Two Years After His Return, Aristide Finally Speaks Out
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide called for national unity to tackle the problem of hunger in Haiti and thanked the Haitian people for their massive show of solidarity the day before...
After Aristide Testifies to Investigating Judge: Massive March Signals Lavalas Movement’s Resurrection
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
Well over 15,000 people poured out from all corners of Haiti's capital to march alongside the cortege of cars that carried former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide back to his home...
ONA: Senate Uncovers Stupefying Corruption
by Yves Pierre-Louis (Haiti Liberte)
Since President Michel
Martelly’s accession to power two years ago, corruption has become the hallmark
of his regime. The State’s entire administration is in decline, marred by
bribery, waste, mismanagement, illegal and arbitrary...
Despite Losing $1 Billion in Iraq, DynCorp Given Haiti Troop Contract
by the Center for Economic and
Policy Research (CEPR)
This article reveals how Washington is still investing in Haiti’s
military occupation, not winding it down. HL
In an Apr. 9 press release,
DynCorp International announced that the U.S. State...
Lawyer Mario Joseph is Finalist for Swiss Human Rights Award
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
The Switzerland-based Martin Ennals Foundation and the City of Geneva have announced that Haitian human rights lawyer Mario Joseph of the Port-au-Prince-based International Lawyers Office (BAI) is one of three...
Protest against high prices and hunger
by Yves Pierre-Louis (Haiti Liberte)
On Apr. 11, 2013, several popular organizations from the capital’s poor neighborhoods, grouped in a coalition called the Heads Together of Popular Organizations (Tèt kole òganizasyon popilè yo), marched in...
Canadian Freeze of Aid to Haiti, the Precursor to CIDA’s Demise
By: Matthew Davidson - HaitiAnalysis
Representing a new Canadian vision for international development, the Canadian government recently announced that it is merging the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) with the Department of Foreign...
Senator Moïse Jean-Charles Visits Brazil and Argentina
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
Senator Moïse Jean-Charles is presently on a speaking tour in Brazil and Argentina to raise consciousness about and to campaign against the continued military occupation of Haiti by troops of...
Wikileaks Exhumed Cables Reveal: How the U.S. Resumed Military Aid to Duvalier
by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte)
A chorus of outrage is building against former Haitian president Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier as he sits in the dock of a Haitian court, charged with crimes against humanity during...
Inter-American Commission Grants Protection to IDP Camp Facing Eviction
by the Center for Economic and Policy Research
Last week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted precautionary measures in favor of the 567 families that have been under constant threat of eviction in...
