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Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report
HAITI, JUL 12 – Nearly 1.3 million displaced and 4,864 killed since October, with gangs expanding beyond Port-au-Prince into Centre and Artibonite, UN reports escalating violence and human rights abuses.
- A United Nations report released on Friday reveals that gang violence in Haiti has resulted in close to 5,000 fatalities since October 2024, with the most intense conflict occurring mainly in Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas.
- The surge in violence follows the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and ongoing government instability, with gangs now controlling 90 percent of the capital and expanding into rural areas.
- The report highlights widespread human rights abuses by gangs, security forces, and self-defence groups, displacing over 1.3 million people, the highest such number on record, and impacting schools, hospitals, and media outlets.
- UN officials, including Ravina Shamdasani, highlighted that the human rights breaches and abuses they have recorded underscore the urgent need for both Haiti and global partners to intensify their efforts to halt the ongoing violence.
- The worsening security crisis threatens further destabilization within Haiti and the Caribbean, prompting calls for coordinated international intervention to restore order and protect civilians amid the expanding gang control.
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Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report shows
Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has escalated particularly around the capital Port-au-Prince, according to a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report published on Friday.
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