A group of Haitian refugees called the Committee of Refugees United for their Rights, have called on the United Nations to influence the Dominican government to end alleged violations of their rights. Diario Libre reports that the group’s Vice President, Jean Ederme Blot, complained that children born in the DR do not have birth certificates simply because they are the children of Haitian refugees. Dominican authorities are also refusing to renew their refugee permits under allegations that their files have been lost. Blot warned that dozens of Haitians, mostly military and police, are willing to occupy other embassies seeking refuge as they felt unprotected in the DR.