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andy gallagher reports on his controversial legacy. >> reporter: in haiti, even the dead can't find peace. but port-au-prince's grand cemetery tombs have been blunt plundered. human remains scattered. the tomb hasn't been spared. little remains of what what was once a grand memorial. >> trouble in haiti after the president refused to step down after his term. >> reporter: but pa doc a is the man whose rule put haiti in chaos. some hoped it would end when he died and made his son jean claude president for life. but under baby doc as he became known, little changed. after 15 years in power, he was exiled in 1986 only to return 25 years later welcomed by many and invited to official events by haiti's current president. jean claude's former lawyer says baby doc is greatly misunderstood and did much for haiti. >> the people got poorer here after. and insecurity, we didn't know these words when he was in power. kidnapping, we didn't know nothing about these things. >> reporter: but like his father, baby doc used his percentage militia to repress political opponents. patrick lived through both a
andy gallagher reports on his controversial legacy. >> reporter: in haiti, even the dead can't find peace. but port-au-prince's grand cemetery tombs have been blunt plundered. human remains scattered. the tomb hasn't been spared. little remains of what what was once a grand memorial. >> trouble in haiti after the president refused to step down after his term. >> reporter: but pa doc a is the man whose rule put haiti in chaos. some hoped it would end when he died and made his...
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andy gallagher, al jazeera. >>> searchers have found the body of two tourists who died in an avalancheile. the force was so severe it actually pushed them over the border into argentina. >>> and rescuers in japan have found a dozen more bodies after a volcanic eruption. it continues to spew gas and ash hampering recovery efforts. >>> in japan we can add another natural disaster in a typhoon, steph can tell us about that one. >> reporter: first of all let me show you the satellite picture. you can see the very distinctive swirl here. there is really nothing else that this could be other than a tropical stoerl. storm. at the moment the sustained winds are around 150 miles an hour. that would be classed as a category 1 hurricane, so the lowest level, but still capable of giving very destructive weather. this system is still strengthening, and as it runs north ward it is expected to become a category 4. that is a significant storm. it edges its way then towards japan, and is working its way over slightly cooler waters, and that would allow the storm to ease a little bit. so when it gets to
andy gallagher, al jazeera. >>> searchers have found the body of two tourists who died in an avalancheile. the force was so severe it actually pushed them over the border into argentina. >>> and rescuers in japan have found a dozen more bodies after a volcanic eruption. it continues to spew gas and ash hampering recovery efforts. >>> in japan we can add another natural disaster in a typhoon, steph can tell us about that one. >> reporter: first of all let me show...
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andy gallagher is at port-au-prince. >> reaction here at port-au-prince is muted. the news of jean-claude duvalier's death hasn't made it into the newspapers, it's simply almost been ignored. it's quiet. when you come to the square and talk to people, many will tell you privately that live under jean-claude duvalier was better. the economy was healthier. they were fed, and they put roofs over their head, many were respectful. those that won't be happy are human rights activists that fought long and hard. jean-claude duvalier has not been seen in february. the case against him came to a stand still. many of the members are in power, in the martelly government. including his son. we don't know when the funeral will take place or whether it will be a state funeral. people not reacting with the fervor we expect and many supporting and missing the days of jean-claude duvalier. >>> aid agencies warn if the nine month conflict in south sudan continues, a famine will arrive to the barrel of a gun. the warning comes from oxfam as a nine month long conflict continues. it wil
andy gallagher is at port-au-prince. >> reaction here at port-au-prince is muted. the news of jean-claude duvalier's death hasn't made it into the newspapers, it's simply almost been ignored. it's quiet. when you come to the square and talk to people, many will tell you privately that live under jean-claude duvalier was better. the economy was healthier. they were fed, and they put roofs over their head, many were respectful. those that won't be happy are human rights activists that...
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human right watch estimates he ordered the deaths of between 20-30,000 people and andy gallagher reportsporta-prince. >> reporter: it has been largely muted. the news of his death has not made it in the newspapers here or on the radio stations, it's simply almost been ignored and it's quiet over the weekend but when you talk to people they say life under him was better and economy was healthier and didn't have freedom because they were scared but were fed and had roofs over their heads and they are respectful he has died but human rights activists are not happy who fought for justice and he was known and baby dock has not been seen in court since february and the case against him came to a virtual stand still and many of his former members are now in power here the government including his son. what we don't know yet is when the funeral will take place or whether indeed it will be a state funeral but certainly people not reacting with what we expect and many supporting and missing the days of him. >>> aid agencies warn the 9 month conflict in south sudan a family will arrive at the barre
human right watch estimates he ordered the deaths of between 20-30,000 people and andy gallagher reportsporta-prince. >> reporter: it has been largely muted. the news of his death has not made it in the newspapers here or on the radio stations, it's simply almost been ignored and it's quiet over the weekend but when you talk to people they say life under him was better and economy was healthier and didn't have freedom because they were scared but were fed and had roofs over their heads...
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. >>> i'm andy gallagher in haiti, as the funeral of the former president approaches, we'll look at theacy of the ruler of 30 years. >>> and f1 comes to russia for the first time. ♪ >>> thousands of people have gathered again in hong kong to demand democratic reform. protest leaders ask people to return to the streets after planned negotiations fell through. hong kong's government canceled talks for friday saying they would not be constructive. >> reporter: thousands of people have gathered here in now what is being called umbrella square. student leaders called on people to rally after student and government talks broke down. the crowds here while large are not as large as we have seen at the height of the protest. there is a certain energy here, but it is far more relaxed with people sitting down and listening to volunteer speakers talk about continuing these protests. there isn't a sense that this crowd will be broken up by police or the government. the age range is also interesting, in that there are a lot more older people we have seen here than in recent days. the students and gov
. >>> i'm andy gallagher in haiti, as the funeral of the former president approaches, we'll look at theacy of the ruler of 30 years. >>> and f1 comes to russia for the first time. ♪ >>> thousands of people have gathered again in hong kong to demand democratic reform. protest leaders ask people to return to the streets after planned negotiations fell through. hong kong's government canceled talks for friday saying they would not be constructive. >> reporter:...
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is set to take place in haiti and he is responsible of the torture and death of thousands and andy gallagher prince of the legacy. >> reporter: even the dead cannot find prince and porto prince cemetery and human remains lay scattered and coffins desecrated and jean-claude duvalier's team has not been spared and this was once a grand memorial. >> trouble in haiti after the president jean-claude duvalier refused to step down after his term. >> reporter: his rule pitched haiti in chaos and pressure and torture and disappearance of thousands marked his time in office and when he died made his son president for life but under baby doc as he became known little changed. after 15 years in power in 84 and returned 25 years later welcomed by many and invited to official events by haiti's current president and jean-claude duvalier former lawyer say baby doc is much understood and did much for haiti. >> the people are here and there were days of insecurity and didn't know those words when jean-claude duvalier was in power. we didn't know nothing about these things. >> reporter: like his father baby do
is set to take place in haiti and he is responsible of the torture and death of thousands and andy gallagher prince of the legacy. >> reporter: even the dead cannot find prince and porto prince cemetery and human remains lay scattered and coffins desecrated and jean-claude duvalier's team has not been spared and this was once a grand memorial. >> trouble in haiti after the president jean-claude duvalier refused to step down after his term. >> reporter: his rule pitched haiti...