Category: Human Rights

      The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2752 (2024) on Haiti, marking a collective effort to address the country’s deepening security and humanitarian crisis. The resolution imposes a one-year arms embargo, requiring all Member States to take the necessary steps to prevent the sale, supply, or transfer of arms to Haiti. […]

Haiti has long been plagued by violence, political instability, and economic hardship. The rise in gang-related violence, however, has reached unprecedented levels in recent years, with devastating impacts on communities across the country. While international aid and government interventions have often fallen short, there is a growing recognition that sustainable solutions must come from within. […]

Introduction: Setting the Stage for Revolution The story of the Haitian Revolution is a remarkable chapter in the annals of history. It is a tale of resilience, courage, and the unquenchable thirst for freedom. In the late 18th century, the French colony of Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) was a brutal slave society, where the majority of […]

On Dec. 21, 2022, Kim Ives, the editor of Haiti Liberté, provided a briefing to the Security Council meeting about the situation in Haiti. Mr. Ives alongside his colleague, journalist and filmmaker, Dan Cohen had investigated the fuel crisis, shipping traffic, hospitals, clinics, slums and wealthy neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince. He mentions miscommunication, misguidance and counter-productive […]

The 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) for Haiti describes life in the country as a daily struggle for survival, the result of  continuous years of economic recession, a political impasse, and unprecedented levels of gang violence. Every day, more and more people fall into extreme poverty; 31% of the population lives on less than US […]