{"id":83951,"date":"2013-10-14T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?guid=61a319c58c510e929dcc32647a133761"},"modified":"2013-10-14T08:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T07:26:00","slug":"haitian-cholera-victims-sue-for-redress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/haitian-cholera-victims-sue-for-redress-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Cholera Victims Sue for Redress"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Haitian Cholera Victims Sue for Redress<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Long-suffering Haitians know adversity and anguish as well as anyone. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Except briefly after their 1804 revolution and under Jean-Bertrand Aristide, they’ve been denied legitimate governance, freedom, equity and justice. For over 500 years, they’ve suffered hugely. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They experienced enslavement, colonization, reparations, despotism, persecution, serfdom, exploitation, resource theft, embargoes, extreme poverty, starvation, disease, early death, immiseration, and dismissiveness of world leaders able to help.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haiti is the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. It has the highest infant mortality rate. It has the lowest life expectancy.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haitians suffer largely out of sight and mind. Washington bears full responsibility. Imperial occupation persists. Proxy Blue Helmets enforce repression. They prevent democracy. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They’re responsible for Haiti’s devastating cholera epidemic. More on that below. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It erupted months after the most calamitous regional earthquake in over 200 years. It struck Port-au-Prince, surrounding areas, and other parts of the country. It did so on January 12, 2010.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Damage was staggering. Many thousands perished. Many more were injured and displaced. Millions of lives were disrupted. They still are. Haitians struggle to survive.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Cholera exacerbated their misery. It’s a disease of poverty. It’s manmade. It’s an intestinal infection. It’s caused by contaminated food or water, poor sanitation, improper elimination of human waste and willful negligence.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Symptoms include uncontrollable diarrhea, intestinal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. Early death follows without proper treatment.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haiti’s cholera was imported. Tests confirmed it’s a South Asian strain. Nepalese Blue Helmets based in Haiti’s Artibonite region introduced it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They bear full responsibility. Artibonite is one of 10 Haitian administrative regions. It’s in Haiti’s northwest. It’s 62 miles north of Port-au-Prince. It’s the country’s main rice-growing area.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s the dominant food staple. Haiti was self-sufficient for over 200 years. More recently, imports outpaced domestic production.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Artibonite’s outbreak raised suspicions. Contaminating the area created greater potential for US imports. They’re heavily subsidized. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Dumping makes them cheaper than domestic supplies. Doing so makes Haitian producers noncompetitive. It shuts them out. It drives them out of business. It lets US agribusiness displace them.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Artibonite hosted thousands of earthquake victims. River water was contaminated with raw sewage. It contained the South Asian cholera strain.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Was its presence accidental, negligence or willful sabotage? Infected water causes disease. It kills.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Epidemic conditions persist. It continues killing around 1,000 Haitians a year. Officially over 8,300 died. Perhaps many other deaths weren’t counted. At least 679,000 were infected.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Blue Helmets bear full responsibility. Haitians want justice. Cholera is manmade disease. It’s entirely preventable. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haiti was spared for generations. They were cholera-free until Blue Helmets showed up. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
On October 9, lawyers representing the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), and Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger, Tetzelli & Pratt (KKWT) filed a class action suit.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They did so on behalf of all Haitian victims. BAI Managing Attorney\/co-counsel Mario Joseph said:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The filing of this lawsuit marks a critical step towards justice for Haiti and all those who have suffered and are suffering because of cholera.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
IJDH spokeswoman Beatrice Lindstrom said plaintiffs are five families of victims.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We are asking for the judge to find the United Nations liable. It has violated its legal obligations through reckless actions that brought cholera to Haiti,” she explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Brian Concannon is IJDH director. He’s co-counsel with Joseph.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The Plaintiffs have undergone indescribable suffering as a result of cholera and have to live with the knowledge that cholera can strike again,” he said. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“They have rights to have a Court hear their case and rights to damages that will help them go on with their lives and access clean water.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
A 67-page complaint<\/span><\/a> was filed in US Southern District of New York federal court. It includes damning evidence.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It shows reckless\/perhaps willful negligence. It reveals irresponsible disregard for human health and well-being.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Plaintiffs seek justifiable damages. They want them for personal injury, wrongful death, emotional distress, loss of property and natural resources, as well as breach of contract.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
