Haiti

‘Lamothe, Sean Penn don’t speak for us’

The Haiti Action Committee held a demonstration against Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe and actor Sean Penn (named “Ambassador at…

December 2, 2013

Thousands in Haiti Say: ‘Martelly Must Go!’

On Nov. 18, thousands of protesters came out into the streets throughout Haiti to say, “Down with Martelly!” They were…

December 2, 2013

Protestas contra la expulsión de haitianos/as en la República Dominicana

Nueva York. - Imagínese despertar con la noticia de que el único país que ha conocido le ha rechazado oficialmente…

October 29, 2013

Protests hit Dominican Republic’s expulsion of Haitians

New York -- Imagine waking up to the news that the only country you have ever known has officially rejected…

October 24, 2013

Haitians say: ‘Martelly must go, we want food, jobs’

Commemorating the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines in 1806, thousands of Haitians marched in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, and in Cap-Haitien on…

October 24, 2013

Demanda contra la ONU por cólera en Haití

A pesar de que su responsabilidad en la introducción y propagación del cólera en Haití ha sido establecida de manera…

October 22, 2013

Suit against U.N. over cholera in Haiti

Even though its responsibility for introducing and spreading cholera in Haiti has been irrefutably established, the United Nations has refused…

October 20, 2013

100,000 in Haiti say: End occupation, remove gov’t

At least 100,000 Haitians came out to march on Sept. 30 in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They marched not just to…

October 10, 2013

Haitians seek reparations from U.N.

Around 100 people, mainly Haitian, gathered in New York’s Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, opposite the U.N. headquarters, for an eight-hour demonstration…

October 6, 2013

Haitian people protest U.S.-backed Martelly government

Haiti and the huge problems facing its people have dropped out of the news recently. The Washington Post and the…

September 24, 2013