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Gang violence continues to bleed Haiti, with UN reporting over 5,600 deaths in 2024

At least 5,601 people were killed, 2,212 injured, 1,494 kidnapped in Haiti last year in gang violence, an increase of over 1,000 compared to total fatalities in 2023, says UN Human Rights Office - Ana

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Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN

Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. 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.

Over 5,600 killed in Haiti’s 2024 gang violence, UN human rights office reports

Haiti’s record violence highlights systemic issues of displacement, human rights abuses, and violence against women, with the UN urging authorities and the global community to prioritize the rule of law and accountability.

The wave of gang violence in Haiti killed thousands last year, UN says

More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a UN-backed mission led by Kenya struggled to contain rampant gang violence, officials said Tuesday.

UN warns of alarming surge in gang violence in Haiti

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported on Wednesday that the escalating gang violence in Haiti has reached alarming levels, with over 5,600 reported

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UN report: Haitians face 'unremitting violence,' such as kidnapping, lynching

Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024, a figure more than 1,000 deaths higher than 2023's toll ...

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Haitians Flee Gangs on a Mountain Trail ‘Where Even the Dogs Don’t Go’

Urban warfare drives tens of thousands of Haitians out of Port-au-Prince along one of the last remaining escape routes, a ...

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A survivor of gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

Two reporters and a police officer died in an attack at the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital. Seven ...

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At least 2 journalists killed in shooting during hospital reopening in Haiti

The suspected gang attack occurred when journalists were covering the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital ...

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Haitian church condemns murder of parishioner in churchyard

The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince has condemned the murder of a 37-year-old businessman, Robenson Rendel, in the courtyard of ...

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For Haiti’s kids, servitude in gangs, death on the streets leave little room for a future

The nine-year-old boys wearing matching knapsacks walk down the street in the morning light, but they are not going to school ...

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Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital

Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post following a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the ...

Haiti - Politic : Ralph Youri Chevry back at the head of Port-au-Prince

During the Council of Ministers of December 18, 2024, Ralph Youri Chevry, the former Mayor of Port-au-Prince (June 2016–2020) ...

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