More than 530 killed in Haiti gang violence this year: UN
- 21 Mar 2023
Clashes between gangs become daily routine. File photo
More than 530 people have been killed so far this year in gang violence in Haiti, the United Nations said Tuesday, with clashes between gangs becoming increasingly violent.
This year, "up to March 15, a total of 531 people were killed, 300 injured and 277 kidnapped in gang-related incidents that took place mainly in the capital Port-au-Prince," UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado told reporters in Geneva, adding that at least 208 people had been killed and 164 injured in the first two weeks of March alone, mostly by snipers.
Agence France-Presse