An arms trafficking investigation involving the Episcopal Church has caused a scandal in Haiti.
What would the impact be of proposed United Nation sanctions on Barbecue, leader of Haiti's G9 gang?…
Two gangs have coordinated an amphibious attack on a key industrial area north of Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti prisons are overcrowded and judicial system failing, leading to prisoners dying of starvation.
Dominican officials have banned 12 Haitian gang leaders and one of its top politicians from entering the country.
Haitian gangs, G9 and G-PEP, have been accused of raping dozens of women in conflict-ridden neighborhoods of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
A rural gang is causing mayhem in northern Haiti, displaying tactics more commonly used by urban armed groups concentrated in Port-au-Prince.
Poorly equipped human smugglers have cost the lives of 17 Haitian migrants after their boat capsized near the Bahamas.
In Haiti, Port-au-Prince’s Cité Soleil has become the latest battleground for two well-armed gang alliances.
Haiti’s Customs Agency has seized an extremely large quantity of illegally imported ammunition.
UN staff and diplomats may be being targeted for kidnapping in Haiti, specifically so police can use international outcry to their advantage.
For nearly a week, a powerful Haitian gang has forcibly occupied the country’s Palace of Justice, with no response from security forces.
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