Sonia Pierre praised as a brave woman
Her burial is tomorrow; Haitian embassy in DR declares days of mourning
Diario Libre
SANTO DOMINGO. The courage, bravery, dedication and consistency that Sonia Pierre kept up during her fight for the rights of Dominicans of Haitian ancestry were highlighted yesterday by personalities that went to the first day of her wake in the Altagracia Funeral Home.
"She was a defender of human rights. She was a strong woman, brave, who in spite of the political conditions and the ideologies was always firm and she knew how to come out ahead in spite of the contradictions, because she believed in democracy," said Aergia Galvan, a member of the Women and Health Collective.
Pierre passed away on Sunday due to a massive heart attack, which took her life at 48 years of age. The view of her remains will continue today and tomorrow she will be buried in Villa Altagracia.
For human rights activist Virgilio Almanzar, the loss of Pierre means a "great loss" for those that fight for human rights, but he assured reporters that they would take charge of continuing her legacy. The same commitment was taken by Manuel Maria Mercedes, from the Human Rights Commission, who regretted that the voice of Pierre was lost when it was most needed by the Dominicans of Haitian ancestry.
Political leaders such as Hipolito Mejia, Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Max Puig, and Alfredo Pacheco expressed their condolences and solidarity with the family of the well-known activist. For more than 30 years, Pierre fought for the Dominican state to recognize the citizenship rights of the Dominicans of Haitian ancestry, a situation that generated international recognition and local rejection and rancor. Yesterday, as part of this situation, her family asked the press to leave the funeral home.
Declaration of mourning
The Haitian embassy in the country declared three days of mourning for the death of Pierre and lowered their flag to half-mast. After regretting her passing, ambassador Fritz Cineas said that Pierre was a bastion of defense for human rights, and he said that he felt that her death is a loss both for the Dominican Republic as well as for Haiti.
"She was a defender of human rights. She was a strong woman, brave, who in spite of the political conditions and the ideologies was always firm and she knew how to come out ahead in spite of the contradictions, because she believed in democracy," said Aergia Galvan, a member of the Women and Health Collective.
Pierre passed away on Sunday due to a massive heart attack, which took her life at 48 years of age. The view of her remains will continue today and tomorrow she will be buried in Villa Altagracia.
For human rights activist Virgilio Almanzar, the loss of Pierre means a "great loss" for those that fight for human rights, but he assured reporters that they would take charge of continuing her legacy. The same commitment was taken by Manuel Maria Mercedes, from the Human Rights Commission, who regretted that the voice of Pierre was lost when it was most needed by the Dominicans of Haitian ancestry.
Political leaders such as Hipolito Mejia, Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Max Puig, and Alfredo Pacheco expressed their condolences and solidarity with the family of the well-known activist. For more than 30 years, Pierre fought for the Dominican state to recognize the citizenship rights of the Dominicans of Haitian ancestry, a situation that generated international recognition and local rejection and rancor. Yesterday, as part of this situation, her family asked the press to leave the funeral home.
Declaration of mourning
The Haitian embassy in the country declared three days of mourning for the death of Pierre and lowered their flag to half-mast. After regretting her passing, ambassador Fritz Cineas said that Pierre was a bastion of defense for human rights, and he said that he felt that her death is a loss both for the Dominican Republic as well as for Haiti.
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