AUMOHD

Association of University Students Committed to a Haiti with Rights
Association des Universitaires Motivés pour une Haiti de Droits
Abbreviation AUMOHD
Formation 2004 (2004) -->
Purpose Humanitarian aid and development activities in Haiti
Headquarters Delmas, Port-au-Prince
Region
Haiti
Official language
French
President
Evel Fanfan
Affiliations Committee for Houses Being Demolished (KODEL)

AUMOHD (Association des Universitaires Motivés pour une Haiti de Droits) or the Association of University Students Committed to a Haiti with Rights is a non-profit organization engaged in humanitarian aid and development activities in Haiti. AUMOHD works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability. Founded in 2004, AUMOHD provides assistance to the people of Haiti from its headquarters in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, AUMOHD's facilities in Haiti's capital were largely undamaged and have become a community hub for relief efforts.

Mission statement

AUMOHD has stated that it will:

Community Human Rights Councils

AUMOHD organizes and convenes human rights councils, helping individuals and families with legal assistance. The councils support the community through information sharing. Four existing Community Human Rights Councils have been convened which are supported by AUMOHD through legal advice, legal services, communication, transportation, and social service referrals.

Conflict

Following the announcement in 2008 that the Konbit pou lape (Get Together for Peace) military base in Cité Soleil housing the soldiers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti would be expanded, AUMOHD worked with the Committee for Houses Being Demolished (KODEL) to support the residents of the 155 buildings that were scheduled to be destroyed.[1]

Evel Fanfan, Haitian lawyer and president of AUMOHD, has been a target of harassment alongside other members of the organization.[2] Several family members of Fanfan have also been subjected to intimidation.

References

  1. Ives, Kim. U.N. Military Base Expanding: What Is Washington Up to in Cité Soleil? Worldpress.org 9 Sept. 2008.
  2. "Haiti: Further information on Fear for safety/Death threats". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

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