Human Rights
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The United States will stand with those who seek to advance the causes of democracy and human rights wherever they may live.
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The principal human rights abuses were complaints of unlawful killings by police, mistreatment of suspects and detainees by security forces, poor prison and jail conditions, and lengthy pretrial detention.
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There were human rights problems in some areas, including excessive use of force by police, poor prison conditions, some limits on press freedom, societal discrimination and violence against women, sexual abuse of children, and discrimination against homo
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Human rights problems included allegations of extrajudicial killings by Haitian National Police (HNP) officers, findings of excessive use of force against prisoners, overcrowding and poor sanitation in prisons.
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The following human rights problems were reported.
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Human rights problems reported included the following.
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Human rights problems reported included complaints of abuse by police and prison and detention center guards; poor detention conditions; a poorly functioning judicial system, leading to delays in trials and lengthy pretrial detention.
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There were serious human rights problems in some areas.
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Human rights problems included occasional use of excessive force by the police and societal violence against women and children.
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The following problems were reported during the year by the country's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and other sources.