Source link The gang-ridden Caribbean country has descended into “unprecedented” levels of violence and cruelty, a top human rights observer has claimed A top UN human rights expert has likened humanitarian conditions in Haiti to the “worst of times” in Somalia, saying the Caribbean nation has descended into unprecedented violence and chaos since gangs took […]
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US mulls using Guantanamo to host Haiti migrants – CNN — RT World News
Source link People fleeing the violent unrest in on the island could be processed at the notorious military facility, the outlet has reported The US could use the notorious Guantanamo Bay military facility in Cuba to process migrants fleeing the violence in Haiti, CNN has reported, citing an unnamed American official. Washington is bracing for […]
Kenya halts Haiti security mission — RT Africa
Source link The decision comes after the island nation’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, announced that he would resign Kenya’s plan to deploy police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational security mission has been postponed following a decision by the Caribbean nation’s prime minister to resign, an official from the East African country’s foreign […]
State of emergency declared after massive jailbreak in Haiti — RT World News
Source link Thousands of inmates have been freed from the Caribbean nation’s two largest prisons by an armed gang attack Haiti’s government has declared a three-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew after armed gangs stormed the Caribbean country’s two biggest jails over the weekend, allowing thousands of prisoners to escape. Gang leaders are […]
Kenya ready for peacekeeping mission in Haiti — RT Africa
Source link Nairobi will send police officers to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation Kenyan lawmakers have approved a government plan to send about 1,000 police officers to Haiti to counter gang violence, as part of a UN-backed mission. The United Nations will cover all expenses, and the officers will be deployed in phases, […]