Finalization of the electoral law this weekend

The Senate commission responsible for studying the draft electoral law reported significant progress in the adoption of articles of the document, the Commissioners are expected to finalize the technical work this weekend. According to Senator Jean Baptiste Bien-Aimé, a member of the Commission, the text submitted by the deputies will be modified so that the electoral law is consistent with the Constitution. To be continued...

2 numbers to denounce police officers...

As of Monday, September 23, it will be possible by calling the phone number 22-59-111 or 22-60-111, to complain if you are a victim or witness of misconduct or excessive use of force, to one or more police officers...

Fusion proposes its solution for the elections

According Edmonde Supplice Beauzile, of the political party "Fusion of Social Democrats" the country needs a political agreement to avoid the the coming crisis with the institutional vacuum in January 2014. Under the agreement, Fusion proposes that the legislative elections (deputies and 2/3 of the Senate) and municipal stand in October 2014 and the presidential and the last third of the Senate in 2015.

Training of police against abuse...

As part of a campaign of awareness of law enforcement officers working at the level of the custody, of the investigations services and civilian prisons, 24 Police officers including 7 women of the National Police of Haiti in the metropolitan area attended this week a training workshop organized by the Office of Citizen Protection, on the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment Inhuman or Degrading.

A meeting between women...

Friday, Ambassador of the United States in Haiti, Pamela White, held at his residence in Bourdon, a welcome reception in honor of Ms. Sandra Honoré, Head of MINUSTAH in Haiti. A reception reserved exclusively to the female gender, where thirty most powerful women in Haiti were invited as well as political leaders, including Maryse Narcisse of Fanmi Lavalas and Myrlande Manigat of RDNP.

HL/ HaitiLibre