Jobs and Justice: Raising the Floor on Worker Rights and Wages in Haiti
by Beverly Bell, Alexis Erkert, and Deepa Panchang, Daily Kos
May 23, 2013
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Haïti-Éducation : L’Université du Roi Henry Christophe de Limonade, fissurée un an après son inauguration
Par Jean Élie Paul, Radio Television Caribes
June 6th, 2013Un bâtiment fissuré, devenu aussi poreux qu’une vulgaire bâche malmenée par le soleil et des équipements détruits par la pluie : c’est la situatio
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U.S. lawmakers unhappy with UN response to Haiti cholera epidemic
By Saeed Shabazz, The Final Call
Jun 18, 2013UNITED NATIONS (FinalC
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UN Condemns Eviction of About 150 Haiti Families
The Associated Press
June 10th, 2013The United Nations is condemning the eviction of up to 150 Haitian families living in a makeshift settlement established after a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Sophie de Caen of the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a Monday statement that she’s “gravely concerned” about the rights of quake victims being violated.
The U.N. says a tr
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Hastings on the Third Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake
January 11, 2013
Contact: Lale Mamaux
Phone: (202) 225-1313
www.alceehastings.house.gov
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Representatives of 31 countries demand UN troops to leave Haiti in 2014
The Sentinel
June 3, 2013PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) –
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Op-Ed: Hope, Haiti and an End to Gender-Based Violence
By Laura Pukatch, Take Part
April 23, 2013The global epidemic of violence against women and girls can be addressed by how America spends its foreign aid funds.
It’s appalling.
In some countries, up to 70 percent of women will experience some form of violence in their lifetimes.
But earlier this month I found reason for hope in the words of a Haitian women’s advocate—we’ll call her Marie—who I met in
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Cholera Victims’ Response to UN Letter
May 7, 2013
Dear Under-Secretary-General O’Brien:
I refer to your letter of 21 February 2013 (the “Response”), dismissing claims for relief and reparations that were submitted to the United Nations (UN) on 3 November 2011 by 5,000 victims of cholera in Haiti (Petitioners).
The Response’s two sentences addressing Petitioners’ claims contend that they are “not receivable pursuant to Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
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Amnesty International Report’s, “Nowhere to Go” – Forced Evictions in Haiti’s Displacement Camps
Amnesty International
April 24, 2013Three years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people are still living in insecure and inadequate shelters. This report shows how Haiti’s post-qua
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Mario Joseph’s 2013 Commencement Speech at McKinney School of Law
On May 11, Mario Joseph delivered the commencement address for the graduates of the Mc
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Press Release-Report Card Finds the Most Effective, No-cost UN Recommendations for Cholera in Haiti Remain Unimplemented Two Years Later
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Rishi Rattan
Chair, Advocacy, Physicians for Haiti
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IJDH Press Conference: UN Cholera, 2pm, New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact:Beatrice Lindstrom, Esq., Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, beatrice@ijdh.org, +1-404-217-1302
PRESS ADVISORY
Monday, May 6, 2013, New York — On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, attorneys representing victims of the UN cholera in Haiti that filed claims with the UN in November 2011 will host a press conference to respond to the UN’s refusal to acknowledge claims of Haitian cholera victims and to announce next steps in
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Haitian Human Rights Lawyer Mario Joseph Named Finalist for 2013 Martin Ennals Award
IJDH Congratulates Partner on Prestigious Human Rights Award Nomination
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UN Condemns Eviction of About 150 Haiti Families
The Associated Press
June 10th, 2013The United Nations is condemning the eviction of up to 150 Haitian families living in a makeshift settlement established after a devastating 2010 earthquake.
Sophie de Caen of the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a Monday statement that she’s “gravely concerned” about the rights of quake victims being violated.
