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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionHenry Dundas, empire and genocideSuggesting that ‘the uncrowned King of Scotland’ worked to end slavery, rather to entrench it, is irresponsible...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHaiti awakens: protests bring the country to a standstillJust like Chile and Ecuador, Haiti awakened, and now there is little that will contain the popular uprising that...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaSex and CharityRegarding the massive scandal involving chief executives of big NGOs, the situation must be considered through the...
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Published in: 50.50Women in post-earthquake Haiti: moving beyond survivalHaitian women who are living and organising in the displacement camps, together with international partners, have...
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Published in: HomeHaiti, cholera and the UN: the case for isolation vs infectionOne of the most powerful international organisations is pitted against vulnerable people in the poorest country in...
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Published in: HomeHaiti and the shock doctrine
Haiti, an already very poor country, was shattered by the earthquake of January 2010 centred on the capital,...
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Published in: HomeCholera epidemic in Haiti: a human rights issue that demands attention
The UN continues to have an active presence in Haiti after the earthquake. It is necessary for the organization to...
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Published in: HomeHaiti returns to the power-play of strong men at the expense of solving the real problems
Haiti is in political stale-mate; the return of Baby Doc and the possible return of Aristide will not help focus...
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Published in: openSecurityOuattara calls for West African intervention force to remove Gbagbo
President-elect Alassane Ouattara has called for a West African intervention force to remove Laurent Gbagbo from...
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Published in: HomeBreaking our promise to Haiti
The Haitian government’s handling of the situation has been spectacularly poor. But the international aid sector's...
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Published in: HomeHaiti: election without hope
The hope that out of the tragedy of the January 12th earthquake might emerge a chance for better government seems...
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Published in: openSecurityCalls for calm after Haiti riots target UN
Calls for calm after riots target UN over cholera. State of emergency declared over post-election violence in...
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Published in: openSecurityRights groups call for investigation into violence in Western Sahara
Rights groups call for international probe into violence in Western Sahara. Cholera reaches Port-au-Prince,...
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Published in: openSecurityUK terrorism strategy fails to take comprehensive approach to threat from Yemen and Somalia
UK terrorism strategy fails to take comprehensive approach to threat from Yemen and Somalia. Spike in Haiti cholera...
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Published in: HomeHaiti's earthquake: a Port-au-Prince report
Six months after the catastrophe in Haiti’s capital, the realities of insecurity, displacement and poverty co-exist...
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Published in: openSecurityEight magnitude earthquake leaves hundreds dead, millions displaced in Chile
Earthquake in Chile causes mass destruction and displacement. Islamist opposition orders the World Food Programme...
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Published in: HomeNiger stricken by military coup
Military officers take power in Niger. NATO suffers casualties in Afghanistan. The IAEA launches warns of Iranian...
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Published in: openSecurityIsrael admits to using white phosphorous in Gaza
Israeli government disciplines soldiers responsible for the white phosphorous attack on a UN compound in Gaza....
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Published in: HomeHaiti: the politics of recovery
The daunting task of post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti amounts to a long-term challenge in state-building, say...
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Published in: HomeHaiti’s earthquake: a future after mercy
The existing levels of human insecurity in Haiti make the country’s post-disaster recovery even more difficult. All...
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