Caribbean Report 27-02-1989

Three human rights organisations have alleged that despite General Prosper Avril public commitment to democratic change, the military government continued to sanction political violence and human rights abuses. Kenneth Roth, Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, the parent organisation of Americas Watch called on the U.S. to continue the suspension of aid to Haiti until the Haitian government shows respect for human rights and agrees to hold free and fair elections. The U.S. Immigration Service successful court battle to control the flood of migrants by holding them in camps while their applications were processed. Adrian Porter reported that most Caribbean immigrants came from Haiti and Jamaica and may not suffer the same kind of hardships as their Central American counterparts. In Barbados, the Caribbean Project Development Facility opened its first regional office in Barbados to develop small businesses. Bernie Grant, British MP was keynote speaker at a conference in Dominica and discussed implications of the single market in Europe in 1992. In sports, British boxer, Frank Bruno credible performance against Mike Tyson was full of praise by the British press.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	The British Broadcasting Corporation, Whitehorne, Pat (anchor), O'Toole, Pamela (correspondent), Roth, Kenneth (interviewee), Porter, Adrian (correspondent), Grant, Bernie (interviewee), Bruno, Michael (interviewee), May, Steve (correspondent), Graham, Harold (interviewee)
Other Authors:	The University of the West Indies
Format:	Sound, mp3 biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	The British Broadcasting Corporation 1989-02-27
Subjects:	Human rights monitoring, > Haiti., Human rights, > Haiti., Boxing, > United Kingdom., Boxing., Emigration and immigration., Emigration and immigration law., Haiti, > Emigration and immigration., Emigration and immigration law, > United States., Jamaica, > Emigration and immigration., Caribbean Area, > Emigration and immigration., Trade blocs, > Caribbean Area., Trade blocs, > European countries., Lome Conventions., Americas Watch, > United States., National coalition for Haitian Refugees., Caribbean Rights, > Barbados., Human Rights Watch, > United States., United Nations Commission on Human Rights., Caribbean Project Development Facility, > Barbados., EEC, ACP,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/2139/11458
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