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Women Farmers and Land Grabs in Haiti: An interview with Iderle Brénus

2016-02-19T03:52:00.000-05:00

From an interview by Beverly Bell PAPDA, a coalition of nine Haitian organizations, supports rice cooperatives like this one in Northern Haiti as part of its commitment to women's leadership in local agricultural production against the backdrop of increasing land and resource grabs throughout the Caribbean nation. Image courtesy of Salena Tramel, for Grassroots International. In

Haiti Rises: A Time for Solidarity

2016-02-19T03:44:00.002-05:00

By Nia Imara and Robert Roth* “Reflecting on struggles everywhere, we came to the conclusion that a people can’t be sovereign if they don’t have the right to vote. No people can retain their dignity if their vote does not count.” From a Statement Issued by 68 Haitian Grassroots Organizations on January 22, 2016 The voice of Haiti’s popular movement at this critical period in

Haiti’s Fraudulent Presidential Frontrunner, Jovel Moïse Seizes Land for His Own Banana Republic

2016-01-21T18:08:00.004-05:00

By Joshua Steckley and Beverly Bell This report is based on extensive interviews, on-site and via phone, with more than 20 government officials, economic development professionals, peasant farmers, and community organizers, between July 2015 and January 2016. We reached out to Agritrans for comment, but they did not respond. The frontrunner in Haiti’s rigged election grabbed land from

#ESSAY, Haiti and the UN’s Endless Peacekeeping Mission: Is UN a Curse for Haiti’s Democracy?

2015-12-22T13:56:00.004-05:00

BY WADNER PIERRE Introduction Three presidential elections have been organized under the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission watch; all of them had been either marred with irregularities or massive frauds. In 2006, Haitian people had to gain the streets for several weeks to abort an electoral coup pre-engineered by United States-backed de facto government Gerard Latorture. In 2010,

“The Struggle for Land Justice Knows No Borders”: Corporate Pillaging in Haiti

2015-12-22T12:18:00.002-05:00

An interview with Nixon Boumba, Democratic Popular Movement (MODEP) and American Jewish World Service Edited by Natalie Miller, Other Worlds Since the earthquake of January, 2010, Haiti has increasingly become a target of extraction and private business development by Haitian and foreign investors. Income and trade – if the wages are livable and the trade is fair – would, of course,

Opinion: Haiti’s Electoral Shambles, CEP Officials Can Either Fix the Mess or They Go to Jail

2015-12-21T23:25:00.002-05:00

By WADNER PIERRE This opinion article was originally published by UnlessWecare Fanmi Lavas supporters protest in the streets of the Port-Au-Prince in support to their candidate Dr. Maryse Narcisse. Photo from Fanmi Lavalas presidential Dr. Maryse Narcisse Facebook page. For too long, people paid by Haitian people to do their job have not been held accountable. Now, it’s the time for

Haiti Elections: Catholic Church still Undecided whether to join the Govt.-formed Electoral Commission or Not

2015-12-19T22:14:00.001-05:00

BY WADNER PIERRE This article was originally published by UnlessWeCare Photo Credit: Reuters. Nearly two months since Haiti’s Conseil Electoral Provisoire (Electoral Provisional Council), know as the CEP, announced the final results for the first round residential, second round legislative and local elections that plagued with massive frauds. The

Haiti Elections: Catholic Church still Undecided whether to join the Govt.-formed Electoral Commission or Not

2015-12-19T22:13:00.002-05:00

Haiti: Govt. Formed an Electoral Commission to End Electoral Deadlock; Will the CEP Reschedule the Runoff?

2015-12-18T01:41:00.004-05:00

BY WADNER PIERRE This article was originally published by UnlessWecare.org Since the CEP published its tainted and most controversial results for the presidential, second round legislative and local elections early last November, thousands have been demonstrated in the streets of Haiti’s largest cities to reclaim a recount of their votes. Religious leaders and international human rights

Haiti: CEP Failed to its Mission, But an Electoral Miscarriage Can Be Avoided

2015-12-10T15:40:00.005-05:00

By Wadner Pierre This Article was originally published by UnlessWeCare It has been over a month since Haiti’s Conseil Electoral Provisoire (Electoral Provisory Counsel), known as CEP, published its foreknown controversial fraudulent results for the first round presidential and second round legislative elections. The CEP’s preliminary results for the presidential elections

U.S. Actor and Human Rights Activist, Danny Glover and other Human Rights Activists Signed a Letter to Support Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Movement

2014-09-14T15:55:00.001-04:00

Stop the Attacks on Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide and the Lavalas Movement On August 21, Haitian police wearing black masks and carrying heavy arms appeared in front of the home of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as a Haitian judge issued calls to arrest him. Hundreds of people courageously surrounded the house to protect him. One week before, President Aristide was

Loyola Graduate Singer and Songwriter Riva Précil's Band Bohio Music Releases Its First Single Song titled "1492"

2014-08-07T17:50:00.002-04:00

By Michelle Karshan Communications Photo from Riva Précil's Facebook page. Bohio Music releases first single “1492” -- an upbeat World music song in Haitian Creole incorporating traditional Haitian roots/racine, jazz, Ibo rhythms with a Mali influence. August 5, 2014, Brooklyn, New York – Monvelyno Alexis and lead singer, Riva Nyri Précil, of the recently formed Bohio Music

New Report Details Persecution of Public and Private Sector Union Activists in Haiti

2014-04-29T09:27:00.002-04:00

by CEPR's Relief and Reconstruction BlogThe Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) and its Haiti-based partner Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) have released a report outlining recent cases of persecution of organized workers in Haiti as well as Haitian government complicity in allowing illegal attacks against, and terminations of labor activists to occur without

New Charges in Dominique Case are meant to Draw Attention Away from Martelly's Narco Controversy

2014-01-25T20:02:00.000-05:00