The human rights situation in Haiti is becoming increasingly alarming, according to U.N. Secretary General spokesperson Farhan Haq, as relentless gang violence continues to engulf the Caribbean nation.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Haq revealed that just between April and June, at least 1,520 people were killed as a result of these outrageous activities, and 609 others were wounded in armed attacks following these activities. During that same period, there were also more reports of 185 people being kidnapped and 628 victims of sexual assault.
“The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is urgently soliciting for support to strengthen and boost up efforts to protect the most at risk populations,” Haq stated.
From October 2024 to June 2025, gang related violence has claimed so many lives, over 4,800 individuals throughout Haiti.
Additionally, hundreds more have suffered injuries, abductions, sexual assault, and trafficking, as detailed by the United Nations. In recent years, this wave of violence has also forced more than 1.3 million people from their homes.
Haiti has not held a general election in nearly ten years. The assassination of its last president, Jovenel Moïse, in July 2021 at his private residence, sparked a sharp escalation in gang related chaos and lawlessness.
