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Restavec in Haiti, Shedding a New Light

In Haiti, a RESTAVEC is the ultimate have-not in a society of have-nots. There is a new set of shameful Haiti restavec photos that has just surfaced online though a New York Times article.
Restavek in Haiti, the Vlad Sokhin photographs
Restavek in Haiti, the Vlad Sokhin photographs

Taken by the photographer Vlad Sokhin for a series called "Restavek: Child Slavery in Haiti," these photos will definitely make you see things differently

Sometimes I will read something and I will summarize it for you... Other times I can't... You just have to read it yourself.

Read: The Ultimate Have-Nots in a Society of Have-Nots and see 20 incredible photos of the life of a restavec in Haiti

Take a good look, then tell me...

What you think should be done about the restavek phenomenon in Haiti?

Me personally... I am getting the impression that Haitians are not ashamed of restavec practices. It is such a common practice in Haiti that we don't even notice it.

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Lawrence Kaplan says...

Response to "Vlad Sokhin's Photos of Haiti's Child Servants" Mr. Sokhin has disgraced the honorable profession of photojournalism. His lies to more »

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Miejo says...

fok govenman rapid rapid kotwole nesans, planing familyal inpotan, fok gen edikasyon ak fanm kou kason, paske popilasyon a kont planing. Mwen more »

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Ti Jak says...

Gen anpil bagay an ayiti epi nan mond lan fòk nou eseye chanje. Moun-yo nan ayiti pa gen manje, lakay, etc. Donk yo nan yon sitiyasyon kote more »

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Gi says...

zafe restavek pap fini an Haiti tout otan yon kalite gacon ayisien ke paran pat okipe yo, yo pa santi ke gin yon pitit se yon obligation pou more »

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Elipha Joseph says...

these are the children that's actually becomes a huge threat to society because they grew up with no love... no respect... and most importantly more »

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Marie S Gaillard Elie says...

se pa etranger seulman ki fe ti moun tounin esklav. menm membre famille fe ti moun ti famille yo tounin restavek. Paske mwen ka pren exemple more »

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Lucksonlouis says...

fenomen restavek la pap fini tou otan ke anpil moun pa kontrole tet yo nan zafe fe timoun. yap fe pitit san control yo pa gen moyen pou okipe more »

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Normand Trudel says...

C'est une forme d'esclavage pour les enfants les haitiens devraient avoir honte d'agir ainsi envers leurs enfants eux qui more »

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