Tag Archive | "Cholera"

U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks


Jacob Kushner: The Obama administration continues to deport Haitians despite knowing many will be illegally jailed and risk cholera exposure upon arrival.

Published in Government, Health, Immigration, Justice

Haitianos deportados de Estados Unidos enfrentan detención ilegal y riesgos de salud


Jacob Kushner: Estados Unidos ha deportado a más de 250 haitianos desde enero, a sabiendas de que se encarcelarán a uno de cada dos sin cargos en instalaciones tan poco higiénicas que representan un riesgo de salud mortal.

Published in Español, Government, Health, Immigration, Justice

Behind the Story: FCIR’s Investigation of Deportations to Haiti


Trevor Aaronson: One in two deportees, Jacob Kushner found, were being detained without charges in deplorable and unsanitary jail cells.

Published in Government, Health, Immigration, Journalism, Justice

Dirty and Dangerous Water Threatens Country’s Health


Bastien Inzaurralde: Waterborne diseases — often the result of poor sanitation and lack of treated, drinkable water — that are a rarity elsewhere are common in Independencia, the poverty-stricken province where Batey 9 is located, near the border with Haiti.

Published in Health, Immigration

Haiti Struggles With Cholera and Political Selfishness


Ralph De La Cruz: Haiti held national elections while trying to deal with a cholera epidemic — and it wasn’t an uplifting moment.

Published in Blog

Did Haiti Finally Catch a Break?


Ralph De La Cruz: The fact that a cholera epidemic has reportedly been avoided in Haiti is a testament to the world community’s post-earthquake investment in the Caribbean nation.

Published in Blog


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