Listen to a speech given by Patrick Elie, a Haitian human rights activist from Port au Prince. This speech was recorded at McGill university in Montreal during a speaking tour organized by the Canada Haiti Action Network (CHAN).
Produced by Aaron Lakoff of the CKUT (90.3FM) community news collective.
Bio of Patrick Elie:
* Born January 1st 1950. Involved since 1967 in the fight against the Duvalier dictatorship. Graduated with a BSc in biochemistry from the University of Sherbooke, Quebec in 1972. Earned a PhD in organic chemistry from McGill University in 1976. Professor of biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Haiti, 1980-1991.
* Helped save Jean-Bertrand Aristide's life on September 11, 1988. Was the informal head of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's security detail during the 1990 electoral campaign.
* National Coordinator of the fight against drug trafficking in Haiti, 1991-1994.
* Secretary of State for National Defense, 1994-1995. Instrumental in creating the National Police and dismantling the Haitian Army.
* President of Fondation Eko Vwa Jan Dominique, an organization which aims to pursue the work of the late journalist Jean Leopold Dominique, assassinated on April 3, 2000. Founding member of S.O.S. (Sant Obsevasyon Sitwayen) a citizen watchdog group, created after February 29, 2004 coup and whose motto is "Politics is too important to be abandoned to the politicians."
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