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Statement by the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux and Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, February 28, 2013
Port-au-Prince…
By Dr. John Carroll, published on Dr. Carroll's blog in the Peoria Journal Star, Feb. 26, 2013
In January of 2007, I talked to a lady in…
The organization is functionally above the law -- and victims of Haiti's cholera outbreak aren't the only ones paying the price.
By…
By Jane Regan, published on Inter Press Service, Feb. 25, 2013
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 24, 2013 (IPS) - Outraged that they have not been…
By Jonathan Katz, published on the author's blog on Slate, Feb. 25, 2013
The United Nations is responsible for killing more than 8,000…
By Louise C. Ivers, op-ed commentary published in The New York Times, Sat. Feb 23, 2013
Boston--On Thursday, the United Nations…
By Franklyn B. Geffrard, published in Haiti Liberte weekly, Feb. 20, 2013, www.haitiliberte.com
President Martelly's decision to remove…
'In no rush to right the wrongs that they have done,' UN rejects claims for compensation on behalf of victims of cholera outbreak
By…
World body invokes legal immunity to rebuff claims despite studies identifying UN peacekeepers as source of the outbreak
Rashmee Roshan…
By Associated Press, February 21, 2013
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--A Haitian judge on Thursday summoned Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in…
Arrest and judge Duvalier for theft and crimes against humanity!
Statement issued by Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen, Pati KAN Pep la,…
Published on CEPR's Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Watch Blog, February 20, 2013
In Argentina, Guatemala, Peru and other countries in…
Members of U.S. Congress urge (Susan) Rice to organize support for UN cholera initiative
Statement by the office of John Conyers Jr.,…
Three enclosed statements by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR--Organization…
Two page statement by the Canada Haiti Action Network, January 7, 2013
Billions of dollars of aid to Haiti have been pledged or spent…
Jan. 22, 2013--On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, devastating an already impoverished nation. With much of the…
By Haiti Grassroots Watch, February 13, 2013
Version française ici
Port-au-Prince, Feb. 13, 2013 – “PSUGO – A victory for students!”…
February 2013
Dear friends and supporters,
Lots of news from the SOIL team this month. The first thing on all of our minds this week…
By Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, Feb. 8, 2013
http://ijdh.org/archives/30873
The Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI…
By Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, Feb. 8, 2013
The Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), in its mission to defend…
Amy Wilentz, author of the recently-published 'Farewell Fred Voudou: Letter from Haiti', is interviewed on the Feb. 5, 2013 edition of…
Remarks on February 5, 2013 to the conference in Washington DC organized by the Haiti Action Working Group, February 4-6, 2013.…
Haitian schools expand use of Creole language
By Trenton Daniel, Associated Press, published in Miami Herald, February 6, 2013
CROIX-…
A better class of dictator? Rebelling against the lies and illegalities
By Haiti Support Group, published in Haiti Briefing, quarterly…
By Kim Ives, published in Haiti Liberté, issue of Feb. 6, 2013
February 7, 2013 promises to be a hot day in Haiti. Thousands of…
Statement by Amnesty International, Feb. 6, 2013
En français ici.
Former Haitian leader Jean-Claude Duvalier must not be allowed to…
With Haiti in need of 500,000 new permanent houses over the next decade, the government sets out to tackle the biggest unresolved…
Haiti needs national accord, says international group
As Haitians prepare to celebrate the annual pre-Lenten Carnival season this month…
By Haiti Support Group (UK), published in Haiti Briefing, Number 73, February 2013
On May 26, 2011, just 12 days after his…
Press release, Amnesty International, February 1, 2013
The Haitian authorities must urgently move to prevent illegal and violent…