OAS urges Haiti to hold elections

By the Caribbean Journal staff, caribjournal.com, August 28, 2014 The Organization of American States’ Permanent Council has adopted a…

Haitian moms demand UN help for the babies their peacekeepers left behind

When the US military pulled out of Vietnam in 1973, it left something of a living legacy: Tens of thousands of pregnant Vietnamese women. …

Supporters Of Haiti’s Former President Try To Block His Arrest (Radio interview)

By Jacqueline Charles, Here & Now, August 22, 2014 Hundreds of supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide took to the street…

Stop the attacks on former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Movement

By Haiti Action Committee, San Francisco Bay Review August 17, 2014 On Aug. 13, the Haitian government summoned former President Jean-…

Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala take Canadian mining company Hudbay to court (Three articles)

Mining for the truth in Guatemala  What lawsuits claiming rape and murder in a Guatemalan jungle mean for Canadian companies abroad  By…

Aristide Warrant and Brandt Prison Break Overshadow Election Derailment

By Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté, August 20, 2014 Last week, Haitian demonstrators erected barricades of burning tires and car frames in front of…

Cholera lawsuit against U.N. in Haiti, and death threats for Haitian advocate for women’s safety (radio interview)

By WBEZ Worldview & the IJDH, July 16, 2014 IJDH Staff Attorney Beatrice Lindstrom and KOFAVIV Associate Director Malya Villard-Appolon…

Will former President Aristide be arrested? After 10 years of investigations, he has never been charged

By Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), August 14, 2014 A judge in Haiti has reportedly issued an arrest warrant for former…

Aristide Allies reject corruption charges against former Haitian leader (two articles)

Aristide Allies reject corruption charges against former Haitian leader  By Joseph Guyler Delva, Haitian-Carribbean News Network, August 14…

Goldmine protester beaten and burnt alive: Two articles on Canadian mining company Goldcorp

Haiti: opposition grows to mega-mining  By World War 4 Report, August 12, 2014 At a July 25 meeting in Port-au-Prince, some 28 Haitian…

Call to mobilize: Enough of the ten year occupation of Haiti! Troop withdrawal now and an end to MINUSTAH !

By Jubilee South Americas, October 15, 2014 The MINUSTAH is not a humanitarian mission. It is a military occupation of Haiti, installed…

Haiti: Where Will the Poor Go?

By Seth Donelly, Haiti Liberté, August 13, 2014 During my last trip to Haiti this June with a delegation of students and human rights…

For disenfranchised Haitian islanders, tourism signals a paradise lost

By Judith Scherr, Inter Press Service News Agency, August 8, 2014 Calm waters lap the shore beneath stately coconut palms. Mango trees…

The Central American Child Refugee Crisis: Made in U.S.A.

By Alexander Main, Dissent Magazine, July 30, 2014 When the long-simmering child migrant crisis bubbled over onto front pages in early June…

A Creole Solution for Haiti’s Woes

By Michel DeGraff and Molly Ruggles, nytimes.com, August 1, 2014 In a classroom in Port-au-Prince, Chantou, 9, sits silently at her desk.…

A Constitutional Electoral Council is Imperative for Haiti’s Upcoming Elections

By the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), July 3, 2014 Haitian President Michel Martelly issued a decree on June 10, 2014…

US Congress Passes Aid Accountability Legislation as Local Procurement Falls in Haiti

By the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), July 28, 2014 More than four-and-a-half years after the devastating earthquake in…

Borrowing from Hillary Clinton, Haiti Prime Minister raises profile

By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, July 24, 2014 For a man who says he’s not a presidential candidate, Haitian Prime Minister Laurent…

Cholera case: An update form the IJDH

By Kermshlise Picard, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), July 29, 2014  IJDH’s impact on cholera advocacy is spreading…