30th Anniversary of the HNP: CARDH Makes Recommendations for a Force Adapted to Security Needs

June 12, 2025 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Haitian National Police. On this occasion, through a report published this Thursday, the Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights (CARDH) made recommendations for a force adapted to the country's security needs.

“Revision of the institution's legal framework to adjust it to new security requirements, reorganization of its High Command, strengthening of its administrative staff and its various units, improvement of the socio-economic conditions of police officers,” are among some of the recommendations made by CARDH.

Regarding the Haitian Armed Forces, the analysis center also made recommendations: “Technical cooperation to sponsor police operations, to support them in certain investigations,” wrote CARDH, which calls for harmonization of relations between the police and the judiciary.

Regarding the public authority on which the police depend, CARDH recommends the adoption of an action plan and a national security strategy, followed by a budget; the harmonization of the CSPN responsible for defining national policies and strategies “of the Haitian National Police and the modification of the decree of May 20, 2018.

The Haitian National Police celebrates its 30 years of existence in a difficult security context. Gangs are gaining ground day by day, killing and raping throughout the day. Despite efforts and the adoption of a “war budget” by the executive authorities, the HNP seems overwhelmed by the level of insecurity and criminality facing the country.

Gedeon Delva