Every newspaper in the country carries the headline story of the OAS report on the accusations by the government of Haiti of a humanitarian crisis caused by mass repatriations the result of the implementation of Dominican government migratory policy.
The Nuevo Diario reports that during the presentation of the report, the OAS yesterday offered to facilitate talks between the Dominican Republic and Haiti regarding the immigration crisis and recommended mediating a meeting to find ways to resolve the present difficulties.
The offer was made by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro as part of the observations and recommendations following the visit in early July to Haiti and the DR made in the OAS report on the visit to the Permanent Council.
Members of the commission interviewed government authorities, important personalities in the civil society, businessmen, immigrants and representatives of agencies involved in the National Foreigner Legalization Plan carried out by the Dominican government in compliance with the Immigration Law that dates back to 2004. Registration for this plan ended on 17 June 2015, when a 45-day period began for completing and receiving identification documents.
The Dominican government responded to the OAS recommendations that it does not require the “mediation” of the OAS in the talks with Haiti because at the present time “there is no conflict which merits such a thing.”
The report, which has been rejected by large sectors of the Dominican public and private entities, says that the OAS mission representatives observed displaced persons “who live in precarious conditions” and that there are persons “who are at risk of not having any recognized nationality.” Likewise, the mission also said that it was “difficult” to confirm the numbers of persons that cross the border between the two countries.
The report did acknowledge that the Dominican Republic “has the right as a sovereign nation to establish and implement its own immigration policy.” Bilateral talks with Haiti reached a stand still when the Haitian government demanded that it must approve conditions for repatriations. The Haitian government also maintains an international smear campaign against the Dominican efforts to legalize those living in the country.
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http://www.oas.org/es/centro_noticias/comunicado_prensa.asp?sCodigo=D-030/15
http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-212/15
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