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☆ Haiti is facing a surge of gang violence. These are the people who have been displaced
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Giles Clarke has never seen the gang violence this bad in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital and main port. Warring gangs control much of Port-au-Prince, choking off vital supply lines to the rest of the country. Clarke was in Port-au-Prince recently and photographed the overcrowded displacement settlements that have sprung up all over the area. "Mothers hold hungry babies as the NGOs rush to provide basic needs such as clean water, baby formula and a daily meal if outside security allows access. Many of those I met complain about being unable to access clean water or medicine."

Persons: Giles Clarke, Clarke, Ariel Henry, Jovenel Moise Organizations: UN Security Council Locations: Port, New York, Caribbean

CNN —The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the United States have also strongly urged the international community to back such a mission. Though approved by the powerful UN Security Council, the force would not formally be under UN control. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, Prime Minister Henry told fellow nations that it was “urgent” that the Security Council approve a military mission to reestablish order. The Security Council has found itself in repeated deadlock in recent years amid deepening geopolitical rivalries.

Persons: Ariel Henry, General Antonio Guterres, Henry, Jean, Junior Joseph, –, Antony Blinken, Washington, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Zhang Jun, Vassily Nebenzia, Jovenel Moise, Maria Isabel Salvador, ” Organizations: CNN, United Nations Security Council, Haitian, United Nations, UN Security Council, UN, Haitian National Police, United Nations General Assembly, Security Locations: Haiti, Caribbean, United States, Russia, China, Kenya, Antigua, Barbuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, Port, New York, UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions. “The people of Haiti cannot wait much longer,” he told foreign minister colleagues from more than 20 countries that have expressed support for the mission. Political Cartoons View All 1173 Images“Improved security must be accompanied by real progress to resolve the political crisis,” he said. “The support mission will not be a substitute for political progress." Kenya’s offer to lead a multinational force has been met with some skepticism from Haitians and Kenyans alike.

Persons: —, Antony Blinken, Blinken, ”, ” Blinken, Jovenel Moïse, Dánica Coto Organizations: Biden, . Security, Security, Humanitarian Affairs, Food, Associated Press Locations: Kenyan, Haiti, U.S, Kenya, Haitian, Port, Somalia, San Juan , Puerto Rico

☆ Haitian gangs call for armed overthrow of PM Henry as chaos escalates
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Ralph Tedy Erol | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the 'G9' coalition, leads a march surrounded by his security against Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. "We are launching the fight to overturn Ariel Henry's government in any way," gang leader Cherizier told Reuters. The assassination created a power vacuum, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry governing on an interim basis since. Henry has pledged to hold elections once security is re-established, and has called for international help in fighting the gangs. "If the international community has nothing to do with (Moise's) death, they must not support Ariel Henry."

Persons: Jimmy, Ariel Henry, Ralph Tedy Erol, Ariel Henry's, Cherizier, Jovenel Moise, Henry, Kylie Madry, Alex Richardson Organizations: Haiti's, REUTERS, Reuters, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Port, Prince, Haiti, Carrefour, Kenya

☆ Haitian Gangs Call for Armed Overthrow of PM Henry as Chaos Escalates
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The assassination created a power vacuum, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry governing on an interim basis since. Henry has pledged to hold elections once security is re-established, and has called for international help in fighting the gangs. "If the international community has nothing to do with (Moise's) death, they must not support Ariel Henry." More than 19,000 people have been displaced from the capital in recent weeks due to the outbreak of armed violence, according to U.N. estimates. (Reporting by Ralph Tedy Erol; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Alex Richardson)

Persons: Ralph Tedy Erol PORT, Ariel Henry, Jimmy, Ariel Henry's, Cherizier, Jovenel Moise, Henry, Ralph Tedy Erol, Kylie Madry, Alex Richardson Organizations: Reuters, United Nations Locations: Port, Haiti, Carrefour, Kenya

