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Former Haitian Dictator Denies Abuses at Historic Hearing
For the first time ever, on Thursday Haiti’s former dictator faced his accusers, answering questions about corruption and human rights abuses during his brutal 15-year regime (1971-1986).
All Eyes in Haiti on Duvalier Hearing
Angry and frustrated, but also cautiously hopeful, victims, human rights advocates and the Haitian population are waiting for Thursday, Feb. 28, the day former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has been ordered to appear at a hearing to determine whether or not he will face charges for human rights abuses committed during his brutal 15-year regime (1971-1986).
Haitian Senate Calls for Halt to Mining Activities
Outraged that they have not been consulted, this week Haitian senators called for a moratorium on all activities connected with recently granted gold and copper mining permits.
Haitian Community Radio Reopens After Protests
A community radio station silenced by Haitian authorities is open again thanks to the mobilisation of other stations as well as organisations and associations both inside and outside of Haiti.
Funding Dries Up Even as Rains Worsen Cholera Deaths
As predicted, the beginning of the rainy season in Haiti brought exponential increases in the numbers of people sickened and killed by cholera.HAITI: Displaced Mark a Tragedy That Could Have Been Yesterday
For two years now, since her husband was one of the estimated 230,000 Haitians killed in the massive earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010 and she and her three children became homeless, little has changed for Dieulia St. Juste.
MEDIA: Uniting in the Face Of “Unnatural” Disasters
"In my opinion, there is no such thing as a natural disaster," says Sylvia Richardson, a volunteer broadcaster, mother of two, assistant librarian, and the new vice president of the North American region of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
HAITI: Resettlement Plan Excludes Almost 200,000 Families
One year and one month after Haiti's horrendous earthquake, the world's eyes are focused elsewhere.HAITI: Women Wonder if They’ll Ever Feel Safe Again
Up a rubble-strewn street, turn right past a crumbled house, and 60 men and women are in the yard and parlor of the offices of the Commission of Women Victim-to-Victim (Komisyon Fanm Viktim pou Viktim, KOFAVIV) association.
Organic Gardens Feeding People from Argentina to Haiti
Neither hurricanes nor floods, nor the devastating January earthquake or Haiti's chronic political instability managed to wipe out the organic gardening initiative underway in that country since 2005. The seed was planted in Argentina twenty years ago.HAITI: No Lull in Violence For Security Council Visit
In Haiti, violence, political divisiveness, exclusion and poverty are inextricably interconnected.HAITI: For Once, Violence Leaves Greater Sense of Security
Traffic was steady and people cautiously optimistic in Haiti's capital Monday, after weekend raids by Haitian police and U.N. peacekeepers left eight alleged gangsters, some of them ex-soldiers, dead.POLITICS-HAITI: As Polls Near, Challenges Pile Up
For over a year now, Haitian political parties, U.N. officials and foreign consultants armed with plans, charts and millions upon millions of dollars have been planning for Haiti's general elections.POLITICS-HAITI: Peace Eludes U.N. “Blue Helmets”
Last Thursday, automatic gunfire rattled away in this residential suburb of Haiti's capital. Roads were blocked. School children scurried. Drivers slipped gears into reverse.HAITI: Must ‘Important History of Violence’ Repeat?
"The 'steamroller' swept across Port-au-Prince ... All night and into the morning furious battles took place throughout the lower city. Finally, as the army gained the upper hand, trucks began picking up littered corpses."Next Page »
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