UN representatives Gay McDougall (left) and Doudou Diene.
SANTO DOMINGO.- Two United Nations envoys will come to the country to get first hand accounts of alleged racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance against the almost one million largely undocumented Haitians.
Doudou Diéne, envoy for the fight against racism, xenophobia and intolerance, and the head of the issues on minorities, Gay McDougall, will visit Dominican Republic from October 23 to 29, invited by the Caribbean country authorities, said the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights today in Geneva. Both experts will visit the cities Dajabón (northwest), Santiago (north) and San Pedro (east).
They are also scheduled to meet with representatives of Government, international agencies in the country, as well as with delegations from non-government organizations and from different communities.
Last March Amnesty International (AI) denounced the existence of a "deeply-rooted racial discrimination" in the Dominican Republic against the immigrants of Haiti and urged the authorities to stop the massive repatriations.
Almost one million mostly undocumented Haitians live in the Dominican Republic and according to AI, from 20,000 to 30,000 are expelled annually from the country.
At the end of their visit the envoys will individually render a report to the Commission on Human Rights, which will meet in Geneva next December.
From: UNION CITY
AS DOMINICAN I DEMAND TO OUR GOBERMENT.1. DONT LET THE SO CALLED ENVOY INTO THE COUNTRY.2.DO LIKE CUBA DID IN 1934 THEY SEND THEM BACK TO HAITI, 85000.3. GET THE CUBAN FANDUL BROTHER TO MECHANIZEDE THE SUGAR INDUSTRY OTHER WISE WE SHALL NATIONALIZE THEIR POSSESION IN DR. THOSE CUBAN ARE CAUSING US TOO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THEIR HATIAN WORKERS. 4. IF HAITI CONTINUE TO CREATE TROUBLE TO DR. WE SHALL GO TO WAR,AND STOP THIS INVASION ONE AND FOR ALWAYS. VIVA DUARTE CONO.
From: Santiago, Santiago
Were I President Fernandez I would INSIST that this 'commission" ALSO visit the country of Haiti and investigate that country's track record in dealing with it's own indigents. These indigents are the ones who annually invade the DR seeking work and relief from the horrendous conditions created by thie lackadasically inclined government.
That the DR is not favorably inclined to accept these people is their prerrogative and the resulting deportation is not a violation of "Human Rights" per-s
Written by: JD, 19 Oct 2007 4:23 PM
From: Washington DC
While the UN delegates are there the RD Gov will put on a false face & attempt to skew your report.
While in Santiago please visit the barrio of Los Platanitos (Ensanche Caonabo) near the baseball stadium & Children's hospital. This barrio is controlled by a drug gang (PICHARDO Brothers) who have police permission to distribute drugs & committ related crimes without police interventions based on payoffs. There are drugs sold in broad daylight & on school routes near the black water etc.
Written by: JD, 19 Oct 2007 4:30 PM
From: Washington DC
(con't)
All of this is NOT a problem for the RD Gov because many of theses barrios like Los Platanitos, El Leijido, Simon Bolivar are very poor barrios full of mostly Dominicans & some Haitians. As long as drugs are in poor barrios but not in the Casa de Campo then Prez LF & RD Gov does not care!
NOW, IF THE RD GOV DOES NOT CARE ABOUT POOR DOMINICANS THEN WHAT ABOUT THE HAITIANS?
THINK !!
From: Corona, New York
Here is not such allegation,here is truth, and nothing by the trhut.
Is not only racism, is mass slavery in the -SUGAR PLANTATIONS- like in the old days in the United States.
The ViCHINI ,FANJUIL AND OTHER FAMILIES ARE THE KING OF THE SLAVERY.
United Nations has to take these people to the International Courts, and punish them.
As well The United States, should take away their Immigration Status. These is a crime against Humankind.
From: New York
My question ,how many Dominican immigrants ilegal are all over the world? TO MANY.
What, all this RACISM, the majority of the Hatians the work very hard for very low wages.This is no HUMAN.
My another question the Dominican People would like, if the Nations,like United States ,Sapain , etc Starting hate them and treat then the same way they treat the HATIANS.
I DONT THINK SO.
UNITED NATIOND MUST TO PRESURE WITH HEAVY SANTCIONS AND FORCE THEM TO CAHANGE.
From: New York
The United Nations will find that Dominican Republic had been and is a heaven for haitians and others foreigners, They should not make comestics visits guided by accusers, but must visit villiges were they will see how de poor people lives. They will not diferenciate between dominicans and haitians.
Written by: B.Green, 19 Oct 2007 8:26 PM
From: New York
My very great concern, why the U.N and its agents have to travel that long distance all away to The Dominican Republic to investigates an allegation that in Dom.Rep. there is racism against Haitians? why they do not take the number one (1) train here in their nose and get off at 168 st. upper Manhattan and star right here? Oh no, here in New York, their nonfunctional agents scare to death to dance with big fishes. its better to go to Dom. Rep. and put some pressure on D.R. government. do u job
Written by: Hugo, 20 Oct 2007 12:17 AM
From: Tampa, FL
These individuals look well "qualified" to test and experience blatant Dominican racism: they don't need to meet with any "officials", although Ms. Dougall looks light-skinned enough to "pass" for Dominican, all Mr. Doudou Diene has to do is leave his hotel and go take a walk by himself in Santo-Domingo. Let him try to enter a store, a fancy restaurant or catch a taxi. He will know very quickly just how sick Dominicans are!!
