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More than 2,400 people were killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including over 350 killed in lynchings by locals and vigilante groups, the UN says. "Between January 1 and August 15 of this year, at least 2,439 people have been killed and a further 902 injured," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells reporters in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
Gang violence in strife-torn Haiti is expanding at "an alarming rate" in areas previously considered quite safe, the UN envoy to the country tells a Security Council meeting. "The horrific violence in gang-ridden areas, including sexual violence, particularly against women and girls, is emblematic of the terror afflicting much of Haiti's population," says Maria Isabel Salvador. SOUNDBITE
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jul 15 (EFE) (Camera: María Montecelos) .- Thousands of Haitians displaced from their homes as a result of the territorial conflicts between gangs in Port-au-Prince have become invisible after the assassination of Jovenel Moise, and their despair goes into increased almost a month after fleeing the violence and losing everything.FOOTAGE FROM THE SITUATION IN PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
Port-au-Prince, Jul 9 (EFE).- Passports in hand, hundreds of Haitians gathered here Friday outside the United States Embassy to apply for visas, desperate to flee their country amid the uncertainty created by this week's assassination of President Jovenel Moïse."After the president's death it is not possible to live in Haiti," Jeferson Javeus told Efe in front of the US mission in Port-au-Prince's Tabarre neighborhood."Everyone is in danger in Haiti," he said, asking how anyone can feel safe "if they killed the president." (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS). SHOT LIST: HUNDREDS OF HAITIANS GATHER IN FRONT OF THE US EMBASSY IN THE HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE GRANTED A VISA TO LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY, DUE THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOVENEL MOISE, IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI.
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jun 27 (EFE) .- Hundreds of Haitians with disabilities have survived since June 20 in inhumane conditions in a communal school in Pétion-Ville, in the capital, devoid of basic social services such as water, hygiene and food.FOOTAGE FROM THE STREETS IN PORT AU PRINCESOUNDBITES FROM SAMUEL JEAN AND PHILOGNE GESNER, BLIND PEOPLEJean: When we got here, there was dust everywhere. So far the space is dirty. We are packed like sardines to sleep on. This is our situation here. For me, the state does not exist, "said the blind man, well known in areas of Port-au-Prince for the song he uses when he begs for alms.These refugees with special needs spent several days in the courtyard of St. Yves Parish before being brought to this school by the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities.HOW DID THEY GET THERE?"It was an event that happened that made us be here today. Our house was consumed by fire. We have nowhere to sleep. In this school we have come to take refuge," continued Samuel Jean.Gesner: This is a criminal action that we deplore. That is why we demand justice and reparation. Because we are vulnerable people," said Philogène Gesner, who heads an organization that defends the rights of the disabled.This is at least the second time that the camp, located in a precarious area of the capital, has been burned. This time, people accuse the National Police. Because of this, Gesner wonders if they are acting criminally to exterminate the disabled."It is an arson. The camp was set on fire by the specialized unit (of the Police) called CIMO on the pretext that the place was a hiding place for bandits. Without any professionalism, they decided to burn the space," complained the activist.
Pristina, Feb 11 (EFE), (Camera: Valdrin Xhemaj).- Kosovo will hold Sunday its fifth early elections since its independence from Serbia in 2008, amid political instability and economic crisis and with the ultranationalists as the main favourites. FOOTAGE OF ELECTORAL POSTERS AND CANDIDATES IN PRISTINA.