UN warns Haiti crisis at new low as gang violence spreads
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June 13, 2025
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The UN Human Rights Office has raised alarm over worsening violence in Haiti, as gangs expand their reach beyond the capital Port-au-Prince into central regions, carrying out killings, kidnappings and sexual violence.
In a statement today, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said at least 2,680 people — including 54 children — were killed between 1 January and 30 May 2025. Nearly 1,000 were injured and more than 300 kidnapped. A record 1.3 million people are now displaced.
Türk said, “Alarming as they are, numbers cannot express the horrors Haitians are being forced to endure on a daily basis.”
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