Issues
Each topic includes an overview of the situation in Haiti and the response of the European Union. In addition we present the advocacy activities of the CoEH on this subject. Also, there are documents and reports available from Haitian organizations.
HAITI, Formation of a Transitional Presidential Council: Confusion, Dilatory Manoeuvres and Hope
After much prevarication and delaying tactics, the appointment of the members of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) to replace Mr. Ariel Henry, the resigning Prime Minister of Haiti, is finally a reality. The decree formalizing this decision was made public on Tuesday 16 April 2024. The members of the CPT were nominated by several party groupings and civil society organizations, as part of a CARICOM-led mediation process.
Appeal by the Coordination Europe Haiti to the European Union
In response to the debate on Haiti in the European Parliament on February 5, 2024, the Europe-Haiti Coordination (CoEH) once again calls on the European Union to be more attentive to the proposals of Haitian civil society for a lasting solution to the increasingly extreme crisis in Haiti. Haiti needs new leadership, a transitional government composed of credible and progressive figures who are committed to promoting democracy, human rights and respect for the rule of law. Haiti needs international aid that supports strategies likely to contribute to a definitive resolution of the Haitian crisis.
THE COORDINATION EUROPE HAITI EXPRESSES ITS SOLIDARITY WITH THE SUFFERING PEOPLE OF HAITI
The Coordination Europe-Haiti expresses its deep concern at the recent events of systematic and repeated violence perpetrated by armed groups in Haiti who are taking control of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and several other regions of the country. CoEH strongly condemns these human rights violations and expresses its total solidarity with the Haitian people at this painful time. CoEH supports all Haitian citizens in their determination to take their destiny into their own hands, to build a State founded on the rule of law, respect for human rights and the functioning of democratic institutions.
HAITI, TAKE CHARGE OR DISAPPEAR
News of the Kenyan High Court’s decision to reject as unconstitutional the Kenyan government’s plan to send a thousand police officers to Haiti to head up a multinational security support mission (MSS) has not caused much of a stir in Haiti. People have less and less faith in the effectiveness of these missions and are also beginning to tire of the numerous meetings in hotels to discuss the fate of a country that is slowly dying. Will Haiti find the strength it needs to take its destiny into its own hands?
The Coordination Europe Haiti appeals to the European Union to support a new governance for a democratic and peaceful future in Haiti
The Coordination Europe-Haïti is launching an urgent appeal to the European Union to support the efforts of Haitian civil society to form a transitional government supported by a large majority of the Haitian people. Only a credible transitional government can create the conditions needed to restore security, organise free and fair elections and restore hope to the desperate population.
Haiti: The urgent need to break out of the endless cycle of insecurity and instability
The situation in Haiti is becoming increasingly chaotic, with the rise of armed groups terrorising the population. Since the assassination of President Moise in 2021, these gangs have multiplied, extending their control over the capital and certain regions. Violence, murder and rape are on the increase, causing massive displacement, food insecurity and limited access to healthcare and education. Humanitarian organisations and the United Nations are alarmed by this escalation in violence. The Haitian state is in a state of collapse, incapable of protecting its population. There is an urgent need for the international community, in particular the countries and institutions that make up the Core Group, like the European Union, which are playing an important role in this crisis, to critically re-examine the current approach and finally support the Haitian civil society players in their efforts to find a lasting Haitian solution to this interminable crisis.
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Interesting links
Tuesday, November 22, 2022: The 1937 Remembrance Committee, a group of Haitians around the 1937 massacre, is concerned about what is currently happening in the Dominican Republic and has published a note of protest and condemnation of the deportations of Haitian immigrants and their descendants (in French).
Monday November 7, 2022: Virginie Pochon, co-founder of GAFE Haiti and GAFE France, has written an excellent analysis of the current situation in Haiti. Click here for the link to the analysis (in French).
Plate-forme Haiti de Suisse
This organisation has interesting information and newsletters about the latest news from haiti.
Visit their website to read more >
Collectif Haïti de France
CHF is sharing interesting information (only in French) on their website, where you can also subscribe to their newsletter: https://www.collectif-haiti.fr/actualites/collectif/
Monday October 31, 2022: Colette Lespinasse, CoEH representative in Haiti, has been interviewed by the German magazine Welt-sichten. Click here for the link to the article (in German).
Friday October 28, 2022: Els Hortensius, member of the CoPil, has been interviewed by Dutch national radio about the situation in Haïti. Click here for the link to the interview (in Dutch).
Thursday October 6, 2022: On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the respect for human rights in Haiti. Click here for the link to the resolution.
Interesting documents
July 2024: CRAN released a letter about the current situation in Haiti (in Creole and in French)
November 2022: The French Farmer’s Confederation (Confédération Paysanne) sent a letter to President Macron, demanding the French authorities to end all political interference with Haiti (in French).
In October 2022 CRAN released a document about the current crisis in Haiti (in Creole and in French).
CRAN et CE-JILAP sur la constitution (in French and Creole) June 2021
2020-02-10 Consultaton de la Société Civile Haïtienne_28 janvier (only in French)
Declaration for an agrarian policy in Haiti – FULL TEXT (11 October 2017)
Advocacy Documents
Coordination Europe-Haiti – contribution EEAS consultation on relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (15 February 2018)
Coordination Europe-Haiti aperçu contexte actuel en Haïti (12 December 2017)
CoEH Lettre situation droits humains en Haïti (3 July 2017)