Photo Credit: Refugees International
02/23/2005

While UN peacekeepers in Haiti regularly interact with the population, as can be seen here, armed groups are committing violence against civilians with impunity. These "spoilers" --- armed groups who are not organized fighting units --- seek to destroy the peace process through violence to instill fear and create disorder. The UN peacekeeping operation in Haiti, MINUSTAH, especially the Brazilian contingent that leads it, is not adequately dealing with these groups.