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The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence. The U.N.
More than 5,600 people killed, nearly 1,500 kidnapped in Haiti in 2024: UN
The United Nations said on Tuesday that more than 5,600 were killed and nearly 1,500 people were kidnapped in Haiti in 2024.
UN warns of alarming surge in gang violence in Haiti
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported on Wednesday that the escalating gang violence in Haiti has reached alarming levels, with over 5,600 reported
Haiti’s Spiraling Gang Violence Claims Over 5,600 Lives in 2024
The UN Human Rights Office documented 315 lynchings of suspected gang members or individuals allegedly associated with gangs in 2024.
Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN
More than 5,600 people were killed and thousands more injured or kidnapped in 2024 due to soaring levels of gang violence in Haiti, the United Nations said. In a statement released on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemned the “absolute horrors” faced by the population of the Caribbean country noting rights abuses and corruption are also rife.
The wave of gang violence in Haiti killed thousands last year, UN says
More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday.
Some Haiti leaders seek to reconfigure political transition panel amid bribery scandal
Several high-profile Haitian politicians trying to find a way out of a corruption scandal that has the country’s leadership ...
Massacre Upon Massacre: Haiti’s Bleak Spiral Into a Failed State
In Haiti, gangs have killed hundreds of people and shot journalists at a news conference, exposing the country’s fragility ...
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Herbeck publishes about Haiti and Camus
Haiti and Camus have made front-page news for unrelated reasons. While coverage of Haiti has focused on the 2010 earthquake ...
Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs
Security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational mission tasked with ...
Guatemalan forces arrive in Haiti to fight gangs
A contingent of 150 Guatemalan soldiers has arrived in Haiti, tasked with helping to restore order amid the chaos wrought by ...
Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order
Some 150 military police officers from Central America have started arriving in Haiti. They're there to reinforce the ...
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UN: More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
The U.N. Human Rights Office said that the number of killings increased by more than 20% compared with all of 2023. In ...
Caribbean states, Benin mull troops for ‘symbolic’ Haiti
Foreign ministers from Caribbean nations and Benin on Wednesday discussed sending troops to Haiti, saying stability in the ...