Port-au-Prince the most violent city in the world - teleSUR English

Port-au-Prince the most violent city in the world - teleSUR English

During the first quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely worrying, marked by mass crimes, kidnappings, and sexual violence. In its quarterly report on the human rights situation in Haiti (January-March 2025), the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) revealed that between January 1st and March 31, 2025, at least 1,617 people were killed and 580 others were injured in violence involving gangs, vigilante…

The report also revealed that 161 people were abducted between January and March last, and alerted to abuses of power

In the first three months of the year in Haiti, a total of 1,617 individuals were killed and another 580 injured due to violence caused by armed groups, in addition to the actions of the security forces. READ ALSO: Haiti: Clash between police and gang members leaves at least 35 criminals killed The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh, in French) presented the balance sheet on Wednesday in Port-au-Prince, in a report where it also re…

In the first four months of 2025, National Police operations have left at least 50 dead in exchanges of gunfire across the country. The figure, compiled by Diario Libre from official publications and regional reports, exceeds the data from the same period last year, when 32 deaths were recorded. Most of the cases have been reported as confrontations in which officers "repelled attacks" by suspected armed criminals. RELATED Events Eight deaths in…

The work of Médecins Sans Frontières is carried to the limit under the security conditions in which they must work in regions mired in chaos, including their capital, Port-au-Prince.

Haiti – UN Warns of ‘Total Chaos’ as Gang Violence Claims Over 1,600 Lives in Three Months

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Haiti is teetering on the edge of a humanitarian and security catastrophe, with the United Nations warning that the country is nearing a “point of no return” as gang violence spirals out of control. According to a recent UN report, more than 1,600 people were killed between January and March 2025 — a stark indicator of the intensifying brutality gripping the Caribbean nation. Of the 1,617 confirmed deaths, the UN noted th…