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Luke Taylor

‘There’s no police or state’: Haitians helpless as violence and brutality soars

A burning tire during a protest in Port-au-Prince last week.
A burning tire during a protest in Port-au-Prince last week. Photograph: Odelyn Joseph/AP

Human rights abuses in Haiti are soaring while the Haitian state is almost nonexistent and unable to protect its people from the brutality of armed gangs, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned in a new report.

Rival criminal factions now have such a tight grip over the country that international security forces could be necessary to restore order, the rights groups said.

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