Members of Haiti's so-called self-defense gangs, which claim to fight gangs controlling practically all of the country's capital, have become a "significant source of human rights abuses," the United Nations said.
The Washington Post noted in an article that groups are increasingly committing crimes while fighting in the streets of Port-au-Prince. Some include current and former police officers and are equipped with high-caliber firearms and ammunition. According to the UN's office on drugs and crime, some groups have been colluding with gangs.
