Seeking Justice for the Victims of Cholera in Haiti: Framing the Reparations Debate Through Transitional Justice
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On 1 December 2016, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon apologized for cholera epidemic in Haiti, an illness Nepalese peacekeepers brought with them upon arrival Haiti. After years of silence and denial from UN, finally established a "New Approach to Cholera Haiti," promising material assistance support victims through "victim-centered approach." Based on fieldwork conducted March 2017 communities most affected by outbreak, this article brings forward victims' views specific form package should take. This links discussion literature socioeconomic dimension reparation transitional justice, discussing collective individual approaches preference latter.
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Rights Quarterly
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1085-794X', '0275-0392']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2021.0040