HAITI
WHEREAS
in Haiti there is no freedom of expression of thought and the lack of a free press denies Haitians the right to be informed by reliable news media
the only press that may function in Haiti is that which is totally submitted to the de facto regime which terrorizes this Caribbean nation
only a democratic solution for the Haitian problem can guarantee the creation of a system of free, pluralistic and objective news media
it is a legitimate interest of the IAPA to contribute to the existence of a free press in Haiti
THE 49TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE IAPA RESOLVES
to ask that its members contribute to the advent of aclimate of opinion throughout the continent that will facilitate the acquisition of a political order in Haiti, returning to the people of this country all their democratic rights, including a free press which operates in aclimate of absolute respect to its
rights and the right of the people to be informed
to ask the IAPA to conduct studies of the situation in Haiti which will enable it to aid the Haitian press to duly organize itself as soon as a favorable climate for the exercise of a free press has been created in the country
to condemn strongly the abuses which continue to be committed in Haiti against the personal security of men and women who exercise the profession of journalism.
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