Haiti condemns threats against rights activists
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's government says it won't condone threats directed at rights activists and journalists in the Caribbean nation.
The statement issued Wednesday came one day after Amnesty International said that a seasoned rights advocate in Haiti had been threatened.
Pierre Esperance of the National Human Rights Defense Network received a letter accusing him of publishing false reports that sought to destabilize President Michel Martelly's government. A bullet came with the letter, along with a message saying that he won't escape a future attack.
Esperance and his group have been outspoken about abuses, writing reports and organizing news conferences to denounce them.
Haiti's human rights workers and journalists say they have seen a spike in the number of threats aimed at them in recent months.
