This article was published in the April 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. “No to deportation.” “No to repression.” “ Rights and justice for all.” These were the messages written on banners at the cultural centre Djoliba in the town centre of Bamako, Mali. More than 700 people present in Mali on the 15th and 16th of March last responded to the appeal of the Deported Malians Association Association des Maliens expulsés , (...) Next ...

Is Dominican justice at last recognizing the rights of Haitian workers? In the fall of 2008, it showed signs of a move towards respect of their rights. Poverty in Haiti leads a great many Haitians to the more prosperous Dominican republic. Once they arrive there, reality is not up to their expectations and Haitian migrants are subject to exploitation and widespread discrimination. Most of them work as braceros (sugar cane cutters) on Dominican farms. They get paid one dollar a day, have no (...) Next ...

This article was published in the September 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Today the children at the Los Platanitos community school, in the Dominican Republic, are learning about migration. But there are no books, just a Haitian parent who has come in to tell his tale. In this country, which tolerates a more or less official segregation system for Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian origin, the Onè Respe association has, since (...) Next ...