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Sexual violence in Haitian camps of the displaced
This is the third and final post in our “on-the-ground in Haiti” series By Chiara Liguori, Caribbean researcher for Amnesty International So what is happening we asked ourselves. Have we…
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A day in the life in Haiti
This is the second post in our "on-the-ground in Haiti" series By Amnesty International delegates on mission in Haiti It might be one of the most common dishes in Haiti…
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Amnesty on the ground: The daily struggle in Haiti’s camps
By Gerardo Ducos, Amnesty International delegate on mission in Port-au-Prince Haiti Two months after the earthquake, thousands in Port-au-Prince and elsewhere still await a first glimpse of humanitarian aid. In…
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This month is the time to talk about human rights in Haiti!
The earthquake in Haiti was incredibly devastating, but now, as Haitian and other world leaders are discussing aid administration and how to best rebuild Haiti, I really hope that they…
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Update on Haiti and yesterday's conference in Canada
The earthquake in Haiti caused unimaginable destruction and grief for a country that was already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. The Obama Administration has responded to the crisis with…
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Mourning the loss of Haitian Women's Rights Leaders
The reports from Haiti are more tragic everyday. The loss, the devastation, the aftershock, the grief and the suffering. Today, there are reports of losses to the women's human rights…
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President Obama Extends TPS to Haitians
This afternoon Janet Napolitano, Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the administration will extend temporary protected status to Haitians in the US. Providing work authorization through a…
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Haiti Through Satellite Images
[caption id="attachment_7227" align="alignnone" width="338" caption="Click to enlarge (c) Digital Globe 2010"][/caption] Satellite images of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince show the effect of the major earthquake that hit the island earlier this…
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President Obama: Protect the Human Rights of Haitians
Haiti is devastated. According to media reports, the earthquake has resulted in thousands of deaths, more injuries, and likely countless people missing and displaced. Amnesty International researchers are monitoring the…