‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti

‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti

Left vulnerable, communities then formed self-defence groups and Haitian security forces reinforced their operations and made small gains only to be rebuffed again by gangs. And at all stages of this cycle, human rights violations are being committed against civilians, according to a report released on Friday by the UN office in Haiti (BINUH) and […]

Stigmatised for being deaf: Zénabou’s Story

Stigmatised for being deaf: Zénabou’s Story

“I always had the painful experience of seeing the other children go to school with their rucksacks,” says 14-year-old Zénabou. “It was tormenting because even though I was burning with a desire to find out what happened in the schools where these children went every morning, I realised very early on that it was a […]