Displacement & Land Reform Archives

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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“15 Minutes to Leave” – New Report on Haiti Housing Crisis
"15 Minutes to Leave" - New Report on the Situation of the Right to Adequate Housing in Haiti 5 Years…
January 8, 2015
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Seitenfus: Haiti’s Doctored Elections from the Inside
Haiti’s Doctored Elections, Seen from the Inside: An Interview with Ricardo Seitenfus By Dan Beeton and Georgianne Nienaber February…
February 25, 2014
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Urgent Action: Amnesty International
Urgent Action: Amnesty International Source: Amnesty International Approximately a hundred families have been forcibly evicted from an informal settlement known…
February 5, 2014
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New Investigation: Post-Disaster Housing Projects
New Investigation: Post-Disaster Housing Projects Port-au-Prince, 8 January 2014– Four years after the earthquake, questions haunt the four major…
January 10, 2014
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Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action on Families Forcibly Evicted
Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action on Families Forcibly Evicted News Release courtesy of Amnesty International Around 60 families have…
December 9, 2013
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Hundreds Face Violent Forced Eviction: Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Hundreds Face Violent Forced Eviction (Copy of statement issued by Amnesty International, 18 October 2013) Hundreds of people…
October 22, 2013
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Reconstruction’s Massive Slum Will Cost “Hundreds Of Millions”
June 17, 2013 Haiti Grassroots Watch Port-au-Prince, HAITI – Three years after its star-studded launch by President René Préval, actor Sean…
June 18, 2013
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Tens of thousands of families stuck in Haiti camps – IOM
April 18, 2013 Anastasia Moloney, AlertNet original article here BOGOTA (AlertNet) - More than three years after Haiti's devastating earthquake,…
April 18, 2013
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Forced Evictions in Haiti Escalating Again
March 4, 2013 Quixote Center original article here Over the last two months violent forced evictions targeting people living in…
March 6, 2013
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Families left homeless in New Wave of Evictions
February 1, 2013 Amnesty International press release The Haitian authorities must urgently move to prevent illegal and violent evictions of…
February 5, 2013
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Hundreds of Thousands Remain Homeless in Haiti Three Years After Earthquake
January 7, 2003 Bill Quigley and Amber Ramanauskas, TruthOut original article here Despite billions in aid which were supposed to…
January 10, 2013
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Campaign Demands End to Forced Camp Evictions
9 January 2013 STOP FORCED EVICTIONS IN HAITI 10-12 JANUARY Nearly three years after the devastating earthquake that left more…
January 10, 2013
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Haiti’s Increasingly Hidden Displacement Disaster
January 7, 2013 Centre for Economic and Policy research original article here Port-au-Prince – In the last thirteen months, the…
January 8, 2013
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Haiti quake survivors face eviction from camps – Oxfam
December10, 2012Anastasia Moloney/Alertnetoriginal article here BOGOTA (AlertNet) - Tens of thousands of homeless earthquake survivors living in camps sprawled across…
December 12, 2012
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Crises in Haiti Post-Hurricane Reveal International Priorities
Crises in Haiti Post-Hurricane Reveal International Priorities. Published on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 by Common Dreams. Original article here While…
November 6, 2012
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Under the Tent: Haitians Living in Fear
October 18, 2012 Allie Torgan, CNN (original article here) Haiti's terror didn't end when the ground stopped shaking. Reports of…
October 18, 2012
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Housing Exposition Exposes Waste, Cynicism
September 24, 2012 by Haiti Grassroots Watch/Ayiti Kale Je haitigrassrootswatch Zoranje, HAITI, September 24, 2012 – The smells and scenes that…
September 25, 2012
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Pride and Palaces
Photo: Reuters Sept. 14 2012, The Economist online Left half in ruin for almost three years, Haiti’s National Palace is…
September 24, 2012
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400,000 Haitians Still displaced
By Mariana Rebua Simoes, MediaGlobal News September 7, 2012 mediaglobal Nicole Phillips, attorney at the NGO Institute for Justice…
September 14, 2012
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The Creole Connection: New Orleans, Haiti and Catastrophe
Beverly Bell, 30 July 2012 original article at: other worlds are possible As a native and resident of New…
September 12, 2012
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Gold Rush in Haiti
By Jacob Kushner, Guernica August 15, 2012 original article here Riches beckon from beneath Haiti's hills, and mining companies are…
September 12, 2012
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Des familles déplacées revendiquent des logements décents
06 Sept. 2012 AlterPresse original article Les représentants des camps Marassa (sis à Tabarre, à proximité de la rivière grise)…
September 12, 2012
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Frakka exige la libération d’Elius Alfred et de Jean Louis Saint Fort
06 Sept. 2012, AlterPresse original article La force de réflexion et d’action pour le logement (Fòs refleksyon ak aksyon sou…
September 12, 2012
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Turks & Caicos Resumes Deportations of Haitian Migrants
