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Apartheid in Haiti: The system Haitians are fighting against is worse than Apartheid in Africa, professor said (AUDIO)

Published September 30, 2019 12:11 PM   Comments (0)

A Haitian professor argues the Apartheid that existed in South Africa is nothing compared to the Apartheid that exists in Haiti.

Dominicans of Haitian descent Stripped of their Citizenship Permanently

Published September 29, 2013 6:21 AM   Comments (16)

Can you believe this? ALL Dominican citizens born, since 1929, to Haitian parents who entered the Dominican Republic illegally will be stripped of their Dominican citizenship... That basically means all Haitian-Dominicans, their children and their grand children... This is what the Dominican Republic's Constitutional court ruled on Thursday and this decision is final...

Haitian-Dominican Activist Sonia Pierre Is Dead

Published December 5, 2011 2:15 PM   Comments (6)

Haitian-Dominican human rights advocate Solange Pierre, aka Sonia Pierre, died of a heart attack on Sunday Dec 4. She was 48.

Citizenship Of Dominicans Of Haitian Decent Annulled By Domincan Republic

Published October 12, 2011 8:10 AM   Comments (0)

The Dominican government has confiscated or annulled nearly 1,600 birth certificates belonging to residents of Haitian descent. Dominican authorities argue that Dominicans of Haitian Descent should apply for Haitian citizenship...

Rape - A Major Problem in Haiti

Published May 9, 2003 8:27 AM   Comments (1)

One humiliating experiences, most disconcerting, most disturbing in the life of a woman... It is well... rape.