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Pending Landmark Legislation in Haiti
Posted on: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Keywords: Haiti, Human Rights Advocacy
On February 6, 2013, over 200 members of civil society and government attended a workshop in Haiti. It highlighted pending landmark legislation that, if approved by the Haitian Parliament, would be a major advancement to address gender-based violence and discrimination. Below...
From Haiti with Love: Words of Support Through the Storm
Posted on: Thursday, November 1, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
Here in New York City, we have weathered an overwhelming storm. Throughout the region, streets and homes lie in ruin. Many of us are without electricity and water. The infrastructure we took for granted is gone, and it is hard...
Vote to Make Our Haitian Partner CNN's Hero of the Year!
Posted on: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence against Women
Help Malya. Help the Women of Haiti. Your vote brings Malya one step closer to winning $250,000 to support life-saving programs for women and girls in Haiti. Click here to vote for Malya! Here’s what else you can do to help! Spread the...
Haitian Partner Malya Villard-Appolon Named a Top 10 CNN Hero!
Posted on: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence against Women
Our Haitian partner, Malya Villard-Appolon, has been named one of the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012! Go here to read her and KOFAVIV's message of support to those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. For years, Malya has helped survivors of sexual...
Haitian Partner Malya Villard-Appolon Named a CNN Hero!
Posted on: Friday, April 27, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence against Women
Malya is one of this year's CNN Heroes. Watch her feature on CNN here.
Many Voices: Combining International Human Rights Advocacy and Grassroots Activism to End Sexual Violence in Haiti
Posted on: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Human Rights Advocacy, Combating Violence Against Women, Women's Health
On January 12, 2010, less than one minute of violent shaking took over 200,000 lives in Haiti and rendered more than one million more homeless. The reverberations of the earthquake are still being felt.
Haiti's Women Face Echoes of a Violent Past
Posted on: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, Human Rights Avocacy
The current epidemic of sexual violence is rooted in a history of violence against women.
Virtual Briefing on Sexual Exploitation in Haiti
Posted on: Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, Sexual Rights, Human Rights Advocacy
Listen to a recording to hear the authors discuss their report on sexual exploitation in Haiti and take questions from listeners.
Sexual Exploitation in Post-Earthquake Haiti
Posted on: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, Human Rights Avocacy
Learn more about a report detailing the impact of sexual exploitation on displaced women and girls.
A Blueprint for Ending Sexual Violence after Disaster
Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building, Human Rights Avocacy
After disaster, women face an increased risk of violence, including rape and sexual assault
It's Hurricane Season Again, But This Time It Can Be Different
Posted on: Friday, June 24, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
Hurricane season begins this month, and in Haiti's displacement camps, people have begun to look fearfully toward the skies.
New York Times Editorial Shines a Light on Sexual Violence in Haiti
Posted on: Monday, April 4, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Latin American and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, Earthquake
Today, the New York Times published an editorial about the crisis of sexual violence in the displacement camps in Haiti and about the work of our sister organization, KOFAVIV, to offer urgent care to rape survivors. We applaud the New...
Aid is Power. Who Do You Want to Empower?
Posted on: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
In the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe like the earthquake in Haiti, you’re focused on one question: How can I help? It’s the right question, but the answer isn’t always what it seems. Many people assume that donating to a...
After the Quake, Depend on Women
Posted on: Friday, January 15, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake
Editor’s Note: MADRE, an international women's human rights group, is working with the Haitian relief organization, Zanmi Lasante, to bring humanitarian aid into the country overland from the Dominican Republic. In the wake of disasters like the catastrophic earthquake...
Haiti's Unnatural Disaster
Posted on: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief
We've been doing all we can this week to get emergency support to our partner organizations in Haiti. Haiti—the poorest in the hemisphere—has been slammed by four major storms in the past month. More than 1,000 people have...
Misery in the Name of Democracy: The US Works Elections in Iraq, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Haiti
Posted on: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Keywords: Iraq, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East, Haiti
The Bush Administration is touting Iraq's December 15 election as a giant leap forward for freedom guaranteed to ignite fervor for democracy across the entire Middle East. But closer to home, the Administration has discovered that democracy has created a...
Abducting Democracy: A MADRE Statement on Haiti's 33rd Coup d'Etat
Posted on: Monday, March 1, 2004
Keywords: Peace Building, Latin America and Caribbean, Haiti
On February 29, 2004, Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown for the second time in 13 years. The opposition gangs that placed millions of Haitians under siege are armed with sophisticated weapons, including US-made M-16s...
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