Former Soldiers Demand Army Reinstatement
By Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick, Guardian (UK), Tuesday 1 May 2012 Up to 3,000 rogue soldiers challenge authority of government and UN troops by
Haitian Workers Campaign against Slave Labour Conditions
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
UN Legacy In Haiti: Sex Scandals And Cholera
By Kathie Klarreich, The Christian Science Monitor, June 13, 2012. Original article here. When the United Nations deployed peacekeepers to Haiti in 2004, its troops
Constitutional changes to become law in Haiti a year after vote
More than a year after they were first voted, constitutional reforms in Haiti will finally become law, President Michel Martelly said Tuesday. By Jacqueline Charles,
“Under Tents”: International Housing Campaign Launched
“Under Tents”: International Housing Campaign Launched – 400,000 Homeless Still Wait for a Housing Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 2, 2012, Port-au-Prince – Haitian grassroots
Cholera Case against UN Stalls
Cholera Case against UN Stalls Over 15,000 Haitians have banded together in a legal case against the United Nations, alleging that troops brought the deadly
Brazil pledges to help Haiti build new army
Xinhua New Service, July 27, 2012 Brazil will help Haiti form a defense force that can eventually take over from the UN peacekeeping mission. Brazilian
Le 5e conseil de gouvernement se tient aux Cayes
Cayes (Haïti), 8 août 2012 [AlterPresse] — La ville des Cayes, chef lieu du département du Sud d’Haïti, accueille, ce mercredi 8 août 2012, le cinquième
Tropical Storm Isaac: Victims fault government for not enough “concrete action”
Tropical Storm Isaac: Victims fault government for not enough “concrete action” Aug 29, 2012, by Yves Pierre-Louis, published in Haiti Liberté (weekly) Following the passage
Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) is “wrong” in the case of André Apaid
Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) is “wrong” in the case of André Apaid Sept. 7, 2012, Valerie Daudier and Cadet Carl Henry, Le Nouvelliste The fiscal
Ban Ki-moon Recommends Renewal of MINUSTAH Mandate
Ban Ki-moon Recommends Renewal of MINUSTAH Mandate. Sept. 9, 2012, Haiti Libre In the Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission for Stabilization
Tropical Storm Isaac Sparks Cholera Fears
Tropical Storm Isaac Sparks Cholera Fears 16 September 2012, by Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald. Original article The panic began to set in after Tropical Storm Isaac’s
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 koze kay, sigle créole Frakka)
Des familles déplacées revendiquent des logements décents
06 Sept. 2012 AlterPresse original article Les représentants des camps Marassa (sis à Tabarre, à proximité de la rivière grise) et Garage (situé à Delmas
400,000 Haitians Still displaced
400,000 Haitians Still displaced. By Mariana Rebua Simoes, MediaGlobal News September 7, 2012 mediaglobal Nicole Phillips, attorney at the NGO Institute for Justice & Democracy
Turks & Caicos Resumes Deportations of Haitian Migrants
Turks & Caicos Resumes Deportations of Haitian Migrants. Sept. 11, 2012 written by Defend Haiti Staff PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – After consulting with
Pride and Palaces
Pride and Palaces. Sept. 14 2012, The Economist online Left half in ruin for almost three years, Haiti’s National Palace is finally being knocked down.
Government Faces Mounting Popular Anger
Government Faces Mounting Popular Anger 1 October 2012, by Milo Milfort and Lafontaine Orvild Inter Press Service (original article) PORT-AU-PRINCE – Several thousand marchers demonstrated
Amnesty International: Threats to human rights lawyers
[en français ci-dessous] After it emerged that the chief prosecutor of Port-au-Prince, Jean Renel Sénatus, was fired from his post for refusing a minister’s orders
Haiti Third in Global Hunger Index
Haiti Third in Global Hunger Index. October 11, 2012 The latest report, out today, reveals Haiti’s situation with respect to hunger is ‘extremely alarming’, with the
Security Council extends MINUSTAH Mandate
Security Council extends MINUSTAH Mandate. 13 October 2012, AHP, Port-au-Prince. Original article (in French) here Last Friday (12 October), the UN Security Coucil extended the mandate
Exploding Myths: Arrest of Brandt for Kidnapping
October 31, 2012. Kim Ives, Haïti Libèrté (original article here) Police Chief Orélus seeks to remove “bad seeds” on force On Oct. 22, the Haitian
One-Month State of Emergency Due to Impact of Hurricane
November 1, 2012, Caribbean Journal
(original article here)
Haiti’s government has declared a one-month-long national state of emergency following continued damage to the country from Hurricane Sandy last week.
FAO Seeks $74 million in Aid for Haitian Agriculture
FAO Seeks $74 million in Aid for Haitian Agriculture. November 6, 2012. Prensa Latina (original article here) United Nations, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The United
Human Security in Danger
November 12, 2012. FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) Report. Original piece here FIDH and its member organisations in Haiti, the National Human Rights Defense
Already Desperate. Haitian Farmers Left Hopeless After Storm
Already Desperate. Haitian Farmers Left Hopeless After Storm, November 18, 2012. RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD / The New York Times. Original article here FAUCHÉ, Haiti —
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”. They were joined by a
Haiti’s rising food insecurity risks social tension, says FAO
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
Haiti Veterans in Hiding Renew Vow to Remobilize
Haiti Veterans in Hiding Renew Vow to Remobilize. November 25, 2012. TRENTON DANIEL, Associated Press. Original article here MARIANI, Haiti — The leaders of a
Evidence grows that peacekeepers were source of infection
Government to unveil 10-year plan for water and sanitisation as evidence grows that peacekeepers were source of infection November 29,2012 by Jonathan Watts, The Guardian.