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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Luke Taylor

Kenya’s offer to send police to Haiti sparks human rights concerns

A Haitian national police officer guards the front of the house of Haiti’s prime minister, in Port-au-Prince.
A Haitian national police officer guards the front of the house of Haiti’s prime minister, in Port-au-Prince. Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

An offer from Kenya to dispatch police officers to Haiti has been welcomed by officials in the embattled Caribbean nation – but prompted concern among human rights groups who say the move could worsen the country’s security crisis.

Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, requested international support from the UN last year when gangs began taking control of much of the country, engulfing the nation in chaos as they fought pitched street battles.

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