Weekly Report - 10 February 2004

HAITI-US: Preparing to intercept refugees

Central America & Caribbean 17 February 2004 Modified: 10 February 2004 273 views

The US has been preparing since December to intercept and hold in its Guantánamo base a wave of Haitian refugees feared to become almost as big as the one that followed Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster in 1991. NGOs have been consulted on their capabilities and willingness to establish in Guantánamo a camp able to hold up to 50,000 refugees.

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