Expectation of fresh cholera outbreak after Hurricane Matthew
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, officials and experts discuss and examine what the short and long term impacts will be. IJDH's Beatrice Lindstrom discusses the major role cholera will…
“Do black lives matter to Obama?” Activists protest deportations
Activists in Little Haiti protest U.S. deportation policy of Haitians. They call the deportation policy "fickle," because it breaks up families, with some freed and some locked up in detention…
U.S. Plan to Deport Haitians Raises Fairness Questions
September 22's U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy change - resuming noncriminal Haiti deportations to Haiti (for the first time since the 2010 earthquake) despite continued unstable conditions there -…
New U.S. Immigration Policy Will Turn Haitians Away
After an arduous journey across several countries, during which they often face physical and sexual abuse, Haitians will soon be detained at the U.S. border before being deported. Since the…
How did the cholera epidemic get so bad, and what’s next?
Journalist Kim Ives and IJDH's own Sienna Merope-Synge discuss the United Nations' role in the cholera epidemic in Haiti in a radio segment on black resistance. This includes discussion of…
Will UN Recognition of Water, Sanitation Rights Translate to Cholera Justice?
The United Nations General Assembly recently recognized water and sanitation access as basic human rights but the UN still hasn't done much to ensure or protect those rights in Haiti,…