Amnesty International Calls on El Salvador and Haiti for Transparency Regarding Ongoing Military Operation
Amnesty International has called on El Salvador and Haiti to disclose details regarding the deployment of Salvadoran forces in Haiti and to ensure respect for human rights.
Translated by Qiyas from كويت نيوز — Original source
Amnesty International has called on El Salvador and Haiti to disclose the agreement reached between the two countries regarding the deployment of more than 2,000 Salvadoran police officers in Haiti since late October, and to ensure respect for human rights.
Officially, the Salvadoran military personnel were sent to Haiti on a mission to search for comrades missing since October 18 following a gang attack.
However, the scale of the operation, which is backed by the United States, suggests it may be broader in scope.
Anna Birke, Amnesty International’s director for the Americas, said on Monday, “Both governments must ensure that all operations by Salvadoran forces respect human rights.”
She also called for details on this cooperation, the establishment of mechanisms allowing residents to report any violations, and warned of a potential humanitarian crisis.
Analysts believe that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is seeking to export his model of relentless crime-fighting to Haiti, even as he faces accusations from human rights defenders of arbitrary arrests, torture, and the imprisonment of innocent people.
