Presidential elections have been postponed in Haiti for the third time
Provisional Electoral Committee has a twitter site where it is posting updates on the situation . this includes the letter suspending the elections amid security concerns.
See the reaction of Jude Celestin key candidate his website has campaign tweets and videos (in French)
For background facts on the electoral system and previous election results see the IFES website
News stories
Follow the updates on Haitilibre
Haiti sentinel
also good for news and resources is the
Haiti Elections Blog is a collaboration of the Institute
for Justice & Democracy in Haiti, the Center for Economic and Policy
Research, 1804 Institute, Haiti Support Group, the National Lawyers
Guild International Committee, and International Association of
Democratic Lawyers. The entry for January 25th has a summary of the background to the elections postponement
Election observations.
European Union observation mission 2015 report in French. Recent condemnation of violence
Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) website has some press releases and statements
Caricom statement
Parlamericas
Observatoire Citoyen pour l'Institutionnalisation de la Democratie (OCID), citizen observers. has statements from Early January
Think tanks response and background reports
IFES background information on the elections
Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti - commentary on events
Human Rights Watch has background information on the state of human rights in the region.
Amnesty International reports provide background
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Showing posts with label haiti. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Monday, 3 August 2015
Haiti elections: are women still represented ?
Elections are due to take place in Haiti on 9th August.
One concern has been the lack of female involvement.
The Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Haiti Forty-third session 19 January-6 February 2009 noted a low participation and called for quotas.
the amendment to the 2012 constitution introduced a minimum 30% representation . The quotas project has some details on the initiative and the Ace project website enables you to download the full text of the current constitution in French. Article 17.1 covers representation of women.
In 2014 the Human Development reports recorded less than 4% of seats in parliament as held by women and also continuing high levels of gender inequality.
As a result UNDP has funded projects seeking to encourage female political participation. International Idea has also been involved in similar projects.
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has developed the country’s first national gender and elections strategy with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). see some examples of promotional materials relating to women on its website.
however despite this the Haiti election blog has raised concerns about continuing under representation.
L’ Observatoire Citoyen de l Action des Pouvoirs Publics (OCAPH) has expressed general concerns about the conduct of the elections to the press. Its website also has details of voter education campaigns.
Further discussion on women's rights and political participation can be found on the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
For more background information on human rights and democracy in Haiti se our previous blog posting on the 2015 elections.
One concern has been the lack of female involvement.
The Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Haiti Forty-third session 19 January-6 February 2009 noted a low participation and called for quotas.
the amendment to the 2012 constitution introduced a minimum 30% representation . The quotas project has some details on the initiative and the Ace project website enables you to download the full text of the current constitution in French. Article 17.1 covers representation of women.
In 2014 the Human Development reports recorded less than 4% of seats in parliament as held by women and also continuing high levels of gender inequality.
As a result UNDP has funded projects seeking to encourage female political participation. International Idea has also been involved in similar projects.
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has developed the country’s first national gender and elections strategy with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). see some examples of promotional materials relating to women on its website.
however despite this the Haiti election blog has raised concerns about continuing under representation.
L’ Observatoire Citoyen de l Action des Pouvoirs Publics (OCAPH) has expressed general concerns about the conduct of the elections to the press. Its website also has details of voter education campaigns.
Further discussion on women's rights and political participation can be found on the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
For more background information on human rights and democracy in Haiti se our previous blog posting on the 2015 elections.
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Coming soon Haiti elections.
Parliamentary elections are due to be held in Haiti on 9 August 2015
these have been delayed by protests.
Here are some useful background links to get started on researching the topic.
IPU has background information on the electoral system
News coverage.
Haiti Libre has stories and polls.
it also has reports from the the Citizen Observatory for Institutionalizing Democracy (OCID), a consortium of civil society composed of the Civil Society Initiative (ISC), the Ecumenical Center for Human Rights humans (ECHR) and JURIMEDIA,
Alterpresse is an alternative news network that frequently published news stories in French about elections and human rights topics.
Election observation Missions.
These organisations will be deploying missions to assess the state of democracy and conduct of the elections.
European Union
OAS - Organisation of American states
Minustah - United Nations mission in the region has comments
Human rights reports relating to Haiti
These organisations provide access to background news and reports on issues relating to human rights and democracy
Citizen Observatory for Institutionalizing Democracy (OCID) has reported on a variety of recent topics. These include:
Registration of candidates.
Diagnosis of civic engagement in the context of the 2015 elections in Haiti (in French)
Institute for Justice and Democracy - Haiti. Examples include the 2015 paper ensuring fair elections a legal analysis.
They have also created a 2015 elections blog.This has analysis of news articles.
these have been delayed by protests.
