Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Amnesty International has released a report that details the impact gang violence has had on children across Haiti and called for immediate action.
Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns
Report estimates that more than a million children live in areas controlled by or under the influence of armed gangs.
Children in Haiti victimised by gang violence, forced rape, death: report
Children in Haiti are victims of gang violence, facing forced involvement, rape, and death in a country in crisis.
Haiti: Children suffering gang recruitment, attacks and sexual violence amid escalating crisis - New Report
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Haiti's children caught in the crossfire of gang violence, Amnesty warns
HAITI’S children are increasingly embroiled in gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released today by Amnesty International. One of 51 children interviewed by the rights group said he was constantly put under pressure by a gang to fight alongside it.
Haitian children face abuse, danger in gang-controlled areas: Report
"Gangs have caused widespread distress in Haiti. They threaten, beat, rape and kill children. They have committed multiple abuses of children’s rights, including the rights to life, to education, and to freedom of movement," said Amnesty International’s Secretary-General Agnes Callamard.
Widespread gang violence in Haiti: 'Overwhelming assault on childhood itself'
Amnesty International has just released a report detailing the harrowing plight of children amid widespread gang violence in war-torn Haiti. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Eve Irvine welcomes Rawya Rageh,
Children in Haiti face consequences of worsening gang crisis, rights group reports
Prince, Haiti's capital, and the surrounding locality has produced a series of human rights abuses against children, Amnesty International reported on Wednesday. Violence by
Amnesty warns children in Haiti falling prey to gang violence
WASHINGTON, Feb 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children and targeting them with violence and sexual assault, Amnesty International said Wednesday in a report on the Caribbean nation ravaged by civil unrest.
Children in Haiti subjected to brutal gang violence, report says
At least 5,600 people were killed in Haiti in 2024, an increase of more than 1,000 from the previous year. Another 2,212 people were injured and 1,494 kidnapped. View on euronews
Gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti revealed
Amnesty International revealed how children and young people are pressured into joining gangs, as well as suffering sexual assault.
Haitian childhoods stolen by gangs and impunity
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