Are any of you fine posters familiar with this organization? It is a documentation and human rights initiative of the Peace Corps Dominican Republic. To the very poor in the Dominican Republic, without recognized birth
certificate (not born in hospital) a Dominican child cannot go to school, receive medical care, or receive
their national ID (cedula)at 18 years. Without cedula, said poor person cannot vote, get proper job, open bank account or go to college.
I am interested in comments regarding the general state of these unfortunate people. What can be done? Is
this ever going to change? Can one have human rights without the "proper paper"? And, in regard to the
many, many postings regarding the problems in Sousa, with those ladies; How many of them do you think have
proper paper? Do you think they would still choose to sell their flesh if they could get good job training or
proper education? I bring up the subject of these ladies only as an example....not a subject of debate in
this thread.
Thank you in advance for your well thought responses to this documentation problem in the DR. Please be nice.
certificate (not born in hospital) a Dominican child cannot go to school, receive medical care, or receive
their national ID (cedula)at 18 years. Without cedula, said poor person cannot vote, get proper job, open bank account or go to college.
I am interested in comments regarding the general state of these unfortunate people. What can be done? Is
this ever going to change? Can one have human rights without the "proper paper"? And, in regard to the
many, many postings regarding the problems in Sousa, with those ladies; How many of them do you think have
proper paper? Do you think they would still choose to sell their flesh if they could get good job training or
proper education? I bring up the subject of these ladies only as an example....not a subject of debate in
this thread.
Thank you in advance for your well thought responses to this documentation problem in the DR. Please be nice.