UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Published purpose

This project seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Haitian police and justice chain to ensure that individuals apprehended through counter-gang operations are lawfully processed, investigated, and prosecuted in accordance with Haitian law and international human rights standards. The initiative aims to address a critical gap in Haiti's security response by supporting lawful arrests, evidence collection, case-building, judicial triage, criminal intelligence analysis, and strengthened prosecutorial capacity. The project is designed to reduce impunity by increasing the likelihood that gang-related arrests result in admissible case files, prosecutions, and convictions, rather than release due to procedural deficiencies. The project represents a focused first phase of support to strengthen Haiti's capacity to manage the criminal justice dimensions of the GSF counter-gang operations while laying the foundations for broader justice-sector reform efforts expected to be funded through the new Haiti Peace Dividends Fund.