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Republic. He was working in a market, but his salary was not sufficient to cover his basic needs such as
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food, transportation and medical care for his family.
118.
Following their expulsion, the Medina Ferreras family live in Anse-à-Pitre, Haiti, in a
small, two-room cement-block house with a tin sheeting roof. It was one of a cluster of ten houses,
without running water and built for refugee families by the Support Group to Repatriates and Refugees
(GARR). Mr. Medina Ferreras and Mrs. Jean Pierre have been unable to find work and do not have
sufficient resources to buy food; because of financial and language problems, their children have had
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difficulty getting an education.
119.
For their part, the Fils-Aime family live in dire conditions in Anse-à-Pitre, Haiti, in a tworoom shack which was one of ten units that the Support Group to Repatriates and Refugees (GARR) had
built for refugee families. Mr. Fils-Aime and Mrs. Midi did not have sufficient income to feed their children,
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who had reportedly dropped out of school for financial reasons.
120.
Following his expulsion, Mr. Gelin was living in Anse-à-Pitre, Haiti, with his common-law
wife Gillie and their three children: Jameson Gelin, Kenson Gelin and Faica Gelin, in a humble house built
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by the Support Group to Repatriates and Refugees (GARR).
Following an alleged attack on July 6,
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2010, Mr. Gelin is said to be living now in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic.
121.
Mrs. Nolasco and her daughters were living in Mata Mamón, Dominican Republic, in
difficult economic circumstances. Mrs. Nolasco was working for a fuel company, but she was not
receiving full pay because she did not have a Dominican identification document. Reyita Antonia Sensión
had a son on November 27, 2007, but she has been unable to register him. The civil records authorities
reportedly have her under investigation and are supposedly demanding that she prove that at the time of
her birth, her mother was a legal resident. Reyita Antonia Sensión allegedly had to drop out of school and
work as a domestic. Ana Lidia Sensión had a daughter on July 16, 2007, which she, too, has been
unable to register. This has made it difficult for her to get medical treatment for her daughter. Like her
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sister, she also dropped out of school. Mrs. Nolasco is currently living with her daughter Ana Lidia and
her granddaughters Ana Dileidy and Analideire in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo del Este. Reyita Sensión
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lives in Batey Mata Mamtón, Santo Domingo del Norte, with her husband and her son Emiliano.
122.
Since the expulsion Mr. Jean and his family were living in Fonds-Parisien, and he was
unable to find a job. The family lives in very poor conditions and survives thanks to the food that GARR
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provides it. In 2011, the family moved back to the bayete of Villa Faro, Dominican Republic, which is
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where they are currently residing.
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Annex 5. The representatives’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. .
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Annex 5. The representatives’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. Annex 42. Report presented by the
representatives on the Provisional Measures ordered by the I/A Court H.R. in the Matter of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian
Descent in the Dominican Republic, February 1, 2012.
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Annex 5. The representatives’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009. Annex 42. Report presented by the
representatives on the Provisional Measures ordered by the I/A Court H.R. in the Matter of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian
Descent in the Dominican Republic, February 1, 2012.
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Annex 5. The representatives’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009.
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Annex 43. The representatives observations’ on the compliance with the provisional measures ordered by the I/A Court
H.R. in the Matter of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian Origin in the Dominican Republic, March 16, 2010. Annex 42. Report
presented by the representatives on the Provisional Measures ordered by the I/A Court H.R. in the Matter of Haitians and
Dominicans of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic, February 1, 2012.
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Annex 5. The petitioners’ observations on the merits, April 16, 2009.
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Annex 42. Report presented by the representatives on the Provisional Measures ordered by the I/A Court H.R. in the
Matter of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic, February 1, 2012.
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Annex 39. Statement given by Victor Jean in the presence of the Human Rights Clinic of Columbia University School of
Law on January 11, 2001. Attachment to the petitioners’ observations of January 30, 2002. Statement given by Marlene Mesidor in
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