☆ Hundreds leave Dominican Republic ahead of Haiti border shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Paul Mathiasen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Members of the National Army guard the bridge between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, after the shared border was closed when Haiti's President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by gunmen at his private home in Port-au-Prince, in Dajabon, Dominican Republic July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas Acquire Licensing RightsSANTO DOMINGO/OUANAMINTHE, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Haitians returned from the Dominican Republic on Thursday after the Dominican president announced an imminent total border shutdown amid a conflict over the construction of a water channel from a shared river. Harold Estimable, director of the national migration office in Ouanaminthe, said some 250 to 300 Haitians had been arriving daily from the Dominican Republic in "very bad shape." The Dominican Republic, which threatened to shut the border last week, argues construction works off the River Massacre violate a 1929 treaty. The U.S. Embassy, which has called on its citizens to leave Haiti, said on its website that those planning to leave for the Dominican Republic would need to make other arrangements.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Ricardo Rojas, Rights SANTO, OUANAMINTHE, Harold Estimable, ", Luis Abinader, Santo Domingo, Abinader, Paul Mathiasen, Octavio Jones, Harold Isaac, Aida Peleaz, Sarah Morland, Leslie Adler, Stephen Coates Organizations: National Army, REUTERS, Rights, Dominican, United, United Nations, Local airline Sunrise Airways, U.S . Embassy, Thomson Locations: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Port, Dajabon, Ouanaminthe, Caribbean, Dominican, Haitian, Santo, U.S, Santo Domingo, Fernandez, Mexico City

A person holds a photo of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was shot dead earlier this month, during his funeral at his family home in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 7 (Reuters) - A retired Colombian army officer pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Thursday to conspiring and supporting a plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, shot dead in his bedroom two years ago, a brazen assassination that created a destabilizing power vacuum. The document also says Rivera provided material support, training and personnel to support Moise's kidnapping or murder. Rivera is one of 11 defendants in the case, which includes businessmen accused of helping obtain vehicles and firearms from Florida. Reporting by Sarah Morland; Editing by David Alire Garcia and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Ricardo Arduengo, German Rivera, Mike, Moise, Rivera, Ariel Henry, Rodolphe Jaar, Martine Moise, don't, Sarah Morland, David Alire Garcia, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Thomson Locations: Cap, Haitien, Haiti, Colombian, U.S, German, Moise's, Caribbean, Florida, Haitian, Chilean, Miami

With Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince largely controlled by gangs infamous for kidnapping and murder, experts warn that the deportations could amount to death sentences. Migrants, mostly from Haiti, collect clothes donated by a group of volunteers, at the Giordano Bruno in Mexico City, Mexico, April 6, 2023. Blinken added he looks forward to advancing the process of Kenya’s involvement through a UN Security Council resolution authorizing a multinational force in Haiti. Migrants, mostly from Haiti, take part in a protest with a banner that reads "Mexicans and Haitians are brothers" in Mexico City, Mexico May 29, 2023. From October 2022 to July 2023, more than 5,000 Haitians were interdicted at sea by the US Coast Guard.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, ” Guerline Jozef, “, Harris, Mayorkas, Jovenel Moise, Ariel Henry, ”, Giordano Bruno, Henry Romero, Henry, Antonio Guterres, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Jake Sullivan, wouldn’t, ’, ” “ Organizations: CNN, United, Customs Enforcement, Haitian Bridge Alliance, UN, Biden, White, National Security, of State, Homeland Security, Migrants, Reuters, United Nations, House, Haitian National Police, Kenyan, US Department of State, National Security Council, UN Security, US Coast Guard Locations: Haiti, Caribbean, United Nations, American, Port, United States, Mexico City, Mexico, Kenya, States, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, Panama, Colombia, Darien

☆ Gang in Haiti opened fire on church-led protest, killing at least 7 people, human rights groups say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Michelle Velez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —At least seven people are dead after a gang opened fire on a church-led protest in a suburb of Haiti’s capital on Saturday, according to local human rights groups. Hundreds of people gathered by a Christian church leader, marched in Canaan, a northern suburb of capital Port-au-Prince, and rallied against gang violence when a local gang opened fire with machine guns, Marie Yolène Gilles, director of human rights group Fondasyon Je Klere, told CNN. The number of people killed is likely higher, given the number of parishioners at the march, said Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights director Gédéon Jean. A video shared with CNN by a local human rights group shows bloody bodies on the ground, wearing shirts with the religious group’s logo. Gang violence in HaitiWaves of crime and unrest have hit Haiti since the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.

