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Haiti - FLASH : 1,448 people killed and 1,005 kidnapped by gangs in 11 months 10/12/2022 09:44:53
Since the beginning of 2022, 1,448 people have been killed, 1,145 injured and 1,005 kidnapped by gangs. "And don't forget that behind each of these figures are hidden families and entire communities that are torn apart by violence," said Volker Türk. Gang members also use sexual violence to instill fear and exert control over the population, as highlighted in an October report by the Human Rights Branch of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37890-haiti-flash-sexual-violence-a-weapon-used-by-gangs-to-instill-fear-report.html "It is inadmissible that people take advantage of this endemic insecurity and the suffering of Haitians," insisted Türk. Download the full report (French PDF 28 pages) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/Violence-sexuelle-a-Port-au-Prince---une-arme-utilisee-par-les-gangs-pour-repandre-la-peur.pdf Since the beginning of 2022, every 6 hours gangs kill at least one person, every day at least 3 people are kidnapped and every 8 hours at least one person is injured... Violence and sexual assaults have pushed thousands of people to flee their homes, recalled Thursday, December 8 in New-York Ulrika Richardson, the Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs of the UN in Haiti, noting that nearly 20,000 Haitians are facing to famine (IPC 5) in Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37889-haiti-health-for-the-first-time-famine-is-in-haiti.html a first in the country's history as a new cholera epidemic claimed victims in the country... See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37890-haiti-flash-sexual-violence-a-weapon-used-by-gangs-to-instill-fear-report.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37889-haiti-health-for-the-first-time-famine-is-in-haiti.html HL/ S/ HaitiLibre
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