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Recovering from trauma in Haiti
07 Oct 2008 08:20:00 GMT
Author: Catholic Relief Services

Anne Touissant is a Protection Advisor & Program Development Manager for CRS in Haiti.

As we drove in our 4x4 Toyota land cruiser through the bumpy streets of Les Cayes, Haiti, I was taken by the extent of the damage. There were six of us crammed into our car: 3 Catholic Relief staffers and 3 staffers from AVSI an Italian non-profit that specializes in working with children who have lived through traumatic events.

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Pakistan: Humanitarian Crisis in Parachinaar
06 Oct 2008 22:25:02 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Hasnains Life reports that the Talibans had imposed an economic blockade on Shias in Parachinar, a town of Upper Kurram Agency in Pakistan which led to a humanitarian crisis.

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Brazil: Impunity and forgetfulness over Carandiru Massacre
03 Oct 2008 23:19:16 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Visit to Carandiru, photo by Flickr user silmaraelis, published under a Creative Commons license. The caption says the souls had longer been forgotten there.

The Carandiru Massacre, considered a major human rights violation in the history of Brazil, happened sixteen years ago (October 2, 1992) after a riot broke out in the 9th Pavilion of Carandiru Prison Complex in So Paulo. The riot went out of control, which led to the elite force of the Military Police being called in and a confrontation which resulted in the reported death of 111 prisoners. No police were killed.

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Cuba: Helping the Victims
03 Oct 2008 13:02:54 GMT
Author: Global Voices

Yoani Sanchez takes a road trip to help some of the most severely affected Cuban hurricane victims and says: I returned and confirmed that the recovery will take years, that hope is scarce and that the worst may be yet to come when the enthusiasm for helping fades.

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Brazil: Remembering the anniversary of Carandiru massacre
02 Oct 2008 09:08:33 GMT
Author: Global Voices

The Hub has an interview with a witness and survivor the massacre of at least 111 inmates in the Carandiru Prison Complex - So Paulo, Brazil. Sixteen years later, he recounts his experience in a conversation with Raquel Quintino - a human rights activist from the Universidade de Comunicao Livre.

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