Haiti, gang violence

The U.N. 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.
Over 5,600 killed in Haiti’s 2024 gang violence, UN human rights office reports
Haiti’s record violence highlights systemic issues of displacement, human rights abuses, and violence against women, with the UN urging authorities and the global community to prioritize the rule of law and accountability.
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.
Gang violence continues to bleed Haiti, with UN reporting over 5,600 deaths in 2024
At least 5,601 people were killed, 2,212 injured, 1,494 kidnapped in Haiti last year in gang violence, an increase of over 1,000 compared to total fatalities in 2023, says UN Human Rights Office - Ana
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.
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
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 ...
onmanorama1d
Explained | Humanitarian crisis in Haiti
At least 5,601 people were killed in Haiti last year as a result of gang violence, an increase of over 1,000 on the total ...
CounterPunch2d
Haiti and American Neocolonialism
Haiti is best understood in the contexts of the modern world as an American neocolonial protectorate. Besides US policy in ...
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 ...
HaitiLibre1d
Haiti - FLASH : At least 1 Haitian killed, injured or kidnapped every hour in 2024
Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, gave an update on the situation in Haiti in 2024 in ...
For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future
The nine-year-old boys wearing matching knapsacks walk down the street in the morning light, but they are not going to school ...
Hosted on MSN13d
Haiti's destiny 'bright' despite terrifying escalation of violence
Offering Haiti's young people alternatives to gang life and strengthening local institutions are key for the Caribbean ...
Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order
About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government's fight ...