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President Michel Martelly outraged Amnesty International, when he considered holding a state funeral for deceased former Haitian president Duvalier. Duvalier was alleged to have committed atrocities upon Haitians, his network killing hundreds of thousands, causing a mass exodus of citizens in the past, as well as Human Rights violations

AI Director Erika Rosas said, ". . . President Martelly could have expressed compassion for the thousands of victims of Duvalierism . . . . This is a slap on the face for human rights and the victims' struggle to justice."

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