International Human Rights Day: The French Embassy expresses its deep concern over the number of bullet-wounded deaths

The Embassy of France in Haiti, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, recalls the French Republic’s commitment to human rights and expresses its deep concern over the alarming number of bullet-related deaths in recent weeks in still unclear circumstances, reads a note in the press.

The Embassy of France, on the occasion of this International Day, expresses its deep concern over the alarming number of gun deaths in recent weeks in still unclear circumstances, including the killing of young people in the night from November 30 to Mariani. She reiterated her wish that all the light be shed on the killings that occurred in La Saline in November 2018, Carrefour Feuille in April 2019 and Bel Air on November 6th. It urges the Haitian authorities to actively seek, bring to justice and condemn the perpetrators of these crimes.

Concerned about the increase in violence, especially against women, as an example of the gang rape suffered by several women in Gonaives prison on November 7, 2019, the French Embassy in Haiti recalls the Republic’s commitment of human rights and the constant need to defend and promote these rights throughout the world.

The French Embassy in Haiti finally expresses its support for human rights activists and associations that promote these rights.