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Haiti needs outside help to end 'nightmare' of gang violence -OHCHR

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk delivers a statement in Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on the international community on Friday to "urgently consider" sending a specialized support force to impoverished Haiti, which has been gripped by a "living nightmare" of gang violence.

Haiti's government in October asked for a "specialized armed force" to help combat armed gangs who had blockaded a critical fuel terminal.

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