Haitian Civil Society Archives - Haiti Support Group

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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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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Leading Haitian Lawyer highlights rights crisis for earthquake victims
Leading Haitian Lawyer highlights rights crisis for earthquake victims Mario Joseph, Haiti’s most prominent human rights lawyer and legal activist,…
July 8, 2015
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Sony Esteus and Community Radio in Haiti
Sony Esteus and Community Radio in Haiti The following article was published by Beverly Bell and can be found on…
March 12, 2015
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Fear for Safety of Human Rights Defender: Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Fear for Safety of Human Rights Defender Urgent action from Amnesty International On 2 April Pierre Espérance, a…
April 17, 2014
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Neglected islanders resist plan for Haiti tourism revival
April 6, 2014 By David Adams, edited by Prudence Crowther. Article courtesy of Reuters. Original can be read here. For decades the…
April 9, 2014
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Human Rights Situation Update
Report on Human Rights Situation in Haiti by Independent Expert Gustavo Gallón, a leading human rights expert, has published a…
March 7, 2014
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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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Killing Highlights Real Danger for Human Rights Defenders in Haiti
Killing of Human Rights Organiser and his Wife Highlights Real and Present Danger for Human Rights Defenders in Haiti An…
February 18, 2014
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Resistance to Occupation in Haiti: Celebrating 10 Years
Haiti: Ten Years of Women's Resistance to Occupation & Repression To commemorate International Women's Day and in celebration of 10…
February 16, 2014
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Haitian Protesters Demand President Resign
Written by: Amelie Baron. Source: Reuters (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians took to the streets on Monday calling for President Michel…
November 20, 2013
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Haitian Garment Workers Shortchanged on Pay
New York Times, October 15, 2013 By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and STEVEN GREENHOUSE MEXICO CITY — Garment factories in Haiti,…
October 21, 2013
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Haitian Grassroots Groups Wary of “Attractive” Mining Law
August 01, 2013 Haiti Grassroots Watch PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - As the government works on preparing “an attractive law that…
August 6, 2013
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Reconstructing Haiti: Our Comments
HSG Comments on "Reconstructing Haiti" HSG Executive Committee members Andy Leak and Mario Gousse took part in an expert…
June 18, 2013
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Reconstructing Haiti at the Frontline Club
HSG’s Mario Gousse and Andy Leak were invited by the Frontline Club to speak at an event entitled “Reconstructing Haiti”.…
June 17, 2013
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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Haiti’s Constitution Needs Revision
March 31, 2013 Frandley Julien Op-ed in Miami Harald original article here Twenty-six years after the adoption of its latest…
April 3, 2013
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Reflections on the Reconstruction
March 26, 2013 Ayiti Kale Je/Haiti Grassroots watch For full article with illustrations and links, click here Haitian and…
April 3, 2013
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Submissions: UN Security Council
Submissions to members of the UN Security Council regarding cholera in Haiti On Monday 18th March, a delegation of HAWG…
March 21, 2013
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Haitian farmers call for ‘food sovereignty’
March 21, 2013 Global Post original article here Hundreds of small farmers have converged on the central Haitian city of…
March 21, 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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How U.N. Caused Haiti’s Cholera Crisis – and Won’t Be Held Responsible
February 26,2013 Armin Rosen The Atlantic original article here The organization is functionally above the law -- and victims of…
March 6, 2013
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Responsibility for Cholera in Haiti? UN Says No
February 25, 2013 Kathie Klarreich, Miami Herald original story here Last week's decision by the United Nations to reject…
March 6, 2013
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Beaten Haitian Worker Continues Fight for $7-Per-Day Wage
March 5, 2013 Dan Schneider, In These Times original article hereWhen Haiti's minimum wage rose to 300 Gourds ($7 US)…
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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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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EPAs: What do they offer Haiti?
February 1, 2013
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Outsourcing sovereignty – Interview with Justin Podur on Haiti’s New Dictatorship
January 1, 2013 Isabeau Doucet, briarpatch magazine original article here An interview with Justin Podur on Haiti's new dictatorship During…
January 21, 2013
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‘Building Back Better’ Requires Justice and Haitian Participation
January 11, 2013 South Florida Caribbean News original article here Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Human Rights lawyers in Haiti and the…
January 11, 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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Letter From Haiti: Life in the Ruins
January 9, 2013 Amy Wilentz, The Nation original article here Sometimes you can't help but be sickened by the behavior…
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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Tumultuous Year Ahead in Haiti
January 9,2013, Kim Ives, Haïti liberté original article here Martelly Regime Presents Aristide a Warrant, Duvalier a Diplomatic Passport…
January 9, 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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Three Years on and Still Waiting for Recovery
January 5, 2012 edition, The Economist original article here Three years after a devastating earthquake, the "Republic of NGOs" has…
January 4, 2013
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How Human Rights Can Save Haiti
JANUARY 01, 2013, Fran Quigley, Counterpunch original article hereJistis ak reparasyon! Justice and reparations!Last month, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…
January 4, 2013
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Further Dual Blow to Claims Haiti is “Open for Business”
January 3, 2013, Haiti Support Group On January 2, haitian officials were forced to "vehemently protest" at the USA and…
January 4, 2013
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Disastrous relief for Haiti
December 30, 2012, Ian Birrell, The Guardian original article here Three years on from the quake, it's evident reconstruction has…
January 4, 2013
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World Bank “Success” Undermines Haitian Democracy
December 20, 2012, Ayiti Kale Je/Grassroots watch original 3-part article and video here Part 1 Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 20 – A…
January 4, 2013
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Rebuilding in Haiti Lags After Billions in Post-Quake Aid
By Deborah Sontag www.nytimes.com, published: December 23, 2012 Original article here PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A few days after the Jan.…
December 29, 2012
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Resources & Mining: Haiti Awards Permits to Companies
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DECEMBER 21, 2012 original article here PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's government announced Friday that it has…
December 21, 2012
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Aid and reconstruction in Haiti: A panel discussion to mark the anniversary of the 2010 earthquake
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 – 5:00pm At University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Panel discussion with:…
December 20, 2012
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University of San Francisco Honors Haitian Human Rights Lawyer Mario Joseph
December 16, 2012, South Florida Caribbean News original article here SAN FRANCISCO – The University of San Francisco (USF) will…
December 16, 2012
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Interview: Noam Chomsky on Latin America
December 13, 2012, Keane Bhatt, NACLA original article here Manufacturing Contempt [Renowned linguist, political analyst and activist Noam Chomsky offered his…
December 15, 2012
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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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Community Radio Reopens after Protests
December 3, 2012 Milo Milfort / J-Lab and Haiti Grassroots Watch original article here Port-au-Prince, HAITI, 3 December 2012 –…
December 5, 2012
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Shame on the UN for cholera epidemic
December 2, 2012, Patrick Cockburn, The Independent original article here World View: Nepalese blue-beret troops brought the disease to the…
December 3, 2012
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Evidence grows that peacekeepers were source of infection
November 29,2012 by Jonathan Watts, The Guardian Original article here Government to unveil 10-year plan for water and sanitisation as…
November 29, 2012
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Paramilitarism in Haiti continues … and is the US (once more) lending a helping hand?
HSG from Convention Center, Columbus, Georgia, 17-11-2012 To a workshop on “The Roots of Paramilitarism in Haiti,” part of the…
November 18, 2012
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Rescuing Haitian rice production – when will there be the political will?
HSG from Longworth Building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, 13-11-2012 To Room 1302 of the Longworth House of Representatives Office Building…
November 14, 2012
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