A Forum on Transitional Justice, an Initiative of the Haitian National Civil Society Council
By Gedeon Delva · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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At the initiative of the Haitian national civil society council, a forum on transitional justice took place on Friday, August 8, 2025, at CEDEC in Delmas 83. This activity is part of efforts aimed at achieving true national reconciliation. To this end, the council proposes to go through transitional justice to avoid reliving the same atrocities in the country.
This approach is based on 4 pillars, notably the search for truth, the fight against impunity, collective memory which aims to delve into our common past, and strengthening republican institutions.
According to the general coordinator of the CNSCA, Domingue Joseph Borgella,
this justice is not parallel to criminal justice, « it is rather a kind of balance created with the aim of curbing atrocities, hatred, among others ». Following the Forum, the initiators decided to form a commission with the objective of achieving the materialization of transitional justice. It is composed of Marxisme Bernard, Annibal Coffy, former deputy Deus Desronettes, Jean Bonal Covinsky Fatal. Its main mission is to work with all different sectors of the country, advocate with the nation's vital forces to bring them to the core of the project; meet human rights organizations, refer cases to the International Criminal Court, meet victims, and encourage the State to embark on the process. In the opinion of former deputy Deus Desronettes, to resolve the crises of violence and insecurity in Haiti, one must try to go through dialogue and with the protagonists through transitional justice. A point of view shared by Me Jean Bonal Covinsky Fatal, who believes that the state does not have the capacity to judge all criminals in Haiti. Note that several actors from civil society, justice, and the political class took part in this forum.
this justice is not parallel to criminal justice, « it is rather a kind of balance created with the aim of curbing atrocities, hatred, among others ». Following the Forum, the initiators decided to form a commission with the objective of achieving the materialization of transitional justice. It is composed of Marxisme Bernard, Annibal Coffy, former deputy Deus Desronettes, Jean Bonal Covinsky Fatal. Its main mission is to work with all different sectors of the country, advocate with the nation's vital forces to bring them to the core of the project; meet human rights organizations, refer cases to the International Criminal Court, meet victims, and encourage the State to embark on the process. In the opinion of former deputy Deus Desronettes, to resolve the crises of violence and insecurity in Haiti, one must try to go through dialogue and with the protagonists through transitional justice. A point of view shared by Me Jean Bonal Covinsky Fatal, who believes that the state does not have the capacity to judge all criminals in Haiti. Note that several actors from civil society, justice, and the political class took part in this forum.
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