Read more about the article U.S. should end a long history of interfering and allow Haiti to prosper | Opinion
An additional 217 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Jan. 18, 2025, to join the Multinational Security Support mission. Kenya promised 1,000 cops to the mission, which has been been struggling to contained armed gangs spreading violence and hunger. Johnny Fils-Aimé For the Miami Herald

U.S. should end a long history of interfering and allow Haiti to prosper | Opinion

Originally published in the Miami Herald.Marleine Bastien and Brian ConcannonJanuary 31, 2025Haitians in South Florida — and their families, friends, employers and supporters — are grappling with this week’s immigration…

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Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage

Originally published in the Miami Herald. By Jacqueline Charles January 30, 2025 The head of Haiti’s embattled presidential council says he believes that both a reform of the country’s constitution…

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Read more about the article Trump plans to send as many as 30,000 detained migrants to U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo

Trump plans to send as many as 30,000 detained migrants to U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo

“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

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Read more about the article “Indefensible”: U.S. Continues Deporting Haitians Amid Political Instability, Massacres

“Indefensible”: U.S. Continues Deporting Haitians Amid Political Instability, Massacres

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…

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