Children account for more than half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled amid relentless gang violence.
Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Haitian authorities have struggled to address rise of powerful armed gangs, and accountability for violence is rare.
Earlier this month, rights groups said over 100 were killed in a slum neighbourhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Rights groups say the killings specifically targeted elderly people and Vodou practitioners.
Analysts say US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is poised to bolster far-right groups and strain trade ties.
The killings are a personal vendetta of a gang boss who believes witchcraft caused his son’s death, rights groups say.
Kenyan-led force hits back after report states that nearly 20 officers have resigned from the force due to unpaid wages.
Insecurity in Haiti is rising again, forcing embassies and UN agencies to evacuate capital amid gang-fuelled violence.
Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report.
Many Haitian children face stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them.
UN official warns millions of Haitians ‘being held hostage’ amid surge in gang-related violence in Haitian capital.
Move follows ambulance attack in which patients were executed and staff tear-gassed.
