Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act 2020-11-18 Passed House Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act

This bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.

]]> 2020-01-13 Introduced in House Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act

This bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.

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