Haiti: Further information on arbitrary arrest/prisoner of conscience/medical concern: Gérard Jean-Juste (m)

Index Number: AMR 36/002/2006
Date Published: 6 January 2006
Categories: Americas, Haiti

Prisoner of conscience Gérard Jean-Juste, aged 59, Catholic priest, is reportedly suffering from leukaemia. His condition could deteriorate if he continues to be detained at the National Penitentiary Annex, in the capital, Port-au-Prince. He has been detained without charge since 21 July 2005.