Approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were deployed to Jamaica on Friday to train military personnel from several Caribbean countries who are bound for Haiti as part of a multinational security force led by Kenya and backed by the United Nations. Source: Canadian Forces personnel deploy to Jamaica to train troops for Haiti mission Category: News
Tag: Haiti
By Jacqueline Charles The alarming violence is exacerbating an already dire human rights situation, especially on children, according to the U.N. Source: More than 1,500 killed in Haiti this year as gangs recruit children, violate human rights, UN says Category: Nation & World, World
By David C. Adams The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.” Source: ‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence Category: Gangs, United Nations, Haiti, Henry, Ariel, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Police, Turk, Volker