Loni ap denonse sistem restavek an Ayiti a.Yo mande Kanada ede.

UN report puts pressure on Canada to end Haitian slavery
Steven Edwards, Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

UNITED NATIONS -- The chief United Nations investigator on slavery signalled Wednesday that Haiti -- the only nation born of a slave revolt -- has entrenched child enslavement through its long-denounced "restavek" system.

The finding by Gulnara Shahinian after she toured the Caribbean nation raises pressure on Canada and other major aid donors to the country to focus more on eliminating the blight.

Named for the Haitian francophone Creole term meaning "stay with," the system is supposed give parents unable to care for their children an opportunity to send them to more affluent relatives or strangers in urban areas. There, the children would receive food, shelter and education in exchange for "light" housework.

But Ms. Shahinian said the practice subjects children to multiple forms of abuse, including economic exploitation, sexual violence and corporal punishment. Hours of work typically run from early in the morning until the last adult in the home goes to bed at night, witnesses have said.

While family-to-family placements have long occurred, paid recruiters now scour the country looking for children to traffic both within and outside Haiti, Ms. Shahinian found.

The majority of the demand has also shifted in recent years from wealthy families to poor ones, she reports.

"This practice is a severe violation of the most fundamental rights of the child," said Ms. Shahinian, an Armenian national.

"[It] reinforces a vicious cycle of violence. It should be stopped immediately."

The International Labour Organization estimates that 300,000 children work as restaveks in Haiti, population eight million.

Ms. Shahinian reports children are delivered to work for urban families "as child slaves in domestic work and outside the home in markets."

A UN summary of her visit says witnesses gave her "various accounts" of the practice as she visited the capital, Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes in the southwest, and Ouanaminthe on the northern part of the border with the Dominican Republic.

She "expressed deep concern," says the summary. "She considers it to be a modern form of slavery."

As part of the $555-million in Canadian aid to Haiti over the past five years, the Canadian International Development Agency has provided millions of dollars to cover school fees and lunches for thousands of Haitian youngsters from impoverished backgrounds.

But Ms. Shahinian said more needs to be done to give poor families the means to keep their children and send them to school.

"The issue should be put urgently on the highest priority agenda of the [Haitian] government and the international community," said the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery.

Haiti is Canada's biggest overseas aid focus after Afghanistan.

"The agency is aware of the restavek problem, and we're investing in a wide range of programs that we believe will attack it and other ills in Haiti," said Jean-Luc Benoit, spokesman for International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda.

Ms. Shahinian acknowledged that decades of political instability and a series of recent natural disasters "have further deepened poverty and enhanced human insecurity" in Haiti, the western hemisphere's poorest country.

She also noted the Haitian government had taken some steps to try to protect the rights of restavek children, despite being cash-strapped.

But a law stating employers must pay people from age 15 for work has often resulted in restaveks being thrown onto the streets at that age.

Among a series of recommendations, Ms. Shahinian called on the Haitian government to place greater administrative focus on "vulnerable children."

She also called on the government to ensure "compulsory and free primary education," and to help children in rural areas gain better access to schools.

Bichi ! teyat pou divèzyon!

Jaf,
Se byen posib gen moun ki ta sèvi ak sitiyasyon restavèk yo an Ayiti pou fè divèzyon.

Men mwen davi e mwen si oumenm tou ta davi pou sitiyasyon timoun nou yo chanje lan peyi a.

Pou nou vanse, kelkeswa jan yon moun vire l, Restavèk avèk zonbi se de pratik ki fèt pou aboli lan sosyete ayisyèn nan.

Sasaye, mwen dako ak ou pratik sa yo dwe aboli - e se aksyon leta (tankou lwa ki te pase yo), aksyon Ayisyen konsyan (tankou travay fondasyon Maurice Sixto) ki ap kontinye make pwen sou dosye sa a.

Deklarasyon ajans Nasyonzini se bichi! Sa pa janm fè okenn enjistis sispann okenn kote sou latè. Epi tou poukisa yo kole koze a, ak swadizan "èd" Kanada ap "bay" Ayiti. Se pwopagann k ap fèt zanmi.

