Aid organisations say gang control has led to a ten-fold increase in sexual violence towards children.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence and forced to carry ...
Children in Haiti face sexual violence, other forms of abuse, and recruitment into local gangs, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Feb. 12. The report states that armed gangs ...
Sexual violence doesn't just scar individual survivors like Roseline—it devastates families, fractures communities, and ...
According to the United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, sexual violence against minors grew 1,000% between 2023 and ...
The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Sexual violence against children in Haiti has surged in the last year and their bodies have been turned ...
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Report estimates that more than a million children live in areas controlled by or under the influence of armed gangs. More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as a result of gang ...
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Multiple threats to children’s health, safety and well-being include recruitment into armed groups amid escalating violence and displacement. A look at what UNICEF is doing to deliver urgently ...
Nearly two million people are on the verge of starvation in Haiti, and more than one million children are estimated to be living in gang-controlled areas, with 85% of the capital of Port-au-Prince ...