Mar 05 Haiti’s embattled prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as armed gangs terrorize his nation By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been notably absent since the country's latest and most serious outbreak of violence started last week. Continue reading
Mar 01 Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks across capital overwhelmed officers By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The attacks Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets including Haiti's international airport and seized control of two police stations, prompting people to flee dozens of communities in fear as schools and businesses closed. Continue reading
Jan 31 El Salvador vice president acknowledges mistakes in war on gangs but says country is ‘not a police state’ By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Félix Ulloa, temporarily on leave as El Salvador's vice president while he runs for reelection alongside Nayib Bukele, has denied accusations that their administration has made undemocratic moves to consolidate power. Continue reading
Oct 31 UN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti says he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang violence and the bleak future awaiting children in the embattled country. Continue reading
Aug 14 Rights group urges rapid international intervention to end spiraling gang violence in Haiti By Dánica Coto, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 10 Ecuador declares state of emergency following assassination of presidential candidate promoting anti-corruption By Gonzalo Solano, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Villavicencio had reported receiving multiple death threats, including from affiliates of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, one of a slew of international organized crime groups that now operate in Ecuador. Continue reading
Jun 23 Gang violence pushes Haitians from their homes into makeshift shelters By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil slum, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 9:21 Thousands try to flee Haiti as gangs terrorize innocent civilians By Marcia Biggs, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern over the security and humanitarian crises in Haiti. The Caribbean nation is in freefall without effective governance or protection from gangs that routinely terrorize innocent civilians with kidnappings, sexual abuse and murder. That… Continue watching
Jan 31 Gangs take control in Haiti as democracy withers By Megan Janetsky, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press The U.N. estimated in December that gangs controlled 60 percent of Haiti's capital, but nowadays most on the streets of Port-au-Prince say that number is closer to 100 percent. Continue reading
Jan 23 UN chief insists on deploying special armed forces as crises in Haiti worsen By Dánica Coto, Associated Press U.N. Secretary General António Guterres is insisting on the deployment of an international specialized armed force to Haiti and calling on governments to consider halting deportations as the country's situation spirals. Continue reading