CIVICUS discusses Haiti’s worsening humanitarian and security crisis with Chaduc Louis, Secretary General of the Vialet Association of Progressive Youth (AJPV), a civil society organisation that defends human rights and helps displaced people.
Haiti is experiencing an unprecedented crisis that has unfolded since the assassination of the president in 2021. Gangs have extended their control over most of the capital and beyond during 2024 and 2025, causing the breakdown of daily life, paralysis of essential services and widespread displacement. Vulnerable groups are particularly affected by gang violence, while the state’s authority is slipping away.
