Source: United Nations (video statements)
United Nations Human rights expert on Haiti, William O’Neill has described conditions of prisons in Haiti as inhuman and degrading. Speaking to UN News, the designated expert said, ‘the conditions are subhuman, frankly. Unbelievably crowded and hot. There’s not enough food. There’s very little access to medical care.’
Mr. O’Neil added that the country’s justice system has struggled to function effectively. Cases are not being tried quickly enough and 82 per cent of prisoners are being held in detention while they await their trial.