Updates and progress

Yeah, I know I left that last post up there awhile. It was partly intentional, and partly because we had a few days with even less power than normal.

So lately: visited the US embassy, not an especially welcoming place, glad I never had to seek refuge there. The good news is that the US human rights officer is a lovely woman who is glad to help the cause. Also visited the national Penitenary and am working on some cases there, involving Pele, priviousl mentioned. Been meeting with community members in Gran Ravine about the tense situation between various armed gangs, trying to avoid another massacre like the Little Machete Army bit of last summer. Oh, and good news, AUMOHD freed the second person in a month, this fellow was actually one of the community leaders we regularly worked with, a teacher, and so on. The kind of guys everyone wants in their neighborhood. Well, a victim of bad intelligence, he was swept up in a MINUSTAH raid and held three days before we visited the Brazilian commander and investigated his case. Upon investigation, he was immediately released, with the request to AUMOHD to work with the Brazilians to work together and avoid such future mistakes. Yeah!
So been a busy last few days, and more to come. Stay tuned.