Rue de Delmas paralyzed during demonstrations against kidnapping, assassination, clashes between gangs and the high cost of living, October 17, 2022. Photo by Marvens Compère for The Haitian Times
Rue de Delmas paralyzed during demonstrations against kidnapping, assassination, clashes between gangs and the high cost of living, October 17, 2022. Photo by Marvens Compère for The Haitian Times

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The UN Human Rights Office is once again calling for a multinational force to intervene in Haiti after its latest report found that gangs in Haiti have killed at least 531 people, injured 300 and kidnapped 277 since the year began. 

The UN figures come from a count of reported incidents between January and on Mar. 15. Also as of mid-March, at least 160,000 people have been reported as displaced, the agency said Tuesday.

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The UN Human Rights Office report that gangs killed at least 531 people, injured 300 and kidnapped 277 since the year began

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.