Haiti, Children

Women This Week: New Report Outlines Staggering Impact of Gangs on Children in Haiti
This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers February 8 to February 14.
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 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
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 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.
The Canadian Press on MSN1d
Haiti's shuttered main public hospital is set on fire in latest attack on the institution
Haiti’s main public hospital, which remains shuttered after multiple gang attacks, was set on fire Thursday in the latest ...
Las Vegas Sun22h
Haiti is becoming a failed state but it can still be saved
Only a few hours from Florida, Haiti is descending into a failed state. This alarming situation poses significant risks to United States national security but also presents an opportunity for the ...
15 years after devastating earthquake, Haiti is being transformed into a concentration camp
Haiti is being transformed into one of the world’s largest concentration camps, its people confronting a slow genocide from hunger, disease and terror squads armed by US imperialism.
National Catholic Reporter1d
Catholic groups struggle to bring hope to Haiti's children amid violence at level of 'living hell'
According to the United Nations Children's Fund, known as UNICEF, sexual violence against minors grew 1,000% between 2023 and ...
'She's the joy of Haiti': Celine Marti makes her skiing dreams come true
Haitian skier Celine Marti tells CBC Sports that her objective in the race isn't time, but rather to cross the finish line ...
Editorials on Voice of America3d
What To Do About Haiti
"There’s a real opportunity for Haiti to grow into a hub of near-shore manufacturing, near-shore light manufacturing. That ...
WLRN4d
The complex story of the Creole pig's significance to Haiti - and to its downfall
The link between the demise of the Creole pig and the crisis of Haiti is the subject of a new documentary produced by WLRN ...
CounterPunch4d
Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti
We’re shutting it down,” Elon Musk said over the weekend in reference to USAID, the country’s main aid agency, which oversees ...
UNICEF Dispatch From Haiti: What Children Need Most
Multiple threats to children's health, safety and well-being include recruitment into armed groups amid escalating violence ...
The risks of journalism in Haiti: Nation ranks among deadliest places on global list
This is an issue that should worry us all—because censorship prevents us from addressing corruption and criminality, and from ...
Dominican Today1d
Haiti’s transitional government to prosecute sanctioned figures
Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), announced that the state will take legal action against political, economic, and social figures sanctioned by the ...