HRC58 - NB8 statement - ID with the High Commissioner on Haiti
Human Rights Council - 58th Session
Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on Haiti
(with participation of the independent expert)
Statement by Latvia on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic States
28 March 2025
Mr. President,
The Nordic-Baltic countries thank the High Commissioner for the report and affirm our support to rebuilding security, stability and justice in Haiti.
We are deeply concerned about unprecedented surge in violence and the dire human rights and humanitarian situation in the country. Widespread despair, hunger, forced displacement, corruption, attacks on health care, violations against children, including forced recruitment of children to armed groups, sexual and gender-based violence – each day suffering of Haitians is reaching new extremes.
We urge all Haitian actors to return to rule of law and full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
We call on the Haitian authorities to intensify their efforts to combat impunity and gang violence, and to pursue an inclusive national dialogue in order to find a lasting solution to the crisis, including through free and fair elections.
High Commissioner, what additional steps can be taken to foster efforts of the international community to support Haitians in addressing violence, human rights violations and abuses in the country?