Persons: Marie Yolène Gilles, Gédéon Jean, ” Jean, Jean, Jovenel Moïse, Ariel Henry, Prince, Kale ”, María Isabel Salvador Organizations: CNN, Analysis, Human, Haitian National Police, United Nations Locations: Haiti’s, Canaan, Port, Haiti

☆ World Cup in pictures: England defeat host Australia to reach finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Pictures category · August 16, 2023Gang violence has soared in Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, leaving much of the country's territory out of control of government authorities, as outbreaks of bloody conflicts between rival gangs have left hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

Persons: Jovenel Moise Locations: Haiti

☆ Haitians flee gang warfare in Port-au-Prince
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PicturesHaitians flee gang warfare in Port-au-PrinceGang violence has soared in Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, leaving much of the country's territory out of control of government authorities, as outbreaks of bloody conflicts between rival gangs have left hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

Persons: Prince Gang, Jovenel Moise Organizations: Prince Locations: Haiti

☆ Recent attacks on prominent figures in Latin America
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Here are some other attacks on high-profile politicians from Latin America in recent years. JAIR BOLSONARO, BRAZILDuring his first campaign trail in September 2018, far-right former Brazilian President Bolsonaro was stabbed. REUTERS/Karen ToroJOVENEL MOISE, HAITIHaitian President Moise was shot dead in July 2021 and his wife, Martine Moise, was seriously wounded when heavily armed assassins stormed the couple's home. FRANCIA MARQUEZ, COLOMBIAColombia's now Vice President Marquez had a narrow escape in May 2019 before she ran for office, when attackers launched a grenade and shot at her and other environmental activists. NICOLAS MADURO, VENEZUELAVenezuelan President Maduro accused political foes of trying to kill him during an open-air speech in August 2018 by using explosive-laden drones in capital city Caracas.

Persons: Fernando Villavicencio, CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, JAIR, Bolsonaro, Karen Toro JOVENEL MOISE, Moise, Martine Moise, IVAN DUQUE, FRANCIA, COLOMBIA Colombia's, Marquez, NICOLAS MADURO, Maduro, Steven Grattan Organizations: REUTERS, VENEZUELA Venezuelan, Thomson Locations: Ecuador, Quito, Latin America, ARGENTINA, JAIR BOLSONARO, BRAZIL, HAITI, COLOMBIA, Colombia, Venezuela, FRANCIA MARQUEZ, VENEZUELA, Caracas, Lincoln

☆ Dead suspect, six detained in killing of Ecuador presidential candidate are Colombian-Ecuador police
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio speaks during a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Karen Toro/File PhotoBOGOTA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The six foreign nationals detained for their involvement in the assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian, Ecuadorean police confirmed on Thursday. A seventh suspect who died on Wednesday from wounds sustained in a shootout with police was also Colombian. The involvement of Colombian nationals in the murder is reminiscent of the 2021 killing of Haiti's deceased President Jovenel Moise, who was assassinated in his home by a group which included 26 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans. (This story has been corrected to say 'Thursday' instead of 'Wednesday' in paragraph 1)Reporting by Oliver GriffinOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fernando Villavicencio, Karen Toro, Ecuadorean, Haiti's, Jovenel Moise, Oliver Griffin Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Quito, Ecuador, BOGOTA, Colombian

☆ Opinion: Haiti is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Opinion Catherine Russell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s Note: Catherine Russell is the executive director of UNICEF and principal advocate on Haiti for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a collective body of senior humanitarian leaders. Catherine Russell Danielle Deeb/UNICEFOn my most recent visit to Haiti in June, I met another health care worker who had been kidnapped. And with much of Port-au-Prince and nearby areas beset by such brutality, Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis could soon become a catastrophe. Close to half of the country’s population urgently needs humanitarian assistance, including almost 3 million children, according to on-the-ground information collected by our staff. The UN’s $720 million Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 is barely a quarter funded.

Persons: Catherine Russell, Catherine Russell Danielle Deeb, —, Jovenel Moïse, it’s, António Guterres Organizations: UNICEF, Inter, Agency, CNN, Nations, Port, Twitter, Facebook UN, UN Security Council, UN, Haitian National Police Locations: Haiti, Haiti’s, Port, Haitian

☆ Haiti: Gang violence is tearing the country apart. Here's what to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Caitlin Hu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Waves of crime and unrest have hit Haiti since the assassination of former President Jovenel Moise in 2021. His successor, Prime Minister Ariel Henry, has struggled to staunch the violence, which is also a major impediment to holding crucial long-delayed elections in the country. For months, Henry and the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres have called for a military intervention in the country. The mission, if eventually approved by the UN Security Council, is hoped to “restore normalcy” to Haiti, Mutua said. The Bwa Kale movement successfully deterred some gang activity, according to Haitian monitoring group CARDH, with kidnappings slowing in early summer.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Ariel Henry, Henry, General Antonio Guterres, Alfred Mutua, ”, Mutua, Prince, Kale ”, Maria Isabel Salvador, Flavia Maurello, Ralph Tedy Erol, Kale, –, Alix Dorsainvil, Dorsainvil, “, Alix, Gedeon Jean, Dorsainvil’s, Jean Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Twitter, Kenyan, UN Security Council, US, Catholic, Borders, US State Department, El Locations: Haiti, Kenya, ”, Port, Haitian, Les, Prince, Tabarre, El Roi Haiti

