This individual report highlights the plight of restavèk children, child domestic servants, in Haiti
as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the preparation of Information under the Universal
Periodic Review. Part B notes the continuing practice of restavèk despite its prohibition under
international and Haitian law. Part C describes the restavèk practice and focuses on the neglect,
mistreatment, and abuse suffered by restavèk children. Part D highlights the challenges posed by
cultural perception, ubiquitous poverty, the lack of government infrastructure and enforcement,
and the earthquake on the abolishment of restavèk and the protection of children’s rights