Here are some useful background links to get started on researching the topic.
IPU has background information on the electoral system
Le Conseil Electoral Provisoire has current laws, lists of
candidates and information in French about the conduct of the elections.
ACE project has background information on the electoral
system including links to past election observation reports from the 1990s
onwards.
News coverage.
Haiti Libre has stories and polls.
it also has reports from the the Citizen Observatory for Institutionalizing Democracy (OCID), a consortium of civil society composed of the Civil Society Initiative (ISC), the Ecumenical Center for Human Rights humans (ECHR) and JURIMEDIA,
Alterpresse is an alternative news network that frequently published news stories in French about elections and human rights topics.
Election observation Missions.
These organisations will be deploying missions to assess the state of democracy and conduct of the elections.
European Union
OAS - Organisation of American states
Minustah - United Nations mission in the region has comments
Human rights reports relating to Haiti
These organisations provide access to background news and reports on issues relating to human rights and democracy
Citizen Observatory for Institutionalizing Democracy (OCID) has reported on a variety of recent topics. These include:
Registration of candidates.
Diagnosis of civic engagement in the context of the 2015 elections in Haiti (in French)
Institute for Justice and Democracy - Haiti. Examples include the 2015 paper ensuring fair elections a legal analysis.
They have also created a 2015 elections blog.This has analysis of news articles.
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Haiti presidential elections
This week voting took place in the Haitian presidential elections.
here are some starting points for finding out more.
basic information on the electoral system and past results can be found on the IFES website.
The Haitian Election authority has its own website with official information in French about results counting and candidates.
The UN Mission in Haiti also has coverage of events, including statements, press releases and photos.
The OAS and Caricom observed the elections - statements on the conduct can be viewed on the OAS website.
Other observations on election conduct can be viewed in local newspapers:
Haiti Observer- which also has texts of debates between the presidential candidates.
Le Nouvellist -is one of the oldest newspapers. Headlines and coverage in French.
Haiti Libre - aims to offer alternative news from the people.
Alterpresse also aims to offer some alternative viewpoints.
Finally the Haitian Democracy Project has recent articles and analysis. This is a think tank launched by the Broookings Institution in 2002. It has received USAID funds
here are some starting points for finding out more.
basic information on the electoral system and past results can be found on the IFES website.
The Haitian Election authority has its own website with official information in French about results counting and candidates.
The UN Mission in Haiti also has coverage of events, including statements, press releases and photos.
The OAS and Caricom observed the elections - statements on the conduct can be viewed on the OAS website.
Other observations on election conduct can be viewed in local newspapers:
Haiti Observer- which also has texts of debates between the presidential candidates.
Le Nouvellist -is one of the oldest newspapers. Headlines and coverage in French.
Haiti Libre - aims to offer alternative news from the people.
Alterpresse also aims to offer some alternative viewpoints.
Finally the Haitian Democracy Project has recent articles and analysis. This is a think tank launched by the Broookings Institution in 2002. It has received USAID funds
Friday, 26 November 2010
Haiti elections to go ahead.
Despite the cholera crisis news agencies are reporting that the elections in Haiti will go ahead on Sunday 28th November.
Here are some starting points for tracing information on conditions in the region.
Amnesty International has several years of human rights reports on its website.
Another good source for this type of materials is Human Rights Watch
and the International crisis Group
More specific commentary on the background to the elections can be found on the
UN peacekeeping mission website.
NDI has information on civic education programmes. Scroll down the left hand side of the page to find links to documents and reports.
The Carter Centre has had involvement in health and democracy programmes in the past. Reports from coverage of earlier elections are on the website.
The OAS has sent observers to cover the 2010 events. Reports will be posted on the website. At the moment it currently contains press releases on aid programmes.
Finally an excelelnt news site covering the elections is Haitielections2010.com which is supported by USAID and the German Embassy. It has stories, polls and interviews (in French)
Here are some starting points for tracing information on conditions in the region.
Amnesty International has several years of human rights reports on its website.
Another good source for this type of materials is Human Rights Watch
and the International crisis Group
More specific commentary on the background to the elections can be found on the
UN peacekeeping mission website.
NDI has information on civic education programmes. Scroll down the left hand side of the page to find links to documents and reports.
The Carter Centre has had involvement in health and democracy programmes in the past. Reports from coverage of earlier elections are on the website.
The OAS has sent observers to cover the 2010 events. Reports will be posted on the website. At the moment it currently contains press releases on aid programmes.
Finally an excelelnt news site covering the elections is Haitielections2010.com which is supported by USAID and the German Embassy. It has stories, polls and interviews (in French)
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