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President Lincoln abolished slavery in District of Columbia [this day at law]
April 16, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 16, 1862, US President Abraham Lincoln signed "An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia" into law. The act abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and created a three-commissioner panel to review petitions for compensation from.... [more]
Former Haiti dictator appears before court after fourth summons
March 1, 2013 by Sarah Posner
Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier appeared before a Haitian court on Thursday, after previously rebuffing summonses for alleged human rights abuses from 1971-1986. Thursday's hearing marked the first time that the plaintiffs confronted Duvalier. Duvalier had ignored three previous summonses.... [more]
Former Haiti dictator again summoned to court after failing to appear
February 22, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
A Haitian judge on Thursday ordered former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to appear in court for a hearing on whether he should face charges for human rights abuses. The summons follows a previous order from nearly two weeks ago by a Haitian appeals court for Duvalier to appear for the hearings, a.... [more]
Haiti court orders former president Duvalier to appear at human rights hearing
February 8, 2013 by Max Slater
An appeals court judge in Haiti on Thursday ordered former president Jean-Claude Duvalier to face charges of abusing human rights. Duvalier returned to Haiti in 2011 after 25 years in exile, prompting an investigation for crimes he committed from 1971-1986. Last January a magistrate judge.... [more]
Rights groups urge Haiti to pursue case against Jean-Claude Duvalier
February 7, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Amnesty International (AI) and the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) on Wednesday called upon Haiti to ensure that Jean-Claude Duvalier is brought to justice. Duvalier returned to Haiti in 2011 after 25 years in exile, prompting an investigation for crimes he committed from 1971-1986. Both.... [more]
Haiti housing crisis worsening after 2010 earthquake: AI
January 14, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday expressed serious concern regarding the inefficacy of the allocation of state and donor resources used for the reconstruction of Haiti after a massive January 2010 earthquake displaced more than 2.3 million people. AI estimates that approximately 350,000.... [more]
Haiti urged to strengthen rule of law institutions
October 3, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
UN Special Representative for Haiti Mariano Fernandez Amunategui on Wednesday called on Haiti to strengthen its rule of law institutions such as police and electoral council. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted in the report that the country is still subject to "setbacks linked to political.... [more]
Haiti adopts constitutional amendments
June 20, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The president of Haiti on Tuesday gave final approval for amendments to the Constitution of Haiti that will allow dual-citizens to vote and be appointed to administrative positions. President Michel Joseph Martelly originally opposed the amendments but ultimately approved them. The changes became.... [more]
UN expert urges member states to stop deporting Haiti citizens
June 8, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
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 that was presented to the General Assembly of the UN Human Rights Council, Frost revealed that.... [more]
UN Must Take Responsibility for Haiti Cholera Outbreak [comment]
February 23, 2012 by Stephen Krug
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 malfeasance instead of attributing.... [more]
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