That system consists of an embassy staff reduced to 30 or 40 that rarely leaves PortauPrince. and priests and other Americans placed around the countryside. There is in actuality no real system to monitor repatriated Haitians. Monitoring has been virtually Impossible. Many of the refugees live In areas where communication and information gathering has been very difficult. Many of those repatriated go Into hiding. Others fear to talk to foreigners. Haitians seen talking to reporters or foreigners are quickly picked up for questioning and harassed by local authorities. Even the monitors that the State Department relies upon have been imprisoned and harassed. clearly given the message of the consequences of reporting human rights abuses.
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