An American nurse and her daughter have been abducted in Haiti, in the latest kidnapping episode to draw international notice, as a resurgence of violence grips the capital, Port-au-Prince.
In a brief statement on Saturday, El Roi Haiti, a faith-focused humanitarian organization, identified the woman as Alix Dorsainvil, the group’s community nurse and the wife of the group’s director.
She and her child were taken from El Roi’s campus near the capital on Thursday, according to the statement.
Kidnappings in recent years had become a part of daily life in Port-au-Prince, where gangs have taken over many parts of the city.
But, recently, the capital experienced a sharp decline in abductions, according to a report in early July from CARDH, a Haitian human rights group.
Persons:
Alix Dorsainvil, ”
Organizations:
U.S . State Department, Haitian
Locations:
American, Haiti, Port, El Roi Haiti, El Roi’s, U.S, CARDH, Haitian