Current Protest Movements
This page is now archived. Haiti's long struggle for democracy and justice is undergoing a particularly difficult period. The chronic challenges of underdevelopment, weak rule of law and foreign interference…
Trial To Begin In Fight To Challenge Trump Haiti TPS Decision
Latest article on the upcoming TPS trial featuring Steve Forester, IJDH's Immigration Policy Coordinator. Federal trial begins Monday to protect more than 50,000 immigrants and their families from being forcibly separated by…
Special Section on Sexual Minorities and HIV/AIDS
Please note that LGB asylum differs from asylum for trans people. Successful trans asylum cases are few and rely not on gender identity as much as perceived sexual orientation. Indeed,…
Secretary-General Guterres Must Ensure the UN’s Moral Debt to Haiti is Paid
In December 2016, after six years of trying to avoid blame for the cholera epidemic it brought to Haiti in 2010, the United Nations apologized for its role and announced…
UN Secretary-General Promises to Combat Sex Abuse and Exploitation
Haiti hosts a peacekeeping mission with one of the largest numbers of reported sexual exploitation and abuse. The UN Secretary-General is urging MINUSTAH to appoint a victims' rights advocate to address the…
Death of Former President Préval Shocks Nation
The death of former Haitian President René Préval comes as a shock to many. The political figure served two presidential terms, from 1996-2001 and 2006-2011, and he was the incumbent…