UN Report Highlights Catastrophic Human Rights Situation in Haiti
Rampant gang violence has led to thousands of deaths and severe underreporting of sexual violence, with urgent calls for international intervention to restore security.
- A new report from the United Nations' human rights office calls for immediate action to address the 'cataclysmic situation' in Haiti, driven by rampant gang violence.
- Gang violence in Haiti has resulted in at least 4,451 deaths in 2023 and over 1,500 deaths in the first three months of 2024.
- Sexual violence, including rapes and forced sexual relations with gang members, is severely underreported and used as a tool to spread fear and control the population.
- Children are being recruited by gangs, used for various roles including lookouts and forced into sexual slavery; some have been executed for trying to leave.
- The report emphasizes the urgent need for a multinational security support mission to assist the Haitian National Police and restore security, as well as tighter controls on the trafficking of weapons and ammunition.
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