MICIVIH from the French acronym for Mission Civile Internationale en Haïti.[1] In 1993, the mission was created with the daunting task of promoting and protecting human rights in the country, under the military junta of Gen. Raoul Cédras. After its establishment, the international community learned that innocent people were killed, tortured, kidnapped and arbitrarily arrested by the FAdH military and FRAPH[2] paramilitary units.