Harold Koh
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After a few more years of protests and strikes and multiple election attempts, there was an election planned for December 1990.
After a few more years of protests and strikes and multiple election attempts, there was an election planned for December 1990.
He joined a group in their neighborhood supporting a new political movement called Lavalas, the Haitian Creole word for flood and avalanche. Then the Lavalos-backed candidate won Haiti's first free democratic election. His name was Jean Bertrand Aristide, and he was a Catholic priest.
He joined a group in their neighborhood supporting a new political movement called Lavalas, the Haitian Creole word for flood and avalanche. Then the Lavalos-backed candidate won Haiti's first free democratic election. His name was Jean Bertrand Aristide, and he was a Catholic priest.
President Aristide was inaugurated in February 1991. Marie remembers her father got bigger roles in the Lavalasse movement, so they moved to the city. But less than eight months later, there was a coup, and military leaders took over again. They arrested anyone who supported President Aristide, and soldiers deliberately shot civilians in public.
President Aristide was inaugurated in February 1991. Marie remembers her father got bigger roles in the Lavalasse movement, so they moved to the city. But less than eight months later, there was a coup, and military leaders took over again. They arrested anyone who supported President Aristide, and soldiers deliberately shot civilians in public.
There were reports that people could be arrested, tortured, or killed for as little as looking at a photo of the former president.
There were reports that people could be arrested, tortured, or killed for as little as looking at a photo of the former president.
She and her stepmother and four half-siblings left home in the middle of the night. Marie was 14. They walked for two hours to the ocean. Eventually, they reached the shore and got on a boat. It was still dark.
She and her stepmother and four half-siblings left home in the middle of the night. Marie was 14. They walked for two hours to the ocean. Eventually, they reached the shore and got on a boat. It was still dark.
And how many people were on the boat with you?
And how many people were on the boat with you?
Marie says she thought they could all die on the boat. and thought that maybe her father believed that would be better than being killed at home.
Marie says she thought they could all die on the boat. and thought that maybe her father believed that would be better than being killed at home.
Then they were approached by another boat. It was the U.S. Coast Guard. Tell me about what happened when the boat was intercepted.
Then they were approached by another boat. It was the U.S. Coast Guard. Tell me about what happened when the boat was intercepted.
I'm Phoebe Judge. This is Criminals. In 1991, thousands of people on boats from Haiti were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard.
I'm Phoebe Judge. This is Criminals. In 1991, thousands of people on boats from Haiti were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard.