Por: Associated Press Politics March 13, 2023
BOSTON (AP) — The former mayor of a small Haitian town is on trial in the United States, accused of terrorizing his political opponents. The civil trial, which began Monday, highlights the violence and lack of accountability in Haiti’s politics.The lawsuit against Jean Morose Viliena is being heard in U.S. District Court in Boston, and includes claims of killing, torture and arson in the town of Les Irois, home to some 22,000 people.Three... + full article
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics March 13, 2023
BOSTON – The former mayor of a small Haitian town accused of terrorizing his political opponents goes on trial in Boston federal court on Monday in a case that highlights the violent nature of Haiti's politics and the lack of accountability.The suit filed against Jean... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA World January 31, 2023
Jimmy Cherizier, the leader of the “G9 et Famille” gang, talks with members of his gang while taking a ride on the back of a motorcycle in his district of Delmas 6 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 24. Cherizier, best known by his childhood nickname Barbecue, has become the... + más
Official: Haiti to seek foreign armed forces to quell chaos | ABC News
The New York Times USA World November 29, 2022
After days of gunfights in early November, Haitian police officers emerged triumphant: They had finally liberated the nation’s biggest port from the gangs that had taken it over for two months.But when members of Haiti’s SWAT team returned to the shantytown that surrounds... + más
10 WBNS USA Nation October 18, 2022
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United States and Mexico said Monday they are preparing a U.N. resolution that would authorize an international mission to help improve security in Haiti, whose government issued a “distress call” for the people of the crisis-wracked nation.... + más
Haiti calls for help at the UN as world mulls assistance | WPTV
The Advocate USA Entertainment October 10, 2022
At 24 years old, Megan Boudreaux Anderson founded Respire Haiti, a nonprofit created to fight for the freedom of Haiti’s estimated 300,000 child slaves. After moving to Haiti in 2011, Anderson started a feeding program and transformed a barren hillside into a refuge including... + más
Official: Haiti to seek foreign armed forces to quell chaos | Los Angeles Times
ABC News USA World October 07, 2022
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haiti's government has agreed to request the help of international armed forces as gangs and protesters paralyze the country and basic supplies including fuel and water dwindle, a top ranking an official told The Associated Press on Friday.The... + más
Newsweek USA World October 05, 2022
A Ukrainian official presented photographic evidence on Tuesday of torture rooms in a village in the country's Kharkiv region.Allegations of war crimes and abuse from Russian soldiers emerged soon after President Vladimir Putin launched the Ukraine special military... + más
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