More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gang violence surged, according to the U.N. Human Rights Office. This represents a staggering 20%…
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Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to a sharp rise in gang-related murders, granting police increased powers to conduct searches…
The United Nations(UN) human rights chief announced on Monday that 184 individuals lost their lives over the weekend in the capital of Haiti, which has been…
About 41,000 people have been displaced due to escalating gang violence and insecurity in Haiti’s capital since November 11, according to the International Organisation for Migration…
Over 20,000 people have been displaced across the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, in just four days, according to a statement from the United Nations agency, the…
The government of Haiti has deployed specialist anti-gang police units following a horrific massacre northwest of Port-au-Prince, which the United Nations reports has left at least…
Kenyan troops deployed to Haiti have made “significant progress” in tackling gang violence.According to Kenyan police, the force assisting the Haitian police has made “significant progress”…
A female bystander was killed in the seaside town of Tajura, 20 kilometres east of Tripoli, late Tuesday, following clashes by armed groups. The chaos caused…
The U.N. children’s agency reported on Tuesday that over 300,000 children have been forced to leave their homes due to gang violence in Haiti since March.…
Almost two years after Haiti urgently appealed for assistance to suppress a rise in gang violence, the population in the country has varying responses to the…