Jean Bertrand Aristide

After Charles Taylor, Justice for Haiti?

Michael Deibert | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Charles Taylor, Jean Claude Duvalier, International Criminal Court, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, Human Rights, World News

It is time that the government of Haitian president Michel Martelly and Haiti's parliament ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and give the victims of Haiti the justice that they have so long been denied.

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U.S. Government Still Not Ready for Democracy in Haiti

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Fanmi Lavalas, Democracy, Aristide, Coup, Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, US Government, Patrick Joseph, Politics News

The U.S. government has spent millions and possibly tens of millions of dollars trying to railroad Haiti's former president. On behalf of U.S. taxpayers, we could use a Congressional inquiry into this abuse of our tax dollars.

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Haiti President To Meet With Ousted Former Leaders

AP | TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Haiti Dictators, Jean Claude Duvalier, Haiti President, Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Michel Martelly, Prosper Avil, Baby Doc, World News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti's new president met with former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvali...

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Notes From Haiti's Long Hot Summer

Michael Deibert | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Michel Martelly, Cholera, Politics, Minustah, Jean Claude Duvalier, Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Impact News

So the country, where an estimated 634,000 survivors of the quake still live in makeshift settlements in and around the capital, remains without a government.

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You Would Have to Put Your Hand on My Heart: Aristide's Return to Haiti

Laura Flynn | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Haiti Elections, Aristide's Return, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, Election, World News

For those who were asking if they could possibly go on struggling for change, Aristide's return is, at last, a taste of justice. For those sweltering in tents in the hot sun, this is a breath of hope.

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Home Sweet Home: Aristide's Historic Return Trip to Haiti

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Elections, Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, World News

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman was able to interview Aristide hours before he was to arrive in Port-au-Prince. This is an excerpt of the exclusive interview:

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Aboard Aristide's Airplane as Ex-Haitian Leader Returns From 7 Years In Exile -- Democracy Now! Exclusive

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Bertrand Aristide Returns to Haiti, Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, World News

Yesterday, in defiance of the Obama administration, former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti for the first time since being ousted in a 2004 U.S.-backed coup.

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Jean-Bertrand Aristide Returning To Haiti In Days

AP | JENNY GROSS and MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 05.25.2011

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JOHANNESBURG — Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will return within days to his homeland, ending seven years in exile, a South Afr...

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An Open Letter to Our Brother, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United States Foreign Policy, Haiti Earthquake, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti Exile, Aristide Exile, Aristide Cuba, Aristide Haiti, World News

In the strongest terms, we urge the United States government to cease its opposition to your return.

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Can Haiti Get Beyond Politics as Usual?

Pascal Robert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Relief, Fanmi Lavalas, Haiti Earthquake, Help Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, Haiti Disaster Relief, Haiti Earthquake Relief, World News

At some point, the progressive forces who seek to liberate Haiti from the constant cycle of detrimental Western influence will have to get beyond their political differences.

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Former President Aristide Back in Haiti -- a Risk of Instability or an Opportunity for Healing?

Nicolas Rossier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti, Human Rights, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Cholera, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier, United Nations Haiti, World News, Michele Montas, Jean Dominique, Politics News

Days after the arrival of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier in Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide wrote an official letter to the South African authorit...

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In Haiti, Reliving Duvalier, Waiting for Aristide

Laura Flynn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Elections, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier, World News

For the veterans of this struggle to have to watch Jean-Claude Duvalier return a free man to the scene of his crimes now was excruciating.

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Aristide Should Be Allowed to Return to Haiti

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oas, South Africa, Elections, Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier, Preval, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, World News

Haiti's infamous dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier, returned to his country this week, while the country's first elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide,...

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Haiti's Political and Economic Earthquake "Made in the USA"

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

(updated below - Update II - Update III) This morning, as political and financial leaders from around the world convene at the World Economic Forum, ...

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Haiti Election Fiasco: Chickens Come Home to Roost

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Elections, Venezuela, South of the Border, Haiti, Foreign Policy, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Richard Lugar, World News

The flawed election, ignoring warnings about the electoral council, and the lack of honesty about and accountability for the cholera outbreak, suggest it is high time to turn a new page in US relations with Haiti.

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WikiLeaks Honduras: State Dept. Busted on Support of Coup

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Honduras Coup, Haiti Election, Oliver Stone, Manuel Zelaya, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Honduras, South of the Border, Evo Morales, Wikileaks, State Department, Haiti, Foreign Policy, Honduras Election, Wikileaks Honduras, World News

Despite the fact that the U.S. government was crystal clear on what had transpired, the U.S. did not immediately cut off all aid to Honduras except "democracy assistance," as required by U.S. law.

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An Exclusive Interview With Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Nicolas Rossier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, Aristide, Haiti Earthquake, Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier, World News

Currently in forced-exile in South Africa, former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is still the national leader of Fanmi Lavalas -- one of Haiti's most popular political parties

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How Our Governments Snuffed Out a Democracy And Kidnapped a President: A Modern Parable

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Wycleff Jean, Aristide, Aristide-Ousted, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti Aristide, Haiti, World News

The people of Haiti, who have nothing, were bold and brave enough to campaign and organize to take power back from their undemocratic elites. Are we?

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Haiti, Six Months After the Earthquake

Amy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Haitians are angry, questioning where the billions of dollars donated in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake have gone. Most of the U.S. pledge of $1.15 billion is now being held up in Congress.

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Haiti Hype is Dying Down, But the Rescue Continues

Leah James | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Jules Woodly, Aristide Foundation for Democracy, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haitiblog, Slideshow, Impact News

In my several trips to Haiti, one thing has become abundantly clear. Though those living in the tent cities suffer, they are determined to rebuild -- even if the help goes away.

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Rape In Haiti: Women, Girls Detail Violent Attacks In Aftermath Of Haiti Earthquake

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Refugee Camps, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Haiti Police, Human Rights, Rape, Ban Ki-Moon, Camps, Human Rights Watch, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti Earthquake, #Haitiearthquake, Port-Au-Prince, Un, World News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men. ...

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Numbing Numbers

Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Jérémie, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, World News

By Peter Costantini - Seattle To get a feeling for the magnitude of the suffering in Haiti, you have to try to fit some context around those halluci...

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Why Countries Like Haiti Matter to the Well-Being of Everyday Americans

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Degradation, Poverty, Marshall Plan, International Security, Illegal Drugs, Third World, Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Economic Development, International Republican Institute, Immigration, Un, Development, Deforestation, Barack Obama, Breaking News, World News

The world economy is not a zero sum game. For us to be richer, someone else doesn't have to be poorer. In fact just the opposite is true.

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Haiti for the Long Haul: An Interview With TiGeorges

Tom McNalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minustah, Papa-Doc-Duvalier, Haiti Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Jean Bertrand Aristide, Echo Park, Carrefour, TiGeorges Chicken, TiGeorges LaGuerre, Creole, Tigeorges, Los Angeles News

TiGeorges LaGuerre, the proprietor of TiGeorges Chicken: "People always say that Haiti is the poorest country this and that, but in cuisine we really take care of business."

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Te Tremble - The Haitian Earth Trembled

Amy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Myriam Merlet, Childrens Hospital Denver, Jean Bertrand Aristide, V Day, Eve Ensler, Amy Goodman, Port-Au-Prince, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Rene Preval, Leogane, World News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Te tremble (pron. Tay Tromblay) is Haitian Creole for "earthquake." Its literal translation: "The earth trembled." After the ...

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