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Corruption, links between the police, politicians, and gangs, overcrowded prisons, outnumbered police officers, and difficulties in protecting civilians in urban warfare are some of the many challenges listed in the report
The Kenya-led multinational mission aimed to support the Haitian National Police in its fights against gangs will face multiple challenges, a report by Belgium-based International Crisis Group warned recently.
Corruption, links between the police, politicians, and gangs, overcrowded prisons, outnumbered police officers, and difficulties in protecting civilians in urban warfare are some of the many challenges listed in the report. Less than 10,000 officers are estimated to be on duty at any time in a country of more than 11 million people. Ideally, there should be some 25,000 active officers, according to the U.N.
The law and order problem in Haiti is massive due to a lack of policing. As a result, last year Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry requested the urgent mobilization of an international armed force. Reports indicate that over 300 gangs control an estimated 80% of the capital of Port-au-Prince, with their control reaching northward into the island’s food basket. Killing and kidnapping are very common.
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Over 200,000 people have been forced to flee their communities as gangs set fire to homes, kill and rape residents. There is a massive flow of weapons to Haiti, where the rule of law is at its lowest ebb. The UN-backed multinational force has yet to deploy as it awaits a court ruling in Kenya. Burundi, Chad, Senegal, Jamaica, and Belize also have pledged troops for the multinational mission.
