P-to-P. April 1, 2024 [AlterPresse] — Bursts of gunfire are reported in various locations in the metropolitan area of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to information gathered by the online agency AlterPresse.
These weapons shots were heard more precisely in the city center of the capital, Port-au-Prince, in particular at Champs de Mars, streets Capois, Lamarre, in Delmas, on the roads of the international airport of Port-au-Prince. au-Prince, de Frères, Vivy Mitchell, Corlette, Métivier, Doco, Méyotte (east) and Clercine (north).
These unrest, which occurs in the context of a process initiated for the establishment of a Presidential Transitional Council, have disrupted commercial activities in these areas.
The election of the president of the Transitional Presidential Council should take place after the installation of the entity at the presidential palace, according to a draft decree relating to the creation, organization and functioning of the Council.
On the morning of Monday April 1, 2024, the lifeless bodies of 4 men were discovered in the commune of Pétionville (municipality east of Port-au-Prince).
The circumstances of the deaths of these people remain unknown.
From January to March 2024, 1,554 people were killed and 826 others injured in armed gang violence in Haiti, indicates the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), in a report published on Thursday March 28, 2024.
UNHCR demands “immediate and bold” action to address the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti.
Corruption, impunity and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of armed gang violence, have eroded the rule of law and brought state institutions…to the brink of collapse, the document says from Thursday March 28, 2024.
“The fight against insecurity must be an absolute priority to protect the population and prevent further human suffering,” said the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Austrian Volker Türk. [emb rc apr 1er/04/2024 14:45]
