WASHINGTON, CMC – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is expressing profound concern about the worsening violence and scarcity in Haiti, the Jamaica Gleaner reported March 4.
The human right organisation is urging the government to begin talks with all stakeholders in a bid to bring about a peaceful solution to the “political and economic crisis” in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
In a statement, the IACHR said that in response to the “serious events” unfolding in Haiti, it has decided to deploy a Rapid and Integrated Response Coordination Unit (RIRCU), to monitor the human rights situation there.
“The Commission has been monitoring events and the use of force since February 7 in Haiti. Protests against corruption and the economic situation have coexisted with street and road blockades; violence against demonstrators; occasional shots; arrests; problems for the supply of goods and services essential to provide food, drinking water and healthcare to the population,” the IACHR statement said.
It said that there have also been petrol, gas and power shortages; a partial or total halt in economic activity; school shutdowns; closed customs in ports and airports; and a serious impact on public services. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/caribbean/20190304/iachr-concerned-worsening-violence-haiti
