GAO Assessment of United States Judicial and Police Reform Assistance in Haiti: Hearing Before the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, September 19, 2000, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - 43 pagina's |
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Pagina 37 - USAID, its contractors, and the Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training provided most of this assistance under the USAID Administration of Justice Program. The bulk of the assistance, about $23 million, funded (1) administrative enhancements for judicial institutions, such as case registration and tracking systems; (2) judge and prosecutor training; and (3) the establishment and operation of the magistrate school. The remaining assistance, $4...
Pagina 36 - The US Department of State noted that groups reportedly associated with former President Aristide's political party mounted a public campaign calling for the resignation of the Secretary of State for Public Security. On October 7. 1999, the Secretary resigned from his position, which remains vacant, and left the country According to US officials, the Inspector...
Pagina 31 - I will discuss the primary factors that have affected the success of the assistance. Our work is based on meetings with officials of the US Departments of State and Justice, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US Coast Guard, and other US agencies. To examine the results of assistance provided, in June 2000, we went to Haiti, where we met with officials of the Haitian government, other donor countries (Canada and France), the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, and...
Pagina 31 - As you know, US assistance to the judicial sector was suspended in July 2000, because the United States was not able to negotiate an agreement with the Haitian government for continuing these assistance efforts. As of September 2000. most of the US assistance to the Haitian police has stopped, due to congressional concerns related to events surrounding the May 2000 Haitian parliamentary and local elections. The US Department of State is currently reassessing several aspects of the US relationship...
Pagina 31 - Development (USA1D), the US Coast Guard, and other US agencies. To examine the results of assistance provided, in June 2000, we went to Haiti, where we met with officials of the Haitian government, other donor countries (Canada and France), the United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, and ' See Foreign Assistance: Rule of Law Funding Worldwide for Fiscal Years...
Pagina 34 - Also, a few individuals manage the police organization in a highly centralized manner, delegating little authority from headquarters to the field and within the police institutions in the field. As a result, the police force in the field shows little initiative, tending to be reactive rather than actively patrolling the community. Furthermore, the police force has not yet developed a strong esprit de corps and discipline. During our visits to several police units, we saw that many lower ranking police...
Pagina 39 - Department also reported that little progress had been made in bringing to justice persons responsible for major killings, such as political killings, in Haiti. US officials are concerned about the Haitian government's lack of support for the police's special investigations unit, which is responsible for investigating major killings. This unit's human resources have declined by about 80 percent since 1997. US assistance to the Haitian police has also been undermined by the Haitian government's failure...
Pagina 5 - Mr Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to discuss the preliminary results of our review of US assistance provided to Haiti's justice system. In September 1994, the United States and other countries intervened militarily in Haiti to restore the democratically elected government that had been overthrown by the Haitian military in September 1991. Before this intervention, the Haitian military controlled the police and the judicial sector. Military and political cronyism...
Pagina 31 - Haitian military controlled the police and the judicial sector. Military and political cronyism dominated these institutions, and the military influenced the appointments of magistrates and the decisions made by them. These justice institutions were widely regarded as ineffective and corrupt. After the intervention, the United States stepped in to provide assistance to the Haitian justice system -- both the police and the judicial sector aimed at developing a professional civilian police force, enhancing...