Haiti: Protester ‘beaten to death by police’ following attack on camp

Headline Title:  Haiti: Protester ‘beaten to death by police’ following attack on camp 17 April 2013 Allegations that a man died after being beaten by the police as he took part in a protest against an arson attack on a camp for displaced people in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince must be thoroughly and impartially investigated, said Amnesty International. Civil Merius, a resident of the camp, was reported to have been beaten as he was detained by police on Monday after protesting about the arson attack, and the failure by the police to respond to the incident. He later died while in…

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