EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Haiti in November 2016. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made in its UPR in 2011, noting that while Haiti has taken some steps to address concerns raised in the previous review, more needs to be done to fully implement the recommendations and to address key human rights concerns in the country.
Amnesty International acknowledges Haiti's efforts to improve the justice system, including by taking measures to address the high rates of pre-trial detention.
However, concerns remain regarding the lack of independence of the justice system, including the use of arbitrary detention for political reasons.
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about worsening living conditions for internally displaced people (IDPs) since the 2010 earthquake and the risk of forced eviction they continue to face. The high number of stateless persons and violence against women and girls remain ongoing concerns, as do numerous attacks on and harassment of human rights defenders, journalists, and lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons.
In the final section of this document, Amnesty International makes a number of recommendations to Haiti to address the human rights concerns raised in this submission.