Nathalie Baptiste

Nathalie Baptiste is a Haitian-American contributor to Foreign Policy in Focus who lives in the Washington, DC area. She holds a BA and MA in international studies and writes about Latin America and the Caribbean. Follow her on Twitter: @nhbaptiste.

News

Trump Called for Incarceration of Innocent People of Color

If Trump had gotten his way, five young men could have been executed for a crime they didn't commit.

By: Nathalie Baptiste ,; AlterNet

October 14, 2016

Op-Ed

Reproductive Rights

Zika Is a Reproductive Rights Issue

Countries afflicted by the Zika virus are asking women to delay getting pregnant. Yet local laws make it impossible to get a safe abortions.

By: Nathalie Baptiste ,; ForeignPolicyinFocus

February 24, 2016

News Analysis

Reproductive Rights

Abortion Rights Are Under Attack All Over the Globe

Even women who live in countries where abortion is legal often face obstacles to obtaining safe abortions, thanks, in part, to the United States.

By: Nathalie Baptiste ,; ForeignPolicyinFocus

October 14, 2015

Op-Ed

Are Foreign NGOs Rebuilding Haiti or Just Cashing In?

Haiti plays host to over 10,000 NGOs, whose foreign workers make up an affluent class of their own.

By: Nathalie Baptiste ,; ForeignPolicyinFocus

July 12, 2015

Op-Ed

Nonviolence for Whom?

If violence isn't the answer, somebody should tell the police.

By: Nathalie Baptiste ,; OtherWords

May 8, 2015

Op-Ed

Child Migrants Are Refugees the US Helped Create

Central American children fleeing poverty and gang violence are refugees - often from situations US policies have helped to create - and they should be treated as such.

By: Nathalie Baptiste ,; ForeignPolicyinFocus

July 20, 2014

Op-Ed

Soccer Is Democratic. The World Cup Is Oligarchy

Thousands of poor Brazilians were evicted from their homes to build multimillion-dollar World Cup stadiums that may never be used again. Now Brazilians are fighting back.