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Here is a picture of Haitian human rights lawyer, Mario Joseph. He has been named Haiti's most prominent human rights lawyer. Since 1996, Metre Joseph has been in charge of the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Haiti. His role is to represent political prisoners, poor people, and victims of political violence.

Mario Joseph studied at École Normale Supérieure and Gonaives Law School. His first major job was with the Catholic Church's Peace and Justice Commission. then went to work with the BAI in 1996.
He became popular as the lead lawyer for the victims of the Raboteau Massacre trial. As a result of this trial, three former members of Haiti military were deported from the United States to face charges in Haiti, including: Jean-Claude Duperval. Working for the Center for Justice & Accountability, Mario Joseph help secure damage recovery of more than $400,000 USD from former Col. Carl Dorélien.

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