DR : Release of Haitian Passports

The Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE), in collaboration with the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (DIE), reports that significant progress has been made in the production and delivery of passports for the Haitian diaspora. From June 27 to July 4, 2025, the DIE issued 5,057 passports through Haitian consulates in the Dominican Republic. Dajabón: 117, Santiago: 3,605, Santo Domingo: 1,071, Barahona: 42, and Higuey: 240

99,070 Haitians arrested at the border

In the first half of 2025, the Dominican Republic Army (ERD) arrested 450 individuals—civilians, police officers, and military personnel—involved in the trafficking of undocumented Haitians, smuggling, and drug trafficking. During these operations, 99,070 Haitians in an irregular situation were also intercepted, as well as 1,343 vehicles seized in border areas.

Political Parties : Final Deadline

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has granted political parties that have been late with their applications a new deadline of July 22 to complete the regularization process. After this deadline, any party that has not completed this formality will be considered non-functional, in accordance with legal provisions, and will therefore not be entitled to any rights, benefits, or recognition attached to regularly constituted political parties.

Rise in suspected Cholera cases

Faced with the resurgence of suspected cholera cases in several camps for displaced persons, most of which lack adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure, creating fertile ground for the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, PAHO/WHO, with financial support from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department, is supporting the Ministry of Public Health in the development of an Acute Diarrhea Treatment Center (CTDA) at the Delmas 33 site. The center includes a sanitary block (two latrines and two showers) and an observation room to ensure quality care for patients presenting with cholera symptoms. The Delmas 33 CTDA is now operational and can safely treat suspected cases from several nearby sites, while helping to limit the risk of spread within displaced communities.

Protecting Youth from Drugs

A meeting was held on July 3rd, 2025, between Karl-Henry Périclès, Coordinator of the National Commission for the Fight against Drugs (CONALD), and Arnaud Gustave Royer, Director of Human Rights at the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). Discussions focused on the growing impact of drugs on Haitian youth and strategies to address this scourge. In-depth discussions explored various rigorous measures to protect younger generations from this growing danger.

Indifference of the International Community

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness denounces the indifference of the international community in the Haitian crisis. "We cannot allow gangs to kill our brothers and sisters in Haiti," declared the Jamaican Prime Minister at the 49th CARICOM Summit of Heads of State and Government, which concluded Tuesday, July 8, in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

HL/ HaitiLibre