The massive displacements orchestrated by the government of Luis Abinader against Haitian migrants arouse the anger of many Haitian citizens residing in the Dominican Republic, to the point that some choose to voluntarily return to Haiti.
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With our correspondent in Port-au-Prince, Peterson Luxama
This wave of massive displacements, considered arbitrary and humiliating, undertaken by the Dominican government, arouses indignation among Haitians residing in Dominican Republicwho decide to voluntarily return to Haiti. “ The Dominicans think that if we are in their country, it is because we are not respected at home, that we have nowhere to go. Today we made the decision to say that we will not stay with them », confides one of them.
What is happening in the Dominican Republic is a lack of respect towards Haitian nationalssupports a young woman. After three years spent on Dominican soil, she decided to return home and called on Haitian leaders to unite to move the country forward: “ Yes, we leave them their country. We fought for our own country. We have something to eat and drink. We still have to fight to unite and move forward together. »
Dominican authorities claim to have expelled more than 11,000 Haitians over the past week. This situation pushed the Haitian government to request an emergency meeting at the Organization of American States (OAS), during which the permanent representative of Haiti, Ghandi Thomas, denounced serious violations of the rights of migrants: “ We are unfortunately witnessing serious violations of the rights of Haitian citizens in the Dominican Republic. This deportation policy is a discriminatory campaign targeting Haitians because of their nationality and the color of their skin. »
Until now, the Haitian authorities have not taken any official position regarding this situation.
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