Judgment Against Haitian Death Squad Leader

Annoucement from the Center for Justice & Accountability:

Dear Friends of CJA,

We are pleased to announce that we won a judgment against notorious Haitian death squad leader Emmanuel “Toto” Constant.  After living openly and freely in New York for the last 12 years, Constant has finally been held responsible by a court of law for the campaign of terror that he orchestrated against the Haitian people. 

Judge Sidney H. Stein of the Southern District of New York issued the default judgment on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.  A hearing will take place in New York City starting Tuesday, August 29, 2006 to determine damages.   Please see the media advisory below for more information.

After the close of the hearing, friends and supporters living in the New York area are invited to join CJA, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Amnesty International in honoring the Haitian community and their relentless efforts to hold Constant accountable for the atrocities committed by his paramilitary organization known as FRAPH. On Thursday, August 31, 2006, at 6:30 pm we will gather to celebrate at:

DC 1707 AFSCME Union Headquarters
75 Varick Street, Suite 1404
New York, NY 10013

For questions regarding this event, please contact Maria Sison(415-544-0444 x301 or via email at msison@cja.org).

Sincerely,

Pamela Merchant
Executive Director

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