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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · 1d

🇭🇹Selon @msf.ca chaque jour une quinzaine de victimes de viol sont prises en charge — un chiffre alarmant.

26% sont des mineurs, surtout de moins de 15 ans.

Une action internationale urgente est nécessaire pour prévenir une catastrophe sanitaire.

lenouvelliste.com/article/2606...

« Haïti au bord d’une catastrophe sanitaire », MSF appelle à une mobilisation urgente

La situation de santé en Haïti est extrêmement préoccupante, selon Mumuza Muhindo Musubuho, responsable de l'équipe de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

lenouvelliste.com

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · 1d

Haitians cannot endure more violence — especially children.

The international community should urgently support the recently UN-authorized Gang Suppression Force with the personnel and resources needed to protect Haitians from criminal groups.

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · 1d

🇭🇹UNICEF in Haiti: "The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has almost doubled in the past year, with 680,000 now uprooted."

As @hrw.org said in June, the scale of the displacement crisis has overwhelmed existing capacities.

www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Number of displaced children in Haiti almost doubles in one year

UNICEF report warns of unprecedented displacement crisis as violence and collapsing services push children to the brink

www.unicef.org

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Lou Charbonneau @loucharb.bsky.social · 18d

🚨 As world leaders gather in NYC for #UNGA80, the atmosphere is grim amid attacks by powerful countries (incl. US) on multilateral institutions, human rights & international accountability. See @hrw.org's overview & recommendations below.

#Gaza #Sudan #Haiti #Ukraine #ICC #Myanmar #Afghanistan etc

UN: World Leaders Should Commit to Human Rights, International Justice

World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23-29 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capaci...

www.hrw.org

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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · 22d

The US maritime attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels violate international human rights law and amount to extrajudicial killings www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Aug 29

🇺🇸Estados Unidos debe detener de inmediato cualquier traslado de inmigrantes detenidos a la base naval de la bahía de Guantánamo, en Cuba, donde se enfrentan a condiciones de detención abusivas e inhumanas que podrían constituir malos tratos.

www.hrw.org/es/news/2025...

Estados Unidos: Abusos contra migrantes en Guantánamo

Estados Unidos debe detener de inmediato cualquier traslado de inmigrantes detenidos a la base naval de la bahía de Guantánamo, en Cuba, donde se enfrentan a condiciones de detención abusivas e inhuma...

www.hrw.org

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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6
🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

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Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social · Jul 21

Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. @hrw.org AI Justice & @sanctuarylegalservices.com call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 18

🇭🇹 The US attempt to prematurely end TPS for Haitians, citing improved security, couldn’t be further from reality.

Conditions in Haiti have only worsened.

The US should continue to protect Haitians from being returned to brutal violence.

My piece for @latimes.com

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: If Haiti has become more violent, why end Haitians' temporary protected status in the U.S.?

The Trump administration has cited flawed and contradictory assessments of conditions in that country — which, make no mistake, remains unsafe.

www.latimes.com

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Jul 11

Four years ago, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations against the government.

Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful protests have been subject to serious abuses in prison.

New from HRW: bit.ly/44M3kVT

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 11

🇨🇺Today marks 4 years since Cuba’s historic 11J protests.

Many released detainees told @hrw.org they endured beatings, solitary confinement & lack of medical care. Others face surveillance.

Many remain in prison.

The crisis that drove them to protest persists

More: www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

Cuba: Protesters Detail Abuses in Prison

Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison.

www.hrw.org

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 10

🇭🇹A needed step for Haiti — but far from enough.

Governments — including the US & Canada — the EU and the UN should impose further targeted sanctions on those responsible for killings & other serious abuses, but also on Haitian and foreign actors who support them.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

United Nations imposes sanctions on more gangs in Haiti amid growing violence

Haiti’s most powerful gang coalition and another criminal armed group operating in the country’s breadbasket have been added to a United Nations global sanctions list.

www.miamiherald.com

Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

"À Cap-Haïtien, je vis chez des amis. Je dépends d'eux et je ne vois aucune issue. Je n'ai pas de travail ici...

