms. Ursula Owen
Assistant Director General of UNESCO Programme for Freedom of
Expression, Democracy and Peace, Mr. Alain Modoux
Executive Director of National Coalition for Haitian Rights, Mr. Jocelyn
McCalla
Executive Director of The Committee to Protect Journalists, Ms. Ann
Kooper
PEN American Center
Michael Tyger Esq.
Ramsey Clark Esq.