Haiti to the Limit: More than 1,600 Deaths From Violence in the First Quarter
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The violence in Haiti left at least 1,642 dead and 745 injured in the first quarter of 2026, due to gang attacks and security forces operations, according to a balance sheet presented this Friday by the United Nations Integrated Office for this country (BINUH). The report specified [...]
Buenos Aires, 9 May (NA) - Extreme violence in Haiti claimed the lives of at least 1,642 people and left 745 injured during the first quarter of 2026, consolidating an unprecedented humanitarian and security crisis. According to a balance sheet presented by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), this critical scenario is the direct result of attacks by criminal gangs and the intense operations of state security forces.
Photo: Giles Clarke Between January and March 2026, at least 1642 people were killed and 745 injured in Haiti. Gangs are responsible for 27 per cent of the victims, while security forces operations caused more than two thirds of the deaths and injuries, with dozens of civilians among them, including children. Port-au-Prince, Haiti.- The human rights situation in Haiti remains “extremely worrying,” warned the United Nations Integrated Office in H…
Violence in Haiti left at least 1,642 dead and 745 wounded in the first quarter of 2026, due to gang attacks and security force operations, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations Integrated Office for Haiti (BINUH). The report specified that 27% of the victims were killed by armed gangs, 69% died during security force operations against gangs—resulting in dozens of civilian deaths and injuries, including children—and the rem…
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