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A partnership of Haitian & US human rights advocates, supporting the Haitian people in their grassroots struggle for social justice & democratic government.

Marshfield, MA & Haiti
Joined July 2009
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Collaborator Patrick Jean-Baptiste has made our recent Human Rights Update into a podcast series on his Neg Mawon channel. Listen on Spotify or Apple Music today! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Yv… Apple Music: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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1/ Latest #IJDHUpdate on #HumanRights & #RuleOfLaw in #Haiti: Persistent neglect, insecurity, and politicization of #Haiti’s justice sector have left it unable to deliver justice for most Haitians. Horrific prison conditions constitute distinct violations. ijdh.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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7/ “Accompanying due process violations, incl. consistently high rates of pretrial detention [~82%], are exacerbated by the inhumane conditions in Haiti’s prisons,” which are at >300% capacity. At least 125 detainees have died in 2026 due to lack of food, water & medical care.
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8/ Read the full report here: ijdh.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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1/ Latest #IJDHUpdate on #HumanRights & #RuleOfLaw in #Haiti: Pervasive gov’t corruption & collusion w/ armed groups remain long-term & acute drivers of #Haiti’s crisis. The transitional gov’t is perpetuating these abuses rather than addressing them. ijdh.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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9/ “Drone strikes alone killed at least 50 civilians, including 9 children,” and police extrajudicially executed at least 54 people between January and June 2026. They remain implicated in kidnappings, extortion & coerced confessions.
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10/ Read the full report here: ijdh.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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1/ Latest #IJDHUpdate on #HumanRights & #RuleOfLaw in #Haiti: foreign troops in Haiti sexually abused at least 4 girls in 2025, tragically justifying “longstanding concerns about compliance & accountability of foreign troop deployments.” ijdh.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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9/ Authors J. Ranmarine, J.F. Petz, S. Etienne, S. Lee @SL1935, @IJDH’s S. Filippova & @susanabartels “reimagine accountability” & call “for a transformation of global power relations that continue to render certain lives vulnerable to violation under the guise of peace.”
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