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Murder rate in Haiti spikes with over 1,200 killed in three months (www.rfi.fr)
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According to a UN report released on Wednesday, 1,223 people were killed and 522 injured as a result of gang violence and the fight against gangs. "This represents a 32 percent drop in killings and injuries compared with the first quarter, but an increase of 27 percent compared with the second quarter," it said. Almost half of the deaths were attributed to gangs, but some 45 percent were reportedly the result of law enforcement operations.

The report also highlighted a 40 percent increase in the number of acts of violence committed by self-defence groups or unorganised members of the population, known as the "Bwa Kale" vigilante movement. They made up some 8 percent of the overall killings. At "least 122 individuals – either presumed gang members or accused of common crimes, including animal or telephone theft – were killed with extreme brutality by the population," the report stated. "During these incidents, victims were mutilated with machetes, stoned, decapitated, burned alive or buried alive," it continued.

The report also said 170 people were kidnapped during those months and the persistent use of sexual violence against women and girls continues.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

2024 and the world is still flooded with barbarism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You've seen what Americans resort to if they don't have toilet paper. Wait until there's no water or no food.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, barbarism is global, i know. We all are able to do horrible things when allowed/forced to. I'm misanthropic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Were there 1200 toilet paper related murders? Your comment trivializes the serious things happening in haiti

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No because toilet paper isn't serious enough to point a gun at someone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So why's it discussed on this article? Silliness