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Port-au-Prince, 23 December 2025. On Radio Magik 9, this Tuesday, 23 December, Rosie Auguste Ducena, head of the National Network for the Defence of Human Rights (RNDDH), took stock of the year 2025. Corruption, failing justice, security failure and abuses of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT): the organization points in particular to the demand for severance benefits of up to US$600,000 by some CPT members after 7 February 2026.
According to Ms Ducena, the report of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC) had already led to the indictment of three CPT members for alleged corruption, without convincing answers on the use of public funds. It denounces an executive tainted by scandals, including that of the BNC, which would have undermined the credibility of the transition and hindered the normal functioning of the state.
Judicially, the RNDDH paints a worrying picture: in 2025, only 13 courts of first instance actually worked, despite the announcement of 18. Of the 413 cases expected, 243 hearings were scheduled. Results: 162 convictions, 81 releases, and 170 persons returned to prison for incomplete records or filing decisions, revealing the system's persistent dysfunction.
Ms. Ducena nevertheless welcomed the establishment of five new courts of first instance, notably in Zilé (La Gonâve) and Ouanaminthe, which were considered relevant but largely ineffective owing to lack of resources. It also notes the establishment of two specialized judicial centres (mass crimes including sexual violence and financial crimes), with limited results, however: only 17 convictions for sexual crimes recorded in 2025.
As far as security is concerned, the RNDDH refers to a total failure, due in particular to the weakening of intelligence capabilities and the State's inability to guarantee freedom of movement and the right to life. The initiatives announced in the area of national dialogue and constitutional reform are described as superficial and disconnected from the real needs of the population.
Finally, the organization is alarmed at the information that CPT members would like to receive a starting premium of between $500,000 and $600,000 after 7 February 2026. The RNDDH announces its willingness to strongly oppose this initiative, which it considers indecent in view of the results deemed null of the transition and the impossibility, in its view, of holding credible elections in an already compromised process.
W.A.
