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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Biden Administration’s Move to Protect Haitian Migrants
Amnesty International USA Advocacy Director for the Americas, Amy Fischer, and Haiti Fellow, Taisha Saintil, released the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s decision to extend and redesignate…
Report
Torture and Other Ill-Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers in the US Is Rooted in Anti-Black Racism
U.S. authorities have subjected Haitian asylum seekers to arbitrary detention and discriminatory and humiliating ill-treatment that amounts to race-based torture, said Amnesty International today in the new report, ‘They Did…
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Congress’ Passage of Continuing Resolution Is a Critical First Step in Supporting Afghan Refugees
Today, Congress passed a continuing resolution that includes funding to support Afghans arriving to the United States and ensures that Afghans arriving on humanitarian parole have access to refugee resettlement…
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Biden Administration Must Hold CBP Officers Accountable and Restore Access to Asylum for All Haitian Migrants
In response to the mass deportation of Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and horrific reports of Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) inhumane treatment against Black asylum-seekers, Paul O’Brien, Executive…
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Haiti: Authorities must avoid excessive use of force during protests
In response to the violence in Haiti following the Petrocaribe protests, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said:
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Reckless deportations from Dominican Republican leaving thousands in limbo in Haiti
The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a wave of returns and deportations of more than 100,000 people…
Report
Where are We Going to Live?: Migration and Statelessness in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has unlawfully expelled hundreds of Dominicans to Haiti who have been caught in the middle of a wave of returns and deportations of more than 100,000 people…
Update
Dominican Republic’s Absurd Laws Shatters Star Boxer’s Promising Career
Adonis’ parents were born in Haiti and just like thousands of others who have been living in the Dominican Republic for decades, they were not allowed to register their son’s…
Update
They are Black, They are Poor, and They are Stateless
In the Dominican Republic, tens of thousands of people are at imminent risk of being forced to leave their home country.
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The Forgotten Victims of Haiti’s Earthquake
In the aftermath of the earthquake, Haiti was headline news across the globe. Yet, four years on, with the cameras gone, the problems and suffering of the people remain.