Background info on Haiti and Afghanistan

Many people asked questions at the March meeting about the current political and social climates in both Haiti and Afghanistan. Here are some useful links for your own further research:

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/79214 (Haiti)
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/haiti-no-protection-girls-against-sexual-violence-20081127 (Haiti)

For a good history of Haiti, try to find The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer.

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/79295 (Afghanistan)
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/afghanistan-tens-thousands-people-displaced-fighting-and-hunger-20090218 (Afghanistan)