According to a study done by the CDC, about 15% of the population of 13-24-year-olds in Haiti are Restaveks. They are children living in domestic servitude, working for long hours every day to perform housework for their host families. They are often neglected and abused in their communities. To understand why the Restavek system thrives …
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Haiti Now interviews Gabriel Osson, author of Hubert, le restavèk, to hear his thoughts and hopes for survivors of domestic servitude. Gabriel Osson is a poet, novelist and a painter. Born in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), he lives in Toronto. He gives lectures and conducts writing workshops for different audiences, whether retirees or high school students in …
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Before the Haitian independence of 1804, brutal slavery went on for 300 years. During slavery the only institutions and infrastructure in Haiti were in function of plantation commerce and colonials’ habitat.When comparing Haiti to the DR, one difference is the formation of social fabric. Spaniards systematically raped women and killed man in most of the Spanish …
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Human rights violations in Haiti mounted in 1994 as the military regime increasingly turned to terror tactics in its effort to eliminate all vestiges of support for elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. During the first half of the year, as international efforts to restore democracy foundered, the army joined forces with paramilitary thugs in a …
I am a leader of FRAPH, Emmanuel Constant, Haiti Read More »
FRAPH and ‘Toto’ Constant Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.hartford-hwp.com FRAPH and Toto Constant, CIA, USAID, DOD, WH Contemporary political history of the Republic of Haiti
