Jean-Rabel massacre
The Jean-Rabel massacre took place in Haiti on 23 July 1987, near the town of Jean-Rabel.[1] At least 139 people were killed (one of the self-proclaimed assassins claimed 1042). It was carried out by "paramilitary groups led by macoutes and acting upon the alleged orders from a local land oligarch, Rémy Lucas".[1]
Several days earlier Henri Namphy had visited the area and "publicly supported the Lucas family and their rights to the land they claimed".[1] Many of the dead were members of the Tet Ansamn land reform group.[2]
Arrest warrants were finally issued on 13 September 1995, and in January and February 1999, Rémy Lucas, Léonard Lucas and Jean-Michel Richardson were detained for a short period.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d massviolence.org, Haiti: 1986-1991: Military Coups and post-Duvalier repression
- ^ New York Times, 30 August 1988, 200 Died in Massacre in Haiti
External links
[edit]- "Jean Rabel Massacre commemorated with outcry and excuses", Haiti Progres, "This Week in Haiti", Vol. 16, no. 19, 29 July - 4 August 1998
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