Situation of Human Rights and Democracy in Haiti

Situation of Democracy and Human Rights in Haiti The Republic of Haiti's political crisis remains un-resolved today. The country has been unstable for the past two centuries beginning when Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted to become the first black republic to declare its independence from France in 1804. After years of internal upheaval, prolonged struggle and political mismanagement, the internal stability has become fragile and delicate. However, in 1987 Haiti got a constitution that was suspended …

…healthy. Liberty and freedom of rights are becoming more of a concern and a political pressure on the country and the crisis is held against the political leaders. The main conflicts such as drug trafficking and ill-treatment by the federal police remains of great concern and global efforts must exist to pressurize the governments and political leaders of the country to act according to the human rights violations treaties set forth by the United Nations.