Justice My Ass!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Christians are waiting for the second coming of Christ. Americans are waiting for president Bush to capture Osama bin Laden and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi (Emir Abu Omar). Haitians are waiting for Justice.
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From The Boston Globe
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From The Washington Post
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UN envoy to Haiti addresses sex abuse
By Jonathan M. Katz
Associated Press Writer / December 26, 2007
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Every unit in the U.N.'s 7,800-strong Haitian peacekeeping force has been warned against misconduct after a sex-abuse scandal erupted last month, the top U.N. official in Haiti said Wednesday.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, chief envoy Hedi Annabi said officials are keeping a close eye on peacekeepers after 108 Sri Lankan soldiers were recalled last month when investigators found they had paid for sex with Haitians, some of whom were underage.
"The force commander has visited all of the units one by one to warn them against any possible misconduct," said Annabi, who took charge of the peacekeeping mission in September. "We are here to serve our Haitian friends and not create problems."
Almost a tenth of Sri Lanka's battalion in Haiti has been recalled and now faces legal proceedings and courts-martial at home, Annabi said. Three officers were withdrawn for failure of leadership and the unit's commander was replaced.
The alleged sexual exploitation angered many across Haiti, whose 8.7 million people already have an uneasy relationship with the U.N. force, which was sent in 2004 to end the chaos that followed the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
From The Boston Globe
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Haiti Immigrants Angry With Boat Sinking
By STEVENSON JACOBS
The Associated Press
Friday, May 11, 2007; 9:51 PM
SOUTH DOCK, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Haitian immigrants were simmering with anger Friday over allegations that a Turks and Caicos patrol boat may have caused a packed vessel to capsize last week, killing at least 61 of their countrymen.
The Turks and Caicos Islands government has opened an investigation into the May 4 disaster, the worst to hit Haitian migrants in years. Survivors said the coast guard crew rammed their rickety sailboat as it approached the shore, then towed it into shark-filled waters, causing it to capsize, and abandoned them.
From The Washington Post
