Women and girls are being hunted down by armed groups who are using rapes and targeted killings as a weapon of war. Source: EXCLUSIVE: Surge in use of rape against women and rivals by Haiti gangs, The New Humanitarian, Jess DiPierro Obert, November 14,...
It’s time for a different approach in Haiti – one that reckons with the enduring harms Global North policies have inflicted in the country. Source: The international community must own its role in Haiti’s food crisis. The New Humanitarian, Opinion of: Sandra...
Portland, Maine, has traditionally been welcoming to new migrants. But it’s struggling to handle more asylum-seekers amid housing shortages. Source: Maine’s open door for refugees meets a housing shortage, The Christian Science Monitor, by Doug Struck, July 15,...
‘Most of our friends didn’t make it to their 18th birthdays.’ Many of these gang members are under 24. Some are children as young as 11. With few work or educational opportunities, many gang members say they have turned to the armed groups as a way of earning quick...
“‘Haiti is a minefield,’ said Harold Isaac, a journalist based in Port-au-Prince who works for the Associated Press. ‘The minute you start reporting news, there are so many threats, because it casts light on people that don’t necessarily enjoy that.’” Source:...
