The armed rebels who have taken over Cap-Haïtien and other Haitian towns must not attack civilians, including government loyalists, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also condemned attacks by pro-government gangs during demonstrations staged by the political opposition in Port-au-Prince.

In responding to Haiti’s worsening violence, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide should ensure that the country’s security forces respect international human rights standards on the use of lethal force, Human Rights Watch said today.

The failure of the Haitian police to curb widespread political violence in the wake of yesterday's attack on the presidential palace raises serious concerns, Human Rights Watch said today.

Six international human rights organizations called upon incoming Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to adopt a series of important reforms, outlined in a joint statement.

Human Rights Watch today called on Haitian authorities to investigate the assassination of
prominent Haitian journalist Jean Léopold Dominique.

Human Rights Watch called on the government of Panama to prosecute or extradite Generals Raoul Cedrás and Philippe Biamby for atrocities committed during their 1991-1994 military rule in Haiti.

Human Rights Watch joined a United Nations envoy in calling on the U.N. General Assembly to press the U.S. government to return intact evidence of death-squad crimes to Haitian law enforcement officials.

Five years after the U.S.-led multinational intervention in Haiti, Human Rights Watch criticized the U.S. government for its refusal to return seized army and death-squad documents to Haitian law enforcement officials.