Haiti’s Senate Bill Discriminates Against LGBTQ Community
Photo Credit: Katie Orlinsky for Al Jazeera America In June, a bill was adopted by the Haitian Senate which not only violates the Haitian Constitution, it also further marginalizes and…
Will impunity for violent Haitian mayor continue?
Last month, three plaintiffs sued former Haitian mayor Jean Morose Viliena for human rights violations in Haiti, including an attack on a radio station that caused one of them, Nissage Martyr,…
Will victims of former Haitian mayor find justice?
The former mayor of Les Irois in Haiti led murderous mobs against political dissidents. Seven years after he fled to Malden to avoid charges against him there, three plaintiffs were able…
Lawyers Urge Investigation to Determine Cause of Plaintiff’s ‘Suspicious’ Death
Nissage Martyr, one of three plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit against the former Haitian mayor Jean Morose Viliena, died one day after filing the lawsuit. The plaintiffs' lawyers describe the death as…
MA Resident Sued After Escaping Haiti’s Justice System for Years
Three plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit against the former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti in an attempt to bring justice against the man accused of murdering political opponents, burning 36 houses…
Pretrial Detention and Malnutrition in Haiti’s Prisons
Haiti's prisons are the most crowded in the world, with 454% occupancy. This leads to many kinds of preventable diseases, as well as malnutrition from the strain on resources at…