☆ Haiti's trailblazing new generation honors its soccer roots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Etienne joined Haiti’s youth set-up at age 14 and represented the team at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2018 – the first time a Caribbean nation has appeared in that tournament. And he always used to tell me the stories about how they were trying to qualify for the World Cup,” Pierre-Jerome said. The World Cup debutantes need a win to have any chance of making it to the Round of 16 – and for results elsewhere to go their way. Ahead of the World Cup, the team trained in Switzerland and South Korea, according to a representative of the Haitian Federation of Football. For Etienne, representing Haiti at the Women’s World Cup is also about cementing a legacy for generations to come.

Persons: Danielle Etienne, –, Derrick, “, ” Etienne, Etienne, ”, ” Etienne’s, Milan Pierre, Jerome, Reginald, I’ve, ” Pierre, Pierre, ” she’s, we’re, “ I’ve, Jerome said, they’ve, Jovenel Moise, “ It’s Organizations: New Zealand CNN, Denmark, men’s, CNN, Haiti’s, Haitian, Haiti, England, Haitian Federation of Football, CNN she’s Locations: Auckland, New Zealand, Haiti, Caribbean, China, Switzerland, South Korea

☆ US orders government personnel, family members to leave Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday ordered non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Haiti as soon as possible, citing "kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure." The State Department said U.S. citizens not working for the government should also leave Haiti as soon as possible "by commercial or other privately available transportation options." Kidnappers may use sophisticated planning or take advantage of unplanned opportunities, and even convoys have been attacked," the State Department said in a travel advisory. read moreThe Caribbean nation has not elected a new leader since President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated on July 7, 2021. Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Tom Hogue, Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jovenel Moïse, Dan Whitcomb, Tom Hogue, Robert Birsel Organizations: U.S . State Department, State Department, Thomson Locations: Haiti, Caribbean

☆ Haiti’s players hope to bring ‘joy and excitement’ back home at Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Odelyn Joseph/APIt’s against this backdrop of social turmoil and poverty back home that the women’s soccer team competes at the World Cup. Bob Levey/Getty ImagesAnd the next time Haiti takes to the field will mark the biggest occasion in the team’s history: a Women’s World Cup group-stage match against England. She also competed at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2018, the first time a Caribbean nation has appeared in the tournament. “To finally hit that point when we’re at the Women’s World Cup is amazing. She was first cleared to resume training in January, then was on the bench for Haiti’s final World Cup qualification games in February.

Persons: Danielle Etienne, Etienne, ”, “, We’re, Jovenel Moise, Odelyn Joseph, ” Etienne, Yves Jean, Bart, Jean, there’s, –, Bob Levey, we’re, they’re, Les Grenadières, Frenchman Nicolas Delépine, Melchie, Hannah Peters, Derrick, ’ ”, I’m, Ezekiel, Haiti’s Organizations: CNN, Prince, CNN Sport, FIFA, ”, Sport, USWNT's Christen Press, England, Chile, Haiti, men’s Locations: Haiti, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean, Haitian, Port, Brisbane, France, United States, Senegal

☆ Opinion | The U.S. Still Can Do What’s Right for Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jake Johnston | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In July 2021, a group of heavily armed men stormed the home of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti, killing him and wounding the first lady. Legal proceedings against the suspects have been slowly progressing in a largely empty courtroom in South Florida. In Florida the case is taking place under tight confidentiality restrictions due to some of the suspects’ ties to American intelligence agencies. In Haiti, the acting prime minister, Ariel Henry, has been implicated by Haitian authorities in the plot. Any hopes for justice and accountability are fading and, with them, so too fades the hope for a new path forward for Haiti.

