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Rival Gangs Sign Truce In Haiti's Largest Shantytown

Two rival gang leaders signed a truce to end armed conflict in Haiti's largest shantytown, a community leader said Thursday.

International Business Times

Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti?

Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past

The Guardian - US

How a lack of leadership allowed gangs to take over Haiti

Haiti has descended into a state of chaos and despair in recent years, with gangs seizing control of large swaths of the nation and imposing their rule through fear, violence and extortion. FRANCE 24 spoke to expert Rosa Freedman on what paved the way for gangs to take hold of…

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‘There’s no police or state’: Haitians helpless as violence and brutality soars

Human Rights Watch says country unable to protect citizens from killing and rape by armed gangs, and floats overseas peacekeepers

The Guardian - US

With help from American priest, four Haiti gang leaders have called a truce. Can it last?

For three years now, rival gangs in Haiti have turned the country’s poorest and most densely populated slum into one of the biggest battlegrounds, where women and girls are raped and people carrying out their daily activities are indiscriminately shot at by armed men firing from rooftops.

Miami Herald

In Haiti’s heart of gang war, one hospital stands its ground

As gangs tighten their grip on Haiti, many medical facilities in the Caribbean nation’s most violent areas have closed, leaving Fontaine Hospital Center one of the last hospitals in one of the world’s most lawless places.

Chicago Sun-Times

In heart of Haiti's gang war, one hospital stands its ground

One hospital is standing its ground in one of the most violent parts of Haiti’s capital

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In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers

At a time when democracy has withered in Haiti and gang violence has spiraled out of control, armed men like Jimmy Cherizier – known by the nickname Barbecue - have filled the power vacuum left by a crumbling government

The Independent UK

Gas stations in Haiti reopen for 1st time in 2 months

Whoops of excitement are echoing through Haiti's capital as gas stations open for the first time in two months after a powerful gang lifted a crippling fuel blockade

The Independent UK

Key fuel depot in Haiti reopens for 1st time since September

Trucks are lining up at a main fuel terminal in Haiti’s capital to fill up their tanks for the first time since a powerful gang federation seized control of the area nearly two months ago

The Independent UK

Haiti gang leader says fuel distribution can resume as blockade ends

Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier said on Sunday that fuel trucks can approach the Varreux terminal without fear for their safety, days after police broke up a blockade that had halted fuel distribution for nearly two months.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Who's behind Haiti's most powerful gang alliance?

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that imposes sanctions on Jimmy Chérizier, leader of a powerful gang federation in Haiti

The Independent UK

UN ready to vote on sanctions against Haitian gang leader

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Friday on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti

The Independent UK

UN to vote on sanctions to curb violence, crime in Haiti

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti

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Proposed UN resolution would sanction top Haitian gang chief

The U_N_ Security Council is negotiating a resolution that would impose an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban on influential Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, nicknamed “Barbeque.”

Reuters

U.N. Security Council considers Haiti sanctions, targeting 'Barbecue'

The U.N. Security Council is considering creating a sanctions regime to impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on anyone who threatens the peace, security or stability of Haiti, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Thursday.

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