Haiti has been demanded to pay an illegitimate debt to France for over 200 years, which has plunged the country into crisis.
The debt was imposed as a condition for recognizing Haiti's independence in 1825, and has resulted in generations of poverty and dependence.
Social organizations and political leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean are demanding historical reparations for this colonial crime.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/04/19/france-must-compensate-haiti-200-years-of-illegitimate-debt-that-plunged-the-country-into-crisis/
