In an open letter addressed to the Directorate General of the PNH, the officers expressed their displeasure with this situation amid the ongoing struggle by law enforcement against a coalition of gangs that is holding them in check.

Weeks ago, the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights in Haiti denounced the precarious conditions in which the police community in the Caribbean nation lives.

It questioned the delays in the payment of salaries and in the financing of officers’ debit cards.

Many officers lost their lives, others were seriously injured amid the chaos the country is experiencing, a statement emphasized.

The report states that 33 police officers were killed between June 2024 and June 2025, 16 of whom were killed between January 5 and June 4, 2025.

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