According to KKWT attorney Ira Kurzban:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We anticipate that the UN will seek to avoid responding to the evidence presented by the victims by arguing that the court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We are prepared for that challenge, and are confident that the court will find that the case must proceed because the victims have a recognized right to access courts that must be protected.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Under international laws, treaties and conventions, the UN is legally obligated. It’s required to pay fair compensation. People its operations harmed are due redress.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So far, the world body stonewalled. In November 2011, IJDH, BAI and KKWT filed claims on behalf of 5,000 Haitian cholera victims.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In February 2013, the UN ignored them. A statement attributable to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“(T)he United Nations advised the claimants’ representatives that the claims are not receivable pursuant to Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In other words, the world body accepts no responsibility for what its Blue Helmets caused. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haitians are out of luck. They’re on their own. Dozens keep dying monthly. World body officials don’t give a damn. They serve wealth, power and privilege. They do so at the expense of popular interests.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s longstanding UN practice. People most vulnerable are exploited and harmed. Blue Helmet occupiers terrorize Haitians. Infecting them with cholera killed thousands. Criminal prosecution should follow.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The class action complaint<\/span><\/a> charges Ban Ki-moon and former Under-Secretary-General for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Edmond Mulet. It states in part:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(1) Class action followed the October 2010 cholera outbreak.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(2) It “resulted from the negligent, reckless, and tortious conduct of the Defendants: the United Nations (‘UN’); its subsidiary, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (‘MINUSTAH’); and at least two of their officers.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(3) Before October 2010, Haiti reported no cholera cases for generations.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(4) Defendants knew “Haiti\u2019s weak water and sanitation infrastructure created a heightened vulnerability to waterborne disease, but failed to exercise due care to prevent the devastating outbreak of such disease.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(5) “Defendants knowingly disregarded the high risk of transmitting cholera to Haiti when, in the ordinary course of business, they deployed personnel from Nepal to Haiti.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They did so knowing Nepal is plagued by cholera. “Defendants failed to exercise reasonable care to test or screen the personnel prior to deployment.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They negligently (and perhaps willfully) let them introduce cholera into Haiti.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(6) Nepalese Blue Helmets were deployed along the Meille Tributary. It flows into the Artibonite River. It’s the “primary water source for tens of thousands.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Defendants discharged raw sewage from poor pipe connections, haphazard piping, and releases of water contaminated with human waste.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“They also regularly disposed of untreated human waste in unprotected, open-air pits outside the base where it flowed into the Meille Tributary.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Defendants’ sanitation facilities and disposal pits overflowed in heavy rain, emitted noxious odors, and exposed the local community to raw sewage.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(7) Defendants knew their negligence caused contamination. They took no preventative measures. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They acted with reckless disregard for human health, safety and welfare. Their actions caused a raging cholera epidemic. They bear full responsibility.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(8) Human waste contaminated the Meille Tributary. It flowed into the Artibonite River. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It caused “explosive and massive outbreaks of cholera along the river and eventually throughout the entire country.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(9) “Defendants recklessly failed to take remedial steps necessary to contain the outbreak of cholera, willfully delayed investigation into the outbreak, and obscured discovery of the outbreak’s source.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Cholera remains an ongoing grave threat. Haitians continue getting infected. Dozens die monthly.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(10) Plaintiffs and many others “they seek to represent have been proximately harmed through Defendants’ acts and omissions.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Their family members were or will be infected. They died or will succumb. The UN bears full responsibility.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(11) It’s legally obliged to provide redress. “The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN of 1946 (‘CPIUN’) expressly requires Defendant UN to provide appropriate modes of settlement for third-party private law claims.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The Status of Forces Agreement (‘SOFA’) signed between Defendant UN and the Government of Haiti expressly requires the UN to establish a standing claims commission to address claims for harm.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
UN officials duck their legal obligations. They’ve done so throughout months of occupation.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They’ve done it since Haiti’s earthquake. Introducing cholera made  devastating conditions worse. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Plaintiffs seek justifiable compensation. Long-suffering Haitians deserve it and much more.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They want freedom from militarized occupation. They want responsible governance. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They want ruthless exploitation stopped. They want a living wage. They want crushing poverty ended. They want other vital needs addressed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They want what Washington won’t permit. Liberation remains a distant dream. Maybe some day. Not now. