- Programme
- Haiti
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 16 December 2022 on measures concerning Haiti (SR 946.231.139.4), art. 3, para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 4 (Travel ban), annex 2
- Stated grounds
- Rony Celestin, a former senator of Haiti, is involved in violence linked to armed groups and smuggling. He has notably been held responsible for orchestrating the murder of the journalist Néhémie Joseph, who exposed his illegal activities and corruption. Therefore, Rony Celestin is indirectly responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability and security of Haiti.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026