THE FACE OF TRUST IN NON-VIOLENT JUSTICE:
IDALIA FRANÇOIS
photo: Idalia, Atty. Fanfan, Idalia's daughter,
Gaëlle Celestin- Tom Luce, April 09
IDALIA FRANÇOIS
by Gaëlle Celestin, AUMOHD reporter
translated by Tom Luce "
"If it were not for AUMOHD and Atty. Fanfan
I would already be dead. Atty. Fanfan has taken the place of my
boy who died."
- Idalia François
Married, widowed, mother of 6 children, Idalia’s husband died following
the painful events of 1991 (armed coup against Pres. Aristide).
Since then she has been in charge of her 6 poor children as a widow.
She has worked very hard to send them to school. They have all
been in school. She built her own house in Grand Ravin having bought
a piece of private land.
ASSASSINATION OF HER SON
In the month of July 2006 her oldest son, Claude Aristide was assassinated
for having the same name as ex-president Aristide. She had her
life saved thanks to a neighbor who kept her at her house during
the night of July 26,27, 2006
HER HOUSE WAS BURNED
In the month of August 2006 one month after the assassination of
her son, Aristide, her house was burned with all of its contents,
her sales stock, papers, everything. From that date she has had
to live the life of a nomad. She has no means to rent a house nor
the means to start up her business again.
CURRENT SITUATION
Mother of 5 children without a job, victim twice of armed violence,
her economic condition is very serious. According to her she intends
to begin a minimal amount of her business again. She wants to have
her house repaired from its almost totally destroyed status. She
sends out a call for help to everyone to help her take up a normal
life again.
Community Human Rights Council- Grand Ravin CHRC-GR
In operation since Aug of 05, this group of volunteers--victims,
civic leaders--work to promote justice, non-violently and without
partisanship. They put
themselves at risk of retaliation for this work.
THE FACE OF TRUST IN NON-VIOLENT JUSTICE:
IDALIA FRANÇOIS
photo: Idalia, Atty. Fanfan, Idalia's daughter, Gaëlle Celestin- Tom Luce, April 09
IDALIA FRANÇOIS
by Gaëlle Celestin, AUMOHD reporter
translated by Tom Luce "
"If it were not for AUMOHD and Atty. Fanfan I would already be dead. Atty. Fanfan has taken the place of my boy who died."
- Idalia François
Married, widowed, mother of 6 children, Idalia’s husband died following
the painful events of 1991 (armed coup against Pres. Aristide).
Since then she has been in charge of her 6 poor children as a widow.
She has worked very hard to send them to school. They have all
been in school. She built her own house in Grand Ravin having bought
a piece of private land.
ASSASSINATION OF HER SON
In the month of July 2006 her oldest son, Claude Aristide was assassinated
for having the same name as ex-president Aristide. She had her
life saved thanks to a neighbor who kept her at her house during
the night of July 26,27, 2006
HER HOUSE WAS BURNED
In the month of August 2006 one month after the assassination of
her son, Aristide, her house was burned with all of its contents,
her sales stock, papers, everything. From that date she has had
to live the life of a nomad. She has no means to rent a house nor
the means to start up her business again.
CURRENT SITUATION
Mother of 5 children without a job, victim twice of armed violence,
her economic condition is very serious. According to her she intends
to begin a minimal amount of her business again. She wants to have
her house repaired from its almost totally destroyed status. She
sends out a call for help to everyone to help her take up a normal
life again.
Community Human Rights Council- Grand Ravin CHRC-GR
In operation since Aug of 05, this group of volunteers--victims,
civic leaders--work to promote justice, non-violently and without
partisanship. They put
themselves at risk of retaliation for this work.