Attacks in Cité Soleil at least 15 dead

According to testimonies, at least fifteen people were killed and an unknown number injured during the attacks by the "Chen Mechan" "Ti Gabriel" and Jeff de Canaan gangs, in the Blanchard, Terre noire and Duvivier neighborhoods in Cité Soleil. This violence forced hundreds of people to move

NOTICE : Moot court competition, extended registrations

Given the context of insecurity and the difficulties encountered by certain candidates, the Office of Human Rights in Haiti (BDHH) informs that the deadline for applications for the written preselection of the 9th edition of the Moot Court Competition on Human Rights is extended until Thursday February 29, 2024, 8:00 p.m.

See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41417-haiti-moot-court-competition-2024-applications-open.html

FIFA : The Grenadiers backs

Thursday, February 15, FIFA published its latest world ranking in which the Grenadiers fell one place, going from 89th to 90th. With 1,262 points. Their elimination from the Gold Cup, their relegation to League B of the Concacaf Nations League and their poor performances are notably the cause…

Justice : Marcelin Myrtil transferred to PAP

Opposition activist Marcelin Myrtil alias "Arab" arrested in Les Cayes https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41671-haiti-news-zapping.html was transferred this Thursday, February 15, 2024 to the Port-au-Prince Prosecutor's Office for legal proceedings.

Resumption of protests

Thursday, February 15, we are informed that protest movements have resumed at Airport Carrefour and Street Capois to continue to demand the departure of Prime Minister a.i. Ariel Henry.

10,000 people displaced in 10 days

The International Organization for Migration (IOM - Haiti) reports that 10,000 displaced people have been registered in just 10 days due to increased violence in the capital, forcing more and more people to flee their homes. The IOM estimates that at least 20,000 people have fled their homes in Port-au-Prince since January 1st, 2024.

Words of sympathy from the UEH

The Rectorate of the State University of Haiti (RUEH) learned with great sadness and pain the news of the death of Dr. Jean Saint-Vil, former professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and at the Faculty of Human Sciences https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-41676-icihaiti-obituary-death-of-professor-jean-st-vil.html The Rectorate of the UEH bows before his mortal remains and presents its deepest sympathies to the grieving family, to his former colleagues and students, to his former colleagues at Club Phare Haiti, to the parents and friends affected by this mourning. See also : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-41676-icihaiti-obituary-death-of-professor-jean-st-vil.html

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