Two Years After Moïse Assassination: The Impact of Gang Violence in Haiti
Two years after President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, the security situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with gangs reportedly controlling over 80% of the capital. Violence and kidnappings are at record levels. In addition, Haitians continue to risk their lives to reach the United States.
In April, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights designated William O’Neill as an expert on human rights in Haiti. In a recent report, he addressed challenges related to gang activity, including gender violence, displacement, and Haiti’s struggle to establish the rule of law. That security situation is also a major obstacle to restoring a representative government through credible elections. Today, there are no elected officials left in Haiti. The latest international response is a proposed multinational force to support the Haitian National Police. Kenya has volunteered to lead this effort, and it recently sent an assessment team to Haiti to analyze its role in this international effort.
Please join the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program and Canada Institute on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am (ET) for an important discussion on the crisis in Haiti, potential solutions, and the implications for Haiti, its neighbors, and the United States.
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Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
Canada Institute
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more