Restavek in Haiti, the Vlad Sokhin photographs

Here is one of a series of Haiti restavec photos by photographer Vlad Sokhin for a series called "Restavek: Child Slavery in Haiti,''

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The richest people in Haiti, do they really understand the concept of money and power? Can they follow the advice of one of the rare black female billionaires in the world?

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Haiti Questions the Findings of Walk Free Foundation's Report on Child Labor and Human Trafficking Conditions and highlights government initiatives to address the issue... Read the press release here...

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Would you believe that Haiti, the first country who fought and won against slavery, is now ranked #2 in the list of countries of the most slaves in the world? Why? A RESTAVEC is a slave! As if you didn't know...

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The New York Times has unpublished a post showcasing photographs of Haitian child servants. Apparently, photojournalist Vlad Sokhin lied about the people in this photos, one of whom he paid $100 a day to be his driver, according to the editor's note...

Read: New York Times Unpublishes Haiti Restavec Photos after finding Photojournalist lied about photo subjects

(From: Laurence Kaplan) Mr. Sokhin has disgraced the honorable profession of photojournalism. His lies to the NY Times Lens Blog about the source of his Restavek photos and his deceitful narrative that he gave to journalist Deborah Sontag to accompany the photographs is reprehensible. His slander of Mr. Lesli Zoe Petit-Phar is disgusting, self-serving, and probably in false pursuit of a Pulitzer.

Read: Response to "Vlad Sokhin's Photos of Haiti's Child Servants"

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