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Restavek Children do Not Have Any Certificate of Age

A large number of Restavek Children do Not Have Any Certificate of Age

In Haiti, many poor rural families hoping to provide a better future for their children send them to live as domestic servants in the homes of urban / semi-urban families. These children, mostly girls are extremely vulnerable to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. These children are known as Restavek.  A higher number of Restavek children […]

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Haiti’s Rigged Elections. Disinformation and Propaganda 101

The fight for Haiti is on. Since Haitians scuttled the fraudulent elections and started to make their own plans, the foreign occupation has become desperate to concoct a pseudo-Haitian solution to … Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.globalresearch.ca Lie #2. Haiti’s parliament is reassembled and functional Jan 10, 2016 Miami Herald, “Martelly’s one-man rule comes to an end” Jan 11, 2016 Miami Herald, “Haiti parliament returns

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Democracy on Hold in Haiti

With the presidential runoff thankfully put off indefinitely, what’s needed is a transitional government leading to fair elections. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.nytimes.com But the conditions that permit such elections do not exist in Haiti now, and are not going to suddenly emerge in the next two weeks. They have not been nurtured for the

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Haiti’s anti-government protests continue for fifth day

Thousands march in Port-au-Prince after the country’s presidential runoff election was put on hold indefinitely. Violent demonstrations erupted in Haiti after elections were postponed indefinitely [Bahare Khodabande/EPA] Protesters clashed with police in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as thousands marched against President Michel Martelly’s government on a day that was supposed to see a vote to elect

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