“We found that most women never report their rapes and aren’t counted in that official tally,” says Femi. “Independent estimates suggest more than 500 women have been raped or exploited by UN […]
UN chief calls for Haiti peacekeeping mission to end Oct. 15 – The Washington Post
“Haiti reached a major milestone on the path to stabilization, with the peaceful conclusion of the electoral process and the return to constitutional order on Feb. 7, 1017” when Jovenel Moise was […]
U.N. Accepts Blame but Dodges the Bill in Haiti – The New York Times
Today’s lesson in evading moral responsibility comes to us from the United Nations. The organization says it is terribly concerned about the cholera epidemic in Haiti and wishes to eliminate it. But […]
Uruguay pulling troops out of UN mission in Haiti – USNews.com
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay will soon pull its soldiers out of a United Nations stabilization mission in Haiti that began operations in 2004 and is facing sharp cutbacks, the leader of […]
UN Fails Miserably To Raise Funds For Haiti | American Council on Science & Health
Last October, following the UN General Assembly, we wrote of the urgency needed for the global health crisis occurring in Haiti. At that time, the former Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, admitted the role of the UN in starting […]
Haïti: plus de 200 000 enfants exploités comme domestiques | Lapresse
« Ce chiffre de 207 000 enfants est insupportable », affirme Ariel Henry. « C’est une problématique complexe qui fait appel à des habitudes culturelles et changer les mentalités ne se fait pas à coup de décret », […]
Dominicans of Haitian descent turned into ‘ghost citizens’, says Amnesty | World news | The Guardian
The Dominican Republic has violated the human rights of tens of thousands of people by stripping several generations of citizenship, according to a scathing new report by Amnesty International.The report details decades […]
Haiti World Bank report: Time for a social contract | Miami Herald
I AM CONFRONTED BY MY POOR MINISTER OF HEALTH OR MY POOR MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND FRANKLY I HAVE NO CLUE AS TO HOW THESE PEOPLE COULD DO THEIR JOB; 60 OR […]
Stop arbitrary deportations of Dominicans of Haitian descent, says UN | The Guardian
UN experts have called on the government of the Dominican Republic to stop the “arbitrary deportations” of Dominicans of Haitian descent, warning that its actions risk violating international laws as well as […]
Tent cities sprouting in Haiti as migrants return – CNN.com
Concerns of a humanitarian emergency in Haiti are mounting as a growing number of Haitians returning to their country from neighboring Dominican Republic are living in rapidly growing tent cities with little […]
The Dominican Republic, Haitians and the Global War on Blackness – EBONY
As a Black Dominican, and a second-generation immigrant living in The South Bronx, I cannot turn a blind eye to what is happening in the Dominican Republic. The personal and collective experiences […]
Dominican Republic neighbors condemn atrocities against Haitians | New York Amsterdam News: The new Black view
“Heads of government condemned what they perceive as the makings of a grave humanitarian crisis in the region and welcomed the statement of the United Nations secretary-general at the opening ceremony, underlining […]
The Dominican Republic Must Stop Expulsions of Haitians – The New York Times
A HUMAN rights crisis is unfolding on the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Dominican Republic is threatening to drive out hundreds of thousands of […]
Interview: Lives on Hold for the Dominican Republic’s Haitian Minority | Human Rights Watch
Two kinds of stories stood out. First were the stories of the people who were completely outraged because of the bias experienced in the deportation process, the complete lack of due process […]
Haiti PM warns of ‘humanitarian crisis’ caused by Dominican deportation policy |The Guardian
Haiti’s prime minister has warned that the Dominican Republic is creating a humanitarian crisis with its crackdown on migrants, noting that 14,000 people have crossed the border into Haiti in less than […]
Haiti and the Dominican Republic – A Conflict Captured on | Shadow and Act
“Cutting sugar cane. You’re going to cut sugar cane. I’d rather much you cut sugar cane here at home. But they don’t want you to stay here. They sold you like an […]
Dominican deportations causing ‘humanitarian crisis’ – The Washington Post
The majority of those crossing the border are children and young adults, said Paul, who stressed that the Haitian government needs to establish a social and economic plan to help them. He […]
Dominican deportation fears keep families on edge – Al Jazeera English
