Washington Post on Dominican Republic's Discrimination Against Haitians
While the global media catches up on this evolving story of a longstanding issue of discrimination of now-stateless citizens born of Haitian parents, there's also a gap in reporting on the many Dominican voices who have decried legislation that targets Haitian migrants.
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From the Washington Post |
One of the groups long active on both sides of the border is the Dominico-Haitian nonprofit MUDHA — mentioned in Beyond Shock — set up by the late Sonia Pierre. Post-quake, they began working in Haiti and set up a model camp where less sexual violence was reported.
MUDHA continues to be a frontline organization, leading the charge against the current legislation that has further targeted Dominicans with Haitian roots.
Read the Washington Post's OpEd by clicking here.
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