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“ The longer we delay in finding a solution, the more the Haitian population is exposed to the risk of genocide “, declared Thursday April 4 Justin Viard, the permanent representative of Haiti to the UN, during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council: we must prevent this crisis from becoming” a tragedy, recorded in the pages of history as a failure of the international community “. An intervention to read on the websiteAlter Press.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Council, which is to take over from Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s team, has not yet started work. In fact, explains The Nouvelliste, Wednesday April 3 evening, the Council of Ministers adopted the draft decree on the creation and functioning of the Presidential Council. But here it is: those who appointed representatives to this council now want “ harmonize the draft decree and the political agreement “. Which implies, written The Nouvellistemodifications in the document already approved by the Council of Ministers.
“ We have the impression that fathers, godfathers and members of the Council prefer to indulge in fine embroidery rather than war surgery », writes Frantz Duval in his editorial. “ While there is an emergency, Ariel Henry’s successors are settling into the comfortable little shoes of the outgoing Prime Minister […] Take action. Take action. Take your responsibilities », urges Frantz Duval.
“Tense” phone call between Joe Biden and Benyamin Netanyahu
The phone call between the American president and the Israeli Prime Minister makes Featured of the American press. “ The United States raises its voice after the death of humanitarian workers “, writing The Hill – Monday April 1, seven humanitarian workers, including six foreigners, were killed in Gaza by an Israeli strike, which “ shaken » the president, writes the information site. His phone call Thursday to Benyamin Netanyahu was “ tense », reports the New York Timeswho says that “ The White House threatened to condition its future support for Israel on how the country responds to the president’s concerns about civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza “. “ Biden warns Israel », summarizes the Washington Post.
The White House statement reporting on the phone call was “ the hardest in six months of war » according to the New York Times, which nevertheless notes that “ White House officials stopped short of saying the president could limit arms supplies to Israel if he was unhappy “.
However, “ Congress has a right to review US arms sales to allies “, remember daily lifeAnd ” Democrats in Congress are considering whether they will use this leverage to make their voices heard regarding civilian casualties in Gaza, and pressure President Biden on the terms of US aid to Israel “. On the Republican side, President Donald Trump himself, who until then “ boasted of his support for Israel “, underlines Politicobelieved that Israel was losing the communications battle and must quickly end the conflict.
Sexual assaults on migrants in Panama
THE New York Times investigated the attacks suffered by migrants passing through the Darién region, an area of marshes and forests on the border between Colombia and Panama. According to the investigation, almost all the attacks take place on the Panamanian side. Over the past six months, they have increased enormously, “ with a frequency and operating methods rarely seen outside of war zones »: the victims are beaten, their food stolen – including milk for the babies. And often, the daily underlines, dozens of women are raped during the attacks.
Several humanitarian organizations accuse the Panamanian border police of letting this happen. THE New York Times notes that these attacks come as Panamanian leaders increasingly complain about the financial and environmental costs that migration would inflict on the country.