Children in detention are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be released

May 14, 2020By 0 comment

Originally published by UNICEF Executive DIrector Henrietta Fore on 14/05/2020

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According to a statement by the UNICEF Executive Director, there are 197 minors detained in prisions in Haiti. As of the date of the article, 12 children have been released but advocacy for the release of more children continues.The statement indicates that UNICEF calls for an immediate moratorium on new admissions of children to detention facilities and calls on governments to urgently release all children who can safely return to their families.

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‘Gathering to kill me’: Coronavirus patients in Haiti fear attackes, harassement

May 11, 2020By 0 comment

Originally published by WTVB News on 11/05/2020

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In Haiti, people are afraid of COVID-19 and in some cases are attacking people who have or are rumored to have COVID-19.For example, an orphanage in Saint-Michel de l’Atalaye was stoned because its Belgian director was diagnosed with COVID-19. The attackers allegedly believed that the Belgian director brought COVID-19 to Haiti.To curb the spread, residents of neighbouring villages are barring anyone from Saint-Michel de l’Atalaye from visiting their markets.

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Haiti’s crowded prisons a coronavirus catastrophe waiting to happen

April 6, 2020By 0 comment

Originally published by Amelie Baron – Yahoo News on 06/04/2020

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The prison system in Haiti is overcrowded and prisoners are subject to poor conditions. The director of the National Prison System in Haiti has sent the Justice Ministry a list of prisoners to be released in an attempt to thin out the prison system so that it will be more difficult for COVID-19 to sweep through.

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