Information About Haiti

Haiti President-elect Michel Martelly calls on Diaspora during a visit to Miami to help rebuild the country after last year’s devastating earthquake.

Haitian officials delayed Monday the publication of a clutch of fraud-tainted results from run-off legislative elections just hours before the announced winners were due to take office.

Haitian officials delayed Monday the publication of a clutch of fraud-tainted results from run-off legislative elections just hours before the announced winners were due to take office.

The legitimacy of Haiti’s election could be in question after officials released results showing 18 legislative candidates suddenly received thousands of votes and were named winners, U.S. diplomats said Friday.

The legitimacy of Haiti’s election could be in question after officials released results showing 18 legislative candidates suddenly received thousands of votes and were named winners, U.S. diplomats said Friday.

After the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. suspended deportations. The practice resumed three months ago, to the outcry of human rights activists and Haitian government protests. Dumped in a squalid holding cell and then shunned by a society he doesn’t know, Patrick Escarment struggles to learn Creole and build a life in earthquake-devastated Haiti.

After the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. suspended deportations. The practice resumed three months ago, to the outcry of human rights activists and Haitian government protests. Dumped in a squalid holding cell and then shunned by a society he doesn’t know, Patrick Escarment struggles to learn Creole and build a life in earthquake-devastated Haiti.

Haiti has an opportunity to address the worst crimes of its past in prosecuting former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, a leading human rights monitoring agency says.

Haiti election officials postponed for the second time Saturday the release of general election results due to disputes over some legislative races, officials said.

Haiti has an opportunity to address the worst crimes of its past in prosecuting former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, a leading human rights monitoring agency says.