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Haiti's children caught in the crossfire of gang violence, Amnesty warns
People line up to receive food at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Kenscoff neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 3, 2025

HAITI’S children are increasingly embroiled in gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released today by Amnesty International.

One of 51 children interviewed by the rights group said he was constantly put under pressure by a gang to fight alongside it.

“They killed people in front of me and asked me to burn their bodies. But I don’t have the heart for that,” said the unidentified boy.

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