<span class="vcard">Pierre Espérance</span>

Pierre Espérance

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Pierre Espérance is the Executive Director of the National Human Rights Defense Network in Haiti (RNDDH) with more than 20 years of experience in the Haitian human rights sector. In his capacity as Executive Director of RNDDH, he has also served as Secretary General for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and has received awards for his human rights work, including from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.

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A woman in a short, pleated white skirt and lime green top holds a child, as another woman stands next to her on the left, all against a landscape of trash, debris, and makeshift tents of fabric or corrugated metal.
People offload bags of food flown in from the United States at Antoine Simon airport after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 19, 2021 in Les Cayes, Haiti.
Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during a ceremony at La Primature in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 20, 2021.
Police run through the streets with large guns, covered faces, helmets, and camouflage gear near the police station of Petion Ville after Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was murdered on July 08, 2021 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Bystanders take video or pictures with phones. Small fires burn in the street.
President Jovenel Moise sits at the Presidential Palace during an interview with AFP in Port-au-Prince, October 22, 2019.

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