At least 389 kidnappings were registered in Haiti in the first three months of this year, rights group CARDH said on Tuesday, marking a three-fold increase from the last quarter of 2022 as gangs look to recoup losses from international sanctions.
have sanctioned a slate of high-profile politicians and businessmen believed to be helping fund and bring weapons to heavily armed gangs who are now estimated to control most of the country.
CARDH said the increase could also be caused by new alliances forged between gangs as they grow their territory, expanding the "kidnapping industry" into new markets.and the rise of civilian defense groups protecting communities from gangs, in lieu of an under-gunned police force, driving retaliation from gangs.
"Gangs use extreme violence to force parents and families to pay large sums of U.S. money that they do not have," it said, citing severe burns, gang rapes and hangings.Of the 389 kidnappings recorded by CARDH, 29 victims were from foreign countries. The U.S.
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