The US Ambassador accredited to Haiti, Michèle Sison, met this week with Jean Roudy Aly the Minister of Justice. On the agenda, how the Haitian government is tackling the problem of prolonged pretrial detention (more than 75% of detainees in Haiti); combating trafficking in persons; how the government ensures that justice is done in the La Saline massacres hhttps://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29892-haiti-flash-decision-of-the-iachr-in-favor-of-the-victims-of-the-la-saline-massacre.html and Bel Air https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29592-haiti-flash-new-assessment-all-the-details-on-the-massacre-of-bel-air.html and finally the measures taken against corruption in the public administration.

Also was present at the meeting Patrick Ventrell, the Director of Western Hemisphere Programs at the US Department of Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) and Apar Sidhu, the Director of the Office of Business. of Haiti from the United States Department of State.

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