: Resisting the invasion of Haiti: protests continue in 2022 #IndiaNEWSAll #International Protests began again this year on 14 September following an announcement by Prime Minister Ariel Henry calling

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Resisting the invasion of Haiti: protests continue in 2022 #IndiaNEWSAll #International
Protests began again this year on 14 September following an announcement by Prime Minister Ariel Henry calling for an end to fuel subsidies. After the announcement, many gangs in Haiti began a coordinated occupation of sites to hoard fuel and basic goods. Gangs would then sell fuel at rates of nearly Rs. 600 per litre. Inflation reached alarming levels at this time, resulting in mass-level demonstrations and riots. At the same time, there was an outbreak of cholera. The outbreak began in the prison, owing to a lack of water. The crisis arising from a lack of basic amenities and a torturous economy keeps adding fuel to the fire of protest.
During the crisis, Prime Minister Henry called for foreign assistance to respond to the law and order problem. Protesters stood in opposition, calling for the resignation of Henry. Protesters shouted slogans expressing opposition to any armed UN intervention as a response to the crisis. The United States and Mexico have offered a non-UN international force to fight the gangs in Haiti.
As a result of the COVID Pandemic and the Ukrainian War, fuel and food prices in Haiti, like many parts of the world, have shot up. Haiti has been in a state of civil unrest since 2018 as a result of a crisis that has been playing out for over a decade.
American-backed President
Ariel Henry has been the acting Prime Minister and acting President since July 2021. He has been part of a movement that was in opposition to Jean Bertrand Aristide. Aristide was Haiti’s first democratically elected President. Aristide was a steadfast opponent of imperialism. He was the first leader of Haiti to bring to the worlds attention the horrible exploitation of Haiti by France, stating that France owed Haiti reparations for its brutal imperialism and the horrible debt it enacted on the country for nearly 150 years after independence. Aristide’s government was continually toppled by military coups from within the country, supported by the United States.
Ariel Henry, Present Prime Minister of Haiti
Ariel Henry has been seen by the Haitian people as an extension of American interests. He became Prime Minister after the assassination of Moise, after representatives from the United Nations and the Organization of American States, a US-based organization that works with the militaries of many states in Latin America to “monitor elections. ” The OAS has been responsible for suppressing leftist governments throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Soon after his Presidency, a massive earthquake hit Haiti, leading Henry to declare a state of emergency. Henry then tried to change the constitution of the country to abolish the Prime Ministers office and give more powers to the President.

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