Background
New York, June
29, 2005 -- Note from the Executive Director on NCHR's Mission
and Objectives.
Last March, I
issued a statement on behalf of the National Coalition for Haitian
Rights (NCHR), distancing it from its offspring NCHR-Haiti. At the
time I explained that NCHR-Haiti was not a field office of NCHR and
had long been functioning independently. Since then, NCHR-Haiti has
rechristened itself the Réseau National de Défense des Droits
Humains (RNDDH). This additional step makes it further possible
to distinguish the positions expressed by NCHR from the stands taken
by the RNDDH. I welcome this development and look forward to a
lively debate on protecting and promoting human rights in Haiti,
even as overall political, social and economic conditions worsen.
Some of you have
asked for further clarification on NCHR, its mission and its
objectives. NCHR has been active since 1982, therefore it is no
small task to boil its history down to a few lines. Nonetheless we
have attempted to do so. Please click on the links provided below
for a concise summary of NCHR’s mission and objectives.
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