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In the news: the UN evokes a risk of genocide in Haiti
Residents of Port-au-Prince try to flee after hearing gunshots, March 13, 2024. © Odelyn Joseph / AP
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“
The longer we delay in finding a solution, the more the Haitian population is exposed to the risks of genocide
,” declared Thursday, April 4 Justin Viard, the permanent representative of Haiti to the UN, during the 55th session of the Council of Human Rights: we must prevent this crisis from becoming “
a tragedy, recorded in the pages of history as a failure of the international community
”. An intervention to read on the
Alter Presse
website .
Meanwhile, the Presidential Council, which is to take over from Prime Minister Ariel Henry's team, has not yet started work. In fact, explains
Le Nouvelliste
, on Wednesday April 3 evening, the Council of Ministers had adopted the draft decree on the creation and functioning of the Presidential Council. But here it is: those who appointed representatives to this council now want to “
harmonize the draft decree and the political agreement
”. Which implies, writes
Le Nouvelliste
, modifications in the document already approved by the Council of Ministers.
“
We have the impression that the fathers, godfathers and members of the Council prefer to indulge in fine embroidery rather than war surgery
,” writes Frantz Duval in his
editorial
. “
While there is an emergency, Ariel Henry's successors are settling into the comfortable little shoes of the outgoing Prime Minister
[
...
]
Take action. Take action. Take your responsibilities
,” urges Frantz Duval.
“Tense” phone call between Joe Biden and Benyamin Netanyahu
The phone call between the American president and the Israeli Prime Minister made
the front page
of the American press. “
The United States raises its voice after the death of humanitarian workers
,” writes
The Hill
– Monday April 1, seven humanitarian workers, including six foreigners, were killed in Gaza by an Israeli strike, which “
shake
” the president, writes the information site. His phone call Thursday to Benyamin Netanyahu was “
tense
,” reports the
New York Times
, which reports that “
the White House threatened to condition its future support for Israel on how the country responds to the president's concerns about victims civilians and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
. “
Biden warns Israel
,” summarizes the
Washington Post
.
The White House press release reporting on the phone call was “
the hardest in six months of war
” according to the New York Times, which nevertheless notes that “
White House officials did not go so far as to say that the president could limit the supply of arms to Israel if he was not satisfied
.”
However, "
Congress has a right of oversight over American arms sales to allies
", recalls
the daily
, and "
Democrats in Congress are seeing if they will use this leverage to make their voices heard regarding civilian casualties in Gaza, and press President Biden on the terms of U.S. aid to Israel
.” On the Republican side, President Donald Trump himself, who until then “
boasted of his support for Israel
”, underlines
Politico
, considered that Israel was losing the battle of communication and must quickly stop the conflict.
Sexual assaults on migrants in Panama
THE
New York Times
investigated the attacks suffered by migrants passing through the Darién region, an area of marshes and forests on the border between Colombia and Panama. According to the investigation, almost all the attacks take place on the Panamanian side. Over the past six months, they have increased enormously, “
with a frequency and operating methods rarely seen outside war zones
”: victims are beaten, their food stolen – including milk for babies. And often, the daily underlines, dozens of women are raped during the attacks.
Several humanitarian organizations accuse the Panamanian border police of letting this happen. The
New York Times
notes that these attacks come as Panamanian leaders increasingly complain about the financial and environmental costs that migration would inflict on the country.
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