Six (6) months after the tragic murder of Jovenel MOÏSE: No Judicial Police Investigation Supplement – No Judicial Investigation
On the night of July 6-7, 2021, President Jovenel MOÏSE was assassinated at his home in tragic circumstances…
Fight against corruption in Haiti: Advocacy Report for Better Knowledge of State Institutions
For several years, issues related to corruption have attracted the attention of the Haitian population because of the close relationship between corruption and denial of human rights, particularly the non-realization of economic and social rights, is no longer to be proven…
General conditions of detention and legal status of prisoners in Haiti
For several years, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) has been working to draw attention to the functioning of the country’s prisons. Many promises have been made by state authorities. However, the situation has not changed except that it is getting worse every day. Indeed, characterized by the denial of the most basic rights of the prison…
General operating conditions of the Courts of Peace in Haiti: Advocacy for a healthy and equitable distribution of Haitian justice
From February to July 2021, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) and its regional structures conducted a study in 77.40% of the country’s functional Peace Courts. According to the RNDDH, this is a high percentage to establish a true and representative picture of the situation…
Earthquake of August 14, 2021 and cascading escapes: RNDDH calls on prison authorities
On August 14, 2021, the departments of Nippes, Sud and Grand ’Anse were devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. Human death and material losses and untold numbers of injured people have been recorded…
Tragic assassination of Jovenel MOÏSE: The president was delivered by security officials
Introduction On the night of July 6-7, 2021, Jovenel MOÏSE, de facto President of the Republic of Haiti was assassinated in his residence at Pèlerin 5. The same day, outgoing Prime Minister a.i. Claude JOSEPH claimed that this assassination was perpetrated by Colombian and Venezuelan mercenaries and that everything was under control. Since then, information…
Rapport d’Audit CSCCA
Rapport financier sur le fonds reçu du Bureau de Monétisation des Programmes d’Aide au Développement (BMPAD) par le Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH) Contexte La Cour Supérieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif (CSCCA), dans le cadre de ses prérogatives constitutionnelles et légales, et en vue de répondre aux prescrits de l’article…
26th anniversary of the PNH: The RNDDH recommends an in-depth evaluation of the institution
June 12, 2021, brings back the 26th anniversary of the National Police of Haiti (PNH). On this occasion, the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH) shares with the public its observations and concerns about the functioning of this institution, so crucial for the country. One of its missions is to protect the…
Massacres in Bel-Air and Cité Soleil under the indifferent gaze of state authorities
Since August 2020, the Bel-Air neighborhood has been under great stress. Although there was some calm at the beginning of the current year, hostilities resumed in March 2021. Similarly, Cité Soleil, ravaged in 2020 by armed attacks that lasted several months, has once again attracted attention since January 2021 because of the hegemonic rivalries that…
Mutiny, planned escape, tracking down and extrajudicial executions of detainees: the RNDDH demands the punishment of those involved in the bloody events of the Croix-des-Bouquets
On February 25, 2021, the Croix-des-Bouquets civil prison was the scene of bloody events that resulted in the death of several people and the escape of hundreds of detainees…