Fanmi Lavalas

Fanmi Lavalas, formed in 1996 as the Lavalas Political Organization, is a political party in Haiti, of which former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is a member. The party "also dominates parliament, with 73 out of 83 deputies, and 26 out of 27 senators." 

See "Fanmi Lavalas" in the Wikipedia.

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Stan Goff

Websites

 * Hayti.net, Official Site de la Commission de Communication Fanmi Lavalas.
 * Embassy of the Republic of Haiti, Washington, DC, website: http://www.haiti.org.

Articles & Commentary

 * Haiti: Human Rights Developments, World Report 2000, Human Rights Watch.
 * Second Report of the Mission of the Organization of American States to Haiti, October 27, 2000.
 * "Lavalas is Haitian nation-building tool," Workers World, July 29, 2004.
 * "Fanmi Lavalas," Haiti Action, August 13, 2004.
 * Press Release: "Fanmi Lavalas rejects Ambassador Foley’s accusations on the existence of an armed minority within the Organization," Haiti Action, April 4, 2005.
 * "Open Letter of the Political Organization Fanmi Lavalas to the UN Security Council," Haiti Info.org, April 8, 2005.
 * Fanmi Lavalas, Open Letter of Fanmi Lavalas to the UN Security Council, April 15, 2005.
 * Sasha Kramer, "The Friendly Face of US Imperialism: USAID and Haiti," CounterPunch, October 14, 2005.