Human rights in Haiti of human rights abuses against the Haitian people. For example, following a 1991 coup by the military that overthrew democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the Haitian army was accused of killing an estimated 3,000 people in three years. Upon his return to the presidency, Aristide disbanded the army. In 1957, François Duvalier, also known as "Papa Doc", became president of Haiti, ushering in a period of human rights abuses from which the country is still recovering. An estimated 30,000–60,000 people were killed in the 30 years Haiti was under the rule of Duvalier and his son—and successor—Jean-Claude Duvalier, also known
Jean-Claude Lord with considerable panache. It was the subject of an intensive critical debate about its credentials as a left-wing film. In 1982, he directed his first English-language film, "Visiting Hours", a low-budget horror movie that remains a cult favorite. In 1986, Lord worked for the first time in television on the series "Lance et Compte", a series which he would revisit several times years later. Since then he has worked primarily in television on several other series and Made-for-TV movies. Jean-Claude Lord Jean-Claude Lord (born June 6, 1943) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most