Haiti, Gang violence

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.
Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence, says UN
Despite a Kenyan-led police support mission, backed by the US and UN, violence has continued to burgeon with over 1,000 more people killed in 2024 than in 2023.
Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs
A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring order amid chaos wrought by gangs, the mission said.
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 armed gangs. A first group of 75 soldiers arrived on Friday and another 75 on Saturday,
Guatemalan troops arrive in Haiti to combat gang violence
A total of 150 Guatemalan soldiers landed in Haiti on Friday and Saturday to join a United Nations-backed mission led by Kenya aimed at curbing rampant gang violence.
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Gang Violence in Haiti Displaces Thousands More People as Government Declares 'War' on Armed Groups
This surge a adds to the nearly 800,000 Haitians already internally displaced by gang violence across the country.
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 ...
Haiti gang violence: Central American military police arrive to support govt efforts in Caribbean island
Haiti has been grappling with escalating gang violence, particularly since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
Gang violence has gripped Haiti. See dramatic photos documenting the impact on children
This gallery showcases photos taken in Haiti by Goran Tomasevic, a photographer for Canada’s. Tomasevic and Haitian ...
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Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded
Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday ...
Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital
Government officials tell The Associated Press that Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post after a deadly ...
A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer
Two reporters were killed and several others were wounded Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of ...
Over 5,600 Killed Last Year In Haiti Gang Violence: UN
Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year -- over 1,000 more than in 2023 -- while thousands more were injured or kidnapped, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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Haiti gang attack on journalists leaves 2 dead, several wounded
Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on ...
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 ...