Haiti
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Abolitionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- News items in the archive
- 35
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Haiti is classified as Abolitionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 35 news items on Haiti, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JANUARY 1, 2020HaitiDEATH 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, 2019HaitiDEATH 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, 2018HaitiDEATH 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, 2017HaitiDEATH 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, 2016HaitiDEATH 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, 2015HaitiDEATH 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, 2014HaitiDEATH 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, 2013HaitiDEATH 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, 2012HaitiDEATH 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, 2011HaitiDEATH 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, 2010HaitiDEATH 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, 2009HaitiDEATH 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, 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
- JANUARY 1, 2003HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- MAY 27, 2002HaitiDEATH PENALTY
Three gang members were shot to death in an impoverished...
Three gang members were shot to death in an impoverished quarter of the Haitian capital after opening fire on Haitian National Police officers, a police spokesman said
- JANUARY 1, 2002HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
- DECEMBER 12, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Democratic Convergence [opposition coalition] asked...
The Democratic Convergence [opposition coalition] asked the head of state [President Jean-Bertrand Aristide] to get his partisans to put an end to the summary execution that is being applied under the zero-tolerance formula
- APRIL 25, 2001HaitiDEATH 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 on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001HaitiDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti (1987) at Art