A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled nation's capital.
In addition to the ongoing violence, an estimated 5.2 million Haitians are in need of humanitarian assistance, a 20% increase from last year.The report was released the same day protesters were organizing the first of three planned demonstrations in
“You don’t know when you’re going to get robbed or shot for bubble gum money that you made that day,” she said in an interview. The group also recommended that the U.S. and France recognize their responsibility “for their historic harms and abuses with ongoing impacts and work towards the development of an effective and genuine reparations process led by Haitian people.”became the world’s first Black republic in 1804, with France demanding a 150 million gold franc “independence debt” to compensate for lost slaves and land.
“When I managed to get into my house, he was wrapped in a blanket, totally charred,” she was quoted as saying.
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