Amnesty Int’l Warns Haiti Gang Violence Has Led to Widespread Violation of Children’s Rights
The halting of U.S. aid has also compounded the already dire humanitarian crisis in Haiti, hitting a program that provides treatment to AIDS patients, including pregnant mothers, which has been put on ...
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Dozens of Haiti children caught up in the crossfire of gang violence
Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival ...
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Children in Haiti face consequences of worsening gang crisis, rights group reports
Prince, Haiti's capital, and the surrounding locality has produced a series of human rights abuses against children, Amnesty International reported on Wednesday. Violence by ...
Children in Haiti subjected to brutal gang violence, report says
At least 5,600 people were killed in Haiti in 2024, an increase of more than 1,000 from the previous year. Another 2,212 ...
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Sexual Violence and Displacement: Disproportionate Threats to Children in Haiti
As ongoing gang violence and unrest bring down the living conditions in Haiti, humanitarian groups sound the alarm on human ...
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Amnesty International has released a report that details the impact gang violence has had on children across Haiti and called ...
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Macron calls for UN action as gang violence in Haiti worsens
As Haiti’s crisis deepens, marked by rampant gang violence and political instability, French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the United Nations to consider a peacekeeping mission.
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Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage
The head of Haiti’s embattled presidential council says he believes that both a reform of the country’s constitution and general elections to put a legitimate government back in charge can ...
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Macron calls for UN action as gang violence in Haiti worsens
As Haiti’s crisis deepens, marked by rampant gang violence and political instability, French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the United Nations to consider a peacekeeping mission. Macron met on ...
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Haiti Violence Surges as Gangs Expand Influence
At least 5,601 people were killed in Haiti last year due to gang violence — an increase of over 1,000 compared to 2023, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) announced on January 7. Another 2,212 people ...
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U.N. chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional support
Maria Isabel Salvador, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, told the Security Council gang violence has forced more than 1 million Haitians to flee their homes, with many crowding into makeshift and ...
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UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support
Maria Isabel Salvador, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, told the Security Council gang violence has forced more than one million Haitians to flee their homes, with many crowding into makeshift ...