Investigating the Deadly Drone Strikes in Haiti: How Unchecked Security Forces Endanger Civilians

In a troubling escalation of state-sponsored violence, Human Rights Watch has documented that drones operated by Haitian security forces and their private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people—among them children and innocent civilians—between March 2025 and January 2026. These figures reveal a grave failure by Haitian authorities to impose discipline and oversight on lethal technology deployed within their borders. How long will the international community tolerate such recklessness? The drone strikes primarily target gang-controlled neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, where insecurity is rampant. Yet this has not justified extra-judicial killings that trample national sovereignty and violate fundamental human rights. The report...