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- Gang violence in Haiti claims over 5,600 lives in 2024, UN reports a significant increase in killings
Gang violence in Haiti claims over 5,600 lives in 2024, UN reports a significant increase in killings
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According to reports from the United Nations, a significant surge in gang violence in Haiti resulted in the deaths of over 5,600 people in the past year.
It has long been clear that impunity for human rights violations and abuses, as well as corruption, remain prevalent in Haiti.
These figures alone cannot capture the absolute horrors being perpetrated in Haiti, but they show the unremitting violence to which people are being subjected.
Weapons flowing into Haiti often end up in the hands of the criminal gangs, with tragic results: thousands killed, hundreds of thousands displaced, essential infrastructure and services, such as schools and hospitals, disrupted and destroyed.
Restoring the rule of law must be a priority.
Gangs in Haiti
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- Regional Military Forces Deployed in Haiti to Support Anti-Gang Operations
- Patients and Journalists Attacked at Haiti Hospital, Multiple Injuries Reported
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perspectives
countries
- 1.Barbados
- 2.Bangladesh
- 3.Bahamas
- 4.Belize
- 5.China
- 6.Dominican Republic
- 7.Guatemala
- 8.Haiti
- 9.Jamaica
- 10.Kenya
- 11.Russian Federation
- 12.Chad
organizations
- 1.UN Security Council
- 2.Sunrise Airways
- 3.UN Human Rights Council
- 4.United Nations
- 5.Spirit Airlines
- 6.US Federal Aviation Authority
- 7.Witness at the Border