World Bank Applauds Swiss Handover of Duvalier Funds to Haiti
Below is a press release by the World Bank welcoming the Swiss decision to return six million dollars in assets stolen from the Haitian people by Jean Claude Duvalier. Duvalier still has thirty days to appeal although it is unlikely he would succeed. These funds would be used for humanitarian projects in Haiti. While the sum is not large, it shows that Haiti, and the international system of which it is a part, are willing to go after dictators (and ex-dicators) who enrich themselves by impoverishing their own countries.
