Two UN human rights reporters – officially they're called "Special Rapporteurs" – visited the Michigan city recently, after local groups appealed to them for help. Why? Because the city, bankrupt and desperately in need of revenue, had decided to cut people's water supplies off in an attempt to force them to pay their bills.
Mzozo wa kisiasa kikwazo cha kupambana na kipindupindu Haiti Katibu mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Ban Ki-moon ametoa wito wa kupatikana kwa suluhu la haraka kwa mzozo wa kisiasa nchini Haiti baada ya duru ya kwanza ya uchaguzi ulioandaliwa siku ya Jumapili akionya kuwa kuendelea kuwepo kwa ukosefu wa usalama huenda kukahujumu jitihada za kukabiliana na ugonjwa wa kipindupindu nchini humo.