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Global OrganizationsOctober 6, 2011
WikiLeaks Haiti: US Cables Paint Portrait of Brutal, Ineffectual and Polluting UN Force
As the renewal date for the UN mission in Haiti nears, WikiLeaks cables reveal a litany of MINUSTAH’s failures.
Dan Coughlin
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WorldJuly 29, 2011
Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama
Secret US Embassy cables ripple through Haitian politics, imperiling the appointment of a new prime minister.
Dan Coughlin
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Regions and CountriesJune 22, 2011
WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army
A secret US Embassy cable describes how Haiti’s business elite armed and deployed police units in pro-Aristide strongholds like Bel Air and Cite Soleil after the 2004 coup.
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
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Foreign PolicyJune 15, 2011
WikiLeaks Haiti: Embassy Warned of Earthquake Vulnerability
A 2005 cable obtained by WikiLeaks predicted that the Haitian government was "unprepared to handle a natural disaster of any magnitude."
Dan Coughlin
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WorldJune 15, 2011
Haiti’s Rigged Election
Confirming what Haitians already knew, a WikiLeaks document shows how US and international donors pushed ahead with a rigged presidential election.
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
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PoliticsJune 8, 2011
WikiLeaks Haiti: Cable Depicts Fraudulent Haiti Election
Confirming what Haitians already knew, a WikiLeaks document shows how US and international donors pushed ahead with a rigged presidential election.
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
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Foreign PolicyJune 1, 2011
WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day
The US Embassy aided Levi’s, Hanes contractors in their fight against an increase in Haiti’s minimum wage.
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
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Foreign PolicyJune 1, 2011
WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files
How the US tried—and failed—to scuttle a Venezuelan oil deal even though it would bring huge benefits to Haiti’s impoverished people.
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
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Regions and CountriesMarch 22, 2011
Haiti Abstains
No matter who is declared the winner, the country’s March 20 elections represent a defeat for Haitian democracy.
Dan Coughlin
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WorldMarch 20, 2011
Aristide Returns
His arrival on the eve of Sunday’s controversial elections in Haiti injected new energy into the popular and democratic movement.
Dan Coughlin