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Coverage dated August 13, 2023

As gangs overwhelm Haiti, rights group urges world to send help ‘now’

Headline from Christian Science Monitor

A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled nation's capital.

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  1. Christian Science Monitor

    As gangs overwhelm Haiti, rights group urges world to send help ‘now’ (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Human Rights Watch’s call to intervene to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti comes as the country awaits a response from the U.N. Security Council to its request for an international armed force to step in.

  2. Voice of America

    Rights Group Urges Rapid International Intervention to End Spiraling Gang Violence in Haiti (opens Voice of America)

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    Call by Human Rights Watch comes as Haiti awaits a response from UN Security Council to its request in October for immediate deployment of international armed force to fight surge in violence

  3. Fox News

    Human rights group urges international community to help stop gang violence in Haiti (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Human Rights Watch is calling for countries across the world to help stop the spiraling gang violence in Haiti. Gangs have overpowered police in much of Port-au-Prince.

  4. France 24

    Human Rights Watch urges international intervention to end surging gang violence in Haiti (opens France 24)

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    A human rights group urged the international community on Monday to intervene quickly to end spiraling violence by gangs in Haiti as it detailed the brutal rapes and killings committed in the troubled…

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