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Rights Group Urges Rapid International Intervention to End Spiraling Gang
Violence in Haiti

  August 14, 2023 9:38 AM
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  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —

  A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to
  intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it
  detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled
  nation's capital.

  The call by Human Rights Watch comes as Haiti awaits a response from
  the U.N. Security Council to its request in October for the immediate
  deployment of an international armed force to fight the surge in
  violence.

  "The longer that we wait and don't have this response, we're going to
  see more Haitians being killed, raped and kidnapped, and more people
  suffering without enough to eat," said Ida Sawyer, the group's crisis
  and conflict director, who visited Haiti to compile a report on the
  violence.

  The U.S. said earlier this month that it would introduce a U.N.
  Security Council resolution authorizing Kenya to lead a multinational
  police force to fight gangs in Haiti. However, no timetable for such a
  resolution was given.

  "The main message we want to get across is that Haitian people need
  support now," Sawyer said. "We heard again and again that the situation
  is worse now in Haiti than it's been at any time people can remember."

  Gangs have overpowered police, with experts estimating they now control
  some 80% of Port-au-Prince. There are only about 10,000 police officers
  for the country's more than 11 million people. More than 30 officers
  were killed from January to June, and more than 400 police facilities
  are inoperative because of criminal attacks, according to Human Rights
  Watch.

  In addition to the ongoing violence, an estimated 5.2 million Haitians
  are in need of humanitarian assistance, a 20% increase from last year.

  Sawyer also called for strict oversight of Kenyan police if they are
  deployed.

  The report was released the same day protesters were organizing the
  first of three planned demonstrations in Port-au-Prince to demand the
  ouster of Prime Minister Ariel Henry amid anger and frustration over
  the rise in violence and deepening poverty.
  Police take cover from rocks thrown by demonstrators protesting
  insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 7, 2023.
  Police take cover from rocks thrown by demonstrators protesting
  insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 7, 2023.

  Among those planning to march was Cassandre Petit, a 35-year-old mother
  who owns a small convenience store.

  "You don't know when you're going to get robbed or shot for bubble gum
  money that you made that day," she said in an interview.

  Petit accused the government of making empty promises to improve
  people's lives and said she rarely sees police patrolling the streets.

  She said she hopes an international police force will arrive soon so
  "I'll be able to breathe for a little while."

  Human Rights Watch also urged the U.S., Canada, France and other
  governments to support the creation of a transitional government, with
  Henry holding power since the July 2021 assassination of President
  Jovenel Moïse.

  The group also recommended that the U.S. and France recognize their
  responsibility "for their historic harms and abuses with ongoing
  impacts and work towards the development of an effective and genuine
  reparations process led by Haitian people."
  [29]FILE - Riot policemen walk back during clashes with protesters in
  the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya, on July 19, 2023. Kenya has offered
  to lead an international police force aimed at combating Haiti's gang
  violence. FILE - Riot policemen walk back during clashes with
  protesters in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya, on July 19, 2023.
  Kenya has offered to lead an international police force aimed at
  combating Haiti's gang violence. [30]SEE ALSO:

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  Haiti became the world's first Black republic in 1804, with France
  demanding a 150 million gold franc "independence debt" to compensate
  for lost slaves and land. The debt crippled the country, which finished
  paying a reduced debt of 90 million gold coins to French and American
  banks in 1947.

  Sexual violence

  The report details abuse and violence that occurred in four communities
  in metropolitan Port-au-Prince from January to April of this year,
  based on interviews with dozens of victims and witnesses.

  A 33-year-old mother of four said she was beaten and raped when she
  left early one morning in April to sell goods at the market. She said
  her sister, a mother of three children, was with her and was killed
  because she resisted an attempt to rape her.

  "They burned her in my presence, and her corpse was placed in a pile
  with other corpses," the woman said.

  In another attack, a 30-year-old mother of three said two men shot her
  father in the head and then began to cut off his arms with a machete.
  Her 5-year-old son was killed when bandits set fire to her home.

  "When I managed to get into my house, he was wrapped in a blanket,
  totally charred," she was quoted as saying.

  Sawyer said she was most taken aback by the number of sexual violence
  cases and how nearly all the victims interviewed had not received
  medical care or reported their cases to police.

  Doctors Without Borders said that between January and May of this year,
  it helped more than 1,000 victims of sexual violence, nearly twice the
  number in the same period last year.

  Kidnappings

  Kidnappings and killings also have spiked.
  [31]In this undated photo provided by El Roi Haiti, Alix Dorsainvil,
  right, poses with her husband, Sandro Dorsainvil. Alix Dorsainvil, a
  nurse for El Roi Haiti, and her daughter were kidnapped on July 27, the
  organization said. In this undated photo provided by El Roi Haiti, Alix
  Dorsainvil, right, poses with her husband, Sandro Dorsainvil. Alix
  Dorsainvil, a nurse for El Roi Haiti, and her daughter were kidnapped
  on July 27, the organization said.
  [32]SEE ALSO:

American Nurse, Her Young Daughter Freed, Nearly Two Weeks After Abduction in
Haiti

  More than 2,000 people were killed from January to June, a nearly 125%
  increase from the same period last year. More than 1,000 kidnappings
  were reported during those months, according to the U.N. Integrated
  Office in Haiti.

  "The Haitian government has failed to protect people from the violence
  of criminal groups. To those living in affected areas, the police and
  other authorities scarcely exist," Human Rights Watch said.

  A spokesperson for the prime minister's office did not respond to a
  request for comment.

  More than 190,000 Haitians have been forced to flee their homes since
  last year, with some leaving the country and many staying in makeshift
  shelters with deplorable hygiene.

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