Gang violence is surging to unprecedented levels in Haiti, UN envoy says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Haiti is experiencing an unprecedented surge in gang violence, with the number of deaths, injuries and kidnappings more than doubling in the last year, the conflict-ridden Caribbean nation says. The country's UN special envoy made the announcement on Thursday. “It is difficult to overstate the seriousness of the situation in Haiti, […]
Haiti religious leaders demand release of kidnapped nuns
In a strongly worded letter released Monday, the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince pleads for the release of six nuns kidnapped last week and calls on the Haitian government to crack down on gang violence. In a letter, the archdiocese and the Haitian Conference of the Religious said Haitians were tired of the armed group's “reign of […]
6 nuns kidnapped in gang-dominated Haiti
Six Haitian nuns were kidnapped on Friday as they traveled by bus through the capital, religious leaders said. A statement from the Haitian Assembly of the Religious said the nuns were accompanied by an unspecified number of unidentified people on the bus, who were also abducted. The nuns are said to be from the Sisters […]