Haiti gang violence

Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justice

Gun-toting gangsters have been robbing, raping and murdering the innocent. Weak or corrupt police and officials have done little, or worse. Now, the people are taking action and a wave of brutal vigilante justice is roiling Haiti,

The New York Times · 1d

Vigilante Justice Rises in Haiti and Crime Plummets

Civilians have killed at least 160 gang members in Haiti, a human rights group says. Residents say they feel safer, but others worry that it will lead to even more violence.

USA Today · 11h

Haitians defend themselves against gangs

A wave of brutal vigilante justice is roiling Haiti, in response to the country's violent gangs. Gang-related killings and kidnappings have dropped as a result, but human rights activists worry about the gruesome violence meted out against suspected gangsters and fear innocent people will be killed.

1don MSN

Religious leaders, once mostly spared Haiti’s violence, are now targets

The sacred spaces are no longer important.” As gangs maraud through Haiti’s cities mostly unchecked, they are now targeting groups that had once been spared such violence — a sign of how the new ...

Haiti's deadly vigilante movement sees decline in gang violence, report says

Almost no kidnappings were recorded in the last month and there were 43 gang-linked murders, down from 146 in the first three ...

Miami Herald4d

After cops were killed, Haiti police launched an operation. Here’s what happened next

Those efforts, Haiti National Police Spokesman Garry Desrosiers ... cases of abductions reported and other manifestations of gang violence,” the center said. Also, only 40 homicides were ...

Al Jazeera English16d

Haiti sees rise of ‘vigilante justice’ as gang violence soars

Widespread gang violence has plagued Haiti for nearly two years, as armed groups vie for control after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, which created a power vacuum.

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