The Boa Kali movement claimed the lives of 204 people in Haiti

According to a report by the Center for Analysis and Research on Human Rights, the number of murders of alleged members of armed groups continues to rise, and only in the western region, where this capital is located, 155 people have been executed.

In addition, 24 more were wiped out in the Artibonite department, 12 in Grand Anse, five in the centre, two in the north-east, one in the south and the same number in the north-south-east, in a movement that has already reached eight of the country’s ten departments.

Boa Kali was born at a critical moment, when armed gangs were attacking schools, public and private institutions, as well as residential neighborhoods, while the number of murders and kidnappings rose dramatically, due to the inability of the police to deal with them.

In addition to the movement, the people organized within the neighborhoods and established the so-called self-defense brigades to protect the areas from the incursions of armed groups. For anthropologist and director of the National Center for Scientific Research, Lynnick Horbon, the initiative marks an increase in the number of residents, who want to help the police find and confront bandits.

“The state is no longer the institution that deals with security and mutual respect. The people are alone. They do not have the means to understand the relationship between human beings. “It seems that Haiti is moving away from the rule of law,” the researcher told Liberation newspaper.

For his part, the Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who spoke only once on the subject, called for calm, and noted that Haiti had chosen democracy as the model of government.

“The insecurity we live in is disgusting. We understand that the city must resume its activities, but let’s not let bad plans make us play mean games,” Henry said during a speech in early May.

However, the movement continued and the number of kidnappings decreased, while the police began to restore the areas that were under the control of the gangs.

While some consider it a success, others warn it could be the start of a new wave of violence in the Caribbean nation.

Jha / Ann