. >> bobby duvall is a survivor. he served eight months at fort dumage haiti's most notorious prison and lived to talk about it. >> i counted 20 that died. >> in the eight months you were here? >> in the eight months, yeah. >> deu duvall, was tortured under the rule of jean-claude dux dux, bab duvalier, baby doc. he is alive today because president carter sent a list of 13 people he wanted freed from prison. >> they sent him a leader with 13 names on it and i was one of the last three alive. that's how i got out. >> so the list had 13 people on it and there were only three living. ten others had died. >> today what remains of fort dumaje is a crumbling testament to haiti's history. when duvalier lived richly among haiti's poor. the duvalier regime ended when baby doc was out offed in 1986 and fled to europe to escape the accusations of his victims. so how is it possible that jean-claude duvalier is back and free to walk the streets of haiti once again? i asked duvalier to join me to talk about his future and haiti's.

the point is to try, for people like bobby duvall and other witnesses to say our rights have been violated, we want justice. >> bobby said testifying in court against duvalier is a victory of sorts. he still carries with him the death of a friend behind bars. >> i just took him and i put him on the side, just to try, what are you doing, you know? and he died. >> why does that story make you cry, why that one in particular. you told me a lot of stories today. why that one? >> he was a friend. he used to teach me how to fish, you know. guy. he was just a pezant, you know, a guy who fished. when i lost him like that, it was rough. >> do these memories come back all the time? >> all the time. i'm just trying to find closure. i still can't find closure. i don't know what will give me that closure. maybe never, i don't know. >> there may be closure for survivors to know that the man with the reputation as an iron fisted ruler is today a shadow of his former self. >> baby doc with our special correspondent reporting. >> the nations biggest retail giant looks to expand, but only if the price is ri

. >> reporter: bobby duval is a survivor.served eight months at haiti's most notorious prison and lived to talk about it. >> i counted 20 of them died in here while i was here. >> reporter: 20? >> 20 right here. >> reporter: in the eight months you were here. >> reporter: duvall, a political prisoner was tortured and starved along with hundreds of jorge sans under jean claude duvalier, known as baby doc. >> they put you in a cell with 220 people depending on how many people died that week. >> reporter: jimmy carter sent ambassador young to haiti with a list of people he wanted freed from prison. the duvalier regime ended when he fled to europe to escape the charges of his victims. how is it that he's tre free t k streets again. i asked to speak with him. he said haiti was worse today than when he ran the country. >> we were called the pearl of the antilles. you could walk around port-au-prince without being assaulted. >> that's a classic dictator line. of course, he had the military who really were killing people. >> reporter

. >> this is exactly the flooring >> reporter: bobby duvall is a survivor.served 8 months in haiti's notorious prison and leved to talk about it. >> 20 of them died here. right there. >> reporter: in the 8 months you were here? >> yes. >> reporter: duvall, a political prisoner was starved and abused under john duvalier, baby doc. the lawyer for duvalier called us up and said there was a place where we might be able to meet up with the former president, and we're heading there now to see if we can get an interview with him. we met at the peak of a hilltop restaurant in the nation's capital. at 52 years old, duvalier appears a shadow of his formaller self. ç] >> finally tonight, we travel back in time for what was surely a revolution. passionate, shocking and promoting salute outrage. now the footsteps of what is today recognized as a historic overthrow of tradition is featured at the national gallery of art here in washington. here's america tonight correspondent. >> reporter: picture paris, may 29th, 1913. a society turns out for an evening at the ballet. >>

. >> this is exactly the flooring >> reporter: bobby duvall is a survivor.ed 8 months in haiti's notorious prison and leved to talk about it. >> 20 of them died here. right there. >> reporter: in the 8 months you were here? >> yes. >> reporter: duvall, a political prisoner was starved and abused under john duvalier, baby doc. the lawyer for duvalier called us up and said there was a place where we might be able to meet up with the former president, and we're heading there now to see if we can get an interview with him. we met at the peak of a hilltop restaurant in the nation's capital. at 52 years old, duvalier appears a shadow of his formaller self. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko comparing. and what's it saying about your dating life? reduce please go there al jazeera.com. >> welcome to al jazeera. i'm stephanie sy. here are the top stories we're following now. breaking news of the ohio women who were kidnapped and held for a decade. airial castro has committed suicide. last month castro was sentenced to life in prison plus 100 years for

. >> this is exactly the flooring >> reporter: bobby duvall is a survivor.served 8 months in haiti's notorious prison and leved to talk about it. >> 20 of them died here. right there. >> reporter: in the 8 months you were here? >> yes. >> reporter: duvall, a political prisoner was starved and abused under john duvalier, baby doc. the lawyer for duvalier called us up and said there was a place where we might be able to meet up with the former president, and we're heading there now to see if we can get an interview with him. we met at the peak of a hilltop restaurant in the nation's capital. at 52 years old, duvalier appears a shadow of his formaller self. let's take a break and come back with more after this. >>>>> it is proportional. it is limited it does not involve boots on the ground. >>> an intervention in syria takes shape and gathers support. >> this hello. i'm in doho with the world news from al jazeera. also in this program, bombs, explode across baghdad and appears shia muslims were the target. >> radiation at theus