On the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret
B-10-2025-0428
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Lucia Yar
Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text. The paragraph links open the paragraph a statement rests on — check the text itself before relying on it.
Parliament condemns gang violence in Haiti, especially the September 2025 Cabaret massacre, and urges Haitian authorities to restore security and rule of law.¶¶ It demands an end to gang violence, supports disrupting gang operations and financing, and calls for EU sanctions and an arms embargo.¶ It calls for political dialogue and elections, urges EU support for the UN mission and humanitarian aid, and demands safe access for relief.¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns escalating gang violence, particularly the Cabaret massacre of September 2025, and the deliberate use of terror tactics.¶
- Urges Haitian authorities to restore security and rule of law by reinforcing the HNP and judiciary, and calls for accountability for gang crimes.¶
- Demands an immediate end to gang violence and supports measures to disrupt gang operations and financing, including enforcement of an arms embargo.¶
- Calls on the EU and its Member States to impose targeted sanctions against gang leaders and sponsors and to halt illicit arms flows into Haiti.
- Calls on all Haitian stakeholders to engage in dialogue to break the political deadlock and agree on a Haitian-led transitional roadmap, with free and fair elections.¶
- Supports CARICOM’s mediation efforts to facilitate consensus on restoring democracy.
- Urges the EU and its Member States to contribute to the UN-backed mission and step up humanitarian aid, including food, nutrition and health support.¶
- Demands safe access for relief operations and condemns all attacks on aid and medical workers.
Who is affected
- Haitian authorities and stakeholders, who are urged to restore security, ensure accountability, and engage in political dialogue.¶¶
- EU and its Member States, called on to impose sanctions, halt arms flows, contribute to the UN mission, and increase humanitarian aid.¶¶
- Gang leaders and sponsors, targeted for sanctions and disruption of operations and financing.
- Aid and medical workers, whose safe access is demanded and attacks on whom are condemned.¶