Sept. 11, 2012 written by Defend Haiti Staff PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands - After consulting with officials in Britain,…
September 12, 2012
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Le 5e conseil de gouvernement se tient aux Cayes
Cayes (Haïti), 8 août 2012 -- La ville des Cayes, chef lieu du département du Sud d’Haïti, accueille, ce mercredi…
August 12, 2012
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“Under Tents”: International Housing Campaign Launched
Photo: © P Wearne/HSG Press release: International Campaign Launch for Housing in Haiti - 400,000 Homeless Still Wait for a…
July 8, 2012
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Special Edition New Internationalist: Haiti Two Years On
New Internationalist issue on Haiti Beyond Relief Beyond Belief is the lead article in the analysis/special feature section of the…
July 8, 2012
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Haitian Government to Relocate up to 200 Slum Dwellers
The Associated Press - By Trenton Daniel - 29 June 2012 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti plans to relocate several hundred…
July 1, 2012
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Ground Control to EU
Ground Control to EU. HSG from Port-au-Prince, 25-04-2012 Its so far “up the hill” beyond Petionville you might as well be…
May 1, 2012
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IOM Direct Participation in Forced Evictions Raises Questions
Photo: After her shelter was destroyed by the P-au-P mayor's agents, this woman said she didn't know where she would…
April 8, 2012
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Fighting Fire in Haiti
Photo: Camp Lycèe Toussaint after an arson attack on March 12 - © Mark Synder. By Alexis Erkert, 28 March 2012…
March 31, 2012
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[Devastating Fire at] Camp Lycée Toussaint
Photo: Camp Lycée Toussaint after fire of 12/03/12 - © IAT Mark Snyder and Ellie Happel, 14 March 2012 At…
March 16, 2012
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New Investigation – Shelters That Don’t Shelter the Needy
Léogâne, 15 March 2012 – A British humanitarian organization appears to have kept its promises by handing out over 200…
March 16, 2012
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Beyani Looking for IDP Solutions
Beyani, UN Special Rapporteur Looking for IDP Solutions HSG from London, 22-02-2012 On to Chatham House, the world famous think-tank…
February 23, 2012
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How Prioritizing Closure of IDP Camps Aids and Abets Illegal and Forcible Evictions
Mark Snyder, International Action Ties Months have passed since the forty-three displaced families of the camp Barbancort 17 were drawn with…
January 31, 2012
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Home: From Displacement Camps to Community in Haiti
By Alexis Erkert and Beverly Bell January 4, 2012 As 2012 begins, a growing movement of displaced people and their…
January 5, 2012
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Housing Coalition submits Demands to Senate
© Oxfam The condition of people in camps and the Housing situation in Haiti after the earthquake A note for the…
October 4, 2011
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Voice from Haiti: “We’re Tired of Living in Tents”
Voice from Haiti: “We’re Tired of Living in Tents” HSG from Port-au-Prince, 03-10-2011 “We are people! We want homes,” chanted about…
October 4, 2011
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HSG calls for an end to inhumane camp evictions
One the greatest scandals currently going on in Haiti is the increasing number of illegal and often brutal evictions that…
September 11, 2011
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Overwhelming Majority Living in Displacement Camps
Reliefweb Haiti - An overwhelming majority of people living in more than 1,000 displacement camps in Haiti since the 2010…
August 11, 2011
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Hurricane Emily’s Near-Miss Too Close for IDPs
Huffington Post - Posted: 8/5/11 05:44 PM ET By Mark Schuller and Mark Snyder There is a Haitian proverb, se bouch…
August 10, 2011
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Civil Society Speaks Out on Camp Expulsions
We, the undersigned organisations, wish to make a statement on three main points dominating the current reality in Haiti…
July 27, 2011
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Relocalisation Complexe: 450 Familles Sinistrées du Stade National
Photo: Sylvio Castor Stadium - © US Navy P-au-P, 15 juil. 2011 par Ronald Colbert --- 18 mois après…
July 17, 2011
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Threats of Eviction After Death in Camp
Photo: © P Wearne/HSG Posted on 4 June 2011 By: Etant Dupain, Bri Kouri Nouvèl Gaye The Orphe Shadda Camp has…
June 12, 2011
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Refugee Camps: Haitian Mayor’s Office Vows to Destroy Them All
By Beverly Bell May 27, 2011 On May 23 and 25, police in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince destroyed camps…
May 29, 2011
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Verdict: Cholera Outbreak Originated in UN Camp
By Richard Knox, NPR Health Blog, 6 May 2011 Suspicions that U.N. peacekeepers brought cholera to Haiti last fall are…
May 11, 2011
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Haitians Forced Out of Tents to Homes Just as Precarious
Photo: IDP Camp - © Phillip Wearne/HSG The New York Times - by Randal C Archibold - April 23, 2011 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti…
April 28, 2011
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Settlement Camps: Many Leaving
Photo: Elections amid ongoing devastation - © Joris Willems/HSG AP - April 1, 2011 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Large numbers…
April 3, 2011
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Housing Disaster exposed by Haitian CSO FRAKKA
Housing Disaster exposed by Haitian CSO FRAKKA. HSG from Congress and TransAfrica Forum, Washington, 07-03-2011 To Congress, then the TransAfrica…
March 7, 2011
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