http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/protect-girls-domestic-labour-haiti-0 Children in domestic service live with a host family undertakingdomestic chores in return for their board and lodging. They arefrequently exploited, ill treated and denied their right to education,healthcare and food. Their situation has been described as a form ofmodern slavery by the UN. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/haiti-government-must-eradicate-child-slavery-20091118 Authorities in Haiti must enact legislation to protect children workingas domestic help in conditions that amount to slavery, said AmnestyInternational ahead of Universal Children’s Day. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR36/004/2009/en Sexual violence against women and girls is pervasive and widespread in Haiti: much of it is directed at girls. There were estimated to be more than 100,000 girls aged between six and 17 working as domestic servants in 2007. These children are at particular risk of physical abuse and sexual violence. Children Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR36/007/2009/en Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/haiti-government-must-eradicate-child-slavery-20091118 Authorities in Haiti must enact legislation to protect children working as domestic help in conditions that amount to slavery, said Amnesty International ahead of Universal Children’s Day. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR36/005/2009/en In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review. Amnesty International raises concerns over shortcomings in national legislation and national institutions to promote and protect human Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR27/005/2009/en Twenty-five male Haitian migrants have been collectively expelled from the Dominican Republic after being rounded up at a meeting on labour rights organized by a migrants’ association. Other Haitian migrants are at risk of being arbitrarily expelled from the Dominican Republic. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR36/003/2009/en Ronald Dauphin, a Lavalas Party activist, has spent four years in prison without trial for his alleged involvement in an armed confrontation between government supporters and opponents where several people were killed. Amnesty International believes that the delay in bringing Ronald Dauphin to trial is unjus Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/summit-americas-fails-address-human-rights-20090420 TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and env Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/amnesty-international-puts-human-rights-americas-summit-agenda-20090416 An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International