Congress passes new law targeting Haitian gangs, awaits Trump’s signature
The U.S. government will be required to investigate and report on members of Haiti’s political and economic elite who have colluded with violent gangs, and to impose sanctions on those found to have done so, under legislation Congress has approved.
Haïti : sanctions de l’Union européenne contre l’ancien président Michel Martelly, deux autres responsables politiques et un gang
Parmi les personnes sanctionnées figure Michel Martelly, ancien président de la République d'Haïti et Youri Latortue, ancien président du Sénat et fondateur du parti politique L'Ayiti An Aksyon. Selon le Conseil, ils sont soupçonnés d'avoir armé et financé plusieurs gangs afin de renforcer leur influence politique, de défendre des intérêts personnels et économiques et de contrôler certains territoires.
Haiti: Council lists three individuals and one entity over gang violence and related human rights abuses
Today the Council adopted additional restrictive measures against three Haitian individuals as well as one entity in view of the escalating gang violence, unremitting serious human rights abuses committed by the gangs in the country, and the continuing impunity for the perpetrators.
18 countries pledge support for Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force
At least 18 countries have pledged support for Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force (GSF), signaling strong international engagement in enhancing security in the Caribbean nation.
Report: Killing Haiti gang members is short-term solution; groups must be dismantled
As the United States prepares to bolster Haiti’s fight against increasingly brutal armed gangs, a new report is urging officials and mission planners to heed the lessons of the recent Kenya-led security mission and warns that suppressing gangs cannot be reduced solely to killing their members.