Nan menm semenn nan yon ekip oganizasyon kanadyen rele chalbari dèyè gouvènman kanadyen an, presizeman paske li voye jete yon dividal rekomandasyon menm ajans Nasyonzini sa a fè pou Kanada korije defo li genyen lakay li, nan domèn dwa moun. Kidonk, ou wè se nan betiz y ap pase moun.

Koze restavèk la se yon malsite ki two enpotan nan sosyete a pou nou kite se teyat k ap fèt ak li. Paregzanp, mwen pa ka konprann poukisa nan mitan ane 2009 sa a, moun ki di y ap fè lwa nan peyi nou an, poko janm wè nesesite pase lwa ki entèdi lavant RIGWAZ. Se sa ki rive lè yon pèp pa rive entegre leson listwa li nan fonksyonman sistèm soyal ak legal li. Po bèf koche po grannparan nou jouk yo trepase....epi 200 zan apre endepandans "lelit" peyi a, kontinye ap asiste paran, bouwo ki gen restavèk lakay yo ap koche po yon tilezanj? Ki "lelit" sa a ye? Ki kalite senatè ak depite nou pwodui nan peyi sa a. Se pousantay lajan dwog ki gaye nan podepè ki eneterese yo.

Kidonk, se sanwont ki opouvwa nan peyi a ki responsab si jiskaprezan se teyat k ap fèt ak koze restavèk la. Mwen denonse teyat la, pa pou mwen evakye kesyon an. Okontrè, se vle mwen ta vle nou pran li oserye tout bon vre. Paregzanp, yon zanzave ki gwos yon timoun 15 lane k ap travay lajkay li - fout li prizon avi epi sezi byen li pou ede fanmi jenn fi a ede li nan levasyon tèt li ak tilezanj li pral akouche a. Ou kwè dilè nou geneyen nan lachanm jounen jodi a gen grenn ase pou yo aji konsa? Mwen plis kwè, nan gwo liv lach sa yo, se diskou franse mawon ki pral fèt ak milyèm rapo konsta "étude des lieux" sa Nasyonzini sot ponn la a. Pandanstan, Tisentaniz kontinye ap pwomennen bak li sou channmas la.

Jaf

http://journalmetro.com/linfo/article/242995--les-ong-indignees-par-la-reponse-du-canada

Les ONG indignées par la réponse du Canada
ALEXANDRE PARENT

MÉTRO

10 juin 2009

Plusieurs organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) ont réagi fortement hier à la réponse du Canada aux recommandations de l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) en matière de droits humains au pays.

Le Conseil des droits de l’Homme de l’ONU avait rédigé en février dernier 68 recommandations que devrait suivre le Canada pour améliorer la question des droits humains au pays. Au final, 39 recommandations ont été acceptées par le Canada et 29 autres ont été totalement ou partiellement rejetées.

«Nous ne sommes pas seulement déçus, nous sommes indignés de la réponse du Canada», a réagi Dominique Peschard, président de la Ligue des droits et libertés.

Les ONG dénoncent entre autres le refus du Canada de ratifier le protocole optionnel sur les droits économiques, so­ciaux et culturels, qui permettrait à des citoyens canadiens bafoués dans leurs droits de s’adresser directement à l’ONU. L’opposition à la recommandation qui permettrait à un Canadien condamné à mort à l’étranger de demander la clémence a également soulevé l’ire des ONG.

Les citoyens ne sont pas suffisamment impliqués

Selon les différents organismes, la société civile n’aurait pas été suffisamment impliquée dans le processus. «Le Canada s’est moqué de la société civile par ce processus», a réagi M. Peschard. «Ce n’est pas normal qu’elle ne soit consultée qu’après le dépôt du rapport aux Nations unies», a déclaré Anne Ste-Marie, d’Amnistie internationale Canada francophone.

