US Edition'Staggering Rise' in Rapes, Killings as Gangs Rule Haiti; 'Horrors'
HAITI, JUL 23 – Over 1.3 million people are displaced and more than half the population faces acute food insecurity amid rampant gang control and elite corruption, UN and Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti report.
- On July 17, a detailed 87-page report was published highlighting accusations that members of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council have collaborated with armed gangs to strengthen their hold on power.
- The crisis stems from a collapsing politico-criminal ecosystem fueled by elite corruption, ineffective security missions, and severe humanitarian underfunding that strains the response.
- Between July 14 and 17, coordinated gang offensives in Artibonite's Dessalines and Verrettes displaced nearly 15,000 people, adding to over 1.3 million displaced nationwide, the highest ever recorded in Haiti.
- Approximately 5.7 million Haitians experienced severe food shortages from March to June this year, while more than 1,600 schools remain closed, heightening risks amid limited humanitarian access and shortages of essential supplies.
- The IJDH report calls for dismantling elite-gang networks, security sector reform, and restoring aid funding, warning Haiti faces a point of no return without urgent structural change.
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'Staggering rise' in rapes, killings as gangs rule Haiti; 'Horrors'
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Haiti’s human rights crisis deepens as elites, gangs and foreign missteps fuel systemic collapse, report says
NEW YORK —Haiti’s human rights crisis is spiraling out of control, driven by entrenched elite corruption, a fractured transitional government and chaotic international policies. A blistering new report from the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti says the collapse goes far beyond gang violence. The 87-page report, “Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Haiti: Key Developments,” released July 17, accuses members of Haiti’s Transitional Pre…
Haiti: violence and displacement leading the humanitarian crisis because funding needs are not met
Almost 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country fled their housesWith 15,000 additional uprooted last week after armed attacks in the municipalities of Dessalines and Verrets in the Artibonite department. In addition, the United Nations children’s funds (Unicef) and its partners detected more than 217,000 children for acute malnutrition in 2025. Some 21,500 boys and […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that nearly 15,000 people fled last week's armed attacks in the communes of Dessalines and Verrettes. Most of them have sought refuge in Poste Pierrot, a remote neighborhood of Dessalines, where they are staying with local families. "As you […]
Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet in Haiti - Caribbean News Global
Escalating gang violence and displacement continue to drive humanitarian needs in Haiti, the UN said on Wednesday. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted last week after armed attacks in the communes of Dessalines and Verrettes in the Artibonite department. Further, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have screened more than 217,000 childre…
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