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanII.html<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.progressiveradionetwork.com\/the-progressive-news-hour<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.dailycensored.com\/haitian-cholera-victims-sue-redress\/<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Haitian Cholera Victims Sue for Redress<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Long-suffering Haitians know adversity and anguish as well as anyone. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Except briefly after their 1804 revolution and under Jean-Bertrand Aristide, they’ve been denied legitimate governance, freedom, equity and justice. For over 500 years, they’ve suffered hugely. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They experienced enslavement, colonization, reparations, despotism, persecution, serfdom, exploitation, resource theft, embargoes, extreme poverty, starvation, disease, early death, immiseration, and dismissiveness of world leaders able to help.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haiti is the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. It has the highest infant mortality rate. It has the lowest life expectancy.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haitians suffer largely out of sight and mind. Washington bears full responsibility. Imperial occupation persists. Proxy Blue Helmets enforce repression. They prevent democracy. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They’re responsible for Haiti’s devastating cholera epidemic. More on that below. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It erupted months after the most calamitous regional earthquake in over 200 years. It struck Port-au-Prince, surrounding areas, and other parts of the country. It did so on January 12, 2010.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Damage was staggering. Many thousands perished. Many more were injured and displaced. Millions of lives were disrupted. They still are. Haitians struggle to survive.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Cholera exacerbated their misery. It’s a disease of poverty. It’s manmade. It’s an intestinal infection. It’s caused by contaminated food or water, poor sanitation, improper elimination of human waste and willful negligence.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Symptoms include uncontrollable diarrhea, intestinal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. Early death follows without proper treatment.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haiti’s cholera was imported. Tests confirmed it’s a South Asian strain. Nepalese Blue Helmets based in Haiti’s Artibonite region introduced it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They bear full responsibility. Artibonite is one of 10 Haitian administrative regions. It’s in Haiti’s northwest. It’s 62 miles north of Port-au-Prince. It’s the country’s main rice-growing area.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s the dominant food staple. Haiti was self-sufficient for over 200 years. More recently, imports outpaced domestic production.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Artibonite’s outbreak raised suspicions. Contaminating the area created greater potential for US imports. They’re heavily subsidized. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Dumping makes them cheaper than domestic supplies. Doing so makes Haitian producers noncompetitive. It shuts them out. It drives them out of business. It lets US agribusiness displace them.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Artibonite hosted thousands of earthquake victims. River water was contaminated with raw sewage. It contained the South Asian cholera strain.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Was its presence accidental, negligence or willful sabotage? Infected water causes disease. It kills.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Epidemic conditions persist. It continues killing around 1,000 Haitians a year. Officially over 8,300 died. Perhaps many other deaths weren’t counted. At least 679,000 were infected.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Blue Helmets bear full responsibility. Haitians want justice. Cholera is manmade disease. It’s entirely preventable. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haiti was spared for generations. They were cholera-free until Blue Helmets showed up. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
On October 9, lawyers representing the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), and Kurzban, Kurzban, Weinger, Tetzelli & Pratt (KKWT) filed a class action suit.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They did so on behalf of all Haitian victims. BAI Managing Attorney\/co-counsel Mario Joseph said:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The filing of this lawsuit marks a critical step towards justice for Haiti and all those who have suffered and are suffering because of cholera.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
IJDH spokeswoman Beatrice Lindstrom said plaintiffs are five families of victims.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We are asking for the judge to find the United Nations liable. It has violated its legal obligations through reckless actions that brought cholera to Haiti,” she explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Brian Concannon is IJDH director. He’s co-counsel with Joseph.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The Plaintiffs have undergone indescribable suffering as a result of cholera and have to live with the knowledge that cholera can strike again,” he said. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“They have rights to have a Court hear their case and rights to damages that will help them go on with their lives and access clean water.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
A 67-page complaint<\/span><\/a> was filed in US Southern District of New York federal court. It includes damning evidence.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It shows reckless\/perhaps willful negligence. It reveals irresponsible disregard for human health and well-being.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Plaintiffs seek justifiable damages. They want them for personal injury, wrongful death, emotional distress, loss of property and natural resources, as well as breach of contract.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
