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Petrocaribe Protests in Haiti: An Update from the Haiti Support Group
Once again, Haiti is back in the headlines with reports that play on the image of the country as a…
February 20, 2019
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The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan? Haiti Really Deserves Better than this…
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard a positive news story about Haiti.” said the comedian Romesh Ranganathan before his recent trip…
July 1, 2018
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Phillip Wearne – A Tribute from the Haiti Support Group
Phillip Wearne – A Tribute “The people have spoken – the bastards!” muttered a US Embassy official at the count…
March 28, 2018
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The Past and Future of Rights Cinema: It Stays With You
It Stays With You: Use of Force by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti (2017, 50 mins.) Between 2005-2007 UN peacekeeping troops…
March 6, 2018
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A revolutionary legacy: Haiti and Toussaint Louverture
The British Museum, in association with the The Asahi Shimbun newspaper, presents: A revolutionary legacy: Haiti and Toussaint Louverture. This temporary spotlight display…
February 20, 2018
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Doing “good” in Haiti: our response to the Oxfam scandal
A Statement from Antony Stewart, Chair of the Haiti Support Group This week, as Chair of the Haiti Support Group,…
February 14, 2018
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UPDATE: Donald Trump and Haiti. Help us shut his comments down
UPDATE, 12th January 2018: Today marks eight years after the Léogâne Earthquake and Trump is, once again, spewing garbage about Haiti…
January 12, 2018
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David Nicholls Memorial Trust Annual Lecture: Podcast
David Nicholls Memorial Trust (DNMT) Annual Lecture: ‘New’ Governors of the Dew – Professor Andrew Leak, University College London On…
November 27, 2017
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Ghetto Biennale Catalogue Launch
The Ghetto Biennale is a cross-cultural arts festival held in two adjacent informal neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince. This illustrated catalogue documents…
November 16, 2017
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Mission Accomplished? UN Blamed for Cholera in Haiti
Significant outbreaks of cholera had never been recorded in Haiti before 2010. But then UN peacekeepers dumped raw sewage into…
October 11, 2017
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80 Years On: Revisiting the Massacre
This article originally appeared on NPR on October 7, 2017. The piece was written by Marlon Bishop and Tatiana Fernández. You…
October 7, 2017
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Fighting for Freedom
The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) heralded the beginning of the end of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, and the overthrow of…
October 5, 2017
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Puerto Rico Needs Help, But Not Like Haiti
FÈ ATENSYON. Haiti 2010 is not the intervention model you want for Puerto Rico. Last month, hurricanes Irma and Maria…
October 1, 2017
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The David Nicholls Memorial Trust Annual Lecture
The David Nicholls Memorial Trust Annual Lecture: ‘New’ Governors of the Dew – Professor Andrew Leak, University College London The…
September 28, 2017
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Haiti Will Not Perish – Panel & Screening
From Waterstones website. Original piece and tickets here. The world’s first independent black republic, Haiti was forged in the fire of…
August 24, 2017
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Raoul Peck Chronicles of an Exile Film Series
Our Raoul Peck Chronicles of an Exile Film Series continues at the Institut Français in Edinburgh. For more information, please…
May 22, 2017
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Celebrating 25 Years of the Haiti Support Group!
May 13, 2017
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Akala Presents: Legacies of the Haitian Revolution
Black Studies at Birmingham City University to host the latest Malcolm X Study Circle in collaboration with the Harambee Organisation of…
May 12, 2017
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80 Years Onwards: the Haitian /Dominican Border
May 5, 2017
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Haiti Support Group to Present at “I Am Not Your Negro” Screening
Cinema | “I Am Not Your Negro“ Tuesday 18 April 18:30-20:30 Part of the Raoul Peck, Chronicles of an Exile Film Series…
April 10, 2017
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Celebrating 25 Years of the Haiti Support Group!
