Dominican Republic

DR-CAFTA Falls Short on Workers’ Rights

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:00:00 -0700

The U.S. House of Representatives will likely vote before the end of this week on the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). The House should reject the accord for falling short on workers' human rights because it does not require countries to protect women workers from discrimination or to have laws that meet international labor standards.

The United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement Falls Short on Workers' Rights

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:24:42 -0700

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to testify regarding workers’ human rights under the proposed United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (D.R.-CAFTA). Human Rights Watch takes no position on free trade per se, but we take an active interest in workers’ human rights.

Dominican Republic: Women with HIV Doubly Abused

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0700

Women in the Dominican Republic are routinely subjected to involuntary HIV testing, and those who test positive are fired and denied adequate healthcare, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

A Test of Inequality

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0700

A Test of Inequality:

Discrimination against Women Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic

A Test of Inequality

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0700

Women in the Dominican Republic are routinely subjected to involuntary HIV testing, and those who test positive are fired and denied adequate healthcare. This 50-page report documents the human rights violations women living with HIV suffer in the public health system as well as in the workplace.

CAFTA: A Topic for Women

Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:00:00 -0700

It is not necessary to be an anti-globalization activist to worry about the trade negotiations between Peru and the United States. You just have to be a woman. All trade agreements negotiated by the Bush administration have ignored the internationally recognized right to nondiscrimination in the workplace, and none has included adequate labor rights protections. The result?

Dominican Republic Discriminates Against Women with HIV

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 24 May 2004 17:00:00 -0700

In January 2004, Human Rights Watch conducted research in the Dominican Republic on human rights violations suffered by women living with HIV. We documented violations of the rights to bodily integrity, nondiscrimination, the highest attainable standard of health, work, information on health, and privacy.

Dominican Republic: U.S. Trade Pact Fails Pregnant Women

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:00:00 -0700

Women who become pregnant are routinely fired from jobs and shut out of employment in the Dominican Republic’s export-processing sector, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. The proposed U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which ignores workplace discrimination, will allow these abuses to persist.

Deported Because of Skin Color in The Dominican Republic

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:00:00 -0700

Targeted because their skin color is often darker, "Haitian-looking" people are frequently deported to Haiti within hours of their detention, causing families to be separated and children to be left behind. Suspected undocumented Haitians - including Dominicans of Haitian descent - have no fair opportunity to challenge their expulsion.

"Illegal People"

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 04 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0800

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.