CRS - Haiti: Issues for Congress
- Haiti's democratic process remains stalled due to unresolved election disputes and political turmoil.
- Human rights conditions in Haiti have worsened, with reports of extrajudicial killings and violence.
- Haiti is a major transshipment point for illegal narcotics.
- The U.S. has provided significant assistance to Haiti, but its effectiveness is debated.
- The Haitian National Police is widely reported to be corrupt and its leadership troubled.
This Congressional Research Service issue brief examines key issues related to Haiti that are of ongoing concern to the U.S. Congress. These include the stalled democratic process, political instability, and increased violence and human rights violations. The brief discusses the transition from Aristide to Preval and back again, congressional concerns about holding democratic elections and the cost-effectiveness of U.S. assistance, Haiti's economic policy and the role for U.S. business, security and human rights concerns, narcotics trafficking, and Haitian migration. It also summarizes relevant legislation and provides a chronology of events.
How to cite
Congressional Research Service (CRS), 2003, CRS - Haiti: Issues for Congress, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/crs-haiti-2003