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US SR599
Resolution
AI Summary
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Condemns systematic sexual violence against women and girls in Haiti, their exclusion from leadership positions in the transitional government (which has zero women among its 7 voting Transitional Presidential Council seats), and international partners' failure to address these issues
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Criticizes the Department of State and Department of Defense for dismantling Women, Peace, and Security programs, including closing the Office of Global Women's Issues, finding these actions contrary to the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68)
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Calls for Haiti to meet its constitutional requirement of at least 30% women in all government and decision-making positions, with full authority and funding for those roles
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Urges prioritization of protection programs, survivor services (medical, psychological, shelter), and prosecution of gender-based violence, including measures consistent with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Precautionary Measures MC 340/1 for displacement site safety
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Resolves to rebuild the Office of Global Women's Issues at the State Department and the Women, Peace, and Security program at the Defense Department to support women human rights defenders in Haiti
Legislative Description
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls in the Republic of Haiti is critical to the success of Haiti's transition from crisis and its future stability, condemning the failure to center women's leadership and distinct needs to date, and calling for urgent measures to secure all human rights of women and girls in Haiti.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S513-514)
2/5/2026