Les autochtones insatisfaits

La réponse du gouvernement a aussi déçu les autochtones. Malgré que cinq recommandations sur six les concernant aient été acceptées, ils se sentent mis de côté par une attitude du gouvernement qu’ils qualifient de paternaliste et d’assimilatrice. «Notre communauté a vécu longtemps sous un terrorisme économique. Il [Le Canada] veut seulement que nous soyons de gentils petits Indiens», a déclaré Ellen Gabriel, présidente de Femmes autochtones du Québec.


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Insécurité alimentaire chez les populations des Premières nations et des Inuits qui vivent dans les réserves
http://www.genderandhealth.ca/en/modules/pauvrete/pauvrete-commedeterminantdelasante-11.jsp

Bien que l’information sur l’insécurité alimentaire dans cette population soit limitée, les données disponibles laissent entendre que l’insécurité alimentaire est un problème majeur dans les réserves des Premières nations. Par exemple, à Kugaaruk, au Nunavut, en 2001, 83 % des ménages ont connu l’insécurité alimentaire, et à Fort Severn, en Ontario, le pourcentage était de 70 %. Plusieurs questions clés se rattachent à l’insécurité alimentaire dans cette population. Premièrement, la nourriture vendue au marché est dispendieuse, souvent non disponible, de mauvaise qualité et de moindre valeur nutritive. Il y a aussi des obstacles à la consommation des aliments récoltés dans le milieu local, dont le manque d’équipement, les goûts changeants, la perte de compétences et les dépenses liées à la préparation. La contamination de l’approvisionnement alimentaire et le changement de climat sont deux autres importants points à prendre en considération.

Source: Health Canada website and Media Photo Gallery, Health Canada, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2006.

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Kidonk, annou klè tande. Si Ayisyen bezwen pran koze pwoteksyon moun ki pi vilnerab nan sosyete a, se pa nan men Kanada li pral pran ekzanp. Nou gen vwazen ki pi pre, ki pataje plis listwa avèk nou - kote rasin sosyal ak istorik malsite yo bay pou restavèk la klè pou tout moun. Se la nou ka jwenn enspirasyon. Men, premye devwa a ,se noumenm ki ka epi ki dwe mete li opwop.

Pourquoi ne ne vont-ils pas aider l'Égypte aussi qui souffre du même problème?

Nickie ekri: "méyè solisyon restavèk la sé ta édiké péyizan yo pou yo kontwolé tèt yo, konsa ya va sispann fè timoun pandan yo pa kapab okipé yo."

Mwen pa janm alèz ak pwopozisyon sa a paske li gen 2 pwoblèm fondamantal ladan li: 1) li sipoze se yon defisyans entèlektyèl kèlkonk ki lakoz "peyizan" an fè anpil pitit - tandiske se yon kalkil lojik ki alabaz konpotman an. Plis ou santi lavi pitit ou vilnerab, plis ou santi ou riske pèdi yo, plis ou vle ogmante chans genyen kèk ladan yo ki siviv. 2) Ayiti pa sipeple vre. 27 750 kilomèt kare se anpil teritwa. Se jere nou pa jere li yon mannyè ki pèmèt 9 milyon bouch k ap manje chak jou a, itilize 18 milyon bra, 9 milyon sèvo yo genyen an pou pwoudui richès. Yon peyi tankou Lafrans gen menm kantite moun ak Kongo ki fè plizyè fwa gwosè li. Poutan, lè y ap pale pwoblèm kontwol popilasyon, se so Kongo yo lonji dwèt se pa sou Lafrans.

Gen anpil teknoloji modèn ki ka pèmèt tè Ayiti pwodui manje pou tout Ayisyen mnje. Gen ase kapasite nan mitan Ayisyen toupatou sou planèt la, pou yon veritab "ekonomi" ta pran chè nan peyi a, kote moun ki pov la, ta jwenn TRAVAY - kote gradyèlman li ta wè sitiyasyon li ap amelyore - e sitou rèv natirèl pou lavi pitit li miyo ke lavi pa li a tounen reyalite. Pwoblèm fondamantal la sè ke nou kontinye ap gaspiye enèji nou nan defann pèpetiyasyon dezod etabli a. Yon sistèm akayik ki pa p kapab rete konsa vre. Chanjman an ka fèt pasifikman. Men, malerezman sanble pa gen ase moun ki pare pou fè efo ki nesesè pou se pa nan san chanjman inevitab la fèt.

