Mr. Speaker. few can think about the Caribbean country of Haiti without an inward shudder at the decades of barbarism and terror the regimes of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his successorson JeanClaude "Baby Doc" Duvalier have visited upon this sad nation. It has long been thought that the grinding poverty. corruption. and torture could not possibly worsen. but in recent months a new flood of refugees from this stricken nation have made it clear that a new systematic and horrible abuse of basic human rights in Haiti is underway. Many have spoken against the outrages committed in Haiti and I would like to acquaint you with one of the more active and vociferous opponents of this regime of terror. I refer to Clemard Joseph Charles. a Haitian banker. business leader. and patriot who was imprisoned for 10 years by the Duvaliers and the assets of his banks seized by the Bank of Haiti.
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