Haitians protest Uruguayan Peacekeeper sex assaultThe commander of the Uruguayan Navy’s United Nations mission in Haiti has been dismissed after the circulation of a video that allegedly shows Uruguayan peacekeepers sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man. Haitian President Michel Martelly condemned the alleged abuse yesterday and said the victim had been subjected to "collective rape." The attack occurred in July, but graphic cell phone video of the alleged attack only surfaced in recent days. This latest episode follows others by U.N. forces. In December 2007, 100 Sri Lankan soldiers were deported from Haiti following charges of sexual abuse of under-age girls. In 2005, U.N. troops went on the rampage in Cité Soleil, one of the poorest areas in Port-au-Prince, killing as many as 23 people, including children. Yesterday, there were demonstrations in Port Salut, the seaside town in Haiti where the incident is alleged to have occurred. We go to Port Salut to speak with journalist Ansel Herz, who broke the story. "Some people want MINUSTAH, the entire force in the country—it’s now about 12,000 soldiers—to simply leave," says Herz. "Others are asking that they transform their mission from one of military so-called 'peacekeeping' into development—building roads, building schools, helping create the infrastructure that Haiti needs to get back up on its feet after the earthquake." Video of U.N. Peacekeepers’ Sexual Assault of Haitian Prompts Calls to Focus on Post-Quake Rebuilding by Democracy Now, September 6, 2011 |  Sign up with IJDH.org's Half Hour for Haiti for simple actions you can take to help Haiti.
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dominique_e_ mediahacker (Ansel Herz) HaitiAidWatch (CEPR.net) kimives (Haiti Liberte) Ezilidanto (marguerite Laurent) thezenhaitian ijdh (human rights org) alyssa011968 haitiinfoproj (Kevin Pina) sebwalker (AlJazeera)  Ex-FAd'H Camp near Port au Prince by jebsprague.blogspot.com, March 2011 "Michel Martelly pledged that if elected, he will make Duvalier one of his advisors."Michel Martelly, Stealth Duvalierist by Jeb Sprague, December 16, 2010 Lawyers Denounce Shortcomings in Conduct of Duvalier Prosecution, press release by BAI and IJDH.org, May 10, 2011 "They openly claim to be Duvalierists. A red and black flag of the Duvalier era hangs in their main HQ tent."-Jeb Sprague Ex-FAd'H Camp near Port-au-Prince, Jeb Sprague, jebsprague.blogspot.com, March 27, 2011 Wikileaks Cables Reveal "Secret History" of US Bullying in Haiti at Oil Companies' Behest video by Democracy Now, June 3, 2011 As Inauguration Nears: Martelly Prepares Duvalier Amnesty and Political Offensive by Kim Ives, haiti-liberte.com, April 22, 2011 His Victims Won't Forget: "Baby Doc" Duvalier by hrw.org, April 13, 2011 Haiti's Rendezvous with History: The Case of Jean-Claude Duvalier, hrw.org, April 14, 2011 Report on Disappearances under Jean-Claude Duvalier 1971-1986 Amnesty International Jean-Juste v. Duvalier, US Federal Court Decision, January 8, 1988 Haiti Information Project: Kevin Pina.
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