Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the UN Security Council on Friday to authorize an international mission to address the escalating violence in Haiti, insisting the mission be adequately funded, staffed, and anchored in strong human rights safeguards. The demand comes amid a security and humanitarian breakdown, as criminal gangs solidify control over large swathes of the capital and beyond.

In a brief , HRW outlines how the current Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission lacks the force, strength, resources, and mandates to effectively protect civilians or reinstate a functioning rule of law. HRW proposes that the Security Council transform the MSS into a UN peacekeeping-style mission that combines security, policing, human rights monitoring, institutional reform in Haiti, and

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