Caribbean
There are 12 to 15 million stateless people worldwide, making statelessness the most overlooked and under-reported human rights crisis.
Partners In Health has been an important organization in post-earthquake Haiti—a key to its success is listening to what the communities want, rather than telling them what they need.
American Society of Journalists and Authors honors Lisa Armstrong with Arlene Eisenberg Award for "Articles that Make a Difference."
After being shot by anti-gay gunmen, a young lesbian from Jamaica was granted asylum in the Netherlands.
Discriminatory laws and policies in the Dominican Republic have stripped Dominicans of Haitian descent of citizenship and deprived them of social services, education and employment.
Simone, a refugee fleeing homophobia in her native Jamaica, attempts to heal from the wounds inflicted by violent oppression.
A former military base in the Netherlands is now home to refugees from all over the world, including Simone, who is fleeing homophobic oppression in Jamaica.
AIDS-Free World is challenging the criminalization of homosexuality in Jamaica.
Many believe that cancer is a rich nations' disease, but Pulitzer Center grantee Joanne Silberner discusses what she's learned reporting from Haiti, Uganda and India.
Jamaican LGBT rights groups strive for acceptance and equality in the face of societal oppression and increasing hostility. More than 60 cases of anti-gay violence were reported in 2011.
Thirteen-year old Cynthia Desert attends l'Ecole Nationale Republique du Chili, a 15-minute walk from her home—a tent camp in Port-au-Prince.
What is life like for a 13-year-old Haitian girl, two years after the earthquake?
Cynthia, a thirteen year old girl, lives with her parents in a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.