Haiti’s presidential council expands defamation laws as end of political immunity looms

Haiti’s presidential council expands defamation laws as end of political immunity looms

Miami, January 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Haitian authorities to rescind a decree that broadens criminal defamation laws after Haiti’s ruling body, the Transitional Presidential Council, published the decree without prior public discussion. “The Transitional Presidential Council is in place to provide stability at a time of deep upheaval in Haiti. Measures like this decree only make conditions worse by threatening the…