As Haiti's gangs take control, another plague erupts: sexual violence
Human Rights Watch reports that sexual violence has become yet another escalating and "horrific" tool of the gangs that keep spreading their power in Haiti. Some 4,000 women and girls have reported being raped by gang members just this year,
U.N. reportedly evacuating some staff from Haiti amid gang violence
There are reports that the United Nations is evacuating a small number of staff in Haiti as gang violence escalates in Port-au-Prince. More than 40,000 people have been displaced from the capital in the last ten days according to U.
Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had crippled the country’s capital and forced the prime minister to resign,
The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
Currently, between 30% to 50% of all gang members in the violence-wracked country are children, according to the U.N. “This is a very concerning trend,” said Geeta Narayan, UNICEF’s ...
UN Evacuates Staff From Haiti as Gangs Deepen Control Over Capital
United Nations evacuation flights are set to land in Panama City this week as the international organization removes staff from Haiti due to a sharp escalation in violence by armed gangs that have expanded their control over the capital Port-au-Prince.
Intensified gang violence, U.S. flights ban leave Haitians with few options to flee
When Haiti orphanage founder and author Mitch Albom heard that U.S. commercial flights into the troubled Caribbean nation ...
Gallatin police crack down on alleged gang violence after multiple drive-by shootings
The Gallatin Police Department has spent the last two weeks arresting alleged gang members suspected in multiple drive-by ...
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Sacramento County Crackdown, Authorities Seize Illegal Firearms from Suspected Gang Associate in South Sacramento
Sacramento County authorities arrest a reputed gang associate for illegal firearms possession after executing a search ...
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In Haiti, a Grim Barometer: Even United Nations Workers Are Fleeing
A surge in gang violence over the past two weeks has led international aid organizations to rethink their staff levels in Haiti. By Frances Robles and David C. Adams A United Nations helicopter ...
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'Somebody's got to take a stand' | How Milledgeville locals are working to reduce gang violence
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — A group in Milledgeville is working together to push back against gang violence in Baldwin County.
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Teenagers Indicted in Athens Murder Case Amid Ongoing Gang Violence Struggles
Two teenagers have been indicted for a fatal shooting in Athens, Georgia, facing murder and gang-related charges.
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Port-au-Prince sees 'unprecedented' displacement as gang violence escalates
More than 40,000 people fled their homes in Port-au-Prince in the space of just ten days this month, according to the ...
Haiti descends further into gang violence as Doctors Without Borders suspends operations
Gang violence surged in Haiti, with a paroxysm of bloodshed leaving at least 150 dead and driving the charity Doctors Without ...
More violence in The Village
A Newhall man was left in intensive care last month with a through-and-through gunshot wound to his pelvis after asking local ...