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Haiti US: Uphold Treaty Against Racial Discrimination The United States has failed to comply with its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Subjects detailed in the report include the failure of federal authorities to inform individual states of their obligations under the treaty, the discriminatory treatment of Haitian refugees by the US, and policies that have the effect of denying health care to many African-Americans with HIV/AIDS. In addition, the report presents new data collected by Human Rights Watch demonstrating that racial disparities in the sentencing of children to life in prison without possibility of parole are more pronounced than the US has acknowledged to date. February 7, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version We do believe that former heads of state deserve a fair trial Bringing their tormentors to book is an important way for victims to recover their dignity, says Reed Brody John Laughland suggests that human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, are more concerned about the conviction of former heads of state than about them getting fair trials. Nothing could be further from the truth. October 25, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version US/Australia: Refugee Deal Trades in Human Lives Agreement to Swap Refugees Flouts International Law A deal between the United States and Australia to trade refugees housed at Guantanamo Bay for those held on the island nation of Nauru upends international refugee standards, Human Rights Watch said today. April 18, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Haiti: Secure and Credible Elections Crucial for Stability International Community Must Pledge Sustained Involvement The Haitian government and the United Nations mission in Haiti must ensure that the long-awaited elections pave the way for political stability, Human Rights Watch said today. February 6, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Haiti in the run-up to the elections Parliamentary and presidential elections, which have been postponed four times due to security concerns and logistical difficulties, will finally take place in Haiti on February7, 2006. These elections will be Haiti’s first since Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted from the presidency in 2004. For the past two years, the country has been run by an interim government backed by a United Nations force that currently numbers 9,000 troops and civilian police. However, as reported by Human Rights Watch, in the run-up to the February elections, neither the government nor the U.N. stabilization mission have managed to resolve the country’s formidable human rights and security problems including criminal and political violence, rampant abuses by illegal armed groups, the lack of functioning government institutions, and overwhelming impunity. February 6, 2006 Graphic Human Rights Watch World Report 2006 U.S. Policy of Abuse Undermines Rights Worldwide New evidence demonstrated in 2005 that torture and mistreatment have been a deliberate part of the Bush administration’s counterterrorism strategy, undermining the global defense of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2006  .January 18, 2006 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to the U.N. Security Council on the Renewal of the Mandate of the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) In an open letter to the United Nations Security Council, Human Rights Watch urges members to ensure that the renewed mandate of the U.N. mission to Haiti has an improved capacity to respond to worsening conditions and uphold human rights. May 17, 2005 Letter Printer friendly version Haiti: Hundreds Killed Amid Rampant Impunity Visiting U.N. Security Council Members Should Boost Efforts to End Crisis The Haitian government has failed to stop the rampant violence in the capital that has left hundreds of persons killed and wounded in recent months, Human Rights Watch said today. April 14, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Haiti: Powell Should Back Rebel Prosecutions Absent Justice, Destabilizing Effects of Insurgents Continue U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell should press the interim Haitian government to pursue justice for abusive rebel leaders as well as members of the deposed government, Human Rights Watch said today. Secretary Powell's one-day mission to Haiti today is the first such visit by a U.S. secretary of state since Madeleine Albright went to Haiti in 1998. April 6, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version Haiti: Security Vacuum in the North Numerous Journalists and Government Officials in Hiding French military forces must work with the Haitian National Police to quickly retake control of the Haiti’s northern region, Human Rights Watch said today. A large number of journalists and government officials from the region have gone into hiding out of fear for their safety. March 22, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Secretary Powell and Secretary Rumsfeld As the U.S.-led Multinational Interim Force nears the end of its second week in Haiti, I am writing to convey Human Rights Watch’s views regarding Haiti’s urgent need for security, disarmament and accountability. Given the precarious conditions prevailing in Haiti, we recommend that the interim force take vigorous measures to protect the human rights of the country’s civilian population. March 10, 2004 Letter Printer friendly version Haiti: International Forces Must Assert Control More Troops Urgently Needed to Protect Human Rights International troops must immediately begin to assert effective control over Port-au-Prince and the rest of Haiti, Human Rights Watch said today. In the power vacuum existing after the fall of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s government, armed rebel forces exercise de facto authority over the country and are reportedly engaging in reprisal killings. March 3, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version Haiti: U.S. Return of Asylum Seekers Is Illegal Fleeing Haitians Must Be Given at Least Temporary Protection The U.S. government’s return of hundreds of fleeing Haitians to the capital Port-au-Prince violates their right not to be sent back to a place where their lives or freedom are endangered, Human Rights Watch said today. March 1, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version Haiti: Recycled Soldiers and Paramilitaries on the March Rebel forces are advancing on Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, sparking fears of widespread bloodshed. Among the leaders of the insurgency are such notorious figures as Louis Jodel Chamblain, a former paramilitary responsible for countless atrocities under the military government that ruled Haiti from 1991 to 1994. The reemergence of such violent and lawless men is a worrying portent for Haiti’s future. February 27, 2004 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Haiti: Rebel Leaders’ History of Abuses Raises Fears If Haiti’s rebel forces carry out their promised attack on the capital Port-au-Prince, the civilian population must be spared, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. February 27, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version U.S.: Don’t Turn Away Haitian Refugees The U.S. Coast Guard should not turn back all Haitians who flee the growing violence in Haiti and attempt to reach the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. The United States is obligated by the 1951 Refugee Convention and related international laws not to return refugees to a place where their lives or freedom are threatened. February 26, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version Haiti: Violent Reprisals Feared International Force Needed to Protect Civilians The armed rebels who have taken over Cap-Haïtien and other Haitian towns must not attack civilians, including government loyalists, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also condemned attacks by pro-government gangs during demonstrations staged by the political opposition in Port-au-Prince. February 24, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Haiti: Aristide Should Uphold Rule of Law In responding to Haiti’s worsening violence, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide should ensure that the country’s security forces respect international human rights standards on the use of lethal force, Human Rights Watch said today. February 14, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version "Illegal People" Haitians And Dominico-Haitians In The Dominican Republic Over the past decade, the Dominican government has deported hundreds of thousands of Haitians to Haiti, as well as an unknown number of Dominicans of Haitian descent. On several occasions, most recently in November 1999, the Dominican authorities have conducted mass expulsions of Haitians and Dominico-Haitians, rounding up thousands of people in a period of weeks or months and forcibly expelling them from the country. HRW Index No.: B1401 April 4, 2002 Report Also available in
Download PDF Purchase online Haiti: Political Violence Condemned The failure of the Haitian police to curb widespread political violence in the wake of yesterday's attack on the presidential palace raises serious concerns, Human Rights Watch said today. December 18, 2001 Press Release Printer friendly version |
 
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