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Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report
Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has ...
Spreading Gang Violence Poses Major Risk To Haiti And Caribbean Sub-region, UN Human Rights Report Warns
GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (11 July 2025) – Escalating gang violence outside Port-au-Prince has claimed over 1,000 lives and forced hundreds of thousands to flee since October 2024, threatening to ...
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Haiti death toll hits nearly 5,000 in nine months as gang violence spreads
A United Nations report warns that gang violence is intensifying in regions with routes to Haiti’s capital. The United Nations has appealed to the international community to bolster its support for ...
‘An Unending Horror Story’: Gangs And Human Rights Abuses Expand In Haiti
“Caught in the middle of this unending horror story are the Haitian people, who are at the mercy of horrific violence by gangs and exposed to human rights violations from the security forces and ...
Graham Greene gingerbread hotel destroyed by Haiti’s descent into chaos
Building visited by creatives and politicians from around the world set alight by gangs as unrest grips country ...
Drones are vital to fight Haiti’s gangs, says interim leader
Government must use lethal force against armed groups, transitional government head tells the FT amid ‘kamikaze’ drone campaign ...
Haiti's gangs have 'near-total control' of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
Senior U.N. officials warn that Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital and authorities are unable to ...