Vigilante Justice Used to Bypass a Broken System in Haiti
Vigilante justice is a problem in Haiti but the average citizen often seems either indifferent or approving of these types of lynchings, viewing them as necessity for justice due to the…
Why President Obama Should Support Cholera Victim Compensation
United Nations peacekeepers sparked a deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010, the first time Haiti had cholera in at least a century. For six years after that, the UN…
Un-Vaccinated UN Troops Risk Exacerbating Haiti Cholera
Though cholera vaccines are now mandatory for all UN troops and peacekeepers, a unit deployed to Haiti from India, where cholera is endemic, was not vaccinated. This is alarming because…
UN Cholera Apology’s a First Step But Much More Needs to Be Done
On December 1 before the General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized for the cholera epidemic and detailed a $400 million plan to fight the disease. While the apology is a…
Why Re-Designating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti is Much-Needed
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was first designated for Haitians who were in the United States on or before the devastating earthquake of 2010. Now, after Hurricane Matthew has worsened Haiti's…
Will UN apology without admission of guilt be enough to move donors?
ON December 1 at a United Nations General Assembly, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon apologized for bringing cholera to Haiti. While cholera victims and advocates (including IJDH) cheered at the apology, everyone…