Haitian women, recount brutal mass expulsions from Dominican Republic

We interviewed four Dominican and Haitian anti-racist activists about massive deportations and unprecedented human rights violations.Topics: Global, La internacional Sonora, Dominican Republic, Haiti, MigrationRead full article

Haitian women, recount brutal mass expulsions from Dominican Republic

Pregnant and breastfeeding women among hundreds expelled amid hospital crackdowns and raids. By Edxon Francisque, Haitian Times — Before dawn, they come knocking — sometimes kicking down doors, sometimes armed.... The post ‘They come at 3 a.m.,’ Haitian women, recount brutal mass expulsions from DR is available on Institute of the Black World 21st Century.

Two Dominicans and one Haitian were arrested by members of the Army at the Guanito check-up post in San Juan de la Maguana when they were travelling in two vehicles with undocumented Haitians. The detainees are Leonardo Pérez Montero, driver of the vehicle, and Francisco Emailin Sánchez Pared, who accompanied him when they were caught transporting undocumented women in the Nissan Sentra cart, white color, plate No. A475379, in the Guanito munici…

Dominican Republic under fire for deporting pregnant women to Haiti

University Hospital of Mirebalais, which has around 300 beds and is located in Haiti’s central region, has suspended operations, according to a statement Thursday from the U.N. PHOTO COURTESY OF GLOBALGIVING.ORG San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are being put at risk. Less than 4…