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resolution motion, 6 October 2025

On the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret

Motion B-10-2025-0430 · (2025/2905(RSP))

on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Nikola Bartůšek, Jaroslav Bžoch, Silvia Sardone

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This resolution condemns gang violence in Haiti, especially the September 2025 massacre in Cabaret, and expresses solidarity with victims. It demands an immediate end to gang violence and welcomes the UN Security Council's authorization of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). It also highlights the role of civil society and calls for restoring public institutions' power and legitimacy.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns gang violence and destruction, deplores looting of aid and attacks on humanitarian workers, and denounces the Cabaret massacre.
  2. Condemns sexual violence by gangs and recruitment of minors, stressing violations of international law and fundamental rights.
  3. Demands immediate cessation of gang violence and welcomes the UN Security Council's decision to authorize the Gang Suppression Force (GSF).
  4. Highlights the importance of civil society actors, including churches, trade unions, youth and human rights organizations, and calls for restoring public institutions' power and legitimacy.

Who is affected

  • Haitian citizens affected by gang violence, including victims of the Cabaret massacre and their families.
  • Humanitarian workers and aid supplies in Haiti, targeted by looting and attacks.
  • Civil society organizations in Haiti, including churches, trade unions, youth and human rights groups.

Figures and deadlines

  • Nearly 5,000 lives claimed by gang violence between October 2024 and June 2025.

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B100430/2025

Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in Cabaret

(2025/2905(RSP))

The European Parliament,

having regard to Rule 150 of its Rules of Procedure;

having regard to its previous resolutions on Haiti, notably that of 6 October 2022;

Whereas the humanitarian situation in Haiti has steadily worsened over recent years amid persistent insecurity; whereas since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, armed gangs have increasingly entrenched their power;

Whereas in September 2025 a massacre in the commune of Cabaret, following the killing of a local gang leader, triggered brutal reprisals by armed groups that left dozens dead, homes burned, and hundreds displaced;

Whereas by mid-2025, gang violence has claimed nearly 5,000 lives between October 2024 and June 2025,

Whereas, according to UN reporting and Security Council documents evidence, drugs are being transited through Haiti to markets in the U.S. and Europe;

Whereas Haitian gangs’ primary revenue sources include ransom from kidnapping, control of informal markets (fuel, food), extortion, robbery, trafficking with small arms, and increasingly, and the facilitation of transnational illicit flows (drugs and migrants);

Whereas South American large transnational cartels (Colombian producers, Mexican distribution networks, regional Venezuelan-linked flows) control production and the higher-level organization;

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Whereas in 2025 the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti suffered significant casualties, with one Kenyan police officer fatally shot while assisting residents in Pont-Sondé in February and another killed in a September armored vehicle accident that also injured eight soldiers;

Whereas in September 2025, thanks to the diplomatic efforts of the United States, the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment of a new international security force.

Strongly condemns the acts of violence and destruction carried out by gangs in Haiti, and deplores the looting of food and aid supplies and attacks against humanitarian workers; denounces, in particular, the acts of violence carried out the massacre in the commune of Cabaret and expresses solidarity with the victims’ families and loved ones;

Firmly condemns the widespread use of sexual violence by gangs and the recruitment of minors in gang activities, which violate international human rights and humanitarian law; stresses that such continuing violence gravely deprives citizens of their fundamental rights to security, dignity, and protection, and deepens the humanitarian crisis in the country;

Demands an immediate cessation of gang violence and criminal activities and welcomes the decision of the United Nations Security Council to authorize the deployment of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), a strengthened international security contingent of police and military personnel with the mandate to crack down on gangs activity;

Highlights the importance of the main and still active players in civil society, including churches, trade unions, youth and human rights organisations, and calls for the restoration of the power and legitimacy of public institutions;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the institutions of the European Union, the institutions of the CARIFORUM, the Organization of American States and the Government and Parliament of Haiti.