Half-Hour for Haiti Action Alert: January 11, 2011
Join IJDH, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and other partners by signing a petition to State
Department Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills to demand that the U.S. listen to the Haitian people and support
new elections instead of further financing an illegitimate election process in Haiti.
Be Part of the Solution for Haiti: Make a Difference in Half an Hour a Month
Update on Urgent Action
Dear Friend,
Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake in
Haiti. Despite record pledges for humanitarian relief and the rebuilding effort,
the situation in Haiti today has not improved. And, with the cholera epidemic
that has already claimed well over 3,000 lives, it may even be worse.
The United States plays an essential, game-changing role in Haitian politics
and in the direction of the recovery efforts. For this reason, we in the U.S.
have a particular obligation to push our government to protect human rights,
respect democracy and put an end to the historically destructive role the U.S.
has played in Haiti. Please take action today to urge the U.S. to change its
course in Haiti.
Join IJDH, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and other
partners by signing a petition to State Department Chief of Staff
Cheryl Mills to demand that the U.S. listen to the Haitian people and
support new elections instead of further financing an illegitimate
election process in Haiti.
The U.S. provided about half of the total budget for the November 28, 2010
elections in Haiti, which were boycotted by over 75 percent of Haitian voters
and many political parties. In advance of the actual voting, human rights
groups in Haiti and internationally and a group of U.S. Congress members
protested that the stacking of the electoral council and the exclusion of
political parties—such as Fanmi Lavalas, Haiti’s most popular party—would
spoil the election. Now Haitians are protesting almost daily and demanding
new elections for a legitimate, representative government to lead the
rebuilding process. Without new elections, the recovery process will
be seriously undermined.
Please keep Haiti in your thoughts and, more importantly, in your actions this
year. You can start by signing our petition today. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Brian Concannon Jr., Esq.
Director, Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH)
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