New York Bar Association Urges US to Push UN to Accept Responsibility for Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
JURIST Guest Columnist Lauren Carasik of Western New England School of Law argues that the UN must change its recent course and uphold its international duties to provide a forum for legal redress to the victims of the Cholera outbreak...
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) on Wednesday filed a complaint against the UN for compensation of Haiti's cholera victims and their families. The complaint was filed in the US...
UN expert urges member states to stop deporting Haiti citizens
Michel Frost, the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, renewed his call on Wednesday to UN member states to cease the deportation of Haitian citizens to Haiti . In his report ...
JURIST Guest Columnists Maria-Elena Kolovos and Beatrice Lindstrom of the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux say that for the Haitian cholera victims to be properly compensated for their injuries, the UN must respect its own rules and take accountability for its...
Argentina must protect rights of indigenous groups: UN expert
UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights , James Anaya , on Thursday urged Argentina to strengthen protection of human rights, rights to education and land ownership for indigenous groups as well as to establish sorely needed dialogue...
Haiti cholera victims seek damages from UN for contamination
The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) announced Tuesday that more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims are seeking damages from the UN and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for...
US President Barack Obama has been urged to stop deportations to Haiti on humanitarian grounds. More than 3,000 Americans signed a letter sent to the president on Thursday, claiming that deportees are immediately imprisoned upon...
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Amanda M. Klasing, of Human Rights Watch says that following the first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, the international community and government of Haiti should allow Haitians to participate more in decision-making and increase accountability...
Constitution referendum amid cyclone exposes illegitimacy of Burma junta
Awzar Thi : "May 10 was supposed to be a big day for Burma's military, the day that it legitimated itself through the ballot box. On that day, millions of eligible voters were supposed...
Argentina high court orders protection of malnourished indigenous group
The Supreme Court of Argentina has ordered the government to provide the indigenous people of the Chaco region with basic necessities while it investigates claims that their land has been illegally sold to...
