Haitian Nationals Await Passport Delivery for Months in Dominican Republic

In early November, in Aguas Negra, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, just over twenty Haitian nationals gathered in a small room, holding receipts stamped "paid" for their passport applications at a meeting led by Wendy Osirus, president of the Movement for Human Rights (Mondha). "Deliver our passports," the audience chanted in response to a question from the human rights activist, as seen in a video reviewed by Le Nouvelliste. The demand is clear. The Haitian government must assume its responsibilities and deliver the pa