Haitian Drama

Published in 20 Minutos
(Spain) on 29 September 2021
by Diego Carcedo (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Sergio Ferreras. Edited by Michelle Bisson.
For Haitians, misfortune does not cease. Some ills are caused by the violence of nature; others by the chronic poverty that plagues most families; others — like the one right now — by the lack of solidarity with those who desire to seek a life that is, at least, more humane.

The news about earthquakes, murders or the thousands of crimes committed by the heirs of the Tonton Macoute* always fade quickly in the international media. The events are dramatic, and the most recent episode by now is also a scandal. The images of policemen on horseback, wielding rifles and rounding up refugees make us shiver.

They photos were taken in Texas, the rich American state that continues to display a lone star on its flag, where money flows and work abounds, but not the feeling of solidarity. The current Republican governor is not known for his empathy.

Faced with the avalanche of Haitian refugees trying to escape their disgraceful situation, the orders have been blunt: closing the border with Mexico and the merciless persecution of those who manage to sneak in. The rights of refugees, observed rigorously in democratic countries, are not observed at the border.

Several thousands have already been deported, and the new American ambassador in Port-au-Prince, Daniel Foote, resigned in shame. The immigrants were treated like animals, according to the newspapers. No one listened to them nor tried to. Human rights organizations have complained in vain. Hope in the Biden administration is beginning to fade. One could say it's not any better than it was with Donald Trump.

*Editor’s Note: The Tonton Macoute were a special operations unit within the Haitian paramilitary created by the Haitian dictator known as “Papa Doc” Duvalier.


El drama de los haitianos


Para los haitianos las desgracias no cesan. Unas son originadas por la violencia sistémica de la naturaleza que se vuelve contra la gente, otras por la pobreza crónica que se ceba con la mayoría de las familias, otras -ahora mismo- por la insolidaridad que persigue las ansias de buscar una vida, por lo menos, más humana.

Las noticias de los terremotos, los asesinatos, los millares de muertos y los crímenes de los herederos de los ‘tonton macoutes’ van pasando fugazmente por los medios internacionales de comunicación. Todas son dramáticas y la última, de momento, además escandalosa. Las imágenes de policías a caballo, colt en ristre, galopando en persecución de los refugiados, estremecen.

Fueron tomadas estos días pasados en Texas, el rico estado norteamericano que sigue exhibiendo una estrella solitaria en su bandera, donde corre el dinero y abunda el trabajo, pero el sentimiento de solidaridad si por algo brilla es por su ausencia. El gobernador republicano actual no destaca por su comprensión.

Ante la avalancha de refugiados haitianos que huyen de su pésima suerte, las órdenes impartidas han sido tajantes: cerrar la frontera con México y persecución sin piedad de los que consigan colarse. El derecho a escuchar a los refugiados, tan riguroso en los países democráticos, no cuenta.

Varios millares fueron deportados ya de manera drástica y el nuevo embajador norteamericano en Puerto Príncipe, Daniel Foote, dimitió por vergüenza. Fueron, dicen las crónicas, tratados como animales. Ni se les ha escuchado ni juzgado. Las organizaciones humanitarias ponen el grito en el cielo sin éxito. La esperanza puesta en la administración Biden empieza a frustrarse. Para ver esto, se escucha, nos valía Trump

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