Doing “good” in Haiti: our response to the Oxfam scandal
A Statement from Antony Stewart, Chair of the Haiti Support Group This week, as Chair of the Haiti Support Group,
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
David Nicholls Memorial Trust Annual Lecture: Podcast
David Nicholls Memorial Trust (DNMT) Annual Lecture: ‘New’ Governors of the Dew – Professor Andrew Leak, University College London On
Ghetto Biennale Catalogue Launch
The Ghetto Biennale is a cross-cultural arts festival held in two adjacent informal neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince. This illustrated catalogue documents
Mission Accomplished? UN Blamed for Cholera in Haiti
Significant outbreaks of cholera had never been recorded in Haiti before 2010. But then UN peacekeepers dumped raw sewage into
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
Scale of Lavalas Victory Questioned (HB39)
The May 21st elections returned a huge victory for Jean-Betrand Aristide’s new, populist Lavalas Family party. According to the official results, the Lavalas Family won
Chronicle of an Election Postponed (HB38)
Elections for every single elected office in Haiti, save the Presidency and a third of the Senate, have been due since the end of 1998.
Unwelcome, Unwanted: Haitian Migrant Workers (HB37)
When a boat carrying some 400 Haitians ran aground just two miles off the Florida coast on New Year’s Day, the British media had its
Death and Confusion – who Controls the Police? (HB36)
The question of criminal and political violence in Haiti has raised a great deal of controversy since the resignation on 7 October of the Secretary
Doing the Election Dance (HB35)
In 1990, the majority of Haitians were enthusiastic voters, but then saw their elected candidate overthrown by a military coup. When, three years later, President
Sowing the Seeds for a Grassroots Revival (HB34)
These are dark days in Haiti. The promise of economic renewal funded by international development aid has come to nothing. Impunity for human rights violators