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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Michel Martelly’s education plan in Haiti marked by mismanagement and inflated claims
Travis Ross, rabble.ca
April 9, 2013Montreal — Haiti Grassroots Watch (HGW) has just completed a two month investigation of the state of the education system in Haiti. The investigation has revealed that th
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Haitian Cholera Victims to UN: Start Talks for Compensation or We’ll Sue for Billions
By Makini Brice, Counsel & Heal
May 9, 2013<
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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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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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Interview With Nicole Phillips on RFI English
Short news clips of Jean-Claude Duvalier facing court accused of crimes against humanity and corruption. Interview with Nicole Phillips, a lawyer from the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti representing several alleged victims of political crimes. Broadcast on RFI English on 21/2/2013
Click HERE to See More Information about Duvalier Prosecution Project.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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13th Annual Haitian-American Unity Parade, Mattapan Square / Blue Hill Ave
WHEN Sunday, May 19, 2013
WHERE Mattapan Square / Blue Hill Ave
TIME 1 PM
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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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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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Cholera Legal Suit Against the UN Takes Shape Lawyers Seek Haitian Claimants in New York
Kim Ives, Haiti Liberte
May 24, 2013On May 8, lawyers representing over 5,000 Haitian cholera victims told the United Nations that they are taking the world body to court in 60 days if it doesn’t accept responsi
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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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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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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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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 -
2nd Annual Conference on Haitian Mental Health
Newton, Massachusetts
2nd Annual Conference on Haitian Mental HealthWHEN: Friday & Sunday, May 3-4, 2013
WHERE: Massachusetts School of Pr -
Film Screening at Boston University
Join the Haitian Cultural Association at Boston University for a film screening and discussion of Baseball in the Time of Cholera !
Where: The Howard Thurman Center
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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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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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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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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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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 -
Haitian Human Rights Lawyer Mario Joseph Named Finalist for 2013 Martin Ennals Award
IJDH Congratulates Partner on Prestigious Human Rights Award Nomination