Haiti, Gangs

Haitian children face abuse, danger in gang-controlled areas: Report
"Gangs have caused widespread distress in Haiti. They threaten, beat, rape and kill children. They have committed multiple abuses of children’s rights, including the rights to life, to education, and to freedom of movement," said Amnesty International’s Secretary-General Agnes Callamard.
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Amnesty International has released a report that details the impact gang violence has had on children across Haiti and called for immediate action.
Children in Haiti subjected to brutal gang violence, report says
At least 5,600 people were killed in Haiti in 2024, an increase of more than 1,000 from the previous year. Another 2,212 people were injured and 1,494 kidnapped. View on euronews
Haitian children subject to gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence – Amnesty International
International human rights group Amnesty International, says relentless gang violence in the Haitian capital and surrounding areas has resulted in a brutal attack on childhood in the French-speaking country.
Amnesty International exposes gang violence against children in Haiti
Haiti.- Amnesty International (AI) has denounced the severe violence suffered by minors in Haiti, highlighting recruitment, sexual assault, and targeted attacks by gangs. According to the report released on Wednesday,
Haiti: Children suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid escalating crisis - New Report
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Gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti revealed
Amnesty International revealed how children and young people are pressured into joining gangs, as well as suffering sexual assault.
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Can violent gangs contribute to Haiti’s struggling democracy?
Three under–the–radar stories from the Americas highlight Haiti’s election struggles, Chile’s new biodiversity park, and ...
Haitian childhoods stolen by gangs and impunity
Armed groups operating in Port-au-Prince have 'undermined a myriad of children's human rights,' according to a new report by ...
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Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood ... “As we speak, they have surrounded the area,” Massillon said as he called for reinforcements.
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves ...
Haiti's shuttered main public hospital is set on fire in latest attack
The hospital in Port-au-Prince is located in a dangerous section of the capital's downtown area, controlled by a gang ...
Haiti's shuttered main public hospital is set on fire in latest attack on the institution
Haiti’s main public hospital, which remains shuttered after multiple gang attacks, has been set on fire in the latest blow to one the country’s largest health institutions ...