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Human rights in Haiti

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A man pushes against the tall iron bars that form the border wall between the US and Mexico at Tijuana. The ground is sandy, and there is blue sky and clouds on the US side seen through the bars as well as curled barbed wire on the US side. The bars on the Mexican side have been painted with colorful words and pictures.

Press Release

On World Refugee Day, States Throughout the Americas Must Uphold the Right to Seek Asylum

June 20, 2025

Women and children walk down a dirt path between a row of domed tents covered in plastic and canvas that stretches far into the distance under a midday sun. — (Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Amnesty International Warns of Devastating Consequences as Abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Human Rights Globally

May 29, 2025

Libreri Mapou Book Store paintings for sale at the Caribbean Market Place Carnival. (Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) — (Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Report

A Rights-Based Approach to U.S.-Haiti Policy: Centering Haitian Voices in a Haiti-led Solution

March 3, 2025

Press Release

Haiti: Children Suffering Gang Recruitment, Attacks and Sexual Violence Amid Escalating Crisis – New Report

February 12, 2025

Displacement site, Port-au-Prince, 21 September 2024 — (Amnesty International)

Report

“I’m a Child, Why Did This Happen to Me?”: Gangs’ Assault on Childhood in Haiti

February 12, 2025

(Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Press Release

Haiti: Justice and Protection Must Follow Reports of Mass Killing in Cité Soleil

December 12, 2024

Haitian women protestors — (Reginald LOUISSAINT JR/AFP)

Blog

Honoring Haitian Women Challenging Injustice and Ushering in Change in Haiti and Beyond

December 10, 2024

Woman carrying child walking across street with burning tires — (CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images)

Press Release

Haiti: Children Victims of Gang Violence Amid Impunity

October 10, 2024

Press Release

Child Protection Urged as the Multinational Security Support Mission Deploys to Haiti

July 2, 2024 | haiti

Sign that says — Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

Press Release

Amnesty International USA Reaction to the Biden Administration’s Decision to Extend and Redesignate Haiti for TPS

June 28, 2024 | haitian migrants

Press Release

Haiti: Human Rights Safeguards and Transparency Must Guide Security Mission Deployment

June 4, 2024

Press Release

Haiti: Grave Crisis Requires International Condemnation and Lasting Solutions

March 19, 2024