LONDON -- (AP) -- Respect for human rights in Haiti is deteriorating, Amnesty International warned Thursday in a report published to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the violent coup that overthrew the government of Jean Bertrand Aristide.

 The human rights watchdog cited many positive developments including the disbanding of the army, the creation of a civilian police force and an initial increase of freedom of expression.

 But London-based Amnesty said political pressures on the judiciary and the police were again on the increase, and some of the progress had been undone since Aristide was returned to power in last year's election.

 Aristide's Lavalas Family party won 80 percent of the seats last year. The 15-party opposition coalition Convergence claims the elections were fraudulent.

 The international community has suspended hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid until a political consensus is reached and some of the election results are
 revised.

 ``Undoubtedly, the gravity of the human rights situation in Haiti is nowhere near that of the years following the coup,'' the report said.''

 ``However, the heavy legacy of the years of de facto military rule has not been fully dealt with,'' the organization added, noting that many of the victims of the coup were still awaiting justice and that the justice system remained largely dysfunctional.

 Amnesty said it was also concerned about the attacks on freedom of expression by supporters of Aristide's now ruling party, who ``should be especially sensitive to these issues, having been themselves the victims of extreme brutality after the coup.''