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Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justice

Old cars, used tires and barbed wire block off the biggest neighborhood in the capital of Haiti. Gun-toting gangsters have been robbing, raping and murdering the innocent. Now, the people are taking action and a wave of brutal vigilante justice is roiling Haiti,

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Gang violence declines in Haiti amid rise of vigilante group

A human rights group in Haiti says violence by armed gangs has declined significantly following the emergence of a vigilante group, known as Bwa

The New York Times · 22h

Vigilante Justice Rises in Haiti and Crime Plummets

Civilians have killed at least 160 gang members in Haiti, a human rights group says. Residents say they feel safer, but others worry that it will lead to even more violence.

USA Today · 2h

Haitians defend themselves against gangs

A wave of brutal vigilante justice is roiling Haiti, in response to the country's violent gangs. Gang-related killings and kidnappings have dropped as a result, but human rights activists worry about the gruesome violence meted out against suspected gangsters and fear innocent people will be killed.

Haiti's deadly vigilante movement sees decline in gang violence, report says

Almost no kidnappings were recorded in the last month and there were 43 gang-linked murders, down from 146 in the first three ...

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Religious leaders, once mostly spared Haiti’s violence, are now targets

The sacred spaces are no longer important.” As gangs maraud through Haiti’s cities mostly unchecked, they are now targeting groups that had once been spared such violence — a sign of how the new ...

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Haiti’s gang violence crisis, briefly explained

and sexual violence, often at random. The current gang structure arguably began under the auspices of former leader Jean-Bertrande Aristide, Daniel Foote, the former US special envoy to Haiti ...

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Haiti sees rise of ‘vigilante justice’ as gang violence soars

Widespread gang violence has plagued Haiti for nearly two years, as armed groups vie for control after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, which created a power vacuum.

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