Port-au-Prince, Oct 3 (EFE).- Haiti called on the Dominican Republic on Thursday to respect the rights of Haitian migrants, a day after Santo Domingo announced it would deport up to 10,000 undocumented immigrants each week.<\/p>
“We take note of the announcement made by the Dominican authorities on Oct. 2, 2024, regarding a series of discriminatory measures involving the mass deportation of up to 10,000 Haitian nationals per week,” Haitian Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy said in a message on the social network X.<\/p>
The minister called on the Dominican government to “respect the inalienable rights of every child, woman and man” who will be affected by this “regrettable” measure, which will mainly affect Haitian immigrants.<\/p>
The government of the Dominican Republic announced on Wednesday that it will repatriate up to 10,000 undocumented migrants per week to “reduce the excess of migrants that can be perceived in Dominican communities.”<\/p>
According to Dominican presidential spokesman Homero Figueroa, following a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, the operation will be carried out “under strict protocols that guarantee respect for the human rights and dignity of those repatriated.” <\/p>
In his address to the UN General Assembly last week, Dominican President Luis Abinader said that the instability in the neighboring country has “generated significant pressure” on the security of the Dominican Republic, where more than half a million Haitians live.<\/p>
According to the Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Migration, 67,844 foreigners were deported to their countries in the first half of 2024, 97.6% of them Haitians (66,227).<\/p>
Activists have long criticized Santo Domingo for what they say are human rights violations against Haitians and people of Haitian descent born in the Dominican Republic. EFE<\/p>
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