“A massacre of incredible cruelty was perpetrated,” reads the report released Tuesday night, which says Haitian authorities failed to control the violence. “From the highest level of the state, there was no reaction.”
The Chen Mechan gang killed seven of its own members who wanted to stop the confrontation with 400 Mawozo, according to the report. The rest were civilians accused of collaborating with rivals or people who have spoken out against gang abuse, the human rights group said.
In the Corridor Djo and Santo 2 neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, gangs killed 47 people, burning 17 of the bodies and burying 30 in mass graves, according to the report.
Besides, some people were burned in the streets with tires, according to the report.
Haiti’s gangs have grown stronger since the assassination last year of President Jovenel Moise and have become de facto authorities in significant parts of the country.
The leader of the 400 Mawozo, Joly “Yonyon” Germine, was charged Tuesday in USAfor participating in the kidnapping of a group of American missionaries in 2021.
Gang violence is routinely identified as the biggest problem facing Haiti, as kidnappings and shootings drive a growing number of people to leave the country in rickety boats hoping to reach the United States.
Source: Ambito
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