We Have Been Here Before: Nap Reziste (We Will Resist)
Published November 8, 2024On Tuesday I reached out to my Haitian colleague, Mario Joseph, at the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) to talk about the US election results. Sitting at…
Honor IJDH’s 20th Anniversary by Joining our Community of Monthly Donors
This year marks a significant milestone for the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) as we celebrate 20 years of dedicated support for Haitian human rights. For two…
IJDH OpEd: Fabricated claims against Haitians in Springfield must be challenged
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…
Big Win for the Fight for Women’s Rights in Haiti
IJDH Senior Staff Attorney Sasha Filippova presenting at the WGDAWG civil society consultation. To her left, Pascale Solages, co-director of Nègès Mawon; Ilona Alexander, Secretary of the WGDAWG; and WGDAWG members Claudia…
Although the BAI lawyers were unable to attend the Session in person, Haitian and diaspora civil society was well represented in Geneva. From left to right: Jacques Letang, Jocelyn McCalla, Michèle Voltaire Marcelin, Pascale Solages, Jennie-Laure Sully, Frantz André, Monique Clesca, Jemima Pierre, Eric Pierre, Michelle Austin Pamies, Yvens Rumbold, Dr. Marie Lemy, and Erik Crew.
BAI and IJDH advocacy at the Third Session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
BAI and IJDH continued our efforts to bring Haiti’s fight for restitution and democracy free from foreign interference to the international stage at the Third Session of the United Nations (UN) Permanent…
Finally, it’s Time for the U.S. to Stop Pulling Strings in Haiti
Originally published in Dorchester Reporter Written by IJDH Executive Director Brian Concannon Haiti’s deepening crises have so far been resistant to the Biden Administration’s proposed solutions, but that is because…