UN failing to halt Haitian abuse, says Amnesty

The presence of United Nations peacekeepers for more than a year has failed to curb widespread abuses and political violence in Haiti, leaving a volatile climate for upcoming elections, Amnesty International has declared.

Amnesty accused the US-backed interim government and the UN peacekeeping force of showing leniency towards former soldiers and other rebels who toppled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide last year while aggressively combating armed militants loyal to the ousted leader.