Haiti

A new documentary film by Michele Mitchell asks hard questions about the failings of international aid in Haiti.

Haiti is accused on all sides of hopelessly endemic corruption that prevents social development. But who are the accusers and what is their own record?

The failure of housing and shelter policy in Haiti, including Canada's funding of camp clearances, is a non-story in Canadian media. But it should be known.

The Touareg rebellion in the north of Mali has few friends internationally and raises concerns that legitimate national grievances will be met with military violence.

The United Nations emergency financial appeal for Haiti relief for 2012 sits at only nine per cent of its goal of $231 million. Assistance from Cuba and Venezuela is picking up.

The army that the U.S., Canada and Europe have armed and trained has overthrown Mali's elected government? What is going on?

President Martelly's education plan has earned a failing grade from Haitian educators but praise from his international supporters.

International actors in Haiti's housing and shelter crisis must respect rule of law, argues guest columnist Ellie Happel, Legal Fellow with the Bureau des avocats internationaux.

Haiti's right-wing leaders and international backers are in disarray as a shaky political construct comes undone.

Canada-funded shelter assistance looks like shantytown clearance, not the vast house-building plan desperately needed.

The editor of Haiti's largest-circulation weekly newspaper describes what U.S. diplomatic cables reveal about how foreign political interference lies at the root of so much of Haiti's ills.

In 2011, Wikileaks released secret U.S. government cables to the independent newspaper Haiti Liberte. The cables reveal a long history of interference in the internal politics of Haiti.

Five thousand victims of cholera are suing the United Nations for negligence in the introduction of cholera to Haiti. For the organization, it's 'Deny, deny, deny.'

We speak with Jord Samolesky, drummer of the Canadian punk band Propagandhi, on their involvement in a variety of political movements.

rabble.ca's Haiti blog looks at informative articles that appeared on the second anniversary of the earthquake and the strident defence of President Michel Martelly issued by Michaëlle Jean.