He escaped anti-gay violence by coming to the US. Now he faces deportation for using the bathroom.
The man says he believes police targeted him because of his appearance and mannerisms.| LGBTQ Nation
The man says he believes police targeted him because of his appearance and mannerisms.| LGBTQ Nation
With MSF’s hospital closed and gangs nearing Rue Duncombe, Turgeau residents plead for armed intervention before violence engulfs their community. The post ‘We’ve seen this movie before’: Turgeau residents warn authorities as gangs surge into central Port-au-Prince appeared first on The Haitian Times.| The Haitian Times
A longstanding feud came to a head when 24 trans people tried to take their own lives.| LGBTQ Nation
Since 2022, Haiti’s gang violence has left over 16,000 dead and displaced 1.3 million, half of them children. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says as many as 500,000 illegal guns are in circulation, most held by gangs controlling 90% of the capital and expanding their grip on several provincial towns. Despite last year’s Kenya-led multinational mission (MSS) deployment, violence has escalated, prompting the Security Council to approve a new 5,500-member anti-gang force a...| The Haitian Times
The Kenya-led MSS in Haiti faces funding and operational gaps, with clarity on UN support for the mission expected in October. Meanwhile, Haiti’s reliance on private firms like former U.S. Navy SEAL Erik Prince’s Vectus Global raises concerns about transparency, coordination and sovereignty.| The Haitian Times
Haiti has declared a three-month state of emergency in its West, Artibonite and Center departments amid rising gang violence, the displacement of over 239,000 people, and devastation to its key farming regions.| The Haitian Times
