IADL Calls for Cholera Accountability at Human Rights Council
Micòl Savia, representative of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers at the United Nations in Geneva, made a statement on cholera accountability at the Human Rights Council’s 27th Session...
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Haitian Students Need Better Water and Sanitation
While education is a crucial part of a better future for Haiti, schools currently pose a major threat to students’ health. Most schools lack toilets or access to water, increasing children’s risk of...
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Potential Strides Towards a Cholera-Free Haiti
This month, Haiti’s cholera epidemic has the spotlight. Oral arguments have been granted for October 23, and October 9, a donor’s conference including Haitian Prime Minister Lamothe will attempt to...
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UN Still Struggles to Raise Cholera Elimination Funds
Even after launching several “new” cholera elimination plans since the epidemic first began four years ago, the United Nations is still struggling to raise adequate funds for water and sanitation in...
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Cholera Hearing Will Scrutinize UN Immunity
Thursday, October 23 we will have a hearing in New York Federal Court, about the issue of UN immunity. This article does an excellent job of explaining what the hearing is all about and giving a brief...
View ArticleHaiti’s Cholera Epidemic Comes to US Court
This article describes the cholera epidemic in Haiti, as well as the October 23 oral arguments on the question of UN immunity. It also compares the cholera epidemic to the Ebola epidemic in West...
View ArticleDoes the UN have double standards for justice?
While the UN continues to promote justice and the rule of law in countries worldwide, it shirks those same responsibilities in Haiti. Since UN peacekeepers first began a cholera epidemic in Haiti in...
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UN Envoy Stresses Importance of Cholera Elimination Funds
The United Nations and the Haitian government continue to struggle to raise funds for water, sanitation, and other initiatives to end the cholera epidemic in Haiti. Pedro Medrano Rojas, the Senior UN...
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How is sanitation tied to violence against women?
This press release describes the situation for women and girls all over the world, as it pertains to improper sanitation. A right that may often be overlooked, proper sanitation can help prevent sexual...
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Haiti Still Struggles to Treat the Cholera Epidemic
Four years after cholera was introduced to Haiti by UN peacekeepers, the response to the epidemic remains inadequate. Water and sanitation infrastructure have barely been improved and the Haitian...
View Article77 Congress Members Renew the Call for Cholera Justice
While there have been a few steps taken towards justice for the cholera victims in Haiti, such as the October 23 hearing on the question of UN immunity, the UN still denies the victims access to...
View ArticleUN Overview of Cholera Funding
In the pdf linked below, the UN Office of the Special Envoy to Haiti provides a breakdown of funding for the plan to eliminate cholera from Haiti. As of December 2014, the National Plan is funded at...
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Dizaines de milliers toujours déplacées après 5 ans
Immédiatement après le tremblement de terre, le monde entier avait les yeux rivés sur Haïti. Aujourd’hui, il semble que le monde a oublié les dizaines de milliers de personnes qui sont toujours sans...
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UN Cholera Epidemic Still Ravaging Haiti
This article discusses the ongoing cholera epidemic in Haiti, in light of the 5th anniversary of the earthquake. While cholera victims and their lawyers and advocates are still seeking justice, some...
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Absolute UN Immunity Violates Cholera Victims’ Rights
This article argues that the January 9th ruling in favor of UN immunity in the cholera case violates Haitians’ human rights. Since the UN has provided no alternate mechanism for the victims to seek...
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Where Did Earthquake Aid Go? Not to Haitians
This article discusses everyone’s top question since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti: Where did the aid money go? Not only in reconstruction efforts but also in the effort to eradicate cholera from Haiti,...
View ArticleLatino Media Collective Interviews Brian Concannon
A Washington, DC radio station interviews IJDH Executive Director Brian Concannon on where Haiti stands after the 2010 earthquake. Brian discusses UN responsibility for the cholera epidemic,...
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To Eradicate Cholera, UN Must Focus on Justice
The UN’s cholera plan, which has been relaunched in several iterations since 2010, continues to struggle for funding. The current plan is only 12.9% funded, with only 1% of those funds being pledged by...
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Can the UN Keep Dodging Cholera Accountability?
As the United Nations continues to dodge accountability for the cholera epidemic it caused in Haiti, its credibility continues to erode. This article discusses the origin of the epidemic, how cholera...
View ArticleHow Cholera Reached Haiti & How It Can Be Addressed
The following is a statement from Dr. Louise Ivers, Senior Health and Policy Advisor for Partners in Health, during a Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) panel. The panel was part of HAWG’s “Haiti...
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