WASHINGTON, CMC – The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a former member of Haiti’s Parliament, Prophane Victor, “for his position in forming, supporting, and arming gangs which have dedicated critical human rights abuse in Haiti.”
The US additionally sanctioned the present chief of the Gran Grif gang, Luckson Elan, “for his involvement in critical human rights abuse associated to gang exercise in Haiti’s Artibonite Division.”
US Division of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated the latest closing report of the United Nations Panel of Specialists highlights each Victor and Elan as being “considerably liable for the disaster in Haiti.”
The report states that the “ranges of violence and the depths of cruelty that gangs will go to in violating human rights are unprecedented, with common indiscriminate assaults in opposition to the inhabitants and the obstruction of humanitarian help.
“Sexual and gender-based violence and rape, specifically, have turn out to be one of the vital horrific expressions of violence over the previous two years,” it provides.
Miller stated that selling accountability for gender-based violence is “a prime precedence for the US Authorities and our use of the World Magnitsky sanctions program.
“We’ll proceed to make use of the instruments at our disposal to show those that commit such heinous crimes anyplace they happen,” he stated.
Miller famous that US President Joe Biden issued a Memorandum on Selling Accountability for Battle-Associated Sexual Violence in November 2022 that directs the US Authorities to “strengthen our train of economic, diplomatic, and authorized instruments in opposition to this scourge.
“The Division of the Treasury sanctions actions at the moment had been taken beneath Govt Order 13818, which builds upon and implements the World Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of significant human rights abuse and corruption worldwide,” he stated.
Performing Beneath Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Monetary Intelligence, Bradley T. Smith stated: “Victor and Elan, via their affect over or management of the gangs in Haiti, have sought to perpetuate the horrific violence and instability.
“Treasury stays dedicated to holding accountable those that search to leverage human rights abuses, violence, and corruption to attain their political goals,” he stated.
The Treasury Division stated selling accountability for gender-based violence is “a prime precedence for the US Authorities.”
It stated because of Wednesday’s motion, “all property and pursuits in property of the designated individuals described above which are in the USA or the possession or management of US individuals are blocked.”
As well as, the Treasury Division stated that “any entities which are owned, straight or not directly, individually or within the combination, 50 p.c or extra by a number of blocked individuals are additionally blocked.”
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