The Foundation for the Memory of Slavery (FME), an institution involved in the transmission of the history of slavery and the struggles for its abolition, has adopted a declaration calling for "solidarity in favor of the Haitian people." In this declaration adopted on April 4 and transmitted to the French president, the French government, parliament, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the FME asserted that in addition to the "historical duty" French authorities have towards Haiti, they also have a "historical responsibility."
In its declaration titled "Haiti Burns, Let's Stop Looking Away," the board of directors of the FME paints a grim picture of daily life in Haiti, calling for "an immediate end to this descent into the abyss."
According to the FME, the current situation in the country is not the result of a certain "curse of Haiti" but the combination of "ill-advised actions by some and the indifferent inaction of others." The country's degradation is the result of "a long series of political inst
