Scott Campbell on Nostr: "For decades, armed gangs with connections to Haiti’s political and business elites ...
"For decades, armed gangs with connections to Haiti’s political and business elites have used violence to gain control of territory and exert pressure on their rivals.
"With funding from wealthy backers, as well as money gathered through drug trafficking, kidnappings and other illicit activities, Haiti’s gangs filled a void caused by years of political instability and accrued power.
"That stark reality has pushed some Haitian children and youth, particularly from impoverished areas of Port-au-Prince and communities under gang control, to join the armed groups.
"Some enlist under threats of violence against them and their families, while others hope to get money, food or a means of protection. Often, they join simply because they have no alternatives."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/22/haitis-children-dragged-into-hell-as-gang-violence-rages
#Haiti
"With funding from wealthy backers, as well as money gathered through drug trafficking, kidnappings and other illicit activities, Haiti’s gangs filled a void caused by years of political instability and accrued power.
"That stark reality has pushed some Haitian children and youth, particularly from impoverished areas of Port-au-Prince and communities under gang control, to join the armed groups.
"Some enlist under threats of violence against them and their families, while others hope to get money, food or a means of protection. Often, they join simply because they have no alternatives."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/22/haitis-children-dragged-into-hell-as-gang-violence-rages
#Haiti