April 3, 2017
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Sexual Exploitation and Abuse at the Hands of the UN
The following is the introduction to an investigative report conducted by independent researcher Mark Snyder entitled “Sexual Exploitation and Abuse…
March 23, 2017
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Annual Report: Amnesty International 2016-2017
HAITI 2016/2017 Annual Report: Amnesty International 2016-2017 Elections postponed several times. A hurricane hit Haiti in October causing a major…
February 24, 2017
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Gina Athena Ulysse to Visit Newcastle
Gina Athena Ulysse to Visit Newcastle, 16th March: Vanessa Knights Memorial Lecture Vanessa Knights Memorial Lecture with Gina Athena Ulysse,…
February 15, 2017
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The Black Jacobins Reader
Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C.…
February 14, 2017
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The Jacobin Reports: Haiti’s Eroding Democracy
Haiti has a new president. But Jovenel Moïse’s right-wing coalition is far from stable. The original article was published in Jacobin…
February 14, 2017
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Interview with the Haiti Support Group: Sputnik Radio
Sputnik interview. The Haiti Support Group recently participated in two interviews with Radio Sputnik‘s Daily Current Affairs Programme the World…
January 15, 2017
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Seven Years On: Haiti Earthquake
Seven Years On: Haiti Earthquake. Today marks the seventh anniversary of the Haiti earthquake and the start of a challenging…
January 12, 2017
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Holding the UN to account for Haiti Cholera
This Public Policy Lecture is delivered by Professor Philip Alston and hosted by the Centre for Law and Society in a…
November 29, 2016
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Scotland For Haiti: Entertainers Rally for a Series of Fundraising Events
The Edinburgh Caribbean Association, the Haiti Support Group and friends are working together under the umbrella of the Haiti Fundraiser…
October 18, 2016
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Haiti Support Group Speaks to TRT World
Andy Leak of the Haiti Support Group speaks to Martin Stanford on Insight at TRT World about the recent elections…
October 11, 2016
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Inconvenient Truth: Hurricane Matthew & Cholera
Hurricane Matthew made landfall at Les Anglais, Haiti on the 4 October 2016. The category 4 storm brought 150mph winds,…
October 9, 2016
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Hurricane Matthew: An Update from the Haiti Support Group
Many of you have contacted us over the last few days to ask what you can do in light of…
October 6, 2016
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Help Victims Hold UN to Account
September 25, 2016
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Democracy Discouraged: HSG Report on 2015 Elections
Democracy Discouraged: Haiti’s 2015 Elections (NEW YORK, September 19, 2016) As Haiti prepares for presidential and legislative elections on October…
September 19, 2016
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Haitians Deserve the Truth over UN’s Role in Cholera Epidemic
The 9,200 Haitians killed and more than 800,000 seriously sickened by the UN’s grossly negligent introduction of cholera to Haiti…
September 8, 2016
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Pressure on the UN Mounts over Haiti Cholera Crisis
Pressure on the UN Mounts over Haiti Cholera Crisis Cholera Update On 17 August 2016 journalist Jonathan Katz broke the…
September 8, 2016
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Responsibility for Haiti Cholera Crisis: UN Acknowledges Role
The Haiti Support Group would like to thank all the advocacy and grassroots organisations that have been working hard to push…
August 18, 2016
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European Union and Haiti: Everyday Neocolonialism?
European Union and Haiti: Everyday Neocolonialism? Source: CETRI. Published on 5 July 2016. By Frédéric Thomas The European Union (EU)…
July 7, 2016
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Annual General Meeting July 2016: the Haiti Support Group
Annual General Meeting July 2016: the Haiti Support Group. Thank you so much for the kind support that you have…
June 23, 2016
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Political Crisis in Haiti Worsens: Presidential Deadline Missed
Article courtesy of Jacqueline Charles at the Miami Herald. Original piece was published on 23 April 2016 and can be accessed here. Once more,…
April 24, 2016
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Caribbean Regional Seminar in London
Source: Centre for Integrated Caribbean Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London / Photo of Sherider Anilus, 28, and her daughter,…
April 14, 2016
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Election update: the “international community” gives its orders
Haiti’s CEP (Provisional Electoral Council) has postponed sine die the second round of the presidential and legislative elections that had…
January 28, 2016
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Our Features in Latin America Bureau
The Haiti Support Group regularly features on the Latin America Bureau webpage. Here are some links to our stories: A…
January 14, 2016
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Electoral Farce. But who is laughing?
Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake and the country’s future is looking bleaker than ever: Fraudulent practices by party…
January 12, 2016
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Fixing Elections: A Beginner’s Guide
Beginner’s Guide to Fixing Elections. It is not always possible to control the outcome of an election (remember 1990?!). The…
January 7, 2016
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Webinar: Haiti Elections Crisis
Webinar: Haiti Elections Crisis. Want to learn more about the elections crisis in Haiti? Join the Institute for Justice and…
December 16, 2015
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London Rally for Haiti: Global Women’s Strike Take Action
London Rally for Haiti. Global Women’s Strike has organised a Rally for Haiti on 16 December to support Haiti’s Day of Action outside…
December 12, 2015
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Mining Report Launch: Byen Konte, Mal Kalkile?
Mining Report Launch. The Haiti Support Group welcomes the launch of a new report entitled Byen Konte, Mal Kalkile? Human…
December 9, 2015
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Writing the Border – Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Maria Cristina Fumagalli (Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, University of Essex) Respondent: Bridget Wooding (OBMICA) Chair: Luis Perez-Simon…
November 18, 2015
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