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September 4, 2018 – Judge Allows Torture Lawsuit to Proceed Against Former Haitian Mayor Turned Boston School-Bus Driver

September 4, 2018 – Juge aux Etats-Unis autorise la poursuite en justice contre un ancien maire haïtien devenu chauffeur d’autobus scolaire de Boston (French)

March 23, 2017 – BREAKING: CJA Files Lawsuit Against Former Haitian Mayor

March 25, 2017 – BREAKING: Statement on the Death of our Client Nissage Martyr

News Articles

Haiti’s Violent Politics Are Taken to Court. In Boston.
Frances Robles, The New York Times
April 1, 2017
Lawyers: Death of Haiti plaintiff in US suit ‘suspicious’
David McFadden, AP News
March 31, 2017
Accused in Haitia, Malden man is latest to face lawsuit here
Nestor Ramos, The Boston Globe
March 31, 2017
Plaintiff Dies Unexpectedly A Day After Filing Suit Against Haitian Ex-Mayor Living In Malden
David Boeri, Wbur News
March 27, 2017
Has a murderer in Haiti been hiding in plain sight in Massachusetts?
Nestor Ramos, The Boston Globe
March 27, 2017
Former mayor in Haiti, wanted for murder, now lives in Malden
Aaron Leibowitz, Wicked Local
March 27, 2017
Plaintiff in Boston lawsuit against former Haitian mayor dies
Timothy Mclaughlin, Reuters
March 25, 2017
Lawsuit filed against Massachusetts man for alleged warcrimes committed in Haiti
Erik Slobe, Jurist
March 24, 2017
Group sues former Haitian mayor in Boston federal court over human rights claims
The Associated Press, The Boston Globe
March 24, 2017
Far From Murder Charges, Haitian Immigrant Lives Quietly in Malden
David Boeri, Wbur News
March 24, 2017
Former Haitian mayor sued in Boston over human rights abuses
Stabroek News
March 24, 2017
Boston bus driver and former mayor in Haiti sued for human rights abuses in U.S. court 
Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald
March 23, 2017
Former Haitian mayor sued in Boston over human rights abuses
Scott Malone, Reuters
March 23, 2017
US Group Sues Ex-Haitian Mayor Over Human Rights Claims
The Associated Press, US News
March 23, 2017

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