Dominican government deports 11,127 Haitian migrants in just one week

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The government of the Dominican Republic deported more than 11,000 Haitians in one week, in clear violation of international conventions and humanitarian law.teleSUR

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00:00The government of the Dominican Republic reported more than 11,000 Haitian citizens in one week,

00:05ignoring international conventions and international humanitarian law.

00:09The figure was released by the Immigration Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

00:14from where they have described the procedure as successful.

00:17However, in addition to constituting a violation of the agreements enforced with Haiti

00:22and of international norms, during the process, the rights of the Haitian citizens have been flagrantly violated.

00:28The human rights organizations of both countries, as well as the Haitian executive,

00:32denounce the massive depaturation in the current circumstances,

00:36as well as the violation of the conventions that protect children and teenagers.

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