Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Haiti: Key Recent Developments 2026, 3/11: Leverage: Kidnapping and a State That Does Not Protect

Episode 3/11 of our walk through "Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Haiti: Key Recent Developments, March through September 2026", by IJDH and BAI. Kidnapping has become a weapon: hostages taken by the dozens and the hundreds as leverage against the state. The report shows a police force with fewer than 1,000 officers ready for combat, the security plan for Kenscoff taken apart before the August massacre, private contractors running drones and customs, and civilian "defense" groups killing with weapons supplied by police.

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