HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Haitian Immigrant Rights

Haitian migration, hemispheric anti-Blackness, and legal empowerment across the Americas.

Impacted by anti-Black racism, xenophobia, and language barriers, Haitian immigrants are marginalized in destination countries throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Global Justice Clinic partners with Haitian-led immigrant rights’ organizations in the U.S., Haiti and elsewhere, supporting Haitians to expose injustices and combat marginalization.

Launched in 2022, Rights without Borders is a collaborative project with the NYU Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. It builds on the Clinic’s past work advancing Haitians’ rights in the U.S.

Building a hemisphere-wide coalition of Haitian leaders and advocates, the project:

• aims to use legal empowerment as a tool to fight the racism and anti-migrant policies that Haitian diaspora communities are confronting across the Americas.
• will facilitate the sharing of strategies, creation of know your rights resources, and coordination of advocacy across borders.

In partnership with Ralph Thomassaint, a series of videos will be created to highlight the work of Haitian activists and Haitian-led organizations who are advocating for Haitian migrants in various countries throughout the hemisphere.

Rights without Borders builds on the Global Justice Clinic’s past work advancing Haitians’ rights in the United States.