Human Rights and Migration in the American Perspective (1977-1981)

Abstract

Haiti was ruled by a dictatorial regime in the 1970s, but less repressive than the previous period of rule by Francois Duvalier, but the rule remained for the Duvalier family under the protection of the Tottenham Macoute Special Forces whose mission was to maintain the rule. Although Jean-Claude Duvalier was elected by the people, the elections were only formal and the new regime showed a noticeable improvement in all its social, political and economic aspects in order to follow the idea of ​​​​satisfying the United States of America, and in order to rise with the rest of the countries in the fairness of human rights. During this period, the United States of America was largely directed towards the issue of human rights and even economic aid was completely linked to the fairness of human rights. The United States of America was interested in Haiti due to its fear of the Soviet Union and its proximity to communist Cuba, especially since Haiti remained, since the 1960s, anti-communist and tried to establish democracy in the country and encourage the building of development institutions and the release of political prisoners and the easing of repression in prisons.