Haitian leaders are received with great pomp in all international meetings. The red carpet is rolled out for them. Yet, in Haiti, democracy is in disarray. There isn't a single elected official in office, and no elections are scheduled. Massacres and serious human rights violations continue to occur. Their frequency no longer surprises anyone. Communicators and report authors have already approved all the talking points to describe our descent into hell. Criminal gangs spread terror consistently.

Assistance to a people in danger must wait for the bureaucratic process, adequate financial resources, and the existence of political will within the international community to help Haiti, not its illegitimate leaders who benefit from the status quo to remain in power. With the tranquility of kings, Prime Minister Ariel Henry and his allies, without any popular support, are busy killing the 1987 Constitution. They want to write another charter for the country, another societal project, without the necessary popular ownership or a post-revolutionary context.