Koze restavèk n ap pale la a mare kole kole ak sitiyasyon ekonomik peyi a. Gen yon vyolans ekonomik ki gaye nan tout espas sosyete a. Kom nou tout la a konnen, se malere ki gen restavèk lakay yo pou pi plis. Menm jan, vyolans politik ki te nan tout ko sosyete a, alepok diktati Duvalier a, se pa Jeneral yo sèlman ki t ap alimante li. Ti makout la, ti choukèt lawouze a pase fristrasyon li sou vwayen, peyizan parèy li....e lè li two lach pou li atake etranje, li bat madanm li, pitit li...elatriye. Se konsa chenn enjistis la mache. Tout moun sibi, tout moun ka tounen bouwo.

Jodia, vyolans politik la pa menm jan an. Nou fè gwo pwogrè. Men, sekèl ki nan sosyete a ap mande nou fè plis efo.

Mwen dako pou sansibilizasyon fèt pou ankouraje moun pa fè plis ke 2 pitit - nan moman difisil n ap viv la. Mwen dako pou nou ankouraje adopsyon. Men, mwen pa dako pou sa fèt sou baz ki kantinte lajan yon moun genyen labank, osnon ki pwofesyon li. Yon kanpay ki vize tout moun. Ki responsabilize tout moun pou yo asime responsablite familyal, responsablite siwayen yo....e sitou odela pale anpil, sèmon elatriye, se pou LETA pran dispozisyon konkrè ki kore vizyon sa a. Paregzanp, kondisyone sibvansyon Leta pou gason ki rekonèt pitit yo elatriye...

Pou koze zonbi a, mwen pap rantre ladan li aswè a - paske pawol anpil machwè gonfle. Men, mwen sikjere "vilgarizasyon syantifik" ka jwe yon gwo wol nan kwape malsite sa a. Lasyans pa mistè !

Jaf

Mwen pa gen pwoblèm ak okenn lan pwendvi ki tabli sou paj saa.
Se pou nou gade kote pwoblèm yo ye vre, ki sous yo, ki rezon dèt yo.

Mwen dakò tou pou britalite bat kalote, rigwaze, matinete jenn ti ayisyen sispann, menm jan pou kokomakak disparèt tou.

Se pou aksyon ak presyon mete sou palman pou yo korije bagay sayo avèk de lwa fèm.
Tout ayisyen san zeksepsyon fèt pou respekte e se pou yon lwa rann posesyon restavèk ilegal lan peyi a.

Moun yo konnen sa ya p fè. Se pa iyorans, se yon mantalite ki dwe efase.

Ayisyen toujou sispek leu zot ap di yo seten verite.

At UN, Dutch Talk On Child Labor But No Action on Haitian Slavery and Uzbek Cotton

Byline: Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press at the UN: News Analysis

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 -- The Dutch Mission to the UN held a press conference on June 12 about the scourge of child labor, but when pressed had few answers. Inner City Press asked what the Netherlands and the European Union are doing about the government of Uzbekistan's use of school children to pick cotton, and in Haiti about what others in the UN system have called the slavery of poor rural children working in the homes of more affluent urban families.

Dutch Deputy Permanent Representative Piet de Klerk criticized the UN Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, saying its "paradigm is not right" but acknowledging that his answer was "too general." Video here, from Minute 40:25.

Paul Mikov of World Vision added, in response to Inner City Press' question about the work on new UN envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton, that "we would urge him to pay particular attention to children in Haiti, child labor as well." Mikov later stressed to Inner City Press that the global financial crisis can make child labor worse.