While tourists spend hundreds of dollars on kite surfing, seared tuna, cocktails and other luxuries, most of the Haitians and Haitian-Dominicans around here get by on a few dollars a day doing […]
Stateless and now homeless: Despair on Haiti border – France 24
Mileyda Benacio is 19 years old, seven months pregnant and effectively stateless — expelled from the Dominican Republic, the land of her birth, to neighboring Haiti. Her T-shirt is tight across her […]
International experts join Cholera victims’ fight for justice | Boston Haitian Reporter
Haiti’s cholera victims have taken another important step toward justice with respect to the deadly epidemic caused by the United Nations (UN). On May 27, the victims filed their legal brief in […]
UN peacekeepers routinely traded sex for money and goods – Firstpost
In Haiti, 231 people admitted to having “transactional sexual relationships” with peacekeeping personnel in exchange for “jewellery, ‘church’ shoes, dresses, fancy underwear, cell phones, perfume, radios, televisions and, in a few cases, […]
‘UN forces abused 225 Haiti females’ – PressTV
A third of the alleged sexual abuse by the UN’s Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) involved minors under 18, according to a new draft report by the UN Office of Internal Oversight […]
Confronting Black Jacobins | The U.S., the Haitian Revolution, and the Origins of the Dominican Republic by Gerald Horne | Monthly Review
The Haitian Revolution, the product of the first successful slave revolt, was truly world-historic in its impact. When Haiti declared independence in 1804, the leading powers—France, Great Britain, and Spain—suffered an ignominious […]
UN peacekeeping and rape: getting better—or worse? | Fox News
Even as United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon claims victory in the battle against sexual abuse by members of U.N. peacekeeping missions, a leaked U.N. internal report charges that peacekeepers are likely […]
Bahamas defends immigration policy, invites OAS commission to visit – Miami Herald
Defending its new controversial immigration policy that overwhelmingly targets Haitian migrants, the Bahamas on Friday invited members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to visit the island-nation and see for themselves […]
Les Haïtiennes, sel de la terre d’Haïti – Radio Television Caraibes
Le chef du gouvernement, Evans Paul, a procédé, ce vendredi 6 mars, au lancement officiel d’un document de politique d’égalité hommes/femmes, élaboré par le ministère à la Condition féminine, dans le cadre […]
Film Review: ‘Murder in Pacot’ | Variety
A chamber drama in which even the chamber itself is on the verge of collapse, Raoul Peck’s “Murder in Pacot” offers little scope for healing as it surveys the geographical and psychological […]
Former Presidential Security Chief Shot to Death in Haiti – NYTimes.com
The chief of presidential security under former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was shot to death Monday in the capital, where he had lived since returning to the country after finishing a prison […]
Pour faire entendre raison aux Dominicains – Le Nouvelliste
Des écoliers mais aussi des étudiants, dans un élan de civisme démonstratif et contagieux, ont marché mercredi à Port-au-Prince pour dénoncer les abus dont sont victimes nos compatriotes en République voisine, à […]
Haiti Protests Dominican Republic Racism Against Immigrants After Henry Claude Jean Lynching – International Business Times
Thousands of demonstrators marched Wednesday in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Price to protest ongoing mistreatment of Haitians living in the nearby Dominican Republic, reports said. The protest unfolded just days after a […]
Haitian’s Lynching Renews Protests Against Dominican Citizenship – NPR
The lynching came during an already tense time for Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic. Feb. 1 marked the deadline for tens of thousands of them to report to the […]
Hallan haitiano colgado de un árbol en parque Ercilia Pepín de Santiago – DiarioLibre.com
El comando regional Cibao Central de la Policía Nacional realiza las investigaciones en torno a la muerte de un joven haitiano que fue encontrado colgando de un árbol del parque Ercilia Pepín, […]
Amnesty Int’l urges new Haitian PM to address housing problem – JamaicaObserver.com
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says Haiti’s failure to rehouse tens of thousands of people who lost everything in the 2010 earthquake, must be a top priority for the new Prime Minister […]
LETTRE OUVERTE DE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AU PM | Scoop FM
LETTRE OUVERTE DE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AU PM | Scoop FM .
