Haiti, Israel most likely to let journalists’ murders go unpunished, CPJ 2024 impunity index shows - Committee to Protect Journalists 10/31/24, 10:37 AM In 2024, Haiti experienced possibly the most catastrophic year in its recent history after a coalition of armed gangs e"ectively declared open warfare on the state in late February, breaking into the largest prison in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and releasing more than 4,000 inmates, many violent criminals. #e acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, was forced to resign, and a transitional government was installed with the support of the U.S. and the regional CARICOM group of Caribbean countries. But, even after the deployment of a 400-strong Kenyan-led, international security force, large swaths of Port-au-Prince remain under gang control, a wasteland of destroyed buildings and a populace experiencing crisis-level hunger. #e economic chaos and ruin have forced many journalists to $ee and have led many Haitian media outlets to suspend operations or reduce their sta", with some on the brink of closure. At the same time, the political instability has only exacerbated Haiti’s dysfunctional judiciary, which resulted last year in the country becoming the !rst in the Caribbean to be included on CPJ’s annual list of nations where killers get away with murder. And now, it has risen to be designated the worst nation globally for impunity in CPJ’s 2024 index. Israel https://cpj.org/thematic-reports/haiti-israel-most-likely-to-let-journalists-murders-go-unpunished-cpj-2024-impunity-index-shows/ Page 17 of 21