U.N.: Nearly 5,000 Haitians Killed over Nine Months Amid Ongoing Gang Violence

A new U.N. report warns nearly 5,000 people were killed in Haiti in just the past nine months. Gang violence has surged beyond the capital of Port-au-Prince. The U.N. is urging the international community to support the Kenya-led security mission currently deployed in Haiti and to curb the flow of firearms into the country. U.N. human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani spoke on Friday. Ravina Shamdasani: “Caught in the middle of this unending horror story are the Haitian people, who are at the mercy of horrific violence by gangs and exposed to human rights violations from the security forces, as well as abuses by the so-called self-defense groups.”