Murders mount in Haiti; bishops plead for peace
December 10, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: “Stop these cruel acts,” the Catholic bishops of Haiti exhorted gang leaders, as the country descends into anarchic violence.
According to the UN human-rights commissioner in Haiti, at least 184 people were murdered in the capital city of Port-au-Prince during the past weekend alone. The total number of killings in Haiti this year is over 5,000.
More than 100 murders were reportedly ordered this week by a gang leader in the sprawling slum of Cite-Soleil; the gang targeted suspected voodoo practitioners.
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