History Archives - Haiti Support Group

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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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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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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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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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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Death of U.S.-Backed Ex-Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier
Democracy Now: Death of U.S.-Backed Ex-Dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier Won’t End Haitian Victims’ Quest for Justice Democracy Now gives its…
October 6, 2014
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NEWS FLASH: way paved for “Baby Doc” Duvalier to stand trial
HSG NEWS FLASH: way paved for “Baby Doc” Duvalier to stand trial Source: The Miami Herald, 20th February 2014 By…
February 20, 2014
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The Black Jacobins Revisited: Rewriting History Conference 2013
The Black Jacobins Revisited: Rewriting History Conference, Liverpool To mark seventy-five years of C.L.R. James’s pioneering anticolonial classic The Black…
October 22, 2013
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Haitian legal system drags its heels in Duvalier case
March 21,2013 Catherine Porter, Toronto Star original article here Alleged torture victim keeps waiting for chance to testify against Jean-Claude…
March 22, 2013
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Duvalier on Trial: Justice or Joke?
March 15, 2013 Beverly Bell, Other Worlds original article here March 15, 2013 Twenty-seven years later, the unimaginable has become…
March 19, 2013
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U.S. Holds Key to Duvalier Prosecution
March 1, 2013 Fran Quigley, Counterpunch original article here I am in the courtroom for a hearing on the cases…
March 6, 2013
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Duvalier Must Face Justice
March 4, 2013 Bill O'Neill, Miami Herald original article here After 27 years and 21 days, former dictator and President-for-Life…
March 6, 2013
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Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Hospitalised
March 5, 2012 News 24 original article here Port-au-prince - An attorney for Jean-Claude Duvalier said on Monday that his…
March 6, 2013
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Former Haitian Dictator Denies Abuses at Historic Hearing
March 1, 2013 Jane Regan, Milot Milfort (IPS) original article here For the first time ever, on Thursday Haiti's former…
March 6, 2013
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Double standards: The UN Condemns Baby Doc, but Exonerates Itself
March 2, 2013 The Economist original story here IN THE span of a few hours on February 21st, the United…
March 2, 2013
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Duvalier Hearing Could be Historic Despite U.S. Obstruction
February 20, 2013 Centre for Economic and Policy Research original article here In Argentina, Guatemala, Peru and other countries in…
February 22, 2013
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Human Rights Advocates: Pursue Charges Against ‘Baby Doc’
February 6, 2013 Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald original story here There is growing anxiety among human rights groups and victims…
February 7, 2013
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WikiLeaks Cables: Did the US Green-Light Duvalier’s Return in 2011?
February 6, 2013 Kim Ives, Haiti Liberté original article here Feb. 7, 2013 promises to be a hot day…
February 7, 2013
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Better Class of Dictator? Rebelling against Lies and Illegalities
From Haiti Briefing 73 (Haiti Support Group, February 2013) The full Briefing (and previous editions) can be downloaded for free here (you…
February 6, 2013
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Learning from past mistakes in Haiti
January 11, 2013 Nelson rosales, The Record.com original article here Haiti is back in the news. The third anniversary of…
January 11, 2013
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Amnesty Slams Haitian Judiciary for Dropping Duvalier Case
Caribbean News Now!, 2 February 2012 LONDON, England -- Haiti’s judicial authorities have dealt yet another blow to the victims of…
February 7, 2012
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Haïti-Duvalier : Un an d’impunité et de mépris des victimes de la dictature
Photo: Baby Doc at Parquet 18/01/12 - ©InfoHaiti.net Par Edner Fils Décime P-au-P, 19 janv. 2012 --- Révolte, frustration,…
January 21, 2012
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Faces from Haiti’s Brutal Regime Return
By Trenton Daniel, Associated Press, 24 October 2011 New president has advisers from era of ‘Baby Doc’ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti —…
November 14, 2011
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Reports on Aristide’s return to Haiti
Photo: Part of the crowd just in front of Aristide mansion in Tabarre, 18/03/2011 - © mediahacker Aristide makes triumphant Haiti…
March 20, 2011
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Aristide Return: Haiti Spoiler or Savior?
Photo: Aristide Posters, May 2010 - © Ben Piven © Reuters - By Joseph Guyler Delva - February, 17 2011 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters)…
February 20, 2011
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Singer Faces Former First Lady in Presidential Runoff
The Miami Herald - By Jacqueline Charles and Trenton Daniel - February 3, 2011 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti's presidential runoff election…
February 4, 2011
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Baby Doc’s Return to Haiti Revives Dark Memories of Duvalier Era
Photo: Baby Doc when in power (1975) - © Corbis/a-birdie Los Angeles Times, by Allyn Gaestel, January 26, 2011 Jean-Claude…
January 29, 2011
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Country’s Birth Celebrated Amid Crisis
Photo: President Preval - © NewsHour BY JACQUELINE CHARLES, Miami Herald, Jan. 02, 2011 Gonaïves - Some 207 years after…
January 6, 2011
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New Radio Play on Haitian Revolution
Toussaint L'Ouverture A new radio play about the Haitian revolution will be broadcast on the UK station Galaxy radio over…
September 13, 2010
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Conference: From Duvalier to Preval: Haiti Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
On 21/22 June 2010 the Institute of the Americas and the David Nicholls Trust held a very useful Conference “From…
July 12, 2010
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History of Haiti: An Overview
January 26, 2010
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Timeline of Haitian Politics
January 26, 2010
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Reality of Post-Aristide Haiti
Reality of Post-Aristide Haiti. UN force unable to stem violence in chaotic Haiti – Chicago Tribune, December 2004 PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti…
December 10, 2004
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Summary of Key HSG Events 1992-2000
The Haiti Support Group was launched in 1992 at a meeting at the House of Commons (British Parliament). There follows…
May 11, 2000
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