A #USjury on Tuesday concluded that a former #Haitian #mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a #brutal #campaign against his #PoliticalOpponents that involved #murdering & #torturing them.
A #FederalJury in #Boston found #JeanMoroseViliena #liable on claims arising out of a long-running #lawsuit by three Haitian citizens who accused him of #persecuting them or their relatives during his time as mayor of the rural town of #LesIrois

https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/news/former-haitian-mayor-owes-155-million-over-human-rights-abuses-us-jury-finds-100836363

#Haiti #HumanRights