Haiti gang violence claims 1,500 lives so far this year: UN – JURIST

Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has killed more than 1,500 people this year and lynched dozens by so-called self-defence brigades, the UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday. The office’s findings come... Read more »

UN warns of growing power of gangs in Haiti igniting tensions across the Caribbean – JURIST

The head of the UN Drug and Crime Office (UNODC) Ghada Waly, briefed the UN Security Council Thursday raising concerns about increasing gang violence in Haiti leading to increasing violence across the... Read more »

Haiti judge issues arrest warrants for 30+ senior officials – JURIST

Haitian Judge Al Duniel Dimanche issued arrest warrants for over 30 senior officials on Friday on corruption charges, according to a document leaked online. The list of officials includes former prime ministers... Read more »

International Crisis Group report stresses growing challenges of planned Haiti security mission – JURIST

The International Crisis Group, a non-profit NGO, released its latest report on Haiti’s ongoing gang crisis on Friday, which stressed the growing challenges of an international intervention to address the country’s deteriorating... Read more »

Kenya dispatch: government deployment of Kenyan police to gang-plagued Haiti provokes debate, division – JURIST

Kenyan law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Kenya. Ashley Genga is JURIST’s Senior Correspondent in Kenya, and Griffins Ogada is a Staff Correspondent. Both of them... Read more »

UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST

According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country.... Read more »

Haiti human rights NGO suspends operations due to increase in threats – JURIST

The Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights (CARDH) announced on Thursday that they would temporarily suspend their operations in Haiti due to escalating threats against its staff. CARDH has operated... Read more »

Kenya parliament approves deployment of police officers to Haiti in UN mission – JURIST

Kenyan lawmakers on Thursday endorsed a request to deploy over 1000 police officers to Haiti. The decision, shown in a televised broadcast from parliament, resulted from the presentation of a motion by... Read more »
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