World
Haitians demand trial of Baby Doc Duvalier
Baby Doc, who replaced his own father, Francois Duvalier, as President of Haiti in 1971, is accused of the death of…
Tag: Human Rights
Politics
CA Prison Hunger Strike Enters Third Week
Thousands of inmates in at least 13 prisons across California’s troubled prison system have been on hunger strike for about two…
News
Clinton to Investigate Toxic Trailers Sent to Haiti
Former President Bill Clinton’s foundation has pledged to address shoddy and potentially toxic trailers it had sent to Haiti following an…
News
Millions of Lives at Stake in Drought Stricken Somalia
"Close to three million people, that is one in three Somalis, are in need of humanitarian assistance," said the AU in…
News
140 Dead in Yemen
At least 140 people have been killed in two weeks of clashes between Yemeni security forces and suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen in…
Business
U.S. Fought to Keep Haitian Minimum Wage at 24 Cents for U.S. Manufacturers
Two years ago, Haiti unanimously passed a law sharply raising its minimum wage to 61 cents an hour. That doesn’t sound…