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This is a classic case of custody battle and the power of technology. You are seeing a picture of a 13 year old Haitian boy reuniting with his mother after 4 year in captivity. The boy was declared missing 4 years ago during a visit to his father Gregory Jean.

According to the report, the boy spent 4 years behind a linen closet at his father's home. Finally, the boy was able to downloaded a cellphone app to contact his mother this week, saying he was being beaten by his father

By now most have heard the story of the teenage boy found holed up in a wall behind a linen closet. His parents, Haitian-born father Gregory Jean (37) and step-mother Joy Davis (42) answered charges on his imprisonment on November 30. The boy, reported missing for the past four years after being sent to visit Jean, was found behind a false wall in his father's Jonesboro home in Atlanta, Georgia. The child was recovered after he texted his mother using an app he'd downloaded on his phone.

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Here is a picture of a new modern birth center for women in Haiti. Maison de Naissance or Maternal Health Center in Torbeck.

With a name that means "Home of Birth" the Torbeck maternal health center, Maison de Naissance, needs to be a place of comfort, peace and efficiency. The beautiful, modern health facility seems to be all that, servicing the poor in the vicinity and welcoming hundreds of babies into the world. Since 2004, they have done over 132,000 consults and hosted the birth of nearly 5,000 babies. This year, the center celebrates its 10th anniversary.

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Here is a picture of two Children of Haitian descent as they are being deported from the Bahamas. These children are not Haitians and have never been to Haiti. They were born in the Bahamas from Haitian families who are in the country illegally.

Children Of Haitian Descent Handcuffed Deported From Bahamas.

While viewing the images of the children of Haitian descent, being sent cuffed to ordered out of the Bahamas, Daphne Campbell, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, has given her strong response to the act. She has condemned it as unfair, injustice and cruel. Punishing an innocent child whose only knowledge is that of the Bahamian soil, and separating him from own family and deported to another country which he has never seen, is totally inhumane. This new policy attempt by the Bahamian authority to curb illegal immigrants in the country, has caused much dissent among the Haitian activists. As per Campbell's statement, until something is done to resolve the issue, all industries should ban the Bahamas.

These innocent children probably feel humiliated as they are walking and apprehended by an immigration officer in the Bahamas. They have become the center of attention as the many in the neighborhood are stopping what they are doing to watch.

As I recollect, It their age, I was very proud and this would have been devastating to me.

Remember, these children have done nothing wrong

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Here is a picture of several Haitian Children being taken into immigration custody in the Bahamas without their parents. One can imagine what is going on in the mind of these innocent children as the see authorities taking them to an unknown place without their loving parents.

These children were born in the bahamas by Haitian parents with no status. As a result, these children are citizens of the Bahamas but are treated as illegal immigrants, just like their parents. They are taken into immigration custody.

New Immigration policy In Bahamas least to detention of Haitian children

The new Bahamian policy that so widely affects the Haitian population living there is reminiscent of the country's history of xenophobic behavior towards foreigners in general and Haitians in particular. The recent raids to round up illegal Haitians in the Bahamas was similar to the 1967 clamp down undertaken by the government that led to the deportation of many Haitians. The potential impact for the Haitian community there now will be vast, as, in the capital of Nassau alone, some 50,000 Haitians reside.

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Marcus Tabb convicted for not reporting abusive wife to proper authorities

This is a classic anyway you want to see it. In Indiana, a Husband who is no longer living with wife in the same home is still being convicted not only for a crime he did not commit but also that took place in a home that he no longer resides. This is what happened to Marcus Tabb.

A group of jurors in Delaware found Marcus Tabb guilty of child neglect and he will likely be convicted to spend between 8 and 10 years in jail. why do you think he is in trouble? The jurost become convinced that Marcus Tabb knew about the acxtion of his abusive wife but did not do anything to stop it.

What was the nature of the abuse from his wife Charlene Tabb that Marcus Tabb was no longer living with?

Charlene Tabb who is Haitian was convicted back in June 2013 for the death of 5 year old causin Marie Pierre. She was also found guilty for mistreating her three siblings.

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran!

Mezanmi, nou pa tande sa ki pase nan Indiana, o Zetazini? Yon nom ki te marye avek yon fanm, kite li, pap viv nan minm kay ak madam sa, aprale pase antr 8 a 10 an nan prizon pou aksyon madam sa.

Fanm Aysyen sa ki rele Charlene Tabb touye yon ti kouzin li ki rele Marie Pierre. Li fè kombyen tan lape abise twa lot ti fanmil li. Madam sa deja nan prizon e yo estime ke li ap pase anpil tan nan prizon pou krim sa.

min sa ki pi interesan nan ka sa, se mouche-a ki pa nan kay la. Li condane tou et li prale passe antre 8 an et 10 an nan prizon paske li te konnin ke fanm sa se te yon djab, li pa bon, et li te ape abise ti moin yo et li pa fe Anyin pou retire ti moun sa yo nan sitiyasyon-an

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Malnutrition in an underprivileged and poor developing country like Haiti is a major critical problem. Poverty is its main root cause over other factors like economic, environmental, and social reasons. One in every 10 children in Haiti dies of malnutrition. One of the leading factors (60%) of child death is malnutrition. Around 40% of the 5 year children indicate stunned growth and poor brain development. The most common effects of malnutrition in Haitian children are: lack of adequate immune system, erratic behavior changes, 2 in every 10 are underweight, slow development and cognitive deficiency. Today around 6.7 million, or a staggering 67% of the population goes without food some days. Most of them have either limited access to the food or can't afford a balanced diet and as many as 1.5 million of them face malnutrition and other hunger-related problems.

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