William O'Neill
William O'Neill is an expert on human rights in Haiti, appointed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2023. He has been vocal about the grave humanitarian situation in Haiti, particularly concerning the violence caused by gangs, and has urged countries like the United States not to expel Haitians back to their homeland, which he deems unsafe for return.
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FNs spesialutsending for menneskerettigheter i Haiti, William O'Neill, beskriver også forholdene i landet som alt annet enn trygge.
Trump trekker oppholdstillatelsen til en halv million haitiere
Norway· 2025-06-28
William O’Neill, a UN human rights expert, urged the United States and other countries not to expel Haitians back to their country.
Trump retira estatus de protección temporal a 520.000 migrantes haitianos
Costa Rica· 2025-06-28William O’Neill calls on the United States to intensify efforts to combat illegal arms trafficking to Haiti.
William O’Neill encourage les États-Unis à renforcer la lutte contre le trafic d’armes en Haïti
Haiti· 2025-04-23William O'Neill is the independent human rights expert designated by the UN High Commissioner for Haiti.
Resolución del Consejo de Derechos Humanos pide apoyo a Haití en combate a la violencia de bandas
Dominican Republic· 2025-04-05William O’Neill described Puerto Príncipe as 'a prison al aire libre' during his visit.
Haitianos protestan de nuevo por la inseguridadDominican Republic· 2025-04-03
William O'Neill stated that the international community should provide more support to the security force led by Kenya to strengthen the Haitian police.
La crisis en Haití se está agravando, según la ONUDominican Republic· 2025-03-29
William O’Neill is a UN expert on human rights in Haiti who called for increased international support for Haitian security forces.
En Haïti, la crise s’aggrave « dramatiquement », alerte l’ONU
France· 2025-03-28William O'Neill is an expert from the UN Human Rights Commissioner for Haiti who recently visited the troubled Caribbean country.
ONU advierte de graves abusos contra derechos humanos en Haití ante proliferación de armas ilegalesDominican Republic· 2025-03-28
William O’Neill, a UN human-rights expert, saw no exaggeration in comparisons with Saigon or Kabul.
Haitians fear the imminent fall of Port-au-Prince to rebel gangs: ‘We will die standing’ | Haiti
United Kingdom· 2025-03-23
William O'Neill, the UN High Commissioner's Designated Expert on Human Rights in Haiti, believes solving the insecurity crisis in Haiti is 'doable'.
UN's Haiti rights expert says fixing Haiti crisis is 'doable'
Tanzania· 2025-03-13William O'Neill, an expert on human rights in Haiti, called on the United States and other countries not to expel Haitians back to their violence-ravaged country.
Un expert de l'ONU appelle à ne pas expulser les Haïtiens vers leur paysHaiti· 2025-03-13