Written by: Erkwin, 20 Oct 2007 6:33 PM
From: USA
more poverty is too much
Written by: Erkwin, 20 Oct 2007 6:33 PM
From: NY. USA
What they want so far? , we have no authoticiation to deport iligal inmigrants either? give me a break. 30, 000 every year seems to be a few yet ! where it could reach 80,000 per year, that means usa can repatriate undocumented, spain can do the same al EUROPE , but not the dominican rep because we are racist and cenofovic IF HAITIAN PEOPLE WOULD BE WHITE we would act the same, we want to progress to develope but it is too much poverty going on in dominican rep already we don't need -
Written by: Jose , 21 Oct 2007 2:27 PM
From: NY
The DR had better take better care to clear up this messy situation with Haiti. If Haitian labor is desirable then set-up a clearing-house to grant Haitian laborers the permits, extensions, etc., needed to work in the DR. If not, then seek a humane way to send back its illegal population. Either way, the leadership had better set up. Haiti problems are sever and the international community has to step-in and help Haiti create conditions favorable for its national salvation.
From: Santo Domingo
Those UN observers would have to be very blind (or have their palms very greased, if you know what I mean) not to see that the haitians living in dominican soil are faring way too much better here than they are in their own homeland, where they have to face hunger, disease and violence by the rightist death squads of the FRAPH or the common chimere gangs and the MINUSTAH, this last one which is supposedly there "to maintain order". (cont...)
From: Santo Domingo
(cont...) that those illegal inmigrants have to face spiteful remarks and discriminative acts by some people of the dominican populace it's a given, nobody can deny it, but let's face it, which inmigrant group on this planet is not facing discrimination today? You only have to see the case of Spain, where last week the authorities of the Madrid commune opened fire on an inmigrant group on the outskirts of Madrid, or the callous treatment that they're giving to Romanians and North Africans (cn
From: Santo Domingo
(cont..) I'm in no way excusing some acts of barbarism on the part of our populace, but the fact is that the dominican goverment and people aren't the only "villains" on this inmigrant tragedy worldwide, if anyone doubt it, you only have to see the treatment that the mexican authorities are giving to illegal inmigrants of their Central American neighbours, while preaching tolerance to their own inmigrants on the US. (cont...)
From: Santo Domingo
(cont..) besides, is it not and act of hipocrisy on the part of the UN trying to condemn a nation for the perceptions and acts of some of its populace, while there are worse cases (believe me, much worse cases) worldwide? Why it turn a blind ear and eye to the fact that in some countries like Japan and the UK, to be recognized as a full national, someone have to have some measure of Japanese or English blood?
From: Santo Domingo
To mr. Capa: Why the DR needs to be punished for the acts of those sugar companies? It's an act of injustice to even think about punishing 9 million people for the acts of those magnates, if anything, you should think about the fate of those 1.1 million of haitian illegals, which would face the full brunt of the crisis that would ensue if worse came to worse, and even more, would have to face the full brunt of the populace hatred, which would blame them, justly or not, for their ills.
From: Santo Domingo
To mrs. Oliver: If you want to see how the spaniards treat their inmigrants, you only need to see the callous treatment that they give to Romanians and North Africans. In your own US is being waged a real war on the inmigration issue, or don't you remember the acts of xenophobia by the populace just after the 9-11 attacks? my God!!, I think that this proves that you're the champions of throwing rocks to little defenseless countries of this world, while turning a blind eye to your own ills.
From: Santo Domingo
Hugo, what about racism on the US? where are you leaving your minutemen and KKK? for your info, sir, we dominicans haven't stoop that low as you happily imply, even though our migrational problem is way worse than yours, and even then, would you deny that taxi cab or fancy restaurant to offer their services to the people they want? it would be them which will end losing money, but no, all you americans ever think is about curtailing private liberties in the name of "political correctness".
From: new york city ny usa
Why is deportation considered racism. It is a sovereign nations way of controlling its borders. Look at the problem here in the US. We too are accused of racism for deporting undocumented people. Racism has nothing to do with it. A sovereign nation has the right and duty to controll its borders.
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That the DR is not favorably inclined to accept these people is their prerrogative and the resulting deportation is not a violation of "Human Rights" per-s
While in Santiago please visit the barrio of Los Platanitos (Ensanche Caonabo) near the baseball stadium & Children's hospital. This barrio is controlled by a drug gang (PICHARDO Brothers) who have police permission to distribute drugs & committ related crimes without police interventions based on payoffs. There are drugs sold in broad daylight & on school routes near the black water etc.
All of this is NOT a problem for the RD Gov because many of theses barrios like Los Platanitos, El Leijido, Simon Bolivar are very poor barrios full of mostly Dominicans & some Haitians. As long as drugs are in poor barrios but not in the Casa de Campo then Prez LF & RD Gov does not care!
NOW, IF THE RD GOV DOES NOT CARE ABOUT POOR DOMINICANS THEN WHAT ABOUT THE HAITIANS?
THINK !!
Is not only racism, is mass slavery in the -SUGAR PLANTATIONS- like in the old days in the United States.
The ViCHINI ,FANJUIL AND OTHER FAMILIES ARE THE KING OF THE SLAVERY.
United Nations has to take these people to the International Courts, and punish them.
As well The United States, should take away their Immigration Status. These is a crime against Humankind.
What, all this RACISM, the majority of the Hatians the work very hard for very low wages.This is no HUMAN.
My another question the Dominican People would like, if the Nations,like United States ,Sapain , etc Starting hate them and treat then the same way they treat the HATIANS.
I DONT THINK SO.
UNITED NATIOND MUST TO PRESURE WITH HEAVY SANTCIONS AND FORCE THEM TO CAHANGE.