On Uzbekistan, Inner City Press asked about Dutch and EU policy and IMF lending. Video here, from Minute 31:11. Peter de Ruiter, author of A World for Children: Growing up without Child Labor, referred Inner City Press to page 154 of his book, a paragraph mentioning an employee of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had taken an interesting in child labor in Uzbekistan. But what are the Dutch doing?



DPR de Klerk, polite but vague answers on Haiti and Melkert


Ambassador de Klerk said that the Netherlands has made a request to the European Commission to analyze incentives and "other trade actions." He said that on the economy and trade, there is a comment European policy.

But the EU has eased up on Uzbekistan, even after reports of political opponents being killed. Sometimes the EU talks a good game, but does far less than money is involved. Watch this site.

Footnote: at the conclusion of the press conference, Inner City Press asked Dutch Ambassador de Klerk to confirm or deny that Dutchman Ad Melkert is being considered as the UN's envoy to Iraq, after twice losing out for the top post at UNDP. De Klerk said that the UN is looking for ways to keep Ad Melkert, but would not specify. Inner City Press stands by its story and will continue to inquire.

http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressconference/2009/pc090612am1.rm?start=00:31:11

Mèsi Sasaye!

Kidonk, nou wè se teyat k ap fèt. Tande wi!

Dutch Deputy Permanent Representative Piet de
Klerk criticized the UN Mission in Haiti, MINUSTAH, saying its
"paradigm is not right" but acknowledging that his answer was "too
general."

Pa genyen oken aksyon ki te prevwa poze, ni k ap janm poze sou dosye sa a, si se pa moun ki konsène yo - sa vle di pèp Ayisyen - ki ranmase karaktè yo epi pran desizyon ki nesesè pou kwape malsite sa a nan sosyete a.

Annantandan gen plis patisipan nan konbit la, yon moun ka ede Foyer Maurice Sixto pran plis fos nan travay konkrè l ap fè pou ede tilezanj ki ap travay san pwoteksyon nan peyi a, jiskaprezan: alewè Ayisyen ki ap soutni Ayisyen nètalkole nan FOYER MAURICE SIXTO: http://www.foyermauricesixto.org/

Lamizè ekonomik, se youn nan sous malsite a, men se pa lamizè ekonomik sèlman ki lakoz. Nou gen yon alyenasyon mantal ki merite atake faspoufas, ki pou ede nou konprann se bouwo ki gen retavèk lakay li a ki koupab yon krim e ki dwe WONT tèt li nan sosyete a. Lè sa rive fèt "restavèk" pa p yon jouman. Okontrè mo ki pral sèvi la wonte a se va "bouwo restavèk" osnon "Esklavajis". Leta ansanm ak manm sosyete a, va pran defans yon tilezanj ki ekspoze anba men malandren. Se pa va okazyon pou ranmase lajan sibvansyon pou bati plis ofelina kote malandren lokal tankou entènasyonal ap kontinye eksplwate malere ni onivo ekonomik ni seksyèlman.

Annatandan, n ap mande depite ak senatè repiblik la, lè yo gen tan, souple pase yon lwa pou klasifye kom zak kriminèl fabrikasyon, lavant osnon achte rigwaz ak matinèt.

Sou menm boulin nan yo ta dwe fè efo pou chak moun nan peyi a gen papye legal. Konsa yon timoun keseswa kote li ap viv, leta dwe konnen ki lès ki paran natirèl osnon adoptif li. Si li ap viv kay moun ki pa paran li, ta dwe gen yon dokiman ki esplike estati li nan kay la, dwa epi devwa granmoun ki nan kay la genyen parapo a prezans li nan kay sa a.

Mwen kraze rak... mwen espere kèk kanmarad fowom nan ap ka patisipe nan emisyon aswè a sou Lasyans pa mistè.
respè!

Respè pou wou, kanmarad konsekan.
Mwen swete w siksè lan emisyon an, byenke mwen pap kapab asiste l.
Mwen an voyaj kounyea.
Men mwen ta renmen ke l pase byen e mwen ta renmen konnen kijan li te pase.