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Haiti - Justice : Gloomy record of Haiti (World HRW 2022 report) 18/01/2022 07:52:07 Haiti was already plagued by political instability and gang violence, but the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis, the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on July 7, 2021 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34162-haiti-flash-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-by-mercenaries-official-updated-7am-+-video.html , then the magnitude 7 earthquake, 2 which occurred on August 14, 2021 on the southern peninsula of the country https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34479-haiti-flash-magnitude-72-earthquake-in-the-nippes.html further aggravated the situation. The country continues to struggle to meet the basic needs of its population and to address long-standing human rights issues. In 2021, the country experienced a resurgence of demonstrations directed against the Government of Jovenel Moïse and his proposal for a constitutional referendum. The police reacted with a disproportionate use of force. Violence by gangs and police has gone unpunished. The earthquake, followed by Tropical Storm Grace, affected 2 million people in Haiti's southern peninsula, 77% of whom lived below the poverty line. The toll stands at 2,248 dead, 12,763 people injured, up to 26,000 displaced, and at least 329 people missing https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34681-haiti-earthquake-latest-assessment-of-civil-protection.html For the section on Haiti, the report reviews:
Download the Haiti section of Human Rights Watch 32nd Annual Report 2022 (English PDF): https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/32-hrw-en.pdf HL/ HaitiLibre
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