Je suis épuisée. Je ne peux pas continuer à fuir. Quelqu'un doit dire que ça suffit."

En savoir plus : www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

Haïti : Un nombre record de déplacés dû à l’insuffisance des efforts sécuritaires

La Mission multinationale d’appui à la sécurité (MMAS), soutenue par l'ONU, devrait d’urgence être renforcée, afin de mieux protéger les habitants.

www.hrw.org

Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

"Nous avons passé près d'un mois là-bas, mais la violence nous a suivis. Nous avons réussi à nous échapper vers Cap-Haïtien."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

"À Hinche, nous sommes restés dans un garage, dormant à même le sol sur des morceaux de carton recouverts de quelques draps. Les voisins nous ont apporté des couvertures, de la nourriture et de l'eau. Leur générosité nous a aidés à survivre."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

"Tout le monde s'est enfui dans toutes les directions, à pied, en camion, en moto. C'était le chaos...

Un ami nous a conduit ma famille et moi à Hinche."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

"Nous avons fui vers Mirebalais, dans l'espoir d'y trouver la sécurité.

Nous sommes restés environ 4 mois à Mirebalais, jusqu'à ce que les bandits arrivent là aussi. Nous avons entendu des avertissements diffusés par haut-parleurs, qui disaient aux gens de fuir."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

"Fin novembre 2024, les bandits sont arrivés à Cabaret. Ma famille et moi avons passé 15 jours à entendre des coups de feu alors qu'ils parcouraient librement les rues. Ils ont détruit notre jardin et tué nos animaux. Nous n'avons eu d'autre choix que de partir."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 7

🇭🇹Haïti a besoin d'une aide internationale urgente alors que la violence s'intensifie. Des millions de personnes ont du mal à se procurer de la nourriture, un abri et des services essentiels.

Voici l'histoire d'une vendeuse de rue de 37 ans qui a fui la violence à plsrs reprises:

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 4

"In Cap-Haïtien, I’m staying with friends. I depend on them, and I see no way out. I have no work here...

I’m exhausted. I can’t keep running. Someone has to say enough is enough."

Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

Haiti: Displacement Hits Record as Security Efforts Fall Short

One year since deployment of the first personnel of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, violence and human rights abuses continue to rise.

www.hrw.org

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 4

"In Hinche, we stayed in a garage, sleeping on the floor on pieces of cardboard with a few sheets. Neighbors brought blankets, food, and water — their generosity helped us survive.

We spent nearly a month there, but the violence followed us. We managed to escape to Cap-Haïtien."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 4

"We stayed about four months in Mirebalais — until the bandits arrived there too. We heard warnings over loudspeakers, telling people to flee. Everyone ran in different directions — on foot, by truck, by motorcycle. It was chaos...

A friend drove my family and me to Hinche."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 4

"In late November 2024, the bandits arrived in Cabaret. My family and I spent 15 days hearing gunfire as they roamed freely through the streets. They destroyed our garden and killed our animals. We had no choice but to leave.

We fled to Mirebalais, hoping to find safety."

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 4

🇭🇹 Haiti urgently needs international support as violence escalates. Millions are struggling to access food, shelter & essential services.

This is the story of a 37-year-old street vendor who has fled violence several times — and now fears it will reach her in Cap-Haïtien:

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Nathalye Cotrino @nathalyeco.bsky.social · Jul 4

La crise en Haïti ne se résume pas à des chiffres, elle se traduit par des histoires comme la sienne.

En savoir plus :
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

Haïti : Un nombre record de déplacés dû à l’insuffisance des efforts sécuritaires

La Mission multinationale d’appui à la sécurité (MMAS), soutenue par l'ONU, devrait d’urgence être renforcée, afin de mieux protéger les habitants.

www.hrw.org

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