Reference :
V-P-HT-E-00669
Date :
2011
Caption :
Port-au-Prince. Information session for the Indian and Jordanian contingents of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC website, 11-01-2012, Operational Update
Haiti: improving conditions of detention
Two years after an earthquake devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010, reconstruction is finally making progress there. The ICRC is working with the authorities to improve the living conditions of detainees and to rebuild a large limb-fitting and rehabilitation centre. Read on for the latest update on our activities in Haiti.
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Promoting humanitarian principles
The ICRC and the Haitian Red Cross have stepped up efforts to encourage the authorities to ratify a national law on the Red Cross emblem. A dialogue has also been initiated with a view to incorporating humanitarian law treaties into national legislation.
The ICRC has maintained its dialogue with the Haiti national police force in the framework of its detention-related activities and efforts to raise awareness about rules governing the use of force. The ICRC has also offered its expertise to the authorities as they rebuild the national army, in order to incorporate respect for international humanitarian law into army training and practice.
From September to December 2011, the ICRC informed some 120 officers from the United Nations' "formed police units" in Haiti about its activities in the country and promoted humanitarian principles. Two information sessions were held for 30 officers responsible for the civil-military action of the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti.
Finally, a session was held in October to introduce the ICRC and promote humanitarian principles to some 50 members of an armed gang from Martissant.
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Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4416x3312
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
