00:01Gang violence in Haiti has left more than 5,000 casualties this year,
00:06UN Human Rights Chief Volka Tark said Friday.
00:10The figures also include 230 kidnappings and more than 1,000 cases of rape.
00:18Despite some success in containing their activity in parts of the capital Port-au-Prince,
00:23gangs continue to adapt and expand, re-emerging in new areas and constantly rearming.
00:32Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Tark warned that gangs continue to expand
00:37despite the deployment of an international security force intended to help authorities restore order.
00:43Law enforcement operations continue to raise serious concerns about the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force.
00:50Since the beginning of the year, more than half of all casualties occurred in the context of security operations
00:57with hundreds of people struck by stray bullets and explosive drones.
01:03The number of summary executions carried out by specialized police units has fallen significantly,
01:09by almost half compared with 2025.
01:13However, people allegedly associated with gangs continue to be summarily executed.
01:20Tark said the deployed gang suppression force remains significantly under strength.
01:26The mission is intended to reach 5,500 personnel, but currently has about 1,500 so far.
01:35The mission is now said the Jeans Soren and the
