Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine

Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine is a Haitian human rights and political activist and former head of the Fondasyon Trant Septanm (FTS) (September 30 Foundation), an advocacy group founded to assist victims of the 1991 coup that removed Haiti's first elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, from office.[1][2]

Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine
DisappearedAugust 12, 2007
Delmas, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti
StatusMissing for 16 years, 2 months and 13 days
NationalityHaitian
Occupationhuman rights activist
OrganizationFondasyon Trant Septanm (FTS) (September 30 Foundation)
Known forHead of the Fondasyon Trant Septanm (FTS)
SpouseMichelle Pierre-Antoine

Background

The FTS foundation worked to win the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including some detained during the 2004-06 "interim government".[3][4] Lovinsky had announced his intention to run for the office of Senator as a candidate of the Fanmi Lavalas party. He was working as an adviser to their delegation in Haiti.[3][5]

Disappearance

On August 12, 2007, he was abducted after a meeting in Delmas with American and Canadian human rights investigators. Because his whereabouts were known, some believed that someone associated with Lovinsky betrayed him.[5][6] Two days later, 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.[5]

See also

References
  1. Emersberger, Joe (December 13, 2007). "Haiti: Leading Human Rights Activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine Missing for Four Months". Narco News. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. "Three Years Later, We Still Don't Know: Where is Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine?". The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). August 12, 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. Annis, Roger (September 27, 2007). "The disappearance of Lovinsky Pierre Antoine in Haiti". zcomm. Vancouver, Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Another Massacre in Cité Soleil? Haitian Human Rights Activist Accuses U.N. of Killing Dozens in Recent Attack on Port-au-Prince Neighborhood". Democracy Now. December 29, 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. Pierre, Wadner; Jean Baptiste, Jean-Ristil. "Lovinsky Pierre Antoine – Still Missing After Nine Months". Institute for Justice & Democracy In Haiti (IJDH). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. Trotz, Alissa (August 11, 2008). "Marking the first anniversary of the disappearance of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine". Stabroek News. p. 8. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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