Haiti, Gang and children

Haitian Children Forced Into Gangs and Sexual Violence Amid Crisis, Amnesty International Finds in New Report
The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear
Women This Week: New Report Outlines Staggering Impact of Gangs on Children in Haiti
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Dozens of Haiti children caught up in the crossfire of gang violence
Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released Wednesday
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
The impact of gang violence on kids in Haiti
Warning: Some details of this report may be disturbing. A new Amnesty International report shows the harrowing effect gang violence has had on children in Haiti. Miami Herald Caribbean correspondent Jacqueline Charles joins "The Daily Report" to discuss its impact.
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
One of 51 children interviewed by researchers said a gang killed people in front of him and asked him to burn their bodies.
Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence: Amnesty
Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children and targeting them with violence and sexual assault, Amnesty International said in a report detailing the effects of the long-running civil unrest ravaging the Caribbean nation.
15 years after devastating earthquake, Haiti is being transformed into a concentration camp
Haiti is being transformed into one of the world’s largest concentration camps, its people confronting a slow genocide from hunger, disease and terror squads armed by US imperialism.
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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 ...
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US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked ...
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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 ...
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A fourth contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a ...
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Children in Haiti face consequences of worsening gang crisis, rights group reports
Prince, Haiti's capital, and the surrounding locality has produced a series of human rights abuses against children, Amnesty International reported on Wednesday. Violence by ...
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Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Heavily armed gangs in ...
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Haiti is becoming a failed state but it can still be saved
Only a few hours from Florida, Haiti is descending into a failed state. This alarming situation poses significant risks to United States national security but also presents an opportunity for the ...