UN's Haiti human rights expert warns of dire situation

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UN's Haiti human rights expert warns of dire situation  William O'Neill said there was not a day to lose in the battle against the ongoing gang violence.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/12/uns-haiti-human-rights-expert-warns-of-dire-situation  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00No relief for Haitians who continue to face gang violence.

00:04Following a week-long visit to the country,

00:06the United Nations designated expert on human rights in Haiti

00:09says the situation remains dire.

00:12William O'Neill urged national and international actors

00:15to comply with human rights law.

00:17The UN says gangs control 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

00:21Despite the efforts of the Haitian National Police

00:24and the multinational security support mission,

00:27the risk of the capital falling under gang control is palpable.

00:32These violent criminal groups continue to extend

00:35and consolidate their hold even beyond the capital.

00:39They kill, rape, terrorize, set fire to homes,

00:44orphanages, schools, hospitals, places of worship.

00:51They recruit children, and they infiltrate all spheres of society.

00:57All this with the utmost impunity,

00:59and sometimes, as many sources point out,

01:02with the complicity of powerful actors.

01:05The UN-backed mission is led by Kenyan forces.

01:08The body of a police officer killed by gangs in Haiti

01:10has been returned to Nairobi.

01:12Nearly 6,000 people were reported killed in the country last year.

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