Haiti December 2022: Year Ends With No Solution in Sight
As 2022 drew to a close, Haiti’s situation had in almost every measurable dimension worsened from where it had stood
Politics
Health
Haiti December 2022: Cholera Death Toll Passes 300 as Outbreak Continues
Haiti’s cholera outbreak continued to claim lives through December 2022, with the death toll surpassing 300 as health authorities struggled
Security
Haiti: Bwa Kale Anti-Gang Movement Grows in Late 2022
The community self-defense movement that would become known as Bwa Kale gained momentum in late 2022 as residents of neighborhoods
Human Rights
Haiti: Rights Groups Document 2022 as Worst Year for Kidnappings
Human rights organizations documented 2022 as one of the worst years on record for kidnappings in Haiti, with the National
Security
Haiti: Bwa Kale Vigilante Movement Emerges Against Gangs
The early signs of a community vigilante movement against gang networks began to emerge in some Port-au-Prince neighborhoods in late
Human Rights
Haiti’s Journalists Killed in 2022: Press Freedom at Crisis Point
Multiple Haitian journalists were killed or attacked in 2022, with gangs specifically targeting reporters whose coverage of criminal activities made
Humanitarian
Haiti: Food Insecurity Reaches 4.7 Million as 2022 Ends
The World Food Programme’s updated food security assessment for Haiti in late 2022 found that approximately 4.7 million people —
Security
Haiti November 2022: Fuel Blockade Lifted After Deadly Standoff
The G9 gang coalition’s blockade of the Varreux fuel terminal was lifted in early November 2022 after weeks of standoff
International
Haiti: Canada Sanctions Elite Businessmen for Gang Ties
Canada announced a landmark set of sanctions in 2022 targeting not just politicians but wealthy Haitian businessmen accused of participating
Politics
Haiti October 2022: Electoral Council Dissolved, Elections Indefinitely Postponed
Prime Minister Ariel Henry dissolved Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council in October 2022, officially admitting what had been apparent for months: