As the country grapples with political instability and widespread poverty, vulnerable minors find themselves trapped in the violent web of gang recruitment with little hope of escape.
Criminal gangs often approach children with promises of food, protection, and a sense of belonging. With limited options, many children fall into their trap. / Photo: Reuters“Before , I lived with my mother… It was really hard to get food and clothes,” he said. “At home, there wasn’t any food. But when I was with , I could eat.
Many children who have been orphaned by the conflict are often drawn into gangs, seeing it as their only way to escape hunger, according to Misra. These criminal groups rule through fear, engaging in kidnappings, extortion, and violent turf wars. With no functioning government to intervene, they now control nearly 80 percent of Port-au-Prince.
Sexual violence, too, has reached alarming levels, intensified by the pervasive influence of gangs against a backdrop of political instability and social unrest.in March by the UN human rights office described sexual violence in the country as “severely underreported and largely unpunished,” documenting numerous cases of rape and forced sexual relations involving gang members.
“The girls after having been raped by multiple gang members either end up pregnant or carry sexually transmitted diseases. Once they are found pregnant, the girls are dumped and forced to take up a life of prostitution,” he explains.The consequences of this violence extend far beyond immediate physical harm, inflicting deep psychological scars on survivors and further destabilising an already vulnerable population.
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