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Haiti - Politic : Humanitarian Distributions with electoral flavor
25/10/2016 12:07:08

Following the passage of Hurricane Matthew, many politicians and candidates to the elections, intervened and continued to intervene in the affected areas by bringing humanitarian aid on an electoral campaign background. According to a investigation by the National Network for the Defence of Human Rights (RNDDH) published on 21 October, the 3 political parties most present are nmi Lavalas (candidate Maryse Narcisse), the PHTK (candidate Jovenel Moïse) and LAPEH (Candidate Jude Célestin).

In the department of Grand'Anse, Jovenel Moïse offered metal sheets for affected families: 6,000 sheets for the commune of Jérémie and 2000 for each of the other communes of the department. To proceed with this distribution, he went through town halls.

Jovenel Moïse also sent on October 15 a cargo of bananas in the Nippes, whose distribution was not assured by the Municipality. It was reported that bananas were distributed to general disorder. Water and food kits were also distributed to the victims by the candidate of PHTK, in bags identified with the name of candidate.

Maryse Narcisse has offered rice bags and food kits to victims in the popular neighborhoods. Also in this case, distributions were made in disorder, chaos and violence.

The deputy of Aquin of the Organization of People in Struggle (OPL), Jean Robert Bosse offered to victims of his constituency, food kits. However, once the disaster had to fight for access to this food aid.

At the time of the RNDDH assessment tour, loaders dispatched by Jude Célestin were noticed, covered with photos of the candidate, trying to clear roads. Other cases of distribution of candidate also attracted the attention of RNDDH. For example in the city of Jérémie, a humanitarian aid container was placed in the street, near the police station of Jérémie. Someone climbed on the roof of the container, launched to the victims of pre-filled bags, which fight between them to the point the bags are torn and the aid was spread in the mud, unusable...

RNDDH condemns and criticizes the politicization of aid distribution and notes that, despite the warning of Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-18927-icihaiti-elections-humanitarian-aid-warning-of-cep.html [which lets make and does not seem to take any action] the political parties always seem in electoral campaign.

HL/ SL/ HaitiLibre