WATCH ABOVE: Montrealers showed up at Place Émilie-Gamelin Sunday afternoon to support Dominicans of Haitian descent who they say are being unfairly stripped of their nationality.
MONTREAL – A march was held in Montreal on Sunday afternoon to show support for Dominicans of Haitian descent, whom organizers say have been rendered stateless.
Protesters argue that the human rights of Dominicans are being violated by President Danilo Medina’s “Migration Policy Action Plan 2015-2016,” whereby children born in the Dominican Republic to undocumented parents can not claim Dominican nationality.
The policy applies to anyone born after 1929.
Demonstrators met at Place Émilie-Gamelin at 2: 00 p.m, all dressed in white.
Advocates hope the march will bring attention to the plight of Haitians, not only in the Dominican Republic, but the world over.
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