Georgianne Nienaber: According to the complaint, the United Nations allowed contaminated fecal material to discharge into the Meille River thereby allowing the waters to be contaminated by “omission and negligence.
Haiti
Are Haiti’s Cholera Victims Warren Buffett’s “Girls in the Convertible?”
November 29, 2011 By
Georgianne Nienaber: In the case of Haiti, where experts agree cholera was introduced to the water system by UN troops, it would seem that the United Nations would certainly have the social responsibility to rectify the destruction of the Haitian waterways.
UN Ducks Blame for Haiti’s Dying Cholera Victims
October 24, 2011 By
Ezili Danto: Are we Haitians simply not supposed to notice the stark reality that it’s not the white population, the tourists nor the UN folks who are suffering a mass loss of life due to the imported cholera germ to Haiti? But the poorest Black woman’s children, that is, the masses in Haiti?
Haiti: Cholera Down But People Still “Living Like Stray Dogs”
September 21, 2011 By
Georgianne Nienaber: There is mixed news from Haiti in the last few weeks, but all of it reflects a government paralyzed by a combination of foreign meddling, an administration hamstrung by a balky Parliament, and the refusal of foreign donors to make good on pledges made in March 2010.
Haiti: Uruguay Must Make Investigation Public, Justice Swift
September 9, 2011 By
Zili Danto: It’s way past time the US and UN were out of Haiti. Haitians are not at war; this occupation is racist, about false benevolence, forced assimilation and Western tyranny.
Sex for Work in Haiti
July 22, 2011 By
Georgianne Nienaber: Could it be true that transactional sex, kickbacks, and other “favors” are de facto requirements for Haitians applying for work that is funded by USAID?
Haitians Know What They Want
June 27, 2011 By
Flooding Scours the Whitewash From Haiti Aid Efforts
June 14, 2011 By
Flawed Earthquake Report a Bullwhip On the Backs of Haitians
June 1, 2011 By
Haiti: Time to Remember Kandyo, the Malfini and Mongoose
May 18, 2011 By
Ezili Danto: So please folks don’t be confused about the power play between the malfini and the mongoose. Between Democrats and Republicans. Or, “between Wilson and Harding,” to quote one of Haiti’s most favorite satirist.
Haiti Message on UN Responsibility for Importing Cholera
May 12, 2011 By
Ezili Dantò: In a nutshell, the UN imported the deadly cholera disease to Haiti, but blames the fatal injury on the victim’s pre-existing conditions.
Hey, Sweet Micky! Let’s Clean Up Truttier and Haiti’s Water
April 27, 2011 By
Mac McKinney: Everything, practically, is screwed up, with hundreds of thousands of thousands of Haitians still living in tents, displaced by the 2010 earthquake.
Election Shenanigans in Haiti — Update!
April 23, 2011 By
Georgianne Nienaber: Clinton stood, literally, shoulder-to shoulder with the President-elect, promising unflinching support from the United States. “The people of Haiti may have a long road ahead of them, but as they walk it, the United States will be with you all the way,” Clinton said.
A ‘To Do’ List for US Troops Now Arriving in Haiti
April 5, 2011 By
Georgianne Nienaber: If indeed the US troops are in the country for “humanitarian reasons” as Ambassador Merten insists, there is plenty for them to do before the hurricane season begins.
Haiti’s New President Facing ‘Housing Apartheid’
March 23, 2011 By
Georgianne Nienaber: For Haiti, it might not matter who wins, but how the new president will address the mammoth challenges facing a nation that suffered a devastating earthquake 14 months ago on January 12, 2010.
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