Haiti-Investigation: Child disappearance near border reignites fears of organ trafficking in Haiti amid stalled investigation

Haiti-Investigation: Child disappearance near border reignites fears of organ trafficking in Haiti amid stalled investigation

OUANAMINTHE, Haiti — A month ago, six-year-old Francesca Pierre vanished without a trace from Haiti’s border town of Ouanaminthe. Her disappearance added to a growing list of missing children in the region, stoking fears of abductions tied to organ trafficking networks. Yet despite rising alarm, the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (IBESR), Haiti’s child protection agency, has eased off its investigation, giving conflicting accounts on a…