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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Petition in support of human rights activists under attack in Haiti
Haiti Support Group launches petition in support of human rights activists under attack in Haiti Sign the petition here: change.org…
October 12, 2012
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Amnesty International: Threats to human rights lawyers
Amnesty International issues Urgent Action Alert over threats to human rights lawyers After it emerged that the…
October 5, 2012
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Haiti’s Second Goudougoudou: The Global Food Crisis
2 October 2012, by Mark Schuller, Huffington Post (original article) Having accompanied and translated for Haitian housing rights activist Reyneld Sanon…
October 3, 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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Throwing Activists Into Crowded Jails: How Haiti’s Government is Silencing the Opposition
17 September 2012, by Fran Quigley and Meena Jagannath, Alternet Two weeks ago, a weary looking yet jubilant David Oxygène stepped…
September 25, 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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Earthquake Relief where Haiti wasn’t Broken
By Deborah Sontag, The New York Times, July 5, 2012 CARACOL, Haiti — On the first anniversary of the Jan.…
July 7, 2012
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Haitian Workers Campaign against Slave Labour Conditions
Batay Ouvriye, Haiti, May 2012 The May Day activities took place as planned. In Cap Haïtien, around 500 workers, from…
May 19, 2012
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Le pouvoir dérive, la société civile sonne l’alarme
Le Nouvelliste, 28 Février 2012 Neuf dérives du pouvoir en place menacent dangereusement les acquis démocratiques, consacrés par la Constitution…
March 9, 2012
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Lettre ouverte des mouvements sociaux aux membres du Conseil de Sécurité
Lettre ouverte de 13 organisations et institutions adressée au Conseil de Sécurité jeudi 16 février 2012 Document transmis à AlterPresse…
February 18, 2012
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State-Of-The-Art Hospital Offers Hope For Haiti
Photo: National Teaching Hospital Mirebalais - © Think Tank London BY JASON BEAUBIEN January 27, 2012, 12:01 AM Even before…
February 11, 2012
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Haiti-Séisme-2 ans: Un incroyable fiasco
Original Article in Alterpresse available here. Publication de Haiti Support Group (www.haitisupportgroup.org) / Numéro 69, janvier 2012 Sifflant du champagne…
January 11, 2012
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