SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence and forced to carry ...

The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear ...

Amnesty International said the children “had no choice, and that their involvement was predominantly out of hunger or fear.” Nearly two million people are on the verge of starvation in Haiti ...

Children in Haiti face sexual violence, other forms of abuse, and recruitment into local gangs, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Feb. 12. The report states that armed gangs ...

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Warning: Some details of this report may be disturbing. A new Amnesty International report shows the harrowing effect gang violence has had on children in Haiti. Miami Herald Caribbean correspondent ...

Sexual violence against children in Haiti soared tenfold last year as ... The UNICEF report was corroborated by Amnesty International, which last Wednesday said it had interviewed 10 Haitian ...

According to Amnesty International’s estimates, more than 1 million children live under the control or influence of armed gangs in Haiti, a country in deep political, humanitarian, and security ...

Violence and atrocities plague the people of Haiti as the influence of armed gangs continues to rise. UNICEF Representative ...

Haiti's children are increasingly trapped in a cycle of gang violence, forced into recruitment, sexual exploitation, and deadly crossfire, according to a new report by Amnesty International.