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UN Concerned About Violence Targeting Haiti Journalists

Sandra Lemaire

   WASHINGTON - The United Nations human rights office expressed concern
   Friday about violence targeting journalists in Haiti.A U.N. report
   confirmed at least 42 deaths and 86 injuries during anti-government
   protests that have roiled the nation for months.

   "Reports indicate that security forces were responsible for 19 of the
   deaths while the rest were killed by armed individuals or unknown
   perpetrators," U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.

   According to the U.N., one journalist was killed and nine others
   injured while doing their job.

   In October, a VOA reporter in Port-au-Prince said her wrist was twisted
   by a National Police officer in an attempt to prevent her from
   recording mobile video of an altercation between two officers during a
   protest.

   Amnesty International[1] also expressed concern this week about
   violence and human rights abuses in the Caribbean nation.

   "The images that we have verified shed light on human rights violations
   by the Haitian authorities. The security forces under the command of
   President Jovenel Moise have used excessive force. Such incidents must
   be investigated promptly, thoroughly and effectively," Amnesty
   International Americas Director Erika Guevara-Rosas said.

References

   1. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/10/haiti-amnesty-verifies-evidence-excessive-force-against-protesters/

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