DFA raises Haiti situation to Crisis Alert Level 3
Published March 20, 2024 2:59am The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised the situation in Haiti to Crisis Alert Level 3, according to a report on “Saksi.” Under Crisis Alert Level 3 is voluntary repatriation. There is a reported escalation of violence in Haiti due to the presence of armed gangs. A human rights […]
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised the situation in Haiti to Crisis Alert Level 3, according to a report on “Saksi.”
Under Crisis Alert Level 3 is voluntary repatriation.
There is a reported escalation of violence in Haiti due to the presence of armed gangs.
A human rights group has reported wide spread killing, kidnappings, and abuse.
Haiti citizens await the replacement of a Prime Minister who resigned from his post.
Reuters reported that under international pressure and stranded in Puerto Rico, Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced his resignation pending a temporary replacement a week ago, but the council set to choose his replacement has yet to be appointed.
More than 10 bodies were removed by ambulance from the affluent neighborhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of the Haitian capital, according to a Reuters witness on Monday. — BAP, GMA Integrated News
