H.R. 1684: 118th Congress 1st Session
Date of Publication
1-1-2023 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Human Rights
Keywords
Violent crimes, human rights violations, sexual violence, political and economic elites in Haiti, human rights
Description
This report seeks to: identify prominent criminal gangs in Haiti, describe their criminal activities including coercive recruitment, and identify their primary geographic areas of operations; list Haitian political and economic elites who have links to criminal gangs; describe in detail the relationship be6 tween the individuals listed pursuant to subparagraph (B) and the criminal gangs identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); list Haitian political and economic elites with links to criminal activities who are currently subjected to visa restrictions or sanctions by the United States, its international partners, or the United Nations, including information regarding—(i) the date on which each such Haitian political or economic elite was designated for restrictions or sanctions; (ii) which countries have designated such Haitian political and economic elites for restrictions or sanctions; and (iii) for Haitian political and economic elites who were designated by the United States, the statutory basis for such designation; (E) describe in detail how Haitian political and economic elites use their relationships with criminal gangs to advance their political and economic interests and agenda; (F) include a list of each criminal organization assessed to be trafficking Haitians and other individuals to the United States border; (G) include an assessment of how the nature and extent of collusion between political and economic elites and criminal gangs threatens the Haitian people and United States national interests and activities in the country, including the provision of security assistance to the Haitian government; and (H) include an assessment of potential actions that the Government of the United States and the Government of Haiti could take to address the findings made pursuant to subparagraph (G).
H.R. 1684: 118th Congress 1st Session
This report seeks to: identify prominent criminal gangs in Haiti, describe their criminal activities including coercive recruitment, and identify their primary geographic areas of operations; list Haitian political and economic elites who have links to criminal gangs; describe in detail the relationship be6 tween the individuals listed pursuant to subparagraph (B) and the criminal gangs identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); list Haitian political and economic elites with links to criminal activities who are currently subjected to visa restrictions or sanctions by the United States, its international partners, or the United Nations, including information regarding—(i) the date on which each such Haitian political or economic elite was designated for restrictions or sanctions; (ii) which countries have designated such Haitian political and economic elites for restrictions or sanctions; and (iii) for Haitian political and economic elites who were designated by the United States, the statutory basis for such designation; (E) describe in detail how Haitian political and economic elites use their relationships with criminal gangs to advance their political and economic interests and agenda; (F) include a list of each criminal organization assessed to be trafficking Haitians and other individuals to the United States border; (G) include an assessment of how the nature and extent of collusion between political and economic elites and criminal gangs threatens the Haitian people and United States national interests and activities in the country, including the provision of security assistance to the Haitian government; and (H) include an assessment of potential actions that the Government of the United States and the Government of Haiti could take to address the findings made pursuant to subparagraph (G).
