Since the violent coup last year. more than 1.500 people have died. according to Amnesty International reports. and countless other welldocumented atrocities have occurred. Thus. it is clear. danger exists for all Haitians. even those who remained behind. Sending Haitian refugees back to this violent environment without a mechanism in place to ensure their safety is brutal. Although the administration claims that there is no evidence of reprisal. there Is no way to monitor the treatment of refugees returning hundreds at a time. many of whom are disappearing into the countryside. The presence of a peacekeeping force would at once replace the current turmoil with a climate of security while sending a clear message to the Haitian military. Once again.
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