The Caribbean region continues to suffer from high levels of firearm-related violence, with worrying developments that include the recruitment of children and adolescents into armed gangs, shootings in hospitals, and a surge in gang violence. Most of the weapons seized from perpetrators of these and other crimes are handguns, but recent data reveals a rise in trafficking of AR- and AK-pattern rifles and large-capacity magazines to some Caribbean countries.
Après avoir tenté en vain de changer la date du premier tour des élections fixé au 30 août 2026 par le Conseil électoral provisoire, le Conseil présidentiel de transition a finalement adopté, le lundi 1er décembre, en Conseil des ministres, le décret électoral. Ce qui permettra la publication du document dans le journal officiel du pays et l'entrée en vigueur officielle du calendrier électoral.
Heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region over the weekend, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homes and forced survivors to flee into the darkness.
Police made emergency calls for backup, asserting that 50% of the Artibonite region had fallen under gang control after the large-scale attacks targeting towns including Bercy and Pont-Sondé.
The United Nations warned Monday that Haiti is “rapidly becoming a central hub” for international drug trafficking as gangs in the country expand ties with organized crime networks abroad, amid a worsening security crisis.
The UN said criminal gangs are increasingly battling for control of territory in the capital and beyond, forcing hundreds of thousands of Haitians into displacement and worsening the nation’s humanitarian and economic crises.
Une saisie record de cocaïne au large des côtes d'Haïti a mis en évidence le « rôle central de ce pays insulaire dans les routes de trafic reliant l'Amérique du Sud, les Caraïbes et les États-Unis », selon les Nations Unies.