Following clarification by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, that the vast majority of Salvadoran military personnel recently deployed to Haiti are not part of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), authorized by the UN Security Council, and therefore fall outside the mandate and monitoring mechanisms of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH), Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director, said:

“The Prime Minister of Haiti, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, and the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, must ensure that all operations conducted by Salvadoran forces in Haiti comply with international human rights law. The Haitian Prime Minister’s commitment not to tolerate violations must translate into effective safeguards.…