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58 Colum. J. Transnat'l L.: Bulletin 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/cjtbll2020 and id is 1 raw text is: Haiti and Creole: The Violation of Human Rights in Education This Note analyzes the linguistic policy of Haiti as it relates to the nation's education system and the inter- national education and linguistic rights of Haiti 's citi- zens. Part I describes Haiti's complicated linguistic history, the present attitudes toward Haitian Creole, and the current preference for French in Haiti's educa- tion system. Part II looks at Haiti's international treaty obligations to provide a fundamental education to its population and how Haiti's policies violate those obli- gations. Part III considers the linguistic rights of Hai- tian Creole speakers and shows how Haiti 's policies vi- olate those rights as a matter of international treaty and linguistic rights theory. Overall, this Note shows that Haiti's education policy is woefully inadequate in its attempts to meet the needs of the Haitian people. By preferring French to the det- riment of Haitian Creole, the Haitian government per- petuates cycles of poverty and inequality and denies its people the opportunity to forge a better society through education. This Note concludes by recommending that the international community continue to raise aware- ness regarding the linguistic divide in Haiti and help Haiti toward a Creole-based education system. IN TR OD U CTIO N ........................................................................ 2 I. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF HAITIAN CREOLE........................... 5 A . A Brief History of Haiti .......................................... 5 1. Early European Conquest and Revolt................ 5 2. M odern Setbacks................................................ 6 B. The Development of Creole .................................... 8 C. Modern Attitudes and Socio-linguistic C onsiderations ...................................................... 9 1. Strong Stigmas Against Haitian Creole ............. 9

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