Haiti - FLASH : The UEH will work on the restitution by France of the Independence debt

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Haiti - FLASH : The UEH will work on the restitution by France of the Independence debt
13/05/2024 10:14:33

The Executive Council of the State University of Haiti has just announced the establishment of a "Working Group" on the studies to be undertaken and the mobilization to be created around the issue of restitution by France of the debt of Independence

Group objectives :

• Carry out all studies and investigations to complete and strengthen the file;
• Take the necessary steps to finalize the calculations of the amounts to be claimed;
• Inform and raise awareness of the Haitian State and the organized sectors of Haitian society on the different elements of the case;
• Disseminate and publish for the benefit of national and international public opinion the various elements of the file;
• Identify all national and international actors capable of moving this issue forward
• Take the necessary measures, within the framework of a large coalition of national and international actors, to bring this matter to fruition.

According to the UEH document, all research, survey, study and marketing strategies can be used by the think tank and work group to achieve its objectives.

The reflection and working group will undertake all investigation and study activities (documentation, literature review, interviews, surveys, e-questionnaires, focus group, etc...) to complete the data in the file.

This group will be made up of academic staff from UEH and other universities, but also certain national and international personalities. Here is a first list of work to complete:

• Professor Judith Blanc, psychologist
• Professor Eddy Labossière, economist
• Professor Alvarez Louis, historian
• Glodel Mezilas, specialist in international relations
• Professor Alix René, historian
• Professor Jean Marie Theodat, geographer

At the end of the mandate of the reflection and work group on restitution, the UEH will receive a complete file of the debts that France and other countries for other matters (Spain, Germany, Great Britain and the United States) will have to be returned to Haiti.

HL/ HaitiLibre