Haiti: Cholera Victims Press for Justice and Individual Compensation
The United Nations Security Council is visiting Haiti, which could be its last time before the closure of the U.N.'s 13-year peacekeeping mission in Haiti know as MINUSTAH, and it…
The U.N. Has not Done Enough to Provide for Victims of Sexual Abuse
The United Nations will end its 13-year peacekeeping mission in Haiti on October 16, but its legacy is on the line. The mission has been plagued by a series of controversies,…
UN Killed 10,000 in Haiti, After Mass Arrests in 2004, ICP To Return to Scene of the Crime with UNSC
Matthew Russell Lee, Inner City Press June 20, 2017 UNITED NATIONS, June 20 – While in some places the UN system may be doing good work, its killing of more…
Cholera Justice: U.N.’s Proposal to Transfer MINUSTAH’s Underspent Dollars to the Cholera Fund Meets with Resistance
The United Nations' (U.N.) proposal to use MINSUTAH's leftover dollars to fund its New Approach to cholera in Haiti is "the least U.N. can do" for the victims. In four…
Save TPS: Immigration Advocates, Faith-Based and Humanitarian Groups Vow to Stay Mobilized
On May 22, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals for only six months instead of the usual 18 months.…
This Is Why DHS Should Extend TPS for at Least 18 Months for Haitian Nationals
First, Haiti is far from recovering from a series of natural disasters like the Jan. 2010 earthquake, Hurricane Matthew, as well as the preventable and curable cholera outbreak. Hundreds of…