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For more information, please visit: ijdh.org Filmed and edited by Nick Stratton, Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) nick@ijdh.org Haitian Victims of UN Cholera Tell UN: "Universal Means Haitians Too" In honor of Human Rights Day, cholera victims urge respect for Haitians' human rights Port-au-Prince, Haiti, December 7, 2011 -- On Friday, December 9, 2011, victims of the cholera that United Nations (UN) troops introduced to Haiti will demonstrate at the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) base in St. Marc to demand that the UN respond justly to the cholera epidemic. The demonstration coincides with Human Rights Day 2011, the 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR enshrines people's basic human rights, including the rights to life, health, and a just remedy for violations of these rights. The UDHR declares that these rights are "universal." Cholera victims remind the UN that "universal" human rights belong to Haitians too. As the UN rallies the world to honor the UDHR via its "Celebrate Human Rights" campaign, it continues to deny thousands of Haitians the very rights the UDHR enshrines. On November 3, 2011, over 5000 cholera victims submitted claims to the UN asking that it take responsibility for causing the cholera outbreak. The claims ask the UN to compensate victims and install the health and clean water programs necessary to control the epidemic. More than one month later, the UN has yet to respond to victims <b>...</b>