Two Canadian mining companies are picking up where the Dominican Republic government left off. Their gold mine could pay off big, but Haiti's rivers and lakes are likely to suffer.
More than half a century of digging for gold has yet to lift the Haitians of Lakwev out of poverty.
A mining bonanza worth $20 billion could help reduce Haiti's dependency on foreign aid. But will mining companies and corrupt government officials take it all for themselves?
Developing the wealth of natural resources beneath Haiti's soil may not improve the fortunes of the impoverished people who live on it.
There are 12 to 15 million stateless people worldwide, making statelessness the most overlooked and under-reported human rights crisis.
Partners In Health has been an important organization in post-earthquake Haiti—a key to its success is listening to what the communities want, rather than telling them what they need.
After being shot by anti-gay gunmen, a young lesbian from Jamaica was granted asylum in the Netherlands.
Discriminatory laws and policies in the Dominican Republic have stripped Dominicans of Haitian descent of citizenship and deprived them of social services, education and employment.
Simone, a refugee fleeing homophobia in her native Jamaica, attempts to heal from the wounds inflicted by violent oppression.
A former military base in the Netherlands is now home to refugees from all over the world, including Simone, who is fleeing homophobic oppression in Jamaica.
AIDS-Free World is challenging the criminalization of homosexuality in Jamaica.
Jamaican LGBT rights groups strive for acceptance and equality in the face of societal oppression and increasing hostility. More than 60 cases of anti-gay violence were reported in 2011.
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