Aid or trade? The nefarious effects of U.S. policies in Haiti

By Haiti Grassroots Watch, Oct 10, 2013 U.S. aid and trade policies related to hunger and Haitian agriculture over the past three…

Uruguay will withdraw from MINUSTAH, president says

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté, Oct 29, 2013 Following a visit earlier this month from Haitian Senator Moïse Jean-Charles, Uruguay’s…

Human rights groups denounce illegal arrest of Haitian lawyer André Michel

By Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, Oct 24, 2013 PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two human rights groups—the Bureau des Avocats…

The arrest of lawyer André Michel, prominent critic of Martelly regime

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté, Oct 22, 2013 Over 1000 people massed in front of a police station in the Martissant section of Port-au-…

Dominicans of Haitian descent cast into legal limbo by court

By Randal C. Archibold, New York Times, Oct 24, 2013 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — For generations, people of Haitian descent…

Forced evictions continue to target Haiti’s most vulnerable

By Kevin Edmonds Oct 24, 2013--It has been almost four years since Haiti was hit by the 7.0 earthquake which left over 100,000 dead and…

IOM reports big drop in IDP population after removing three areas from “official” camp list

By Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Watch, Oct 22, 2013 The AP reported yesterday that, “the number of Haitians still displaced by the 2010…

Worker Rights Consortium and Better Work say Haitian workers wages being stolen by employers

Two news reports enclosed. Group Says Haitian Garment Workers Are Shortchanged on Pay By Randal C. Archibold and Steven Greenhouse,…

Chair of U.S. Congress Foreign Affairs Committee: Results of aid to Haiti “not impressive”

By the Caribbean Journal staff, Thursday, Oct 10, 2013 Despite hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated for Haiti, the results of…

Stephen Lewis, Canada’s former UN ambassador, says the world body must be accountable for cholera in Haiti

By Roger Annis, October 14, 2013 Stephen Lewis, a former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations who has also served at the world…

Haitian cholera victims sue UN for gross negligence

October 9, 2013, New York- Attorneys from the human rights groups Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) and Institute for Justice and…

Rights advocates suing the United Nations over the spread of cholera in Haiti

By Rick Gladstone, The New York Times, Wed. Oct. 8, 2013 Advocates for Haitian victims of the deadly cholera epidemic that first…

Letter to CBC Radio's 'Q' program: Canada's media responsibilities to Haiti

Oct 8, 2013--Today on its weekday arts and entertainment program 'Q', the CBC aired an interview with Peter Buffett, son of billionaire…

Fourteen Caribbean nations sue European countries for slavery reparations

Al Jazeera, Sept 27, 2013 Fourteen Caribbean nations are suing the governments of the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands for…

Exhibition on Haiti four years after the earthquake

'Fragments: Haiti Four Years After the Earthquake' 'Fragments' is a powerful new exhibit that glimpses into Haitian life four years…

AFL-CIO report slams conditions of Haitian workers in Dominican Republic

Exploitation of Workers in the Dominican Republic's Sugar Fields Continues Published on AFL-CIO Now, Oct 2, 2013 On Friday, the U.S.…

Aristide supporters rally in Haiti

Thousands mark anniversary of ex-president's ousting in 1991, with some calling for current president to resign Associated Press, in…

Haiti recalls envoy, activists plan protests over Dominican court decision

By Ezra Fisher and Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, Oct 1, 2013 Dominican human rights activists Tuesday announced planned…

Dominican court rules against undocumented Haitians

Protest against Dominican Republic making Haitians stateless By Haiti Support Group (UK) This past Wednesday, September 25th, the…