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January 31, 2012

Haiti’s “Baby Doc” Will Stand Trial for Corruption, Not for Murders 
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A Haitian judge announced Monday former Haitian dictator Jean Claude
"Baby Doc" Duvalier will face trial for corruption, but will not face
any charges for the murders, disappearances, torture and other rights
abuses committed during his 15-year rule. The judge said the statue of
limitations had run out — a claim disputed by several human rights
attorneys. Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch said, "Those who were
tortured under Duvalier, those whose loved ones were killed or simply
disappeared, deserve better than this." Duvalier took power in Haiti in
1971 following the death of his father, Francois “Papa Doc”
Duvalier. He ruled until 1986.



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