Gang violence claims 530 Haitians to date

GENEVA: More than 530 people have been killed this year in gang violence in Haiti, the UN said yesterday, with many killed by snipers shooting victims at random. The UN human rights office said it was concerned that extreme violence was spiralling out of control in Haiti.

This year, up to March 15, “531 people were killed, 300 injured and 277 kidnapped in gang-related incidents that took place mainly in the capital, Port-au-Prince,” it said.

In the first two weeks of March, gang clashes left at least 208 dead, 164 injured and 101 kidnapped.

Haiti has been in crisis since the 2021 assassination of president Jovenel Moise; gangs now control more than half the country. |