As U.S.-based law school clinics working in solidarity with Haitian civil society, we are deeply concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Haiti and about the U.S. response to date. Credible evidence shows that President Jovenel Moïse has engaged in a pattern of conduct to create a constitutional crisis and consolidate power that undermines the rule of law in the country. We call on the U.S. government to denounce recent acts by President Moïse that escalate the constitutional crisis.
Over the past week, Moïse has taken several particularly alarming actions that violate the rule of law.