“When Guantanamo Bay held thousands of Haitians in the 1990s, it functioned as a concentration camp with deplorable conditions, beyond the rule of law,” he said “Reviving this practice, especially to hold people of color, would constitute an outrageous betrayal of our humanity and the rule of law.” - Brian Concannon
Dear Friends of IJDH,My name is Ira Kurzban. For over 50 years, I have fought alongside Haitian allies for the rights of Haitians in the US. I have fought –…
https://www.ijdh.org/wp-content/uploads/241211-BC-DemocracyNow-Interview.mp4Interview Originally Published on DemocracyNow!Nearly 200 Haitians in Port-au-Prince were killed over the weekend on the orders of a powerful gang leader who reportedly targeted elderly practitioners of voodoo because…
Originally published in the Miami Herald.Marleine Bastien and Brian ConcannonSeptember 12, 2024The outrageous accusations snowballing through social and mainstream media against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are not just malicious, obvious…
In the Miami Herald, IJDH's Steve Forester explains why Haitians are at the US border: “The problem remains the administration’s failed foreign policy towards Haiti, which by propping up the…
With the Biden administration’s extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti following calls from the Haitian diaspora, government officials, and advocates like IJDH and allies, IJDH’s Steve…