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Haiti two years on: Beyond relief, beyond belief

Submitted by CHAN on January 23, 2012 - 16:31
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The following article is the most thorough and informative article written on the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. Another excellent article in the same issue of New Internationalist examines earthquake aid funding to Haiti, Where did all the money go?--CHAN editors.

By Phillip Wearne, New Internationalist, January/February 2010

AP Interview: Haiti's president suggests he could pardon Duvalier, wants UN peacekeepers out

Submitted by CHAN on January 26, 2012 - 17:19

By Niko Price, The Associated Press, Jan 25, 2012

DAVOS, Switzerland - Haiti's president suggested Thursday that he might pardon former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, saying reconciliation for his nation is more important than making the man known as "Baby Doc" pay for his bloody rule. In an interview with The Associated Press, Michel Martelly pledged to respect the independence of the judge expected to rule within days whether Duvalier should face trial on corruption and human rights violations. Duvalier was driven into exile in 1986 and returned to Haiti a year ago.

In PBS interview, actor Sean Penn praises Martelly, downplays Duvalier, and dismisses Aristide

Submitted by CHAN on January 25, 2012 - 09:51
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By Roger Annis, published in Haiti Liberté, January 25, 2012

Last week, the PBS television interview program Tavis Smiley featured two half-hour evenings with Hollywood actor Sean Penn, a leading force in humanitarian relief work in Haiti since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake.

UN police in Haiti facing new accusations of sexual abuse

Submitted by CHAN on January 25, 2012 - 09:23
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U.N. probes new charges of peacekeeper sex abuse in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, whose members have been accused of rape, assault and sparking a cholera epidemic in the country, is investigating new allegations that peacekeepers sexually abused minors. "The U.N. Secretariat regrets to confirm that, on 16 January 2012, the U.N. mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, alerted headquarters about two allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving minors in Haiti," spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters on Monday.

UNIFA Medical School Reopens

Submitted by CHAN on January 24, 2012 - 10:35
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(see original website posting for photos and for information on how to donate to UNIFA)
 
On September 26, 2011 the Medical School of UNIFA (the University of the Aristide Foundation) officially reopened its doors to a new

Two Years after the Earthquake in Haiti, "Housing Is Our Battle"

Submitted by CHAN on January 23, 2012 - 17:15
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By Alexis Erkert, Other Worlds, January 19, 2012

Remember, you are marching today for those who couldn’t be here,
To say to them, “We haven’t forgotten. We’ll never forget.”
And to say to those that are still here,
We will take a stand for the rebuilding of Haiti.
- Right to Housing Collective, January 12, 2012

Scientists Trace Cholera Superbug to UN Peacekeepers

Submitted by CHAN on January 22, 2012 - 10:48

Researchers at Harvard University say there is a "mountain of evidence" that cholera was brought to Haiti by UN soldiers

By Matthew Most, Brian Ross and Rym Momtaz, ABC News, Jan. 12, 2012

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