Mr. Chairman. I rise in support of H.R. 3844. the Haitian Refugee Protection Act of 1992. and I urge the Members of this House to enact it into law in the compromise form reported by the Judiciary Committee. Since the brutal military coup that overthrew the legitimate. elected government of Haitian President Aristide. the situation in Haiti has taken on alarming proportions. The steady improvement in the human rights situation that we witnessed during the short period of democratic government ceased. Hundreds of lives were lost in the coup and its immediate aftermath. and even now. 5 months after the military assumed control. there are alarming reports of continued executions. arrests. imprisonment. and retribution.