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Haiti - FLASH : Gangs increasingly armed and better structured (report) 15/02/2024 08:55:55
In the capital, the report indicates, at least 23 large gangs operate, some of which have thousands of members, which form two large coalitions : G9 family and allies : Delmas Gang 6 Baz Krache Dife Baz Pilat Nan Ti Bwa Simon Pelé’s gang Baz Nan Chabon Was Jeremy Nan Boston Belekou Gang Chen Mechan G-Pèp and allies : Nan Brooklyn Village of God/5 Segond Fontamara Kraz Barye 400 Marozo Grand Ravine Gang Canaan Gang The security support mission authorized in 2023 by the UN Security Council, and which will be led by the Government of Kenya, "will face a very different and in many ways even more difficult situation than that which existed during the UN Stabilization Mission. in Haiti (MINUSTAH between 2004 and 2017)." The report indicates that the existence of gangs in Haiti dates back to the time of the dictatorship of François Duvalier Papa Doc, between 1957 and 1971, with the Tontons Macoutes, but for decades they were mainly divided and weak groups, which has changed diametrically. Today, new gang leaders have long experience, have learned from mistakes and now lead more sophisticated organizations that resemble cartels, militias or paramilitary groups, the report said. The organization that studies armed groups also warns of the rapid spread of gang violence to rural areas of Haiti like the department of Artibonite, the country's main food production center, in which more than 20 criminal gangs. Download the full report on gangs in Haiti (English PDF) : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/Romain-Le-Cour-Grandmaison-Ana-Paula-Oliveira-and-Matt-Herbert-A-critical-moment-Haitis-gang-crisis-and-international-responses-GI-TOC-February-2024.pdf S/ HaitiLibre
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