The chief of the UN's human rights division in Haiti has condemned the continued jailing not only of Yvon Neptune, but also of former Interior Minister Jocelerme Privert:
Thierry Fagart, chief of the United Nations human rights division in Haiti, cited both cases in delivering the U.N.'s strongest criticism of the nation's human rights record since the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during a revolt in February 2004. Neptune and Privert both served under Aristide.
"Since the beginning of the procedure until today, the fundamental rights, according to national and international standards, have not been respected in the case of Mr. Neptune and Privert," said Fagart, a French lawyer.
As for the Bush administration on Neptune's and Privert's incarceration? Just more silence.
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