![]() In March, Haiti saw its highest number of reported murders, rapes, kidnappings, and lynchings since 2005, The Guardian reports, and the violence ramped up on April 24 when a gang tried to take control of the Turgeau area of Port-au-Prince. ![]() "I've seen enough dead people for many lifetimes," she said. Human rights activist Vélina Élysée Charlier told The Guardianshe has walked by smoldering corpses on sidewalks and witnessed men with machetes chasing suspected gang members down the street. In and around Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, vigilante killings are on the rise as residents take up arms against the gangs that control up to 80 percent of the city.Īt least 18 suspected gang members have been killed in the past week by crowds in the Port-au-Prince area, The Associated Press reports, and on Tuesday, five men were killed and their bodies later set on fire. ![]() Guerinault Louis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images ![]()
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