Human Rights Defenders - Dominican Republic

In the Dominican Republic, politics and discrimination has left an underclass living in poverty and being denied proper access to healthcare. This is the story about Marisol's work to help keep her community together.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Amnesty
• International
• Dominican
• Republic
• HIV/AIDS
• discrimination

[biohazardguru]

@RDpapichulo DR doesn't have much but we have enough to stop things like these from happening but nobody cares, if ppl here would unite things would be better, individual wealth is good but the whole country wealth contribute to individual wealth better

[RDpapichulo]

some are dominican, the ones from the bateys are hatian because they work in the sugar cain fields. most live illegaly, even if you are born in the country you cannot get citizenship.

[RDpapichulo]

I don't blame these people, who the hell wants to be hatian when you already experienced being dominican, even with lkittle they have, it's stil alot better than haiti.

[unannounced72]

France is responsible for Haiti, they overpopulated the western portion of the island with slaves. More then 500,000 african slaves as opposed to only 40,000 french colonist that eventually were mostly slaughtered by the self liberated haitians. The remaining french escaped to the spanish portion of the island. France should contribute in haiti's behalf. But the french are not willing to forgive the massacres against their citizens?

[dominiparati]

why dont you guys work to make haiti better. why doesnt amnesty international, france, canada and the U.S. take the 3 million illegal haitians in our country, why is it that I dont hear anything about dominicans being descriminated in puerto rico? is there a double-standard? Lastly, do we need 3 million people cutting sugarcane?

[Mrreserveatim]

Prayers for new understanding and compassion for peoples suffering in small isolated countries like Haiti.10,000 days could earn 700 bi-weekly paydays but 100,000s peoples live in 100 acres share restricted opportunities.You could fit 1000 Haiti in Canada 3.6 million miles where 672 First Nations reserves live on only less than 70,000 sqaure miles in homelands.Forgive us cannot share homelands with all.European canandians want to own lots share giving tax write for them despite lost lives.

[Drizzy123]

These people you see here in this vidoe ARE Dominican. Other then that i argee with Fukalot.

[fukalotfukalot]

Dear thats located east coast next to San Pedro de Macoris about an hour from the capital (Santo Domingo)just in case,although most of the people shown in this clip is Hatian descent, most dominican suffer the same luck. This pathetical scenario the result of year after year of government corruption. There is enough wealth but no equality, no matter all the bull you may see on international (financial) organization. ps. Nolove for the brother man imagine the enviroment.

[loukwon]

can anyone tell me exactly where in dr is this batey ?plse.

[drbabe85]

how can u help?