7 police instructors of the National Academy of Police participated in a workshop on human rights in Historical Park Cane Sugar, whose objective was "to identify the particular challenges faced by the various trainers of the police Academy in order to propose possible courses of action for 2012."

This workshop, an initiative of the Section of Human Rights (SDH) of the MINUSTAH, has covered a number of topics, including the different types of violations that may commit the Haitian police in the performance of their duties the device of training in human rights, the status of the trainer in human rights or the rights of Haitian police officers, in perspective of human rights...

"These are useful and necessary exchanges which must allow agents of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) to overcome the many challenges and meet the expectations related to the strengthening of the Rule of law," declared Me Jean Miguelite Maximé, Director of the Police Academy adding that the building "has to go through strong republican institutions, guarantors of human rights." Mr. Maximé also believes that human rights are a universal instrument that must "be taught and passed on to better ensure compliance and promote every day in Haiti, the defense of human rights..."

Problems in theoretical

Michael Belliot Jacquet, Principal Inspector of the Police Nationale d'Haiti (PNH) noted that this transmission is not made without difficulties, citing lack of materials, annexes and copies to distribute to students...

Material problems

But the problem is not just at the level of the theory, Mr. Belliot indicates that in order to fulfill its mission and prevent violations of human rights in the performance of duties, police officers should have among other things, a stick, tear gas or handcuffs so that in case of self defense for example, they can have other recourse that their gun, but he that these types of equipment are often lacking.

HL/ HaitiLibre