The Streets of Port-au-Prince Rumble

As insecurity reaches an alarming level, calls for popular uprising are multiplying. On social media, frustrated voices, facing the terror imposed by gangs, are calling to take to the streets. Their objective: to compel the state to restore security and facilitate the return of displaced persons fleeing violence.

In Canapé-Vert, calls for demonstrations are being launched for Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Other political groups have also followed suit.

Furthermore, recent mobilizations, whose final destination was Bourdon — in front of the premises of the Transitional Presidential Council and the Prime Minister's Office — were violently repressed with live ammunition and tear gas.

Injuries were reported, and an activist, seriously wounded by bullets, succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, the movement's organizers lament.

These demonstrations have diverse demands: the resignation of certain officials, the strengthening of security, and other requirements related to the multidimensional crisis.

The situation continues to deteriorate. In recent weeks, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports 31,000 displaced persons in Saut-d’Eau and Mirebalais since the attack on March 31. For its part, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) reports 262 deaths in Kenscoff over two months, with the first attack on January 27. In Port-au-Prince, bullets whistle daily, and the number of victims — whether civilians or gang members — is becoming difficult to quantify.

Meanwhile, political promises abound as in an election period, while time is running out for the Transitional Presidential Council, tasked with organizing elections and transferring power by February 7, 2026, to legitimate authorities. But the restoration of security remains the unavoidable challenge, the true thorn in the side of the current government.

By WS