Civil society groups that traditionally have been critical of the Dominican managing of the migratory issues are becoming spokespeople to defend the Dominican Republic before an international smear campaign.
As reported in Diario Libre, the National Committee of Human Rights (CNDH) called for the government of Haiti to issue essential documents to Haitians. It indicated that the Haitian government needs to supply this documentation. It also recognized that the internal problems in Haiti are not the blame of the Dominican Republic.
Likewise, Centro Bono disputed recent statements by President Michel Martelly, who has complained of forceful repatriations of Haitians from the Dominican Republic. The Centro Bono called for support to the National Foreigner Legalization Plan with the participation of all national sectors.
A mission of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) that recently visited ensured that they were not able to verify deportations of illegal Haitians. The FIDH said they were here investigating the situation from 28 June to 3 July 2015.
The Network of Social Centers of the Jesuit Order and the Jesuit Network for Migrants (RJM) called the attention of the government of Haiti, especially through the officers at its consulate, for the serious inactivity with which they are managing the providing of their nationals with identity documents. They criticized the passivity of the Haitian state and the marked interest in charging for a service that given the social-economic situation of the Haitians in the country is unfair.
A mission of the OAS is visiting this week to ascertain the deportations claimed by the government of Haiti.
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