Port-au-Prince: Over 600 Internally Displaced Persons Receive Identity Cards Thanks to Défenseurs Plus

In a civic initiative carried out on Friday, February 9, 2026, the Défenseurs Plus Collective distributed over 600 national identity cards to displaced persons living in five makeshift camps in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince. This action aims to guarantee access to civil and political rights for vulnerable populations and to strengthen their citizenship.

The distribution of cards follows a mobile day organized on January 22, 2026, in collaboration with the National Identification Office (ONI), and with the support of agents from the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC). Thanks to this coordination, the applications were processed in just fifteen days, ending more than two years of administrative invisibility for some displaced persons.

According to Défenseurs Plus, access to an identity card is a fundamental right and constitutes the sine qua non condition for these citizens to fully enjoy their rights. Without this document, displaced persons remain vulnerable and limited to a role as mere recipients of humanitarian aid, unable to participate in the democratic and political life of the country.

The Collective emphasizes that this initiative takes place in a context of political crisis and institutional instability that has persisted for more than five years. For Défenseurs Plus, interim authorities must collaborate with all national stakeholders to foster a return to constitutional order through the holding of free, honest, and inclusive elections. The mobilization for identity is thus presented as an essential step to guarantee the democratic participation of the most vulnerable populations.

The Défenseurs Plus Collective announces the multiplication of these mobilization days across the country, so that every citizen can exercise their right to identity and fully access their civil and political rights.

This activity is the result of coordination between civil society and the State to protect vulnerable populations, even in times of crisis.

Since the events that led to the displacement of many people, many have lost their identity documents, or even all their possessions. Obtaining an identity card sometimes becomes a real struggle. With the upcoming elections scheduled for 2026, it takes on crucial importance, especially since the identity card is essential for many procedures, particularly those related to money.

The Editorial Team