Haiti – Opening of an investigation against Jean-Claude Duvalier for crimes against humanity
Mexico – Arrest of Joaquín Guzmán
Launch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ new Twitter console (February 24, 2014)
Haiti – Opening of an investigation against Jean-Claude Duvalier for crimes against humanity
France is closely monitoring the opening in Haiti of an investigation against former President Jean-Claude Duvalier for crimes against humanity. This decision, which marks the independence of the judiciary, is an important step toward fulfilling the rights of victims of the dictatorship to truth and justice.
The fight against impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes is a priority of our diplomatic action.
Serious human rights violations – including acts of torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances – took place under Jean-Claude Duvalier’s regime. The perpetrators of these crimes must be held accountable and brought to justice.
Mexico – Arrest of Joaquín Guzmán
France congratulates the Mexican authorities on the arrest of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (known as “El Chapo”), who was one of the most wanted criminals in the world.
We commend the security force operation, which was carried out in an exemplary manner.
France reaffirms its full support for the Mexican authorities in their resolute fight against organized crime.
Launch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ new Twitter console (February 24, 2014)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will today launch a web application in the form of a console, which will provide an overview of the French diplomatic network’s Twitter activity. It will be available in four languages (French, English, Arabic and Spanish) at http://consoletwitter.fdip.fr.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Twitter console offers a range of statistical data, by type of account or regional area: for example, what are the most popular hashtags used by French diplomats? Or what topics are diplomats most frequently asked about?
At a time when digital technology is one of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ priorities, the Quai d’Orsay’s Twitter account performs well on Docteur Tweety’s latest ranking of French ministries:
http://www.docteur-tweety.com/blog/2013/10/04/classement-des-ministeres-francais-sur-twitter-septembre-2013.
In addition to its Twitter accounts in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish, and its Twitter account dedicated to providing travel advice (@conseilsvoyages), the Quai d’Orsay is also active on other social networks such as Facebook, Google+, Storyify, YouTube, Dailymotion, Flickr and LinkedIn.
You can find us at:
http://twitter.com/francediplo
http://twitter.com/francediplo_EN
http://twitter.com/francediplo_AR
http://twitter.com/francediplo_ES
http://twitter.com/conseilsvoyages
http://www.facebook.com/france.diplomatie
http://plus.google.com/+francediplomatie
http://storify.com/francediplo
http://www.dailymotion.com/francediplotv
http://www.youtube.com/francediplotv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/francediplomatie/
http://www.linkedin.com/company/ministere-des-affaires-etrangeres-francais