(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Dr Amery Browne, has joined the list of countries and prominent individuals condemning the Dominican Republic’s mass deportation of Haitians.
The Dominican government said last week that it would deport up to 10,000 Haitians per week.
It said it deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week alone.
It cited an “excess” of immigrants.
Browne posted on his Twitter account:
“Deeply concerned by recent reports of mass deportations of persons of Haitian nationality (10,000 per week) from the DR, with associated infringements of human dignity, at a time when systems in Haiti can least cope with such a rapid influx.”
CARICOM is expected to issue a statement shortly as well.
Haiti’s Foreign Minister, Dominique Dupuy, is in Washington meeting with OAS officials on the issue and other issues facing the island.
OAS Head Luis Almagro posted on Twitter:
“I held a timely meeting with Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Religious Affairs, and Haitians Living Abroad, Dominique Dupuy, to discuss the dire humanitarian and security challenges in Haiti that requires urgent attention from the international community. One of the core principles of the OAS is to promote good neighbourliness and respect for human rights of all without distinction as to race, sex, creed or nationality. We must not depart from these democratic principles in order to maintain a peaceful and stable region.”
