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Beyond the scandalous abuses and the humiliations to which he was subjected and the tribulations he endured after his arrest, Prosper Avril denounces the damage caused by the disordered and outraging interference of the government through the Judiciary, a vital institution established to guarantee harmony, concord, and social peace within the nation. He invites the Haitian intelligentsia to view the film of miseries and misadventures of the Haitian Justice system under the cane of an autocrat and cruel Head of State. Justice versus Politics in Haiti (2001 - 2004) studies various aspects of the difficulty caused by the destructive subjugation of the legal apparatus by a political system and proposes solutions to stop this evil which corrodes the democratic structures of the Haitian society. The work thus transcends the person of the author and should be used as an instrument of reference by those in charge of the necessary reform of the Justice system in Haiti.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49909695447313,"sku":"CIN1581129661G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037839917329,"sku":"NIN9781581129663","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1581129661.jpg?v=1751151191"},{"product_id":"livre-noir-de-l-insecurite-deuxieme-edition-book-prosper-avril-9781581124927","title":"Le Livre Noir de l'Insecurite (Deuxieme Edition)","description":"La parution de ce livre a provoque d'enormes remous en Haiti. Lors de sa presentation le 26 mai 2001, le gouvernement Aristide proceda violemment a l'arrestation de son auteur, Prosper Avril, un ancien president de ce pays. Au sujet de cet incident, Yves Colon, du Miami Herald, ecrit ceci dans la livraison du 31 mai 2001 de ce journal: En sa qualite d'ancien president et de general d'armee, Prosper Avril representait une figure importante en Haiti. Aujourd'hui, ce grand-pere de 64 ans se trouve dans le penitencier bonde de Port-au-Prince... La semaine derniere, il s'etait rendu dans un restaurant prise d'une banlieue de la capitale pour signer des copies de son livre: Haiti: 1995-2000 -Le Livre Noir de l'Insecurite. L'ouvrage attribue une recente vague d'enlevements, de hold-up, de vols, d'assassinats en Haiti a l'inefficacite de la force de police d'Aristide. Pendant qu'Avril signait les livres, des hommes lourdement armes et portant des masques noirs entrerent dans le restaurant et s'emparerent de sa personne. Visiblement furieux que quelqu'un ait ose critiquer sa gestion, l'ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide avait donc reagi violemment. Neanmoins, le livre d'Avril etait classe deuxieme parmi les best-sellers d'Haiti pour l'annee 2001, car l'auteur y mettait a nu devant la societe un probleme crucial qui reclamait une solution urgente: l'insecurite ravageant la population haitienne.\u003cp\u003e Plusieurs annees apres l'execution de l'operation baptisee Support a la Democratie menee en Haiti en 1994, la paix sociale promise n'a pas ete materialisee dans ce pays. Nombre d'homicides etaient commis en plein jour sans que les assassins aient ete identifies, arretes et deferes a la justice. De 1995 a l'annee 2000, periode couverte par ce livre, Haiti a perdu un nombre considerable de ses filles et fils, victimes de crimes a motivation politique ou de droit commun. Des Etrangers, egalement, ont ete emportes par le spectre de la mort violente qui hantait les coins et recoins du pays. Prosper Avril relate dans cet ouvrage les conditions dans lesquelles un total de 1431 crimes atroces incluant des assassinats par balles, armes tranchantes, lynchages, lapidations, strangulations, supplices du collier, etc... ont survenu. Il met egalement en evidence l'irresponsable et scandaleuse attitude des autorites en place face a la situation, favorisant une totale impunite aux assassin's. Le 29 fevrier 2004 mit fin au pouvoir Lavalas en Haiti. Alors, Jean-Bertrand Aristide n'etant plus au pouvoir pour bloquer les decisions de justice, Prosper Avril etait libere en vertu des nombreux arrets ordonnant sa mise en liberte. Une fois libre, il a pris la decision de presenter au public cette deuxieme edition de son livre, vu l'epuisement quasi-total du premier stock imprime. L'auteur espere, par cette initiative, susciter l'interet international sur le sujet pour que les nouveaux dirigeants arrivent a trouver le support necessaire pour la restauration d'une paix sociale veritable en Haiti.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50381939769617,"sku":"CIN1581124929G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037729227025,"sku":"NIN9781581124927","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51630418166033,"sku":"NGR9781581124927","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1581124929.jpg?v=1751023148"},{"product_id":"from-glory-to-disgrace-book-prosper-avril-9781581128369","title":"From Glory to Disgrace","description":"Former President of the Republic of Haiti, former Commander-in-Chief of the Haitian Army, former scholar at at the US Marine Corps Schools (Quantico, VA), and the United States Naval Intelligence School (Anacostia, VA), qualified in law, career officer during 30 years which coincided with a deeply tormented period of national history, Prosper Avril brings the opinions of a privileged witness, a meticulous observer, an inquisitive researchist, and a leading actor to the debate about a subject that concerns all Haitians and creates much interest with foreign researchers, historians and observers -- the recent dismantling of the Haitian Army.\u003cp\u003eFrom Glory to Disgrace: The Haitian Army - 1804, 1994 is an in depth study of the Haitian military institution, the oldest of Haiti, not viewed as a disjointed member of the Haitian social body, but rather as an integral part of a society which is in constant change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy undertaking this work, the author proposes answers to two fundamental questions: does the Haitian Army deserve the fate of its radical and final dissolution? is the future of Haiti secure without an army dedicated to the defense of the integrity of its national territory?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the wealth of its documentation and its close analysis of the events in which the Haitian Army has been involved, this book will certainly help the Haitian or foreign reader make a reasoned and impartial judgment about this important matter. In this work, the author maintains a commitment to one noble ambition -- to begin a patriotic and objective debate on one of the most controversial issues for Haiti today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50559092588817,"sku":"CIN1581128363VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037995860241,"sku":"NIN9781581128369","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1581128363.jpg?v=1751213526"},{"product_id":"haiti-1995-2000-book-prosper-avril-9781581125337","title":"Haiti (1995-2000)","description":"Written by the former President of the Republic of Haiti. This book was the cause of a great event in Haiti. At the moment of its presentation on May 26, 2001, the Aristide government illegally ordered the arrest of its author, Prosper Avril, a former president of this country. Yves Colon wrote about this incident in the May 31, 2001 issue of The Miami Herald: As a former president and army general, Prosper Avril once cut a powerful figure in Haiti. Now the 64 year old grandfather sits in an overcrowded National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince. Last week, he went to an upscale restaurant in a suburb of the capital to sign copies of his book, Haiti: 1995-2000 -The Black Book on Insecurity. The book attributes a recent wave of kidnappings, holdups, robberies and killings to the inefficiency of the Aristide police force. As he signed the books, heavily-armed soldiers wearing black ski masks entered the restaurant and snatched Avril. M. Yves Colon was referring to the signing ceremony of the French version of Prosper Avril's last book: Le Livre Noir de l'Insecurite. This book relates the conditions in which a total of 1431 such cases including assassinations by shooting, knifing, lynching, stoning, strangling, necklacing, etc. took place. It also points out the irresponsible and scandalous attitude of the then ruling government in regards to the situation, favoring a total impunity for the murderers.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037519741201,"sku":"NIN9781581125337","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/158112533X.jpg?v=1750762193"},{"product_id":"appeal-to-history-book-prosper-avril-9781581127843","title":"An Appeal to History","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51037668671761,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037673193745,"sku":"NIN9781581127843","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1581127847.jpg?v=1751276372"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-prosper-avril.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}