For several months, the violent acts recorded in the communes of Carrefour and Gressier have captured the attention of the Haitian population. This situation, which has been brewing since 2021 and worsened in 2023 and 2024, has had enormous consequences on the lives of those living in the aforementioned communes in particular, and in the…
From May 6 to 27, 2024, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) conducted a survey on the functioning of the Haitian National Police (PNH). On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the police institution, the RNDDH proposes to share with all interested parties the results of the aforementioned survey, for which one hundred…
During the first quarter of 2024, the general human rights situation in Haiti remained very worrying. Attacks on life and property, as well as acts of violence, were perpetrated against the civilian population, who had been handed over to armed bandits by the state authorities. In addition, the West department plunged into chaos at the…
Since February 29, 2024, the two (2) major coalitions of armed gangs – G-9 an Fanmi e Alye and G-Pèp – grouped around a federation called “Viv Ansanm”, whose leader and spokesman is Jimmy CHERIZIER alias Barbecue, have been demonstrating their power in several communes in the West Department. The number of human and material…
For several years now, the Haitian population’s rights to life, security, physical and psychological integrity, freedom of movement and private property have been violated. These systematic and massive violations take the form, among other things, of massacres and armed attacks, the immediate consequences of which are the reconfiguration of territorial space and the acceptance of…
On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck several municipalities in the departments of West, South-East and Nippes, causing enormous human and material losses. The population, devastated by this cataclysm, took refuge en masse in the streets, public places, churches and schools, as well as on empty lots, forming shelter…
Depuis plusieurs années, Haïti fait face à de multiples défis résultant de la montée en puissance des gangs armés et de l’afflux concomitant des personnes déplacées internes, contraintes de fuir leur foyer devant la menace constante…
Au cours de l’année judiciaire 2022-2023 qui vient de s’écouler, de nombreux faits ont marqué l’actualité judiciaire et dès le début, plusieurs chefs de juridiction s’étaient engagés à réaliser sur une base continue, des assises criminelles avec assistance de jury, des audiences criminelles sans assistance de jury ainsi que des audiences correctionnelles, dans l’objectif de…
Since the beginning of August 2023, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) has noted an increase in violence in several areas of the West and Artibonite departments, including Carrefour, Carrefour-Feuilles, Croix-des-Bouquets, Delmas, La Croix Périsse, Savien, Solino, etc., resulting in numerous murders and gunshot wounds. Concerned by this situation, RNDDH wishes to alert public…
Le 12 juin 2023 ramène le vingt-huitième (28ème) anniversaire de la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH). Le Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH), qui a passé l’année 2022-2023 à monitorer le travail des agents-tes de l’institution policière, estime de son devoir de partager avec l’opinion publique, les différentes remarques faites au cours de cette…