A tire placed by a small group of demonstrators burns on a street in the Pétion-Ville area of the Haitan capital Port-au-Prince, on Feb. 17. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images Opinion Opinion: Haiti's Troubles Must Not Be Forgotten March 4, 2019 Haitians are angry about rising costs, austerity measures and corruption. Haiti's democracy needs improvement, argue researchers Athena Kolbe and Robert Muggah.