The Office of the HIM for Human Rights assured this Thursday that the situation in Haitia country devastated by gang violence, is a “cataclysm” with more than 1,500 deaths at the hands of these groups so far this year, which is why he called for “bold and immediate” action to confront it.
According to a report from the office headed by the high commissioner Volker Turkthe increasing levels of gang violence in Haiti They have aggravated corruption, impunity and misgovernance, which is eroding the rule of law and causing the population to be “seriously deprived” of their rights.
Corruption and dysfunctions of the judicial system
“Widespread corruption and dysfunctions in the judicial system contribute greatly to widespread impunity for serious human rights violations, and must be urgently addressed,” the high commissioner said when presenting the report. EFE
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