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Haiti: Over 5,700 victims of gang violence since the beginning of the year

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At least 5,700 people have been killed or injured in Haiti from the beginning of the year to September 11 due to gang violence or security operations, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who denounces the continued expansion and rearming of criminal groups and calls for an acceleration of the deployment of the Gang Suppression Force.

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Haiti is facing a protracted security crisis due to growing gang violence, which controls large portions of the territory, especially around Port-au-Prince, leading to a collapse of basic services and a humanitarian emergency.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, 02 OCT - At least 5,700 people were killed or injured in Haiti from the beginning of the year to September 11, due to gang violence or in operations conducted against them. This was reported by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, denouncing the continuous expansion and rearming of criminal groups.

According to the toll, over 230 people were kidnapped and more than a thousand women were victims of sexual violence.

Türk stressed that the real number of victims is probably higher. Over half of the casualties were recorded in the context of security operations, while around 280 people were killed or injured by self-defense groups.

The High Commissioner called for an acceleration of the deployment of the Gang Suppression Force authorized by the UN Security Council, which currently has around 1,500 personnel out of the 5,500 planned.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Gang violence in Haiti will continue to increase unless the deployment of the Gang Suppression Force is accelerated.
Likely · Within months

Open Questions

When will the full deployment of the 5,500 personnel foreseen for the Gang Suppression Force be achieved?
What specific measures are taken to protect women from sexual violence?
How is the civilian population responding to security operations conducted by the armed forces and gangs?