‘Staggering’ gang violence: Haiti homicides more than doubled in 2023, says UN report • FRANCE 24

Haes gang wars are only getting worse and local people are at their wit’s end the entire Republic must rise to make prime minister Ariel H respond we can no longer stand this insecurity a un report has found that homicides more than doubled last year while the number of kidnappings Rose by

More than 80% as the violence spread from the capital into rural areas gang killings kidnappings and sexual violence notably against women and young girls continue with widespread impunity one in 10 police stations Nationwide were attacked last year and sexual violence was used systematically as gangs Consolidated their control

Thousands of police officers have quit leaving less than 10,000 active at any one time for a country of more than 11 million people and there are few ways to flee neighboring Dominican Republic has tightened its orders forcibly repatriating around 200,000 Haitians last year insecurity was exacerbated by the assassination of president jenel

Moiz in 2021 no elections have taken place since 2016 and the presidency remains vacant Kenya has agreed to lead a un approved police core to help Haiti’s overwhelmed Security Forces but the mission has been delayed amid illegal challenge by Kenyan opposition the to run programs

There were nearly 5,000 homicides counted in Haiti last year, more than double than in 2022, a United Nations report said Tuesday, as the country endures rampant gang violence amid the near-collapse of its political institutions.
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