OBMICA Bulletin June 2020
We are pleased to share the June 2020 edition of the OBMICA Bulletin, focused on the impact of the coronavirus on migrant communities. This issue addresses the Venezuelan, Dominican, and Haitian diasporas and can be downloaded as a PDF or read article by article online.
We are pleased to share the June 2020 edition of the OBMICA Bulletin, focused on the impact of the coronavirus on migrant communities. This issue addresses the Venezuelan, Dominican, and Haitian diasporas. You can download the content in PDF format or click through to the linked articles on our site for online reading. Download the June 2020 OBMICA Bulletin here
The Haitian and Dominican diasporas in focus in Chile and the United States
The harsh reality facing Dominican and Haitian diasporas in Chile and the United States during the pandemic is explored in an OBMICA and FES webinar. Read more...
Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago under COVID-19
Kamilah Morain reports on how the government's strict response to the pandemic has affected vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers. Read more...
Coronavirus and pre-existing inequalities: mobility in the Dominican Republic
A discussion organized with FES and the Poletika platform examined the differentiated effects of the pandemic on migrants, stateless people, and refugees in the Dominican Republic. Read more...
Haitian authorities' commitment in the fight against impunity put to the test
The return of Emmanuel Constant offered an opportunity to test Haitian authorities' willingness to fight impunity and violence. Read more...
New article on Haitian domestic workers in the Dominican Republic, June 2020
This article, by Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, argues that intimate and human in(mobilities) are interrelated and shape how borders function and are experienced. Read more...
New blog on Dominican-Haitian relations under COVID-19
Maria Cristina Fumagalli reflects on opportunities for a new narrative in Dominican-Haitian relations in the context of COVID-19. Read more...
In this issue we present aspects of the career of sociologist Rafael Duran Rodriguez, our associate researcher at OBMICA. Read more...
On the cover: The statue of Friar Montesinos wearing a mask under the supermoon on the Malecon of Santo Domingo, May 7-8, 2020. Photo: Orlando Barria/EFE.
Following health recommendations, the OBMICA Bulletin did not circulate in print until further notice.