MCFDF Outraged by Rape of Minor at St Marc Police Station

Last week, a young girl held in police custody at the St Marc police station was raped by an officer of the Haitian National Police. The latter, according to all information, is named Aly Sévère. This act has deeply outraged several institutions, particularly the Ministry for the Status of Women and Women's Rights.

In a statement released this Sunday, November 2, 2025, the MCFDF strongly condemns this act. «The Ministry condemns with the utmost firmness this act of extreme gravity, especially since it emanates from a public official entrusted with the duty to protect and serve,» the statement protests.

«The Ministry for the Status of Women and Women's Rights (MCFDF) expresses its profound indignation after learning that a 16-year-old girl, held in police custody at the Saint-Marc Police Station, was a victim of rape by Sévère ALY, an officer of the Haitian National Police (PNH) assigned to the said Police Station,» the note continued.

The MCFDF urges the competent authorities, particularly the PNH and the Ministry of Justice, to promptly adopt all necessary administrative and judicial measures to ensure that the aggressor is punished in accordance with the Decree of July 6, 2005, relating to sexual assault.

In this statement signed by Pedrica Saint-Jean, the ministry recalls certain national and international commitments made by the Haitian State to eradicate this scourge, such as: CEDAW (1981) and Belém do Pará (1996), respectively the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women.

The MCFDF took the opportunity to reaffirm its determination to relentlessly continue the fight against all forms of violence perpetrated against women and girls, in order to build a truly just society where their rights are fully respected and defended.

Gedeon Delva