Persons: Jovenel Moïse, Prince —, ’, Ariel Henry Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, The, of Justice Locations: Haiti, Florida, South Florida, Port, American

CNN —A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been sentenced to life in prison, Florida court records show. Judge Jose E. Martinez handed down the sentence to Rodolphe Jaar on Friday during a 10-minute hearing in Miami. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited to the United States in January 2022. Authorities have said that dozens of people were involved in the assassination, including 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans. Jaar provided funds used to acquire weapons, provided food and lodging to other co-conspirators, and provided funding to bribe Haitian officials responsible for Moise’s security, according to the plea agreement.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Jose E, Martinez, Rodolphe Jaar, Jaar, Moise, Frank Schwartz, Mario Palacios Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Haitian Locations: Chilean, Florida, Miami, United States, Haiti, South Florida, Dominican Republic

☆ Man behind guns in Haitian president's assassination sentenced to life in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jaar signed a plea statement in March, which said he provided personnel and funds to kidnap Moise, but the initial plan later turned into a murder plot. Some of the funds were used to buy weapons and pay bribes for the president's security detail, the statement said. Jaar was sentenced on Friday by Southern District of Florida Judge Jose Martinez. Jaar met with the co-conspirators the night before the assassination, according to the plea statement, at which time Haitian-American James Solages stated the aim was to kill Moise. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jovenel Moise, Rodolphe Jaar, Moise, Jaar, Southern District of Florida Judge Jose Martinez, James Solages, Joseph Joel John, Joseph Vincent, German Rivera, Antonio Intriago, Kanishka Singh, Grant McCool Organizations: Southern District of, Southern District of Florida Judge, U.S . Department of, Thomson Locations: Chilean, U.S, Florida, Caribbean, Southern District of Florida, Haitian, Colombian, Venezuelan, Miami, Dominican Republic, Washington

☆ Haitian Businessman Gets Life Sentence in Assassination of Haiti’s President
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A federal judge in Florida sentenced a businessman and former drug trafficker with Haitian and Chilean citizenship to life in prison on Friday for his role in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti. Rodolphe Jaar is the first person to be convicted and sentenced in what federal prosecutors have described as a sprawling conspiracy to murder the Haitian leader and seize power, aided by Haitian officials, Colombian mercenaries and illegal arms shipments from the United States. The killing unraveled the already fragile Haitian government, giving rise to lawlessness and extreme violence as gangs have stepped into the power vacuum. The leading role that the United States has taken in seeking justice for the murder of a foreign leader is an indication of how much the death of Mr. Moïse has destabilized his country and deepened the chronic dysfunction of the Haitian justice system. American officials have premised their investigation on their assertion that much of the conspiracy was planned in South Florida and involved American citizens.

Persons: Jovenel Moïse, Rodolphe Jaar, unraveled, Jaar, Jose E . Martinez, Moïse Organizations: Haitian, Colombian, Federal, Court Locations: Florida, Haitian, Haiti, United States, Miami, South Florida

☆ Opinion | Haiti Has Overcome Other Crises. This Time, We Can’t Do It Alone.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jean W. Pape | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As an infectious disease doctor working in Haiti for over 40 years, I have wrestled with countless tragedies. We now have around 200 gangs, armed with military-grade weapons, rampaging through our neighborhoods, killing, kidnapping and raping our citizens. Our police force of 9,000 is powerless, its members having become targets of gruesome gang violence or recruitment efforts. Over the past several months, it has become clear to me that we can’t do it alone. Haitians cannot overcome this crisis — the worst I have seen in my life — without foreign intervention.

Persons: Volker Türk, Jovenel Moïse, — Organizations: Civilian, United Nations Locations: Haiti, Covid

☆ Convicted Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Aiding in Haitian President’s Assassination
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( José De Córdoba | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A memorial service for assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. A convicted drug dealer pleaded guilty Friday in a Miami courtroom to helping organize the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse , whose 2021 killing plunged the Caribbean nation into violent turmoil from which it hasn’t emerged. Rodolphe Jaar , 50 years old, a dual Haitian-Chilean citizen, provided money to acquire weapons, food and lodging for conspirators and bribed Haitian officials in charge of providing security for Mr. Moïse, according to court papers.

☆ US State Department monitoring reports of kidnapped couple in Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Saturday the government is aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti, after media outlets said a Florida couple had been kidnapped. The couple was on a trip to visit family and attend a festival when they were kidnapped during a bus ride, the relative said, according to CNN. "We are aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti," the State Department spokesperson said. The security situation has devolved further in recent months with routine gun fights between police officers and the gangs. The group said ransom money was paid for the release of the captives, but a dozen had escaped on their own.

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