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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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Statelessness in the Dominican Republic
March 1, 2013 Anastasia Moloney, Alertnet original article here BOGOTA (AlertNet) – For 75 years, the Dominican Republic granted automatic…
March 6, 2013
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Nervousness and Lack of Transparency Surround New Mining Permits
February 20, 2013, Kale Je/Grassroots Watch original article here Cadouche and Port-au-Prince, HAITI, 20 February 2013 – The population of…
March 6, 2013
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Calls for End to Impunity in Haiti on Day UN Asserts Immunity
21 February 2013 source: UN A senior United Nations official today urged Haiti to ensure there is no impunity for human…
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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Government “free school” Program – A Victory?
February 13, 2013 Haiti Kale Je/Grassroots Watchoriginal article here The Program for Universal Free and Obligatory Education (Programme de…
February 15, 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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The Promise, Politics and Profit of Primary Education for All
From Haiti Briefing 73 (February 2013) The full Briefing (and previous editions) can be downloaded free here (you may need…
February 6, 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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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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Martelly Regime Veers Hard Right with Cabinet Reshuffle
January 30, 2013, Thomas Péralte, Haiti Liberté original article here President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe reshuffled their…
February 5, 2013
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Phoenix Project… born again?
January 21, 2013 Kale Je/Grassroots watch original article here Port-au-Prince, HAITI, 22 January 2013 – For more than two years,…
February 4, 2013
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Challenging EU on Rule of Law & Human Rights in Haiti
Haiti Support Group Challenges EU on Rule of Law and Human Rights in Haiti Update: By 11 January 2013, two…
January 26, 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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Subsidizing Starvation
January 11, 2013 Maura R O'Connor, Foreign Policy How American tax dollars are keeping Arkansas rice growers fat on the…
January 15, 2013
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Has the Dust Even Settled? Haiti’s Earthquake: Three Years Later
January 12, 2013 Mark Snyder Three years after the devastating earthquake and the series of aftershocks that followed, visitors to…
January 14, 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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‘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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Canada’s Decision to Review Haiti Aid Stirs Controversy
January 8, 2013, CBC News original piece hereHaiti funding criticized Government denies freezing Haiti aidCanadian Minister of International Co-operation Julian…
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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Report Urges US Lawmakers to Promote Agricultural Imports from Haiti
January 7, 2013, Caribbean Journal original article here The United States Congress should help foster agricultural imports from Haiti, according to…
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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Haiti-Dominican Republic Trade: Exports or Exploits?
December 21, 2012,Milo Milfort/Haiti Grassroots Watch original article here "I get everything at the Haiti-Dominican Republic: carrots, squash, eggplant, cabbage,…
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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Discussion on Michel-Rolph Trouillot: University College of London
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 5:30pm The Institute of the Americas, University College of London, is pleased to invite members…
December 20, 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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The U.N.’s Haitian Shell Game
December 18, 2012 By Jonathan M. Katz, Tom Murphy, Foreign policy original article here Ban Ki-moon still isn't taking responsibility…
December 19, 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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More pressure needed to get clean water
December 12, 2012 Mark Weisbrot, Al Jazeera original article here Haiti is vulnerable to water-borne diseases like cholera because of…
December 14, 2012
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Haiti-D.R. Cholera Eradication Plan: Where Funding Will Come From?
December 12, 2012, Eurasia Review original article here The plan to eradicate cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as…
December 12, 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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Uprising in Jérémie
December 5,2012 Isabelle L Papillon, Haïti Libèrté Violent protests shook the southwestern city of Jérémie for four consecutive days from…
December 7, 2012
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Film Maker Oliver Stone Demands UN Act to End Cholera Epidemic
Film maker Oliver Stone launches AVAAZ petition to demand UN act to end cholera epidemic it caused 5 December 2012…
December 6, 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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Haiti Veterans in Hiding Renew Vow to Remobilize
November 25, 2012 TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press original article here MARIANI, Haiti — The leaders of a small group of…
November 27, 2012
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Haiti’s rising food insecurity risks social tension, says FAO
November 22, 2012 (Reuters) original article here (Rome) Growing food insecurity in Haiti after Hurricane Sandy risks sparking more social…
November 27, 2012
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Already Desperate. Haitian Farmers Left Hopeless After Storm
November 18, 2012RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD / The New York Times original article here FAUCHÉ, Haiti -- A woman who lost…
November 19, 2012
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