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Haiti - FLASH : Nearly 200 people massacred in Cité Soleil (Provisional report) 10/12/2024 07:40:22
The Haitian NGO "Combite pour la Paix et le Développement" (CPD), which has several branches in the affected area, states in a press release that "The gang leader has decided to cruelly punish all the elderly and voodoo practitioners who, in his imagination, would be capable of sending a bad spell to his son [...] The gang's men were responsible for identifying the victims in their homes and taking them to the chief's stronghold to be executed," adding "the toll could still rise, as at least 80 people are still being held by the gang." Pierre Espérance, Executive Director of the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH), agrees, "Testimonies from communities suggest that the real number of deaths is much higher, as mutilated bodies were burned in the streets. Several young people, including motorcycle taxi drivers, were also killed while trying to save residents [...]" Convictions : The Prime Minister's Office : "The Government condemns in the strongest terms the abject massacre perpetrated on 6 and 7 December 2024 by gang leader Micanor Altès, alias 'Wa Mikanò' and his associates [...] This act of barbarity, of unbearable cruelty, cost the lives of more than a hundred women and men, mainly defenceless old people," describing this massacre as a "direct attack on humanity and republican order" Minister of Justice and Security : Patrick Pelissier, the Minister of Justice and Public Security, condemns in the strongest terms the massacre orchestrated last weekend at Wharf Jérémie by gang leader Micanor Altes alias "Wa Mikanò". He urges the Government Commissioner of the capital to initiate public action against the perpetrator of this carnage and his accomplices. "Minister Pelissier extends his condolences to the families of the victims." UN António Guterres : UN Secretary-General António Guterres, through his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric condemned "the ongoing gang violence and loss of life in Haiti, where an armed gang has reportedly killed at least 184 people." The UN chief "[...] expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of this horrific act," his Spokesperson said, adding "The Secretary-General calls on the Haitian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure that the perpetrators of these and all other human rights violations are brought to justice." António Guterres reiterated his urgent appeal to Member States to provide the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission with the necessary financial and logistical support. "These latest deaths bring the death toll in Haiti this year to a staggering 5,000 people," observed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk during a press conference in Geneva (Switzerland). See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-43805-haiti-flash-at-least-110-elderly-people-massacred-in-cite-soleil.html SL/ TB/ HaitiLibre
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