Appointed by presidential decree on August 5, 2025, the CNHRR is tasked, among other missions, with conducting studies and investigations to complete and strengthen the case relating to reparations and the restitution of the independence ransom. It is also responsible for undertaking the necessary steps to finalize the calculation of the amounts to be claimed, taking into account their present value.

The CNHRR is composed of 21 members, including one representative from the Presidency, one from the Prime Minister’s Office, one from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, one from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, five representatives from civil society, and 12 figures from the academic and scientific community both in Haiti and in the diaspora.