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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
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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Children in Haiti victimised by gang violence, forced rape, death: report
Children in Haiti are victims of gang violence, facing forced involvement, rape, and death in a country in crisis.
'Staggering' rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti, says UN
Gang rule in Haiti has led to a staggering rise in sexual violence against children, the United Nation's children's organisation has warned. The Caribbean island has been in the grip of violent gangs for several years who have been treating the population with unrelenting brutality, Unicef said.
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
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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Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that’s home to the country’s elite
(AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) People line up to receive food at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP ...
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Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
Additional police officers from Kenya were deployed last month for a total of more than 600 now in Haiti. They have been ...
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 report by ...