December 14, 2010
Categories: Elections
Tags: 2010 elections, election appeals, elections
Candidates appeal results: The three-day window for candidates to file appeals in the aftermath of the bitterly contested Nov. 28 presidential vote and the unrest ignited by dissatisfaction with the preliminary results began Monday amid a climate of tension.
December 13, 2010
Categories: Corruption, Elections, Justice
Tags: 2010 elections, Jude Celestin, MINUSTAH, voter fraud allegations
A GUIDE TO DECODING HAITI’S SHAM ELECTION: “ by Kim Ives (Haiti Liberte) ‘Down with all the candidates for president, They want to sell out Haiti To the Americans to fill their pockets.’ Félix Morisseau-Leroy Haiti’s Nov. 28 general elections were a complete disaster, marred by blatant and widespread fraud, manipulation and disenfranchisement. The Center […]
December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections
Tags: 2010 elections, election riots
Several government buildings were set ablaze in scattered sections of Haiti and one demonstrator was killed in violent protests ignited by the release of final legislative election results, officials said Saturday. Street demonstrations and clashes between factions troubled several towns around the Caribbean country, though the crowded capital of Port-au-Prince and most other areas […]
December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections, Medicine and Health, United Nations
Tags: 2010 elections, cholera, election riots, Martelly, Sarah Palin
Haiti erupts in riots as supporters of Michel Martelly protest: Outbreak of gunfire in Port-au-Prince follows disputed election results that push presidential candidate Martelly into third place. Gunfire in the centre of Port-au-Prince has left at least one person dead as violent disputes over the conduct of the presidential election continue to grip Haiti. Election officials […]
December 13, 2010
Categories: Elections, Human Rights
Tags: 2010 elections, Jude Celestin, Manigat, Martelly, poverty
The Poor Always Pay: The Electoral Crisis in Haiti: “The start of Haiti’s most recent crisis came with ample warning. Most Port-au-Prince residents scurried to their homes mid-afternoon last Tuesday, certain of the violence and chaos which would ensue once the electoral council announced which two presidential candidates would make it to the run-offs. The […]