Brian Concannon, Jr.

Brian Concannon Jr. "is a human rights lawyer and activist. Since 2004, he has directed the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, based in Joseph, Oregon. From 1996 to 2004, he co-managed the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux, an office funded by the Haitian government to help the judiciary prosecute human rights violations from Haiti’s 1991-94 dictatorship. From 1995-1996, he was a human rights observer for the United Nations/Organization of American States Civilian Mission in Haiti. Mr. Concannon is currently working on an article entitled "The Bureau des Avocats Internationaux: a victim-centered approach" for the volume Effective Strategies for Protecting Human Rights."


 * Brandeis International Fellows 2001-2003, International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life
 * Director, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH)

Sourcewatch resources

 * Gerard Latortue
 * Haiti
 * Haiti Democracy Project
 * Hustling for the Junta: PR Fights Democracy in Haiti
 * International Politics and Haiti in 2004
 * Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
 * National Endowment for Democracy
 * U.S. Agency for International Development