Haiti
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Republic
- CONSTITUTION
- approved in March 1987, suspended in June 1988 and amended in October 1994. Suspended again in 2004, it came into force in May 2006
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Deputies
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court. Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice
RELIGIONS
80% Catholics, 16% Protestants; voodoo minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2008HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
- DECEMBER 18, 2007HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Haiti voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
- JANUARY 1, 2006HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
- JANUARY 1, 2005HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
- OCTOBER 30, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti's justice minister said he had ordered an investigation...
Haiti's justice minister said he had ordered an investigation...
- OCTOBER 28, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Four young men were executed in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood...
Four young men were executed in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood in Haiti by men witnesses identified as police officers
- APRIL 11, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art. 20 states:
- MARCH 23, 2004HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Five policemen suspected of taking part in summary...
Five policemen suspected of taking part in summary executions were placed in solitary confinement by Haitian National Police administrators, said the human rights group National Coalition for the Rights of Haitians (NCRH)
- AUGUST 11, 2003HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Charles Jean Panel, a Haitian police officer who deserted...
Charles Jean Panel, a Haitian police officer who deserted from the force, told a local broadcaster that torture and summary executions were not uncommon at police stations, and that civilians often took part in such activities
- APRIL 24, 2003HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Haiti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003HaitiDEATH PENALTY
According to Haiti local radio, police attacked and...
According to Haiti local radio, police attacked and killed two alleged drug traffickers