U.S. Federal Court of appeals upholds United Nations' immunity in case related to cholera in Haiti

• Autores: Kristina Daugirdas, Julian Davis Mortenson
• Localización: American Journal of International Law, ISSN 0002-9300, Vol. 111, Nº 1, 2017, págs. 162-170
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • On October 9, 2013, a group of Haitian cholera victims and their survivors sued the United Nations, along with two UN officials and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs alleged that the United Nations had negligently and recklessly allowed peacekeepers from Nepal carrying cholera to enter Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake without reasonable health screenings. The suit further alleged that the United Nations had negligently maintained inadequate sanitation facilities. Finally, the petitioners alleged that the United Nations’ refusal to accept responsibility for the outbreak had exacerbated the epidemic. According to the United Nations, by August 2016, nearly 800,000 people had become infected with cholera, and more than 9,000 had died of cholera.