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Court Orders Dominican Republic to Recognize Citizenship

October 23, 2014
Tula Connell

Related Topics:: Americas, citizenship, Dominican Republic, Haiti, human rights, immigration, labor, Solidarity Center, undocumented workers, unions, worker rights

The Inter-American Court for Human Rights ordered the Dominican Republic to reform all national laws blocking the recognition of citizenship for children of undocumented parents born in the country. The decision, dated August 28, 2014, was made public on October 22, 2014, according to a story today in El Dia, a national newspaper in the… [READ MORE]

Dominican Republic Plan for Migrants Rife with Irregularities

September 5, 2014
Geoff Herzog

Related Topics:: domestic workers, Dominican Republic, freedom of association, Haiti, human rights, immigration, labor, Migrant Workers, Solidarity Center, undocumented workers, unions, worker rights

The Dominican Republic’s “regularization” plan—created to provide legal status to migrants with documents—is rife with “irregularities,” according to Alexis Roselie, spokeswoman for the National Coordinator for Immigration Justice and Human Rights and an organizer for the National Federation of Workers in Construction and Building Materials (FENTICOMMC). At a press conference this week at the National… [READ MORE]