Special Report – Gangs in Haiti: A deeper look
Gangs in Haiti go as far back as the Tonton Makout of the Duvalier Regime. But with more guns available and less government checking them, today’s neighborhood-based gangs have outsized influence on not only their communities, but the entire country. In this special series, The Haitian Times explores their evolution and potential solutions.
Neighborhood groups for basic services where Haiti’s government has failed, gangs are empowered, filling a leadership vacuum and fueling the country’s long cycle of violence and repression.
In Haiti, “gangs” reside where caring for community and corruption collide
Guns, here’s how they buy it, my friend. It’s all about networking. This person tells the other. The diaspora is a little guilty in selling guns. They buy them in gun shows.
Jonas Gustave, a Youtuber who blogs about gang activities
History & Current State
Arms smuggling fuels gang violence in Port-au-Prince
At times, Haitians in the diaspora or foreigners, send weapons to Haiti because they believe that it will be used to protect people. But while gang members do protect their territories they also kidnap residents, steal and kill.
Finding loved ones’ bodies in Haiti deepen grief for families, mourners
This story is part of a special investigation into Haiti’s gang crisis and potential solutions. To view the full series visit our special section, Gangs in Haiti: A deeper look. PORT-AU-PRINCE — All Laina Alexis wants is to get her husband’s body back. But the day after learning Tayson Lartigue and his colleague Frantzsen Charles, two…
What’s next for Haiti as gangs’ stranglehold tightens?
Although Haiti’s gang violence has been most intense in Port-au-Prince, in recent weeks, residents of the provinces have felt more deeply the impact of dechoukaj protests and lack of fuel.
With gas unavailable and high, protests in Haiti resume for third week
Haiti must contend simultaneously with gangs, no government and no jobs to solve the violence crisis.
Haiti is complicated. Saving it doesn’t have to be. | Editorial
The gaslighting is real. Literally, it’s being set on fire by mobs angry at rising fuel prices, ironically enough. Figuratively, the gaslighting is happening on all fronts, in Haiti and outside of it, with heavy injections from Haiti’s so-called friends.
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Taking back control: Ideas for eradicating gangs from Haiti
Haiti must contend simultaneously with gangs, no government and no jobs to solve the violence crisis.
Taking back control: Legalize Haiti’s gangs, some say
This story is part of a special investigation into Haiti’s gang crisis and potential solutions. To view the full series visit our special section, Gangs in Haiti: A deeper look. In 2007, Ecuador legalized gangs in a major shift called “The Citizens’ Revolution” that aimed to turn the country around. Gangs remade themselves as cultural associations,…
Taking back control: Bring in international forces to squash gangs
A new U.N. force alone won’t solve the insecurity crisis, as shown by MINUSTAH’s 13-year deployment. Nothing was resolved, the insecurity is still there, Bozile said.
Taking back control: Clean up and empower Haitian police force
This story is part of a special investigation into Haiti’s gang crisis and potential solutions. To view the full series visit our special section, Gangs in Haiti: A deeper look. PORT-AU-PRINCE — A solution popular with many in both the Haitian and international communities is to provide ideal conditions for the Haitian National Police (PNH) to…
Taking back control: Relabel Haiti’s status to marshall better support
Experts offer solutions for ridding Haiti of gangs