Thousands Of Dominicans Woke Up This Week Without Citizenship In Any Country – The Huffington
Haitian migrants and their Dominican-born children — the vast majority of whom are black — have faced an uncertain future in the Dominican Republic for years. The country did away with birthright […]
How Human Rights Can Build Haiti | Consortiumnews
Often called the leading human rights lawyer in Haiti, Mario Joseph is president of BAI. “We had an earthquake, yes, but far too many people died in this earthquake. And that is […]
Les Haïtiens en République dominicaine, une cause oubliée – Le Nouvelliste
Les Haïtiens en République dominicaine, une cause oubliée.
Immigration Rules in Bahamas Sweep Up Haitians – NYTimes.com
On Thursday, the Bahamian government announced that the new policy would go a step further: By next fall, schools will be asked to ensure that every child has a student permit. The […]
Filmmaker claims only a fraction of $9B pledged got to Haiti | Page Six
Bad news for Sean Penn, Beyoncé, Wyclef Jean and all the other celeb humanitarians who have raised billions of dollars trying to rebuild Haiti. It didn’t work. So says Haitian filmmaker Raoul […]
Constructions précaires et pauvreté menacent toujours Haïti face au risque sismique – RFI
« Ça n’est pas très grand, mais c’est sûr. J’ai vécu des mois dans un camp. Ici, je n’ai plus peur ». La famille de Jean fait partie des 475 ménages qui […]
Cholera epidemic still claiming lives in Haiti after five years – USA Today
Five years since the 2010 earthquake, the cholera epidemic in Haiti is still claiming lives, and there are recriminations over who was responsible for bringing it to the country. Video provided by […]
A look at Haiti five years after the earthquake – USA Today
A look at Haiti five years after the earthquake .
Rice can help treat cholera better Study Says – Post Jagran
“The problem is that the infecting bacterium also consumes glucose and that increases the expression of its genes that make it toxic,” said Melanie Blokesch from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology […]
Human Rights In Haiti – Analysis – Eurasia Review
In the past five decades, Haitian people have suffered systematic human rights violations that were rarely condemned, thus preventing any state from having real democratic institutions and impeding any democratic political regime […]
Bahamas Fends Off Critics Over New Migrant Rules | BlackPressUSA
On the first day new immigration rules took effect this month in the Bahamas, officers in green fatigues swept through poor sections of the capital filling two yellow school buses with dozens […]
Progress slow in Haiti’s isle of ill-content | The Miami Herald
Progress slow in Haiti’s isle of ill-content | The Miami Herald .
UN Special Coordinator: “Let´s not forget the cholera in Haiti” – UNRIC
“I fear that the enormous progress we have made leads people to believe that the problem has been resolved. It is not resolved. Every day 30 people are infected,” says UN Assistant […]
70 Haiti Migrants Found Stranded on Remote Island – NDTV
The US Customs and Border Protection agency said in a Monday statement that agents apprehended the group of 46 men and 24 females, including three minors, on Mona island. Officials say the […]
TV5-Interview:Martelly maladroit sur la question de l’avortement – Radio Television Caraibes
Des organisations féministes, dont la Solidarité des femmes haïtiennes Sofa et Fanm Deside Femmes décidées, rappellent au président d’Haïti, Michel Martelly, que l’avortement pour être un « choix personnel » comme il […]
Rice, Haiti and the foreign aid paradox – Video – CNN Money
‘We the Economy’ film zeroes in on food aid to Haiti and how it affects American farming and shipping interests as well as Haiti’s own agricultural markets. The result: a surprising study […]