Mining Report Launch: Byen Konte, Mal Kalkile?
Mining Report Launch. The Haiti Support Group welcomes the launch of a new report entitled Byen Konte, Mal Kalkile? Human Rights and Environmental Risks of
Writing the Border – Haiti and the Dominican Republic
On the Edge: Writing the Border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is a literary and cultural history which brings to the fore a compelling
Reparations for Slavery: A Film and Public Debate
Black History Month sponsored by the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) in collaboration with the Africa in Motion (AiM) Film Festival Film screening:
Death of U.S.-Backed Ex-Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier
Ex-Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier Death Won’t End Victims’ Quest for Justice. Democracy Now gives its commentary on the recent death of Jean-Claude Duvalier who ruled
Annual General Meeting 2015: An Invitation
The Haiti Support Group will be holding its next Annual General Meeting on Saturday 20 June 2015. The AGM is an opportunity for our members,
Judge Deems UN Immune from Lawsuit for Haiti Cholera Disaster
Judge Deems UN Immune from Lawsuit for Haiti Cholera Disaster. Port-au-Prince and Boston, January 9, 2015. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the
“15 Minutes to Leave” – New Report on Haiti Housing Crisis
Five years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, durable housing solutions remain out of reach for hundreds of thousands of displaced Haitians. Most humanitarian programmes
Constitutional Bombshell: 1 Year On in the Dominican Republic
Constitutional Bombshell: 1 Year On in the Dominican Republic. The 23rd September 2014 marks one year to the day that the Dominican Constitutional Court ruled
Food and the Multinational Takeover: The Global Fight for Food Sovereignty
The World Development Movement and the Haiti Support Group will be giving a workshop entitled Food and the Multinational Takeover: The Global Fight for Food
Human Rights Situation Update
Human Rights Situation. Gustavo Gallón, a leading human rights expert, has published a report on the ongoing human rights situation in Haiti. He mentions a
Grave Violation of the Right to Water in Haiti
Grave Violation of the Right to Water in Haiti. Cholera struck Haiti in October 2010. It was the first time that the country had ever
Cholera Crisis in Haiti, Four Years on from Disaster
Report courtesy of Channel 4 News, 10 January 2014 Haiti’s leading human rights lawyer Mario Joseph – who the Haiti Support Group has worked closely
Killing Highlights Real Danger for Human Rights Defenders in Haiti
Killing Highlights Real Danger for Human Rights Defenders in Haiti. An Open Letter by the Haiti Support Group The Haiti Support Group condemns the killings
Human Rights Council Report on the Dominican Republic
Human Rights Council Report on the Dominican Republic The Human Rights Council released its draft report on the Universal Periodic Review of the Dominican Republic
Amnesty International – Failure to Deal with Consequences of Natural Disaster
Amnesty International – Haiti: Failure to Deal with the Consequences of the 2010 Devastating Earthquake AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT, 9 January 2014 Four years after
Urgent Action: Amnesty International
Urgent Action. Source: Amnesty International Approximately a hundred families have been forcibly evicted from an informal settlement known as Canaan in continuance of an illegal
Further Dual Blow to Claims Haiti is “Open for Business”
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”
Report Urges US Lawmakers to Promote Agricultural Imports from Haiti
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
Appeal to protect earthquake victims: Amnesty International
Appeal to protect earthquake victims: Amnesty International. April 17, 2013 Amnesty International FAMILIES ATTACKED, risk forced eviction Hundreds of families left homeless by the January 2010
Fear for Safety of Human Rights Defender: Urgent Action
Fear for Safety of Human Rights Defender: Urgent Action. Urgent action from Amnesty International On 2 April Pierre Espérance, a prominent Haitian human rights defender,
Van Rompuy in Haiti this Week – An Update
European Council President Van Rompuy in Haiti this Week. Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, is in Haiti on Friday 18 and
EPAs: What do they offer Haiti?
HSG from Room Altiero Spinelli 5G-3, European Parliament, Brussels, 31-01-2013 To a European Union (EU) Parliamentary Committee meeting of DCAR, the Delegation to what is
USAID still falls short on Haitian agriculture
HSG from US State Department, Foggy Bottom, Washington DC, 05-12-2012 To a festively-decorated State Department foyer, for escort to the offices of Tom Adams, Hillary
Incredible! Haitian Declaration of Independence Discovered
Haitian Declaration of Independence discovered in London The Haiti Support Group is off to the National Archive to view one of the most amazing discoveries of
Toussaint Louverture! Finally a Feature Film!
Toussaint Louverture! Finally a Feature Film! HSG from Black Spectrum Theater, South Jamaica, New York, 02-12-2012 To the New York premier of a feature film
City University of New York: Haiti Conference
City University of New York: Haiti Conference. Friday November 9th “We had Haiti at this university this week,” announced Jean Francois, one of the organizing
Paramilitarism in Haiti continues … and is the US (once more) lending a helping hand?
HSG from Convention Center, Columbus, Georgia, 17-11-2012 To a workshop on “The Roots of Paramilitarism in Haiti,” part of the extensive educational programme of the
Rescuing Haitian rice production – when will there be the political will?
HSG from Longworth Building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, 13-11-2012 To Room 1302 of the Longworth House of Representatives Office Building on Capitol Hill for a
What Tom Paine may teach us on Haitian politics
HSG from Tom Paine’s Cottage, New Rochelle, New York, 11-11-2011 Sadly, Tom Paine wrote very little about the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803. Being the key
Spasticus Autisticus! – Haitian Paralympians Speak Out
HSG, London, 10 September 2012 Haiti’s first ever Paralympians returned to Port-au-Prince this week hoping that their participation and the attendant publicity, in Europe, if