A/HRC/38/30 Development of a national action plan to implement recommendations of human rights mechanisms in Haiti Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Context .......................................................................................................................................... 3 III. Institutional framework for the protection and promotion of human rights .................................. 4 A. National human rights mechanisms ...................................................................................... 4 B. National human rights institution.......................................................................................... 5 IV. National human rights action plan................................................................................................. 6 V. Rule of law .................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Human rights violations in the criminal justice system ........................................................ 7 B. Need for reform of criminal legislation ................................................................................ 9 C. Lack of accountability for human rights violations committed by the police ....................... 9 D. Impunity for past gross human rights violations ................................................................... 10 Economic, social and cultural rights ............................................................................................. 11 A. Persistence of illiteracy ......................................................................................................... 11 B. Situation of internally displaced persons .............................................................................. 12 VII. Situation of Haitian migrants ........................................................................................................ 13 VIII. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 14 IX. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 14 VI. 2