Truthout
Haiti
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On October 15, the United Nations Will Fail Haiti Once Again
We have a moral and political obligation to support the struggle for self-determination by the popular classes in Haiti.
Duvalier: Dead But Not Gone
Baby Doc may be dead, but Duvalierism is embedded in this upside down Haiti of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their presidential puppet, Michel Martelly.
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High-Level Donor Conference on Cholera in Haiti Fails to Secure Much Needed Funding
Despite the support, actors have thus far failed to raise an adequate amount of funds for the eradication plan.
The Tyrant Jean-Claude Duvalier Is Dead, but His Legacy Still Lives in UN-Occupied Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier's death will not change the realities of foreign occupation and meddling in Haiti that continue to bolster much of the authoritarian Duvalier legacy.
Death of US-Backed Ex-Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier Won’t End Haitian Victims’ Quest for Justice
The former US-backed dictator of Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as “Baby Doc,” has died at 63.
Haitian Tourism Project Leads to Environmental Damage and Community Repression
“Destination lle-a-Vache” is a government-driven tourist project planned for a small island off the northern coast of Haiti.
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For Disenfranchised Haitian Islanders, Tourism Signals a Paradise Lost
Islanders are angry at their exclusion from the government decision-making process that has opened the island for investment - investments that place residents' futures in limbo.
Gender Equity for Rural Haitian Women: An Interview With Kettly Alexandre of the Peasant Movement of Papay
Haitian activist Kettly Alexandre speaks to advances made over 40 years for women's rights, equity, and an end to violence.
Ten Years After the Coup in Haiti, Democracy Is Still Under Siege
Ten years after the coup d'etat that ousted the democratically-elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti, political persecution and repression continue.
Outta Sight, Outta Mind: What Producers Don’t Want You to Know About How Your Clothes Are Made
The most important resource for garment manufacture is a pool of cheap and often desperate labor. A corrupt government is also helpful.