According to KKWT attorney Ira Kurzban:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We anticipate that the UN will seek to avoid responding to the evidence presented by the victims by arguing that the court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We are prepared for that challenge, and are confident that the court will find that the case must proceed because the victims have a recognized right to access courts that must be protected.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Under international laws, treaties and conventions, the UN is legally obligated. It’s required to pay fair compensation. People its operations harmed are due redress.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So far, the world body stonewalled. In November 2011, IJDH, BAI and KKWT filed claims on behalf of 5,000 Haitian cholera victims.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In February 2013, the UN ignored them. A statement attributable to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“(T)he United Nations advised the claimants’ representatives that the claims are not receivable pursuant to Section 29 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In other words, the world body accepts no responsibility for what its Blue Helmets caused. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Haitians are out of luck. They’re on their own. Dozens keep dying monthly. World body officials don’t give a damn. They serve wealth, power and privilege. They do so at the expense of popular interests.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s longstanding UN practice. People most vulnerable are exploited and harmed. Blue Helmet occupiers terrorize Haitians. Infecting them with cholera killed thousands. Criminal prosecution should follow.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The class action complaint<\/span><\/a> charges Ban Ki-moon and former Under-Secretary-General for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) Edmond Mulet. It states in part:<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(1) Class action followed the October 2010 cholera outbreak.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(2) It “resulted from the negligent, reckless, and tortious conduct of the Defendants: the United Nations (‘UN’); its subsidiary, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (‘MINUSTAH’); and at least two of their officers.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(3) Before October 2010, Haiti reported no cholera cases for generations.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(4) Defendants knew “Haiti’s weak water and sanitation infrastructure created a heightened vulnerability to waterborne disease, but failed to exercise due care to prevent the devastating outbreak of such disease.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(5) “Defendants knowingly disregarded the high risk of transmitting cholera to Haiti when, in the ordinary course of business, they deployed personnel from Nepal to Haiti.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They did so knowing Nepal is plagued by cholera. “Defendants failed to exercise reasonable care to test or screen the personnel prior to deployment.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They negligently (and perhaps willfully) let them introduce cholera into Haiti.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(6) Nepalese Blue Helmets were deployed along the Meille Tributary. It flows into the Artibonite River. It’s the “primary water source for tens of thousands.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Defendants discharged raw sewage from poor pipe connections, haphazard piping, and releases of water contaminated with human waste.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“They also regularly disposed of untreated human waste in unprotected, open-air pits outside the base where it flowed into the Meille Tributary.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“Defendants’ sanitation facilities and disposal pits overflowed in heavy rain, emitted noxious odors, and exposed the local community to raw sewage.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(7) Defendants knew their negligence caused contamination. They took no preventative measures. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They acted with reckless disregard for human health, safety and welfare. Their actions caused a raging cholera epidemic. They bear full responsibility.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(8) Human waste contaminated the Meille Tributary. It flowed into the Artibonite River. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It caused “explosive and massive outbreaks of cholera along the river and eventually throughout the entire country.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(9) “Defendants recklessly failed to take remedial steps necessary to contain the outbreak of cholera, willfully delayed investigation into the outbreak, and obscured discovery of the outbreak’s source.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Cholera remains an ongoing grave threat. Haitians continue getting infected. Dozens die monthly.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(10) Plaintiffs and many others “they seek to represent have been proximately harmed through Defendants’ acts and omissions.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Their family members were or will be infected. They died or will succumb. The UN bears full responsibility.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
(11) It’s legally obliged to provide redress. “The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN of 1946 (‘CPIUN’) expressly requires Defendant UN to provide appropriate modes of settlement for third-party private law claims.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The Status of Forces Agreement (‘SOFA’) signed between Defendant UN and the Government of Haiti expressly requires the UN to establish a standing claims commission to address claims for harm.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
UN officials duck their legal obligations. They’ve done so throughout months of occupation.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They’ve done it since Haiti’s earthquake. Introducing cholera made  devastating conditions worse. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Plaintiffs seek justifiable compensation. Long-suffering Haitians deserve it and much more.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They want freedom from militarized occupation. They want responsible governance. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They want ruthless exploitation stopped. They want a living wage. They want crushing poverty ended. They want other vital needs addressed.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They want what Washington won’t permit. Liberation remains a distant dream. Maybe some day. Not now. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanII.html<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It airs Fridays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.progressiveradionetwork.com\/the-progressive-news-hour<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.dailycensored.com\/haitian-cholera-victims-sue-redress\/<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[487,461],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-83951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-breaking-news","7":"category-editorials"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}