OHCHR / HAITI TURK VISIT
10-Feb-2023
00:02:28
On the second day of his official visit to Haiti, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, flew to Ouanaminthe, in the northeast of the country. OHCHR
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STORY: OHCHR / HAITI TURK VISIT
TRT: 02:28
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 9 SEPTEMBER 2023, OUANAMINTHE, HAITI
TRT: 02:28
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 9 SEPTEMBER 2023, OUANAMINTHE, HAITI
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, interior, Turk with delegation in helicopter leaving Port-au-Prince, Haiti
2. Various shots, exterior, views from helicopter flying to Ouanaminthe
3. Various shots, exterior, Türk greeted by officials
4. Wide shot, interior, traveling shot
5. Various shots, interior, Türk meeting with local authorities and community organizations
6. Traveling shot, interior
7. Wide shot, exterior, Türk at an International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Border Resource Centres (BRC) exchanging with Haitian migrants, Haitian border
8. Various shots, exterior, view of Ouanaminthe
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“I am in Ouanaminthe, which is in the northeast of Haiti, close to the Dominican border, and I've just had firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants who told me under the extremely precarious conditions that they were in, having been deported back. There's no distinction made between pregnant women, unaccompanied minors, those with injuries, those who are sick. And it's heartbreaking to see this and to listen to that. And my strong appeal that I made last year and I reiterate it now here, is to ensure that no deportations take place given the extremely dire situation of the country. It's so important that we need to respect human rights law and human international refugee law in these circumstances.”
10. Wide shot, exterior, Türk at an International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Border Resource Centres (BRC)
2. Various shots, exterior, views from helicopter flying to Ouanaminthe
3. Various shots, exterior, Türk greeted by officials
4. Wide shot, interior, traveling shot
5. Various shots, interior, Türk meeting with local authorities and community organizations
6. Traveling shot, interior
7. Wide shot, exterior, Türk at an International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Border Resource Centres (BRC) exchanging with Haitian migrants, Haitian border
8. Various shots, exterior, view of Ouanaminthe
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“I am in Ouanaminthe, which is in the northeast of Haiti, close to the Dominican border, and I've just had firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants who told me under the extremely precarious conditions that they were in, having been deported back. There's no distinction made between pregnant women, unaccompanied minors, those with injuries, those who are sick. And it's heartbreaking to see this and to listen to that. And my strong appeal that I made last year and I reiterate it now here, is to ensure that no deportations take place given the extremely dire situation of the country. It's so important that we need to respect human rights law and human international refugee law in these circumstances.”
10. Wide shot, exterior, Türk at an International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Border Resource Centres (BRC)
STORYLINE
On the second day of his official visit to Haiti, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, flew to Ouanaminthe, in the northeast of the country.
He met with local authorities and community organizations and visited an International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Border Resource Centre (BRC) at the Haitian border crossings, which comes to the aid of vulnerable migrants returning from the Dominican Republic.
The High Commissioner said, “I am in Ouanaminthe, which is in the northeast of Haiti, close to the Dominican border, and I've just had firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants who told me under the extremely precarious conditions that they were in, having been deported back. There's no distinction made between pregnant women, unaccompanied minors, those with injuries, those who are sick. And it's heartbreaking to see this and to listen to that. And my strong appeal that I made last year, and I reiterate it now here, is to ensure that no deportations take place given the extremely dire situation of the country. It's so important that we need to respect human rights law human and international refugee law in these circumstances.”
International human rights law prohibits refoulement and collective expulsions without an individual assessment of all protection needs prior to return, calling for solidarity to ensure all those who wish to seek asylum have access to fair and efficient asylum procedures, regardless of their reasons for leaving their country.
He met with local authorities and community organizations and visited an International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Border Resource Centre (BRC) at the Haitian border crossings, which comes to the aid of vulnerable migrants returning from the Dominican Republic.
The High Commissioner said, “I am in Ouanaminthe, which is in the northeast of Haiti, close to the Dominican border, and I've just had firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants who told me under the extremely precarious conditions that they were in, having been deported back. There's no distinction made between pregnant women, unaccompanied minors, those with injuries, those who are sick. And it's heartbreaking to see this and to listen to that. And my strong appeal that I made last year, and I reiterate it now here, is to ensure that no deportations take place given the extremely dire situation of the country. It's so important that we need to respect human rights law human and international refugee law in these circumstances.”
International human rights law prohibits refoulement and collective expulsions without an individual assessment of all protection needs prior to return, calling for solidarity to ensure all those who wish to seek asylum have access to fair and efficient asylum procedures, regardless of their reasons for leaving their country.
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