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             Lawyers for Haiti Cholera Victims Threaten UN Lawsuit

   by VOA News

   Lawyers working on behalf of cholera victims in Haiti have given the
   United Nations 60 days to compensate those sickened by the disease or
   face a lawsuit in a U.S. court.
   [1]The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti announced the
   deadline Wednesday, their latest step in seeking $100,000 for the
   families of each of those who died from a cholera outbreak that began
   in October 2010. They also want $50,000 for those who became sick but
   survived.
   More than 8,000 people have died since the outbreak that began after a
   devastating earthquake in Haiti.
   U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal are suspected of bringing the disease into
   Haiti and spreading it into the water supply through poor sanitation at
   their camp. Cholera had not been documented in Haiti for decades and
   the strain responsible for the outbreak is one that is prevalent in
   South Asia.
   The United Nations rejected a compensation claim in February, saying it
   is protected by immunity.
   Lawyers representing 5,000 victims asserted in a letter to the United
   Nations that it is "legally obligated to settle claims" for deaths and
   injuries attributed to peacekeepers.
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References

   1. http://www.ijdh.org/cholera-victims-response-to-un-letter/#.UYuNcEomvs0
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/lawyers-for-haiti-cholera-victims-threaten-un-lawsuit/1657532.html