Marie Rosy Auguste, one of the leaders of the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights of Haiti (Rnddh), described the violations committed in the just-ended year as appalling, another social problem that adds to the insecurity plaguing the Caribbean country. .
Between January and December 2023, more than 1,047 people were murdered and the number of kidnappings is still unknown, but it is estimated that between five and nine people are kidnapped every day and this phenomenon is increasing.
Auguste denounced that the perpetrators of extortionate plagiarism act with complete impunity.
He stated that 43 police officers were murdered and two police officers disappeared during this period, in addition to the 13 police stations, substations and patrols that were attacked by armed bandits.
The member of the Rnddh complained that at least ten massacres were registered between March and September 2023.
3,351 women and girls were victims of violence, including 2 cases of murder, 1,1669 cases of individual or gang rape, including 818 minors, 679 victims of physical violence, 744 victims of psychological violence and 757 victims of economic violence. in the hands of their partners
Auguste described these figures as alarming and expressed that girls and women in the Antillean nation are not protected from insecurity.
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