This week, our International Human Rights Clinic participated in a sign-on letter on behalf of Evel Fanfan, a Haitian human rights defender who is currently fighting to increase the minimum wage in Haiti, while seeking justice for the victims of a State-sanctioned massacre. As a result of Evel Fanfans human rights work, he has received multiple threats to his life, as well as threats to the lives of his friends, family, and children. The joint letter mentions that his colleague, and good friend, Bruner Esterne was murdered in September 2006 as he was coming from a meeting with Fanfan regarding the massacre. On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Fanfan was the target of an assassination attempt, when a shooter opened fire on Fanfan while he was driving home from his office. The letter urges the Haitian government, the U.S. government, and the United Nations to play an active role in investigating these threats and protecting Fanfan and his family.
The joint letter can be downloaded here.
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