Haiti

In Haiti, Corporations Profit While People Suffer

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by Jordan Flaherty

January 13, 2011 - 6:52am (Print)

One year after an earthquake devastated Haiti, much of the promised relief and reconstruction aid has not reached those most in need.  In fact, the nation's tragedy has served as an opportunity to further enrich corporate interests.

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Afternoon Roundup: Salon on Why the Ethnicity and Race of an Arizona Shooting Hero Matters

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by Amie Newman

January 10, 2011 - 6:46pm (Print)

One year after the earthquake in Haiti: what does it look like for women and girls in the camps?; Kanye West's disturbing new music video; why exactly the ethnicity and sexuality of the Arizona shootings hero does matter and more.

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Rape in Haiti: Where is the International Community?

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by Amie Newman

October 20, 2010 - 5:44pm (Print)

A group of human rights advocates and attorneys fighting for the well-being and safety of Haitian women in the aftermath of January's earthquake are calling on the global community to act swiftly to end sexual violence in the displacement camps.

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An American Midwife in Haiti

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by Nadene S. Brunk, Midwives for Haiti

October 1, 2010 - 10:53am (Print)

I traveled to Haiti for the first time in 2003.  I left there a different woman than I came. Women in Haiti are 70 times more likely than women in the U.S. to suffer and die from preventable conditions during pregnancy and childbirth.

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Planned Parenthood Spends International Women's Day Donating Medical Supplies to Haiti

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

March 8, 2010 - 12:43pm (Print)

Haiti gets a special delivery of medical supplies in honor of International Women's Day.

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Release of Baptist Missionaries May Be Delayed as Legal Advisor is Investigated

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 13, 2010 - 5:51pm (Print)

The release of 10 Baptist missionaries in Haiti may be delayed because of accusations that one of their legal advisors is wanted for trafficking in women and children in El Salvador, and has warrants out for his arrest in the United States.

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Update by US Ambassador To Haiti on Current Aid and Political Situation (Full Transcript)

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 12, 2010 - 6:57pm (Print)

The full transcript of a State Department briefing today on the situation in Haiti, including updates on both U.S. assistance and the current situation with the Baptist missionaries.

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Back-Story on Baptist Missionaries in Haiti Gets Murkier

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 12, 2010 - 12:10pm (Print)

The case of the Baptist missionaries gets murkier as Haiti goes into a 3-day period of mourning and one of their lawyers is questioned for a possible role in trafficking in children.

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State Department Suggests Decision on Release of Baptist Group in Haiti May Be Imminent

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

February 11, 2010 - 10:45pm (Print)

At a State Department briefing tonight, Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs reported that the United States is awaiting a decision by a Haitian court on whether 10 Americans being held on kidnapping charges will be returned to the United States.

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We Can't Overlook Reproductive Health Needs in Haiti

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by Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute

February 5, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

During this time of displacement, the health and lives of Haiti's women and girls are threatened by severe living conditions, including the virtual absence of reproductive health services.
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