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1. • • Increasingly sophisticated and high-calibre firearms and ammunition are being trafficked into Haiti, fuelling an ongoing surge of gang violence that has plagued residents for months, according to a new UN assessment released on Thursday. |
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     Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

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   Are Haiti's police outgunned by gangs?

   • Wolf Pamphile, the founder of think tank Haiti Policy House, says "it's creating a situation where the police are outgunned by the gangs". "They don't have the right equipment and they also don't have the numbers to go against the gangs," he said.

   Fearsome gangs are ruling Haiti with a devilish ransom strategy. But

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   Are Us Guns fueling gang Terror in Haiti?

   • Guns and weaponry from the United States are fuelling gang terror over locals in Haiti. Now the Haitian expat community in Florida is calling for the US to do more to stop the flow of weapons outside the country.

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   Are armed gangs a new phenomenon in Haiti?

   • Robert Fatton, a Haiti expert and professor at the University of Virginia, said armed gangs are not a new phenomenon in Haiti. “They’ve been part of the history of the country for a very, very long time,” he told Al Jazeera. But Fatton explained that the armed groups in Haiti today are different.

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   How many police officers are gang members in Haiti?

   • Homicides were up 35%, to 2,183. Accounts of gangs using sexual violence to humiliate and consolidate power are proliferating. There are about 9,700 active-duty police officers in Haiti, but the U.N. says a "significant number of them" may in fact be members of gangs.

   Haiti's gang crisis: What to know about violence gripping the country

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3. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2024/3/13Who are Haiti’s gangs and what do they want? All you need to ...

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   Mar 13, 2024 · 13 Mar 2024. Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. Haitian armed groups have dominated global headlines in recent weeks, as gunmen attack police stations, prisons and...

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   Mar 14, 2024 · Gun battles erupted in front of the Central Bank, the airport, and a soccer stadium. Police stations were torched. The city's main port, blocked by gangs, has left nearly 1.5 million people on the ...

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7. news.un.org › en › storyHaiti: Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’ | UN News

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   Apr 4, 2024 · UNODC. Firearms confiscated during border checks. 4 April 2024 Human Rights. Some of Haiti’s gangs have bigger arsenals than the police as criminal groups are becoming “stronger, richer and...

8. news.un.org › en › audioWhere are Haiti’s gangs getting their weapons? | | UN News

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   Apr 5, 2024 · The Haitian economy may be on its knees, but the gangs that control much of the capital Port-au-Prince seem to have little trouble obtaining guns, mainly from the USA. The country is awash with...

9. www.vox.com › world-politics › 2023/3/26Haiti’s gang violence crisis, briefly explained - Vox

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   Mar 26, 2023 · Violence by groups and gangs connected to the state is not new in Haiti, but a number of factors have contributed to the gangs’ power at the present moment.

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10. news.un.org › en › storyHaiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

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    Mar 3, 2023 · Porous borders. As the UNODC assessment has shown, Haiti remains a trans-shipment country for drugs - primarily cocaine - and cannabis entering via boat or plane at public, private, and informal...

11. www.abc.net.au › news › 2024/03/31Fearsome gangs are ruling Haiti with a cruel ransom strategy ...

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    Mar 31, 2024 · Gangs use sophisticated firearms smuggled from America. While the US has provided a safe haven for some, it's also the source of many of the weapons illegally distributed in Haiti.