UN warns of `severe` human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate
A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses
ByDÁNICA COTO Associated PressMarch 27, 2025, 1:26 PMillegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase В насилието на бандата и водещо до тежки нарушавания на правата на индивида, съгласно отчет на Съединени американски щати, оповестен в четвъртък.Повече от 4 200 души бяха убити от юли до февруари, а други 1356 бяха ранени, се открива в отчета. It was issued after William O’Neill, the U.N. human rights commissioner’s expert on Haiti, recently visited the troubled Caribbean country.
While much of the violence has been unleashed by gangs who formed a coalition last year known as “ Viv Ansamn, ” a growing number of people are being killed by self-defense groups and mobs, including at least 77 suspected gang members slain in November after gunmen tried to attack a community in the Port-au-Prince capital, the report stated....
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