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Jacques Édouard ALEXIS<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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Prime Minister,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Board of Directors of the Association for the Promotion of the Integral Health
of the Family (APROSIFA) and the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH)
are honored to present our compliments; as well, take this opportunity to share
with you our concerns regarding the deterioration of the security climate since
the weekend of the 3 and 4 June 2006 in the areas of <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Carrefour-Feuilles,</I> in particular <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Fort-Mercredi, Savane Pistache</I> and <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Décayette</I> where APROSIFA has intervened
for the last 13 years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Furthermore,
our concern extends to the violent activities that have resurfaced in Gran Ravin
since the night of Friday, 16 June 2006.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
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humanitarian institution for health, APROSIFA, daily provides for the basic
needs to more than 200 people lacking provisions and awareness in the area of
maternal-infant care, and prevention and responsibility related to STD’s and
HIV/AIDS<A title="" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1"
href="mhtml:mid://00000008/#_ftn1" name=_ftnref1><SPAN
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</SPAN>APROSIFA and RNDDH anticipated the return of a period of calm after the
completion of the February and April 2006 elections.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, far from attaining this climate
of security which is so badly needed to accompany the already economically
vulnerable population, the APROSIFA health team was astounded to notice leaders
of armed groups secretly recommencing their operations since the weekend of the
3 and 4 June 2006....<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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