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Kenya's president is committing his country to lead a multinational force to Haiti to combat gangs
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https://apnews.com/article/kenya-haiti-police-united-nations-gangs-3bc04472b1a5c4b6f59efa1f810f40b6
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Gangs have overpowered Haitian police, with experts estimating they now control some 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
On Thursday, Ruto met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who thanked Kenya for being a strong partner on Haiti.
“In the past year we have witnessed a wave of punitive policing during protests, extrajudicial killings, deaths in custody, deliberate torture of children, interference with investigative authorities” and other violations, the Kenya-based Independent Medico-Legal Unit said in a report this month.
“Statements that commend law enforcement violations and issuance of shoot-to-kill orders worsen an already critical situation.”
The report was released a day after the U.S. Embassy in Haiti urged U.S. citizens to leave the country “as soon as possible” given the security challenges.
An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader — Jimmy Chérizier, known as “Barbecue” — has warned that he would fight any international force deployed to the country if it committed any abuses.
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