A group of 90 civil society organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to do not send a military intervention force in Haiti.
“We are very concerned that the deployment of a military force will only perpetuate and strengthen Henry’s grip on power, while doing nothing to ameliorate the root causes of the crisis we are witnessing today,” the letter said, referring to Prime Minister Ariel Henry. released on Wednesday.
Last October, the government of Henry requested the dispatch of foreign armed forces to confront the gangs and protesters who have paralyzed the country for months.
Included in the group are organizations such as the American Friends Service Committee, Church World Service, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, and Pax Christi USA.
The plaintiffs sent a copy to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The letter highlights some of the problems that military interventions have caused in Haiti in the past, such as rape, murder and impunity, the cholera epidemic of 2010.
The letter also asks the Biden Administration to reassess its support for what it describes as the “de facto prime minister” Ariel Henry, who was not elected at the polls and who has “credible ties” with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise last year
Instead, the letter calls on Biden to pursue “robust diplomacy” and step up criminal investigations to find those responsible for the violence in Haiti.
The call asked the US government to think about its decision to oppose Haiti’s oil subsidies, because this makes gas so expensive that no one can buy it.
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