Campaign for the Return of the FRAPH/FADH Documents
Between 1997 and 2000 the Haiti Support Group backed the Campaign, launched by Haitian grassroots organisations, with supporters in over 30 countries, that demanded the
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 been forcibly evicted from their
Quinn and Sutton Launch Politics and Power in Haiti
Politics and Power in Haiti, edited by Haiti Support Group’s very own Kate Quinn and Paul Sutton Date: 25th April 2013, Time: 5.30, Venue: Room 103,
UN fails to get its hands clean in Haiti
UN fails to get its hands clean in Haiti. March 3, 2013 Paul McGeough The Age. Original article here And they wonder why people throw
Michaelle Jean: An Enlightened Force from the Diaspora
Michaelle Jean:. HSG reporting from London, 04-07-2011 HSG recently attended a lunch with Michaelle Jean, the UNESCO Special Representative for Haiti and former Governor General
Martelly Disguises Inexperience with Easy Charm
Martelly Disguises Inexperience with Easy Charm. HSG from the National Press Club, Washington DC , 21-04-2011 To the National Press Club for a Michel Martelly
Cloué, Coupé
Coupé Cloué was the alias of Jean Gesner Henry, a guitarist, singer and band leader born in Léogâne in 1925. At the age of 26
Reuters Reports: World Bank Envoy Criticizes Lack of Transparency in Haiti Oil Programme
Reuters Reports: World Bank Envoy Criticizes Lack of Transparency in Haiti Oil Programme Taken from Reuters, December 4 2013 By A. BARON The World Bank’s
Discussion on Michel-Rolph Trouillot: University College of London
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
Artists and celebrities protest about the Jean Dominique murder inquiry
Artists and celebrities protest about the Jean Dominique murder inquiry. International Alliance for Justice for Jean Dominique – June 15, 2001 Dear President Aristide, The
Chauvet, Marie – Haitian Novelist and Writer
Chauvet, Marie. Novelist – The best known and most prolific of Haiti’s female novelists, Marie Chauvet was born in Port-au-Prince in 1917. Her first novel,
Campaign in support of other new unions and workers’ organisations
See the LabourStart Haiti news section Abuse of workers’ rights at La Couronne Brewery–Coca-Cola Haiti – May 2006 American Center for International Labor Solidarity report:
Wage Hike in Haiti Doesn’t Address Factory Abuses
Wage Hike in Haiti Doesn’t Address Factory Abuses Inter Press Service, December 3 2013 By J. REGAN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 3 2013 (IPS) – Haiti’s minimum
U.S. Holds Key to Duvalier Prosecution
U.S. Holds Key to Duvalier Prosecution. March 1, 2013 Fran Quigley, Counterpunch. Original article here I am in the courtroom for a hearing on the
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: Chiara Liguori (Amnesty International, Caribbean
Michaelle Jean takes her campaign to the OAS
HSG reporting from Washington DC, 13-09-2011 To the Simon Bolivar room for a “special meeting” of the Organization of American States Permanent Council. When the
Assembly plants are no quick fix after the quake
HSG from Port-au-Prince, 12-09-2011 Recently, Antèn Ouvriye (Workers Antenna) organized a conference in Port-au-Prince on the application of the minimum wage law and Haitian Labour
Charlemagne, Emmanuel “Manno”
Singer, songwriter – Born in 1948, Charlemagne grew up in the sprawling new suburb of Carrefour, to the south of the capital, where he was
The Earthquake. Our Assessment
The earthquake of 12 January – our assessment The earthquake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale was a natural phenomenon. However, the scale of the loss
Collective Bargaining Contract Signed in Ouanaminthe
Collective Bargaining Contract Signed at the Ouanaminthe CODEVI Free Trade Zone – Batay Ouvriye, 15 December 2005 Batay Ouvriye is pleased to inform the public
CARICOM and the OECS Condemn DR Nationality Ruling
CARICOM and the OECS Condemn DR Nationality Ruling CARICOM STATEMENT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE RULING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE DOMINICAN
Cholera in Haiti: Murder by Foreigners with Internal Support
Cholera in Haiti: Murder by Foreigners with Internal Support. February 27, 2013 Etant Dupain, Let Haiti Live. Original article here Finally, through its response to
Haiti taps Prince Charles charity for city makeover
Sat, Oct 2 2010, By Pascal Fletcher
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti has asked an architectural planning charity founded by Britain’s Prince Charles to help guide the rebuilding and makeover of the earthquake-devastated historic center of Port-au-Prince.
Politicisation of the Haitian National Police
Politicisation of the Haitian National Police. Open letter to the Superior Council of the Haitian National Police (CSPN) by the National Coalition for Haitian Rights
Viaud, Loune
Viaud, Loune. Health worker – Born in the coastal town of Port-Salut in the south of Haiti, Loune Viaud is a feminist determined to help
Campaign for Freedom of Expression
Mark Howard/25 Ed
Haiti is a dangerous place to be a journalist. For decades, the press has been at times stifled, at other times divided; and at all times, journalists and news organizations from every point on the political spectrum have faced threats and violence.
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 Martelly to resign, and some
Duvalier Hearing Could be Historic Despite U.S. Obstruction
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
Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou
Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou Kafou is a major exhibition featuring Haitian art inspired by Vodou. The event will run from 20 Oct 2012 –
No New Beginning as yet Haiti experts tell Washington
HSG reporting from Washington DC, 22-09-2011 To the cavernous Washington D.C. Convention Center for the Congressional Black Caucus’ Annual Legislative Conference and the optimistically-entitled break-out