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Read more about the article He was mayor of a town in Haiti. Now he has to pay his victims $15M, U.S. court rules

He was mayor of a town in Haiti. Now he has to pay his victims $15M, U.S. court rules

  • Post published:March 21, 2023
  • Post category:Access to Justice

A jury in Boston awarded $15.5 million to victims of a series of brutal attacks against political opponents by the former mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, Jean Morose Viliena, who…

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Read more about the article Haiti’s gang-fueled chaos targets women for sexual violence, domestic abuse | Guest Opinion

Haiti’s gang-fueled chaos targets women for sexual violence, domestic abuse | Guest Opinion

  • Post published:January 27, 2023
  • Post category:Governance & Human Rights/Women and Child Rights

A Miami Herald opinion piece by Sharma Aurélien of Solidarite Fanm Ayisyèn (SOFA) features BAI, IJDH, and allies' 2022 complaint to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the…

Continue ReadingHaiti’s gang-fueled chaos targets women for sexual violence, domestic abuse | Guest Opinion

Death of Former President Préval Shocks Nation

  • Post published:March 3, 2017
  • Post category:Projects

The death of former Haitian President René Préval comes as a shock to many. The political figure served two presidential terms, from 1996-2001 and 2006-2011, and he was the incumbent…

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Read more about the article Why Re-Designating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti is Much-Needed

Why Re-Designating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti is Much-Needed

  • Post published:December 25, 2016
  • Post category:Immigration/TPS

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…

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Read more about the article Ban Ki-moon Finally Apologizes For Cholera, More Work to Be Done

Ban Ki-moon Finally Apologizes For Cholera, More Work to Be Done

  • Post published:December 2, 2016
  • Post category:Accountability/Cholera

After nearly six years of denial in order to avoid accountability for bringing a deadly cholera epidemic to Haiti, Secretary-General Bakn Ki-moon finally apologized in an address before the UN…

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Read more about the article While attention is elsewhere, US government resumes deportations to Haiti

While attention is elsewhere, US government resumes deportations to Haiti

  • Post published:November 8, 2016
  • Post category:Immigration/TPS

While the U.S. government transitions between administrations, the Department of Homeland Security continues to deport people of Haitian heritage. Steve Forester of IJDH said, “It’s completely outrageous given the devastation…

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