Accusing President Martelly of Lying and “Treason,” Senate Report Calls for His Impeachment
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
A special Senate Commission of Inquiry into the sudden and
suspicious Jul. 13 death of Investigating Judge Jean Serge Joseph released a
bomb-shell on Aug. 8. Its highly detailed 29-page report charges...
Haiti: Missing Healthcare on the frontline of HIV
by Sokari (originally for Blacklooks.org)
Long before 9/11 and the subsequent incarceration of hundreds of so called ‘terror suspects’, in Guantanamo Bay, thousands of Haitian refugees fleeing the military junta in the early 1990s, were detained on...
Amy Wilentz and her Twitter Tantrum Regarding the 2004 coup in Haiti
by Joe Emersberger
On Twitter, Amy Wilentz angrily demanded that Justin Podur retweet a statement in which she emphatically denies ever supporting the 2004 coup that ousted Aristide:
I never ever supported the coup gainst Aristide. Ever. Retweet...
UN’s Own Independent Experts Now Say MINUSTAH Troops “Most Likely” Caused Cholera Epidemic
by the Center for Economic and
Policy Research (CEPR)
The number of experts casting
doubt on the likelihood of the U.N. having been the source of Haiti’s deadly
cholera epidemic is getting increasingly smaller. In what Foreign Policy’s...
Grassroots Groups Wary of “Attractive” Mining Law
by Haiti Grassroots Watch (for Haiti Liberte)
As the government works on preparing “an attractive law that
will entice investors,” Haitian popular organizations are mobilizing and
forming networks to resist mining in their country.
Already
one-third of the...
One Thousand Days of Cholera : Almost 8,200 Killed and Still No UN Apology
by Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
A sad milestone has passed: it has now been 1,000 days since Haiti’s cholera outbreak began. Even though U.N. troops from Nepal have been linked to the...
Cholera Tightens Grip on Haiti As Sanitation Funding Slows to a Trickle
by Haiti Grassroots Watch
Lack of financing for a ten-year cholera eradication plan means that the disease will likely be endemic to Haiti for years to come.
Cholera bacteria are spread by contaminated food, water,...
Made in Haiti, Dumped in Haiti
Global demand for cheap clothing sabotages local garment trade, workers' rights
BY ISABEAU DOUCET (for Dominion.Mediacoop.ca)
In Haiti, people wear T-shirts bearing unlikely English messages: "We're the 2% who don't care," says one; a respectable-looking grandmother dons a...
Where are the Mosquito Nets in Haiti?
by John M. Zervos (Haiti Liberte)
During a recent visit to Haiti,
I visited homes at internally displaced persons locations throughout
Port-au-Prince and noticed a general void of mosquito nets. In fact, I did not
see one. This...
A Haitian Sweatshop Worker Speaks: “Mrs. Clinton Can Have Her Factories”
by Beverly Bell (Haiti Liberte)
The following is an interview Beverly Bell conducted with Marjorie
Valcelat, an assembly work who ran an embroidery machine in a factory from 2005
to 2008. She says the experience made her...
