A/HRC/34/73 Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4 II. Five key aspects of the human rights situation in Haiti ................................................................. 4 A. Literacy, social inequality and economic, social and cultural rights..................................... 7 B. Prolonged pretrial detention and inhumane detention conditions ......................................... 9 C. Elections and the rule of law................................................................................................. 10 D. Impunity and the credibility of the judicial system ............................................................... 13 E. Humanitarian crises linked to other factors and individuals having an impact on human rights ......................................................................................................................... 14 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 18 III. GE.17-03747 3