The victims killed by the so-called Gran Grif gang included 10 ladies and three infants.
“Because the assault unfolded, Gang members reportedly set hearth to not less than 45 houses and 34 automobilesforcing some residents to flee,” Tameen Alkhtan mentioned in a press release in Geneva.
He known as for a “fast and thorough investigation” into the assault, holding these accountable accountable and guaranteeing compensation for the victims and their households.
Human rights violations surge
The assault occurred in opposition to the backdrop of indiscriminate gang violence throughout Haiti, resulting in an alarming escalation of human rights violations and mass inner displacement.
Greater than 700,000 individuals have been pressured to flee their houses, making Haiti the nation with the most important variety of individuals displaced by crime-related violence on this planet.
Mass displacement has led to widespread insecurity within the nation, and almost half of Haiti’s 11.9 million civilians are in pressing want of humanitarian help.
Gang violence in opposition to Haitians has unfold from the capital, Port-au-Prince, to distant rural areas. Frequent assaults embody sexual violence, kidnappings, robberies, roadblocks to intimidate and rob civilians, and armed gangs forcibly recruiting troopers.
“We can not flip a blind eye”
UNHCR is looking for extra pressing consideration, help and options for Haitians affected by violence and insecurity, together with these forcibly displaced.
“Haitians want our collective help now greater than ever, and we can not flip a blind eye”, Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant Excessive Commissioner for Operations, mentioned on Thursday after a three-day go to to the nation.
“Elevated funding, safety and worldwide solidarity are essential to delivering life-saving humanitarian help and restoring stability and hope to Haiti,” he added.
Regardless of the rising urgency of the disaster, Haiti’s humanitarian response stays severely underfunded, US$674 million raised for 2024 humanitarian response plan, solely 39% accomplished.
UNHCR calls on the worldwide neighborhood to step up help to satisfy humanitarian wants and discover options for displaced individuals and people fleeing Haiti.
