PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti said Tuesday that he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang
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Kenya’s foreign minister reassigned days after touchy comment on country’s police mission in Haiti
NAIROBI (AP) — Kenya’s foreign affairs minister was moved to the tourism post Wednesday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle just days after the official
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UN approves Haiti security mission to fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for
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US and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
NAIROBI (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement today that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security
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Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims – UN
GENEVA (Reuters) — The United Nations said this week countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of
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US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and
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Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by deluded pastor into gang territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The director of Haiti’s National Police vowed Monday to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and
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Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned that he would fight any international armed force
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US offers UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States said Tuesday it will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a
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African, Caribbean nations join forces to call for reparations for slavery
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados to demand
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