Friday, November 8, 2013

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. 

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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