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Haiti
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Could Oliver Stone’s Exposé of the American Empire Help Press the UN to End Haiti Cholera?
Stone's new documentary gives historic context to urgent current events.
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Under Tents: Statement on Forced Evictions
On the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we call on the international community to act against the human rights abuses taking place in Haiti in …
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The United Nations Must Cure Haiti of the Cholera Epidemic It Caused
Unlike earthquake or hurricane, Haiti's cholera outbreak is a manmade disaster u2013 by the very agency supposed to protect it.
Haitian Activist Tours US Demanding Housing Rights for the Country’s 400,000 Displaced
Housing activist Reyneld Sanon is beginning a tour in the US to raise awareness about Under Tents, the international campaign for housing rights in Haiti.
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The Things That are the Richest are the Least Valued: New Orleans and Haiti, Post-Catastrophe
While art, history and culture may be some of the connections that link New Orleans and Haiti, the two are also connected by disaster, both natural and political.
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UN Should Get Rid of Cholera Epidemic That It Brought to Haiti
A cholera epidemic in Haiti brought on by the actions of the United States continues to be ignored.
Critics of Haitian President Imprisoned
An unrelenting sun beats down on the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince, and sweat pours off the three dozen men and handful of women who sing, dance, and wave home-made …
Waiting for Helicopters? Cholera, Prejudice and the Right to Water in Haiti
For most NGO officials, suspicion and misperceptions are not due to ill intentions u2013 many work long hours and aspire to help those in need u2013 but to the …
Gold Rush in Haiti! Who Will Get Rich?
The gold rush that has been quietly shaping up over the past several years promises to produce some $20 billion in wealth, but where will the money go?
Haiti Health Crisis Exacerbated by Democratic Failures
Political unrest has serious implications for the current public health crisis that Haiti is facing.