Quake aftershock of 4.7 magnitude hits Haiti (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
February 23rd, 2010A mild 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti early on Tuesday 20 miles west southwest of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Opposition leaders say they want to work with government in rebuilding Haiti (Washington Post)
February 23rd, 2010PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Faced with a disaster of overwhelming proportions, Haiti’s fractious political opposition is trying to set aside its differences and work with President René Préval to reach a consensus on how to rebuild the devastated country.
Opposition leaders say they want to work with government in rebuilding Haiti (Washington Post)
February 23rd, 2010PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Faced with a disaster of overwhelming proportions, Haiti’s fractious political opposition is trying to set aside its differences and work with President René Préval to reach a consensus on how to rebuild the devastated country.
Florida facilities shoulder heavy load from Haiti (USA Today)
February 23rd, 2010Florida schools, hospitals and charity groups have been helping care for more Haitians than all other states after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, and they worry about how the influx will affect them.
Florida facilities shoulder heavy load from Haiti (USA Today)
February 23rd, 2010Florida schools, hospitals and charity groups have been helping care for more Haitians than all other states after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, and they worry about how the influx will affect them.
Instruments sought for Haitian school (The Chelsea Standard)
February 15th, 2010Throughout the month of February, Chelsea Village Hardware will be collecting gently used instruments to help restore a music school near Port-au-Prince, Haiti that was ravaged by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in January.
Long Valley artists join benefit (Observer-Tribune)
February 15th, 2010WASHINGTON TWP. – A Haitian-American artist and musician will join with performers from around the area on Friday, Feb. 19, for a night of music to benefit the people of Haiti.
A free Cowboy Mouth show and more music in New Orleans on Lundi Gras, Feb. 15 (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
February 15th, 2010Cowboy Mouth rocks the Warehouse District for a free, outdoor show at 3 p.m. Monday outside Ernst Cafe.Around 3 p.m., Cowboy Mouth stages its free, annual Lundi Gras concert outside the Ernst Cafe in the 600 block of South…
Adviser for Americans in Haiti probed for sex trafficking (AFP via Yahoo! News)
February 15th, 2010Ten Americans charged with abducting children in Haiti awaited Monday a decision on their fate, but the case took an unexpected turn as their former legal adviser was probed for sex trafficking.
Legal adviser for Americans in Haiti facing his own charges (CNN)
February 15th, 2010A Dominican man who is acting as a legal adviser to 10 Americans arrested on child kidnapping charges in Haiti is himself facing allegations of human trafficking in El Salvador and human smuggling charges in the United States.
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U.S. State Department Releases 2009 Human Rights Report for Haiti Friday, 12 March 2010, 9:10 pm
Each year, the U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is mandated to release country specific human rights reports that address individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As this report pertains strictly to 2009, it does not address human rights issues in post earthquake Haiti. Still, it is highly relevant as long term recovery and reconstruction will depend in part upon creating a culture that respects human rights and a government that can enforce them.Source: Haiti Innovation News/Actualités | Bryan Schaaf