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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2702(RSP))

On escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti

B-10-2026-0228

on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Reinhold Lopatka, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Andrey Kovatchev, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Miriam Lexmann, Francisco José Millán Mon, Davor Ivo Stier, Tomáš Zdechovský, Danuše Nerudová, Jessica Polfjärd, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Loránt Vincze, Liudas Mažylis, Inese Vaidere, Dariusz Joński, Luděk Niedermayer, Łukasz Kohut, Vangelis Meimarakis, Jan Farský

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Parliament's resolution condemns escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti, including killings, kidnappings, sexual violence, child recruitment and forced displacement. It calls for humanitarian aid, justice for crimes, support for Haitian security with human rights safeguards, and EU action against arms trafficking and financial flows.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti, including killings, kidnappings, sexual violence, child recruitment and forced displacement.
  2. Expresses concern about child trafficking and exploitation; stresses that children recruited or used by gangs must be treated as victims, not criminalised.
  3. Condemns sexual violence against women and girls; calls for survivor access to medical care and legal protection, and accountability for perpetrators.
  4. Calls for increased humanitarian assistance, with attention to women, children and displaced persons, and insists on safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access.
  5. Urges Haitian authorities to investigate and prosecute serious crimes by criminal groups in fair proceedings and to operationalise specialised judicial capacity.
  6. Calls on the EU and Member States to step up support for security in Haiti, including the Haitian National Police and Gang Suppression Force, with human rights safeguards.
  7. Urges the EU and Member States to intensify efforts against illicit arms trafficking and financial flows to Haiti, and to continue targeted sanctions against gang leaders and enablers.

Who is affected

  • Criminal groups in Haiti, including gangs operating in Port-au-Prince and other areas.
  • Children recruited or used by gangs, who must be treated as victims.
  • Women and girls affected by sexual violence, who need medical care and legal protection.
  • Haitian authorities, who are urged to investigate and prosecute serious crimes.
  • EU and its Member States, called on to increase security support and sanctions.

Figures and deadlines

  • At least 5,519 people killed and 2,608 injured in Haiti between 1 March 2025 and 15 January 2026.
  • Internal displacement reached 1.45 million in February 2026.
  • At least 26 gangs operate in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and parts of Artibonite and Centre departments.
  • At least 1,571 women and girls were victims of sexual violence between 1 March and 31 December 2025.