As Haiti's gangs take control, another plague erupts: sexual violence
Human Rights Watch reports that sexual violence has become yet another escalating and "horrific" tool of the gangs that keep spreading their power in Haiti. Some 4,000 women and girls have reported being raped by gang members just this year,
Children are being recruited into Haitian armed gangs at an alarming rate, UNICEF says
The unprecedented spike, registered between the second quarter of 2023 and this year, is yet another example of how children in Haiti, already kept out of school due to violence and rape by gangs, are increasingly being robbed of their childhood.
Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high.
Haiti - insecurity : Sexual violence against women is a «weapon» for gangs in Haiti
In Haiti, 94% of women are at risk of gender-based violence and their bodies have become « weapons of terror » for armed
UN evacuates staff from Haiti as gangs deepen control over capital
United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organization removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have ...
Gang-related child soldier recruitment in Haiti surges over past years
The recruitment of child soldiers by gangs has risen nearly 70 percent in the past years in Haiti, according to a report released by the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on
Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force
There is a level of underestimation of the power of the gangs, not only the way they operate, but their capacity to hold the ...
Number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
They’re not doing this voluntarily,” said Geeta Narayan, UNICEF’s representative in Haiti. “Even when they are armed with ...
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Rescuing Haiti from Gang Rule
Since January, nearly five thousand civilian deaths have occurred as a result of relentless gang warfare in Port-au-Prince, ...
Haiti police veteran jailed for a killing that occurred while he was elsewhere, has been freed
A senior police precinct chief in Haiti, jailed in the assassination of a motorcycle driver with alleged gang ties, has been ...
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Gangs tighten their grip on Haiti as peacekeeping debate drags on
Violence in Haiti claimed 150 lives this week, bringing the death toll from gang warfare to over 4,000 this year. The ...
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A Military Approach Alone Won’t Be Enough to Tackle Haiti’s Gangs
But the tranquility is deceptive. In order to support Haiti’s weakened national police in taking back control from the ...
In Haiti, a Grim Barometer: Even United Nations Workers Are Fleeing
A surge in gang violence over the past two weeks has led international aid organizations to rethink their staff levels in ...