Security: The TSS Reviews Progress and Deployment of the FRG

Meeting on February 12, 2026, at the Karibe Hotel, the Sectoral Table on Security (TSS) evaluated the progress made by national forces and assessed the advancement of the Gang Repression Force (FRG), amidst an still concerning security climate.

A process initiated in 2024

The fifth TSS meeting is a continuation of the work launched in 2024. On September 2, 2025, the Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights (CARDH-H) had presented the Proceedings of the first series of TSS meetings and conferences, the result of four meetings and conferences organized between December 2024 and July 2025.

These efforts had brought together the main actors in the sector: the Haitian National Police, the Haitian Armed Forces, the Multinational Security Support Mission, set to become the Gang Repression Force, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations through the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), as well as the Organization of American States.

Following the adoption of a regional roadmap in August 2025 and UN resolutions transforming the MSSM into the FRG with a strengthened mandate, the TSS deemed it necessary to evaluate this multi-stakeholder mechanism in light of previously formulated recommendations.

Strong Institutional Representation

Several security officials and civil society representatives were present around the table, including PNH Chief Inspector General Frédéric Leconte, Inspector General Frantz Termilus, FAD'H Colonel Florexil Edwin, as well as Sébastien Comlan Hounhouedo for the OHCHR.

Human rights organizations that are members of the TSS were also present, alongside civil society figures, including filmmaker Arnold Antonin.

The PNH Claims Operational Progress

Regarding progress, the National Police highlighted improved coordination between the high command and units engaged in the field, particularly the Task Force and the FAD'H.

The institution emphasizes the acquisition of new equipment, the increase in personnel as part of the « P4.000 » program which aims to train 4,000 police officers in twelve months, as well as the intensification of offensive operations.

The recovery and consolidation of certain strategic areas and public infrastructure are also among the results presented. Capacity building in the departments and at the border police level was mentioned as a priority area.

However, officials acknowledge structural limitations: the multiplication of criminogenic factors, weak overall coordination, and the absence of a genuine national security plan supported by a coherent public policy.

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