African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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20 p., Haiti has concluded its latest election cycle, although it is still finalizing the results of a few legislative seats. The US provided 16 million dollars in election support through the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Like many of the previous Haitian elections, the recent process has been riddled with political tensions, violence, allegations of irregularities, and low voter turnout. Other issues include the destabilizing presence of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the newly elected government's ability to handle the complex post-earthquake reconstruction process and its relationship with the donor community.
Klasing,Amanda M. (Author) and Brody,Reed (Author)
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Pamphlet
Publication Date:
Apr 2011
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Human Rights Watch
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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47 p., This report examines the legal and practical questions surrounding the case of Jean-Claude Duvalier and concludes that Haiti has an obligation under international law to investigate and prosecute the grave violations of human rights under Duvalier's rule. This report also addresses Haiti's capacity to carry out the trial, the question of the statute of limitations, and Duvalier's personal involvement in alleged criminal acts. Tables, Figures.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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34 p., After 25 years in exile, former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti in January 2011. Within days, survivors of serious human rights violations and families of victims of his regime filed complaints of such abuses between 1971 and 1986. This report makes public the testimonies and other evidence gathered by Amnesty International during that time, demonstrating that these violations were widespread and systematic.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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16 p., An Amnesty International delegation visited Haiti to assess ongoing human rights concerns stemming from the humanitarian crisis caused by the earthquake of 12 January 2010. In particular, the delegation investigated human rights issues relating to the protection of groups at risk, mostly women and children, in and outside makeshift camps of displaced people. Tables.
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos
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African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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6 p., As well as being one of the worst natural disasters in history, the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 exposed the developmental shortcomings of the poorest country in America and had repercussions on its foreign relations and internal policy. As the damage is still being assessed and the debates carry on regarding the reconstruction agenda, this report looks at the international response to the humanitarian catastrophe and its effects on the country's domestic political agenda.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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23 p., Argues that now is the moment to lift Haiti from under the dust and rubble and transform it into a less vulnerable and more equitable nation. The opportunity must not be lost.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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26 p., Argues that if the electoral process is to be as transparent, non-violent and widely participated in as it needs to be, the Haitian government must meet a higher standard than ever before, and the UN, regional organizations and donors like the U.S., Canada, the EU and Brazil must urgently press for this and expand support.
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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6 p., This paper analyses the US military deployment in Haiti after the earthquake of 12 January, which caused catastrophic damage in the poorest country in the Americas. Haiti's request, the US took the lead in directing rescue operations and coordinating an aid campaign with the United Nations and the international community. The US also had its own reasons for coming to the rescue of the Haitian people. However, its military deployment has not been without criticism inside and outside the region.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2 p., This fact sheet profiles the health status of Haiti prior to the devastating earthquake that hit the island nation on January 12, 2010. It reviews the major US government global health and development programs operating in Haiti and examines the US response to the quake and the future health challenges as the nation rebuilds.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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10 p., In this submission, prepared for the Universal Periodic Review of Haiti in October 2011, Amnesty International raises concerns that key institutions for implementing reform of the judicial system have still not been established. The state has failed to provide security forces with adequate training and supervision in relation to the use of force. Haitian law does not provide a protective framework for children's rights. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless by the earthquake; and at the end of 2010, nearly a million people were still living in appalling conditions in camps.
