As an emerging lobby advocates for the institutionalization of a controversial doctrine of "humanitarian imperialism," and a new administration that is friendly to this doctrine gets set to occupy the White House, a reminder of the case of Haiti points to the potential dangers posed by an "operationalized" Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm. […]
Protests in Haiti over high food prices have dominated U.S. media coverage of the country in recent months. While these reports have drawn international attention to an urgent situation, they have often lacked proper context. Haiti’s problems did not suddenly arise, yet the media began paying attention to them only after the food protests erupted in April, especially after six people were killed and the prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis, was forced out of office. […]
Human rights groups released a report on June 23 accusing the Bush Administration of blocking "potentially lifesaving" aid to Haiti in order to meddle in the impoverished nation’s political affairs. […]
Source: Haiti Analysis The Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince has announced the dismissal of all remaining charges against Father Gerard Jean-Juste. The Catholic priest is a prominent supporter of Famni Lavalas, the political party of […]
Source: The Dominion A review of Peter Hallward’s Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment. The story of the international community’s role in Haiti over the last four years has been told […]
On May 16, victims of the infamous Raboteau Massacre in Haiti received over $400,000 in court-awarded damages. The historic recovery is the result of a 14-year struggle fought by the victims and their families in […]
Anger over rising prices has been building for many months in Haiti, with basic food stuffs increasingly out of reach for the poor. Tires were recently set ablaze in the streets and thrown together to form barricades that paralyzed traffic for days. […]
In recent days, Haiti’s population has taken to the streets to protest against the scandalous increase in food prices, which have tripled since November, as well as against the presence of U.N. troops. However, those who are rending their clothing over repression in Tibet and a good part of those who criticize the Uribe government with complete justification, remain silent before the crimes taking place in Haiti.
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Source: HaitiAnalysis.com The way Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Haiti and Venezuela in its 2008 World Report reveals an underlying assumption that the US and its allies have the right to overthrow democratic governments.[1] […]
On February 7 I looked over the balcony rail from the second floor of our clinic in Cite Soleil. Five UN (MINUSTAH) tanks were patrolling the streets directly below us and passing by slowly in […]
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