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Haiti court to re-examine charges against 'Baby Doc'

February 19, 2013 22:15
Two years after his surprise return to Haiti after a quarter century in exile, former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier is to hear what charges his homeland could bring against him. The once-feared 61-year-old -- who ruled Haiti for almost 15 years between 1971 and 1986 -- astonished Haiti in January 2011 when he flew back from Paris after 25 years away and moved into a plush Port-au-Prince neighborhood.

Haitian judge says Duvalier must appear at human rights hearing

February 8, 2013 00:46
By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - An appeals court judge ordered former Haitian President Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier to appear in court later this month on human rights allegations following a raucous hearing on the issue on Thursday. Duvalier, 61, the country's former "president for life," returned to Haiti in January 2011 after 25 years of exile and was briefly detained on charges of corruption, theft and misappropriation of funds.

New court date set for Haitian ex-dictator Duvalier

February 7, 2013 21:46
A Haitian judge postponed a hearing for former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, wanted for corruption, misappropriation and embezzlement, after he failed to show up in court on Thursday. The appeals court judge rescheduled the hearing for February 21, accepting a request from Duvalier's attorneys because the original date coincided with the 27th anniversary of his ouster, and they worried about violence in the streets. Duvalier's lawyers and victims of his regime sparred in court.

Haitian ex-dictator Duvalier misses court date

February 7, 2013 19:00
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, wanted for corruption, misappropriation and embezzlement, failed to show up in court as scheduled on Thursday. A crowd of about a hundred supporters and critics meanwhile took the streets in downtown Port-au-Prince. Duvalier, former president for life of the impoverished Caribbean nation, was kicked out of power on February 7, 1986 after nearly 30 years of dictatorship inherited from his father, the late "Papa Doc" Francois Duvalier.

UPDATE 2-Haiti remembers 2010 earthquake in subdued ceremony

January 12, 2013 22:00
* Bill Clinton among those attending * Government playing down anniversary this year * 350,000 quake victims still homeless (Adds new lead, detail on Clinton Foundation effort in Haiti) By Susana Ferreira PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Haiti marked the third anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed much of the capital and killed more than 250,000 people with a purposely low-key commemoration on Saturday that included former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

RPT-Haiti remembers 2010 earthquake in subdued anniversary ceremonies

January 12, 2013 14:30
(Repeating for wider distribution with no change to text) * Bill Clinton among those attending * Government playing down anniversary this year * 350,000 victims still homeless By Susana Ferreira
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