39 Months of Arrears for Haitian National Police Employees: OPC Demands General Management Assume Its Responsibilities

In a letter dated July 25, 2025, Citizen Protector Jean Wilner Morin asks the Director General of the Haitian National Police, Normil Rameau, to pay the 39 months of salary arrears claimed by administrative employees of the police institution.

Indeed, the Citizen Protector expresses his deep concern regarding the situation of several administrative employees of the institution who have not received their pay for over 39 months.

To support its position, the OPC relies on the 1987 Constitution and the May 2012 law on human rights protection.

In its letter, the Protector refers to a complaint dated June 5, 2025, emphasizing that this situation constitutes a serious violation of human dignity.

The Office urges Director General Rameau Normil to do everything possible so that these fathers and mothers of families can receive their salaries as soon as possible. The Office insists on the urgency of a swift resolution, especially as the school year approaches and many affected families find themselves in dramatic financial situations.

It should be noted that the initiative of the Office for the Protection of Citizens follows a letter from Radio Caraïbes journalist, Denel Sainton, addressed to the human rights defense institution.

For the Radio Télévision Caraïbes journalist, this is not just an administrative problem, but a «flagrant violation of human rights».

He denounces cases of depression, recourse to indebtedness, and job abandonment, even though these employees contribute to the proper functioning of the police institution.

Gedeon Delva