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Haiti - Cholera : New complaint against the UN
10/10/2013 12:41:08

After the rejection in February by the United Nations, of a first complaint against the UN in 2011, which accused the peacekeepers of being responsible for the cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010 and demanded compensation for victims https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7931-haiti-justice-request-for-compensation-of-victims-of-cholera-rejected-by-the-un.html , Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), on behalf of plaintiffs Haitian and Haitian-American, who contracted cholera, as well as families of deceased, filed Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan a new complaint against the UN in an attempt to lift the diplomatic immunity that the United Nations has since 1946 [under section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and immunities of the United Nations]. This complaint relates directly to the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for careless and dangerous behavior.

For Me Brian Concannon,awyer and director of the IJDH "Immunity does not mean impunity [...] victims are entitled to a trial, if the UN refuses to do them justice."

Wednesday in New York, Farhan Haq, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, when asked by reporters about this new complaint answered ""With regard to complaints against the organization, it is not in practices of the United Nations to publicly discuss the proceedings against it, as has been mentioned before [...] Because legal proceedings are ongoing, we can not comment further on this specific situation," recalling that" The UN works on the ground with the Government and people of Haiti to provide immediate and practical assistance to those affected, to develop better infrastructure and provide services for all."

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7991-haiti-cholera-the-bai-wants-to-continue-to-pursue-the-un.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7983-haiti-cholera-paho-calls-for-international-funding.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7931-haiti-justice-request-for-compensation-of-victims-of-cholera-rejected-by-the-un.html

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