NEW PEACE COURT IN GRANDE RIVIERE DU NORD
(Haiti Libre) -
Grande Rivière du Nord now has a new Peace Court. The construction was financed by the Minustah as part of its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) to the tune of 96,000 U.S. dollars and includes: a large hearing room, three offices and three waiting rooms for the three judges, two offices for clerks, and one office for the the civil registrar of the municipality. All are air conditioned and equipped with office equipment. To facilitate the operation of this court, the Minustah has also made available a generator with a capacity of 20 KVA, and is committed to provide 1,342 liters of fuel per month, over a period of one year.
For Mr. Lionel Desravines, the government commissioner for the jurisdiction of Grande Rivière du Nord, stated that the old building was a danger for its staff. "Here we are now in a more comfortable space to do justice, in decent conditions." A vision shared by Judge Jean Joseph, holder of the Tribunal, who took the opportunity to invite community members to facilitate the work of justice, and to encourage litigants dissatisfied with decisions made by the Tribunal, to take actions provided by the law, instead of doing justice themselves, or destroy buildings and other public property.
For his part, Emilio Castaneda, Head of the North Regional Bureau of the Minustah, reported that this initiative was part of the mandate of the UN Mission, which aims to support Haiti's institutions, and contribute to strengthening the rule of law in Haiti. The North Regional Bureau has already built several courts in both jurisdictions of the Department, including those of Saint-Raphaël, Ranquite, L’Acul du Nord, Cap-Haitien and Grande Rivière du Nord.
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