Violent repression of a student demonstration

On Monday, officers from the Intervention and Order Maintenance Corps (CIMO), the Departmental Operation and Intervention Brigade (BOID) and the General Security Unit of the National Palace (USGPN) violently repressed , with tear gas and live ammunition the movement of students from the University of Port-au-Prince who demonstrated demanding the release of their professor Obadiah Edumé, kidnapped last week, in Delmas 19 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-33088-icihaiti-petit-goave-total-paralysis-of-judicial-activities.html. A student was shot in the foot as several others suffocating from tear gas passed out

The PM invited by justice

"As a citizen respectful of justice and the laws of my country, I responded to the invitation of the Magistrate Rénord Régis in charge of the investigation into the case of the assassination of Me Monferrier Dorval, president of the Port-au-Prince Bar Association in August 2020 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-31661-icihaiti-pelerin-5-assassination-of-the-president-of-the-bar-of-port-au-prince.html I regret that he was absent for this hearing. I remain at his disposal for any other summons" declared Prime Minister Jouthe. See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31905-haiti-flash-assassination-of-me-dorval-killers-and-accomplices-identified.html

Rogue registrars

The Office of the Secretary of State for Communication announces that administrative measures have been taken by the Ministry of Justice against certain civil status officers who claim money to issue a birth certificate which is a FREE service.

Elections : Mathias Pierre follows up with the OAS

Mathias Pierre, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of electoral matters and relations with political parties, met the representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Haiti to share information on the progress of the electoral process, the draft electoral decree, the identification system and the government provisions to support the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) in the success of the elections.

More than 5 collections per day

According to estimates by the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH), there are currently more than 5 kidnappings per day, said the director of the organization, Mary Rosy Auguste Ducéna.

Birth certificates, accelerated transcription

"From November 25, 2020 to date, 398,266 birth certificates have been transcribed compared to only nearly 100,000 usually over a period of one year" informed Rockfeller Vincent, the Minister of Justice.

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