The Minustah, as part of support to capacity building of the justice and of the promotion of the Rule of Law, will begin the construction of temporary offices for the Directorate of Penitentiary Administration (DAP), pending the construction of its new headquarters.

The Minustah received a special envelope of several million dollars to provide special assistance to the Government of Haiti in order to help it to ensure the continuity of activities of the State institutions hardest hit by the earthquake, and that, pending longer-term solutions.

Last February, the Mission signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Haiti for the use of these funds. Several priority projects had been identified, including the construction of the interim Parliament and the headquarters of the DAP. These two projects are the largest of this budget.

Among other projects are found other initiatives of support to the DAP, that have already been made, the construction of extensions to the National Penitentiary and of the administration of the prison of Petion-Ville, as well as the construction of a training area for women inmates at the Prison of Petion-Ville and donations of material for these instances.

Also between 2010 and 2011 the Minustah has done and will finalize :

• Finish of the Court of Peace of Grand-Goâve

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Petit-Goâve

• Finalisation of the Court of Peace of Miragoâne

• Furniture of the Courts of Peace of Nippes

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Cavaillon (South)

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Vieux Bourg d'Aquin (South)

• Furniture of the Court of Peace of Mirebalais

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Maïssade (Centre)

• Renovation and expansion of the Court of Peace of Anse-Rouge (Artibonite)

• Construction and expansion of the Court of Peace of Port-de-Paix (Northwest)

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Baie-de-Henne (Northwest)

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Caracol (Northeast)

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Terrier Rouge (Northeast)

• Construction of the Court of Peace of Capotille (Northeast)

Finally, in the framework of Resolution 1927 of the Security Council [June 2010], the Minustah and the Haitian Government have signed a cooperation agreement in February 2011 that benefits include to the construction of temporary Courts of Peace. Each Tribunal is housed in two prefabricated of 3 modules with a courtroom and offices for judges and staff on a total area 155 square meters. Air conditioning, equipment and office furniture are provided.

Thus, from February until the end of 2011, 20 new Peace Courts were built in such structures:

• West : Section south of Port-au-Prince, Cité Soleil, Carrefour, Léogane and Gressier

• Artibonite: L'Estère, Desdunes, Petite Rivière de Bayonnais, Verrettes and Montrouis

• South : Torbeck, Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Fond des Blancs, Coteaux and Saint-Jean-du-Sud

• Grand'Anse : Abricots

• Northwest : Bassin Bleu and Bombardopolis

• North : Grande-Rivière-du-Nord

• Northeast : Ferrier

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4460-haiti-reconstruction-a-better-justice-for-the-gonaives-and-terrier-rouge.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4158-haiti-justice-new-courts-of-peace-for-petit-and-grand-goave.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3689-haiti-reconstruction-3-rehabilitation-projects-for-the-town-of-anse-rouge.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3887-haiti-reconstruction-rehabilitation-of-the-courthouse-of-jacmel.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3772-haiti-reconstruction-inauguration-of-the-new-court-of-peace-of-acul-du-nord.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3686-haiti-justice-capacity-building-of-courts-and-state-civil-offices.html

HL/ HaitiLibre