The U.N. says a tr
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U.S. lawmakers unhappy with UN response to Haiti cholera epidemic
By Saeed Shabazz, The Final Call
Jun 18, 2013UNITED NATIONS (FinalC
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Haïti-Éducation : L’Université du Roi Henry Christophe de Limonade, fissurée un an après son inauguration
Par Jean Élie Paul, Radio Television Caribes
June 6th, 2013Un bâtiment fissuré, devenu aussi poreux qu’une vulgaire bâche malmenée par le soleil et des équipements détruits par la pluie : c’est la situatio
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Representatives of 31 countries demand UN troops to leave Haiti in 2014
The Sentinel
June 3, 2013PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) –
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As Renewed Haiti Cholera Crisis Looms, UN Blamed For Inadequate Effort
George Russell, FoxNews.com
May 23, 2013As the annual rainy season gathers over Haiti, bringing the risk of a renewed cholera epidemic that first struck in October 2011, growing numbers of health care professionals and relief workers are openly critical of the United Nations — which ma
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Haiti: Hundreds of Families Risk Forced Eviction
Amnesty International
April 18, 2013URGENT ACTION
Hundreds of families risk forced evictionHundreds of families left homeless after Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake are being threatened with forced eviction from their makeshift camp in the Christ-Roi neighbourhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
A man claiming to be the landowner came to the Christopher camp in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on 23 March, with a
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Résolution de l’AIJD au cours du Bureau de Paris
June 1, 2013
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES JURISTES DEMOCRATES RESOLUTION DE PARIS, FRANCE
SUR L’IMMUNITE REVENDIQUEE PAR L’ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES CONCERNANT LES LOURDS PREJUDICES CAUSSES A LA POPULATION HAITIENNE PAR L’INTRODUCTION DE L’EPIDEMIE DU CHOLERA
L’AIJD estime incompréhensible et inacceptable le refus de l’ONU d
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Congresswoman Waters Urges United Nations to Commit Resources to Eradicate Cholera in Haiti
For Immediate Release
Contact: Latoya Veal
Phone: (20 -
Jobs and Justice: Raising the Floor on Worker Rights and Wages in Haiti
by Beverly Bell, Alexis Erkert, and Deepa Panchang, Daily Kos
May 23, 2013 -
Empowering the Haitian Diaspora-Leadership & Empowerment Forum, Dorchester
WHEN May 24, 2013. 6:30PM ~ 9:00PM
WHERE Sant Belvi – 6 Frontenac St, Dorchester, MA
For Immediate Release
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MACHHA
Boston, MA 02126
MACHHAORG@gmail.com
Ilio Durandis: 617-697-9133
Leon David: 781-888-6702Garry Conille: Empowering the Haitian Diaspora, May 24th, 2013
Leadership & Empowerment Forum: Sant Belvi – 6 Frontenac St, Dorchester, MA 02124, 6:30-9PMThe Massachusetts
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Cholera Victims’ Response to UN Letter
May 7, 2013
Dear Under-Secretary-General O’Brien:
I refer to your letter of 21 February 2013 (the “Response”), dismissing claims for relief and reparations that were submitted to the United Nations (UN) on 3 November 2011 by 5,000 victims of cholera in Haiti (Petitioners).
The Response’s two sentences addressing Petitioners’ claims contend that they are “not receivable pursuant to Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
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Amnesty International Report’s, “Nowhere to Go” – Forced Evictions in Haiti’s Displacement Camps
Amnesty International
April 24, 2013Three years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people are still living in insecure and inadequate shelters. This report shows how Haiti’s post-qua
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Mario Joseph’s 2013 Commencement Speech at McKinney School of Law
On May 11, Mario Joseph delivered the commencement address for the graduates of the Mc
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Press Release-Report Card Finds the Most Effective, No-cost UN Recommendations for Cholera in Haiti Remain Unimplemented Two Years Later
PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Rishi Rattan
Chair, Advocacy, Physicians for Haiti
(312)339-74 -
IJDH Press Conference: UN Cholera, 2pm, New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact:Beatrice Lindstrom, Esq., Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, beatrice@ijdh.org, +1-404-217-1302
PRESS ADVISORY
Monday, May 6, 2013, New York — On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, attorneys representing victims of the UN cholera in Haiti that filed claims with the UN in November 2011 will host a press conference to respond to the UN’s refusal to acknowledge claims of Haitian cholera victims and to announce next steps in
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Haitian Human Rights Lawyer Mario Joseph Named Finalist for 2013 Martin Ennals Award
IJDH Congratulates Partner on Prestigious Human Rights Award Nomination