Dutch Court Opens Door to Legal Accountability for Peacekeepers

By Thalif Deen, IPS | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. A landmark ruling by a Dutch court in July 2011 holding the Netherlands government liable for the failings of its soldiers on a U.N. peacekeeping mission may be used as a precedent for criminal liability involving sexual violence, according to human rights groups.

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Declaration on Haiti by Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez | Bruno Rodríguez en ONU: ‘La reconstrucción de Haití es tarea pendiente’

By Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban News Agency, Radio Cubana | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The so-called Mission for U.N. Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH) wants to recast itself as a development mission. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke up in defense of Haitian self determination and against this attempt to turn Haiti into a U.N. protectorate. (English | Spanish)

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Ex-Singer Tied to Death Squads Named Winner in Haitian Vote

By Bill Van Auken, WSWS. Michel Martelly, the ex-Kompa singer who cast himself as a political outsider and champion of “change,” was named Monday as the winner of the second round of Haiti’s presidential election with 67.57 percent of the votes cast and a turnout of about 25 percent.

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Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s Amazing Speech as he Returns Home, Defying U.S. Demands | Premier discours d’Aristide

By President Jean-Bertrand Aristide | Translated by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. “The problem of exclusion, its solution is the inclusion of all Hatians without favoritism, because tout moun se moun!” (English | French)

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Cholera Epidemic Devastates Haiti October Rice Harvest and Promises Yet More Damage | L’épidémie de choléra pourrait affecter la prochaine campagne agricole dans l’Artibonite, spécialement la production de riz

By Gotson Pierre, Francesca Theosmy and Ronald Colbert, AlterPresse | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Since the 1980s, Haiti’s production of its own food has dropped from over 80 Percent to less than 40 percent. The latest blow was the was the introduction of cholera into the Artibonite River during the rice harvest. (English | French)

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The Haiti Situation: An Interview With Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Interview of Jean-Bertrand Aristide With Nicolas Rossier, Z Magazine. “The Haitian people who are moving from misery to poverty with dignity should continue to move straight towards that goal. If we lose our dignity we lose everything.” J.-B. Aristide

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Should We Care About the Return of Haiti’s Idiot Son, Jean-Claude Duvalier?

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Haiti got its idiot son Jean-Claude Duvalier in 1972. He was never elected president: not even by a fraudulent count. He was inaugurated “President for Life” one year after the death of his father François Duvalier. This event was feted by the international community with the return of aid to Haiti after a decade’s hiatus.

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Dominican Republic Deports Haitians Back to the Cholera Epidemic

Editorial Comment Like the United States, the Dominican Republic is deporting Haitians back to the cholera epidemic. The DR has made out nicely as a venue for donors conferences since the earthquake. In addition, it has served as a conduit … Continue reading →

Fidel’s Reflexions: The Fight Against Cholera

By Fidel Castro Ruz, Escambray. The U.N., at the instigation of the U.S., creator of poverty and chaos in the Republic of Haiti. The U.S. had decided to send into Haitian territory its occupation troops the MINUSTAH (U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti) which, in passing, introduced the cholera epidemic into that brother country.

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Fidel’s Reflexions: News About Cholera in Haiti

By Fidel castro Ruz Escambray In his latest reflections, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro summarizes the actions undertaken by the Cuban medical brigade in Haiti to fight cholera, “something that becomes a threat for all the other peoples of Latin … Continue reading →

Fidel’s Reflexions. Haiti: Underdevelopment and Genocide

By Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban News Agency. Almost 40% of the sick have been looked after by members of the Cuban Medical Brigade which has 965 doctors, nurses and technicians who have managed to reduce the number of dead to less than 1 for each 100.

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