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UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation

U.N. human rights officials are denouncing what they called the “extreme brutality” of gangs in Haiti as thousands flee several neighborhoods in the country’s capital this week amid a surge in violence

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Haiti: 97% of households in some areas suffering from severe hunger

Of 2,664 households interviewed in Croix-des-Bouquets and Delmas, 2,596 were usually getting one meal a day, survey found

The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2023

Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force and urges revolt against government

An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader says he will welcome the deployment of an international armed force to the Caribbean country but vows to fight if it commits any abuses

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

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Prospect of Kenyan troops in Haiti has sparked concerns – but may also prompt soul-searching across the Americas over lack of action

The kidnapping and subsequent release of U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter in Haiti in early August 2023 drew brief international attention to crime in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2023

UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti

The United Nations chief is urging the international community to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore security to the impoverished Caribbean nation

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

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

Human Rights Watch says country unable to protect citizens from killing and rape by armed gangs, and floats overseas peacekeepers

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2023

Human Rights Watch urges international intervention to end surging gang violence in Haiti

A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled nation's capital.

France 24 · Aug 14, 2023

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Rights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti

A human rights group has urged the international community to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Zo Reken review – Toyota Land Cruiser becomes a safe space in conflict-ridden Haiti

Debates on national identity and foreign aid are par for the course for car riders – though this documentary is itself tangled up in the country’s complex power structures

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

AP-Week in Pictures: Aug. 3 - Aug. 10, 2023

From fiery protests in Haiti, to wildfires in Hawaii, to an assassination in Ecuador, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Aid organization says US nurse and daughter freed after abduction in Haiti are healthy and unharmed

An aid organization says a U.S. nurse and her young daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti in late July and released this week were not harmed and are healthy

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

American nurse and young daughter released by Haitian kidnappers

Kidnappers in Haiti released a US nurse and her daughter Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they were snatched at gunpoint from the campus of a Christian-run school near Port-au-Prince, underscoring the severe security risks for visitors to a capital city largely controlled by gangs.

France 24 · Aug 10, 2023

An American nurse and her young daughter are freed in Haiti after being held 2 weeks

Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and her child from the El Roi Haiti clinic she worked at in a gang-controled part of Port-au-Prince.

WEKU · Aug 9, 2023

American nurse and her young daughter freed, nearly two weeks after abduction in Haiti

An aid organization in Haiti says that American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been freed nearly two weeks after they were kidnapped in the capital Port-au-Prince

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

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The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023

US woman and daughter freed nearly two weeks after kidnapping in Haiti

Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and daughter from clinic in a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince, where she works

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Kidnapped American nurse and daughter released in Haiti

Ms Dorsainvil and her daughter were reportedly being held in Port au Prince

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023

Colombia overcome Jamaica – and show why they will scare England

Colombia 1-0 Jamaica: Catalina Usme’s winner set up a World Cup quarter-final with England as the South Americans target another historic upset

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Thousands in Haiti march to demand safety from violent gangs as killings and kidnappings soar

Several thousand people — their faces covered to conceal their identities — marched through Haiti’s capital demanding protection from violent gangs who are pillaging neighborhoods in the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond

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The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2023

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

Groups say move could worsen country’s security crisis given police force’s poor human rights record

Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2023

Scepticism, uncertainty, hope: Haitians react to possible Kenya-led mission

People in Haiti express doubts over potential multinational force but say country can’t fight gangs on its own.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

Haitians express skepticism over Kenya's offer to UN to send police to confront gangs

Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Women’s World Cup group tables and standings: How can each team qualify?

Jamaica and South Africa both stunned the Women’s World Cup as they reached the knock-out stages

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

The US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they'll export abuse

The United States is praising Kenya's interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti

WEKU · Aug 2, 2023

Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter

Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

US government unclear on status of American nurse and daughter kidnapped by armed men in Haiti

Haitians protested the nurses’ kidnapping in the capital following her abduction

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