As Black immigrants, Haitians are doubly marginalized by structural racism embedded in US immigration policies and the broader societal racism experienced by Black Americans.
At least one US airline on Friday temporarily cancelled flights to Haiti's capital after gang members opened fire and hit a UN helicopter flying near the country's main airport. Spirit Airlines said in a statement to The Associated Press tha
The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies
Gangs have attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, forcing many people to leave their homes after gunfire raged through the night
The UN Security Council is trying to crack down rising levels of gang violence in Haiti by extending embargo on weapons.
The second-in-command of the Kraze Barye gang was shot in Torcelle, an area of Port-au-Prince the gang controls
Haiti's ongoing turmoil has been exacerbated by the dominance of gangs, and one of the most notorious figures in this crisis is Jimmy Cherizier, better known as "Barbecue."
More than 6,200 people are staying with relatives or in makeshift shelters after massacre in central Haiti town.
A new report has found that nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse, as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prin...
The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan officers remain largely out of sight.
Ohio state police will help protect schools in a city that has endured dozens of violent threats in the wake of a national political furor over Haitian migrants.
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Many would agree with you.
I'm going to say that this is truly tragic, what happened to these missionaries. They stayed in spite of the dangerous conditions around them, which truly speaks to their selflessness. They didn't go to Haiti to make a political statement or try to make money/profit off of the people. They went because they believed in helping others.
There's no direct link between the two countries. It's been argued that Kenya wants to increase its presence on the global stage and sees a peacekeeping/law enforcement mission in Haiti as an opportunity to showcase its capabilities in that space.
To be fair, that statement can apply to a number of places around the world (including in the US).
There has been a very unfortunate series of catastrophes that have been environmental, political, and economical....mostly overlapping.
Going after Barbancourt is unforgivable.........
Someone's feelings must have gotten hurt for this post to get downvoted to zero...
Two substantial points that this opinion piece makes stand out to me:
1- Pushing the gangs into controllable areas (by centralization) for the Haitian National Police to better handle.
2- Decentralized problem solving to reduce the vice grip that the entrenched power structure currently has.
The reasons for this are both internal and external, unfortunately. Yes, there are foreign interests that have taken advantage over the years but there's also the corruption that has persisted for decades. Until the government can start from scratch and keep the crap elements out, this will continue to happen and people will continue to suffer.
Here's a other source from ABC News:
So, what it appears you are saying is that the kidnapping is contributing to the mission not being popular? Just trying to understand the context of your comment in relation to the post.
Until the gang situation (and other issues) gets sorted, kidnappings such as this one (which has been happening for a number of years, now) will continue to occur, which is unfortunate.