Haiti, Gang violence

Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN
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. In a statement released on Tuesday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemned the “absolute horrors” faced by the population of the Caribbean country noting rights abuses and corruption are also rife.
Over 5,600 Killed Last Year In Haiti Gang Violence: UN
Soaring gang violence in Haiti left over 5,600 people dead last year -- over 1,000 more than in 2023 -- while thousands more were injured or kidnapped, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs
A second group of 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday to boost a United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring order amid chaos wrought by gangs, the mission said.
Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs
Security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Friday to reinforce a multinational mission tasked with tackling the country’s rampant gang violence, the Haitian National Police announced.
Guatemalan forces arrive in Haiti to fight gangs
Guatemala sends 150 soldiers to Haiti's capital to help a UN-backed force tackle powerful armed gangs.
Military police and soldiers from Guatemala and El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
The first fighting contingents of soldiers and military policemen from Latin America arrived in Port-au-Prince on Friday to join the armed international security mission in the Haiti’s fight against terrorizing gangs.
Guatemalan troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce security mission
Security forces from Guatemala arrive in Haitito reinforce a U.N.-backed security mission:: January 4, 2025 :: Port-au-Prince, HaitiThe 75 military police members arrived at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
Guatemalan troops arrive in Haiti to combat gang violence
A total of 150 Guatemalan soldiers landed in Haiti on Friday and Saturday to join a United Nations-backed mission led by Kenya aimed at curbing rampant gang violence.
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 ...
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory describes seeing colleagues cut down by bullets ...
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Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded
Haiti’s online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday ...
Journalists, police officer killed by gangs at reopening of Haiti’s largest hospital
Four journalists and a police officer were killed Tuesday after armed gangs opened fire on them inside an old military ...
Over 5,600 killed last year in Haiti gang violence, says UN
Despite a Kenyan-led police support mission, backed by the US and UN, violence has continued to burgeon with over 1,000 more ...
Massacre Upon Massacre: Haiti’s Bleak Spiral Into a Failed State
In Haiti, gangs have killed hundreds of people and shot journalists at a news conference, exposing the country’s fragility ...
Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
In preparation for the additional boots on the ground, the Biden administration has flown at least 22 flights into Haiti in ...
Haiti gang violence: Central American military police arrive to support govt efforts in Caribbean island
Haiti has been grappling with escalating gang violence, particularly since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.