Gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti revealed

Children have outlined some of the horrors they have endured on Haiti (AP)
Children have outlined some of the horrors they have endured on Haiti (AP)

Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report by Amnesty International.

One of 51 children interviewed by the human rights group said he was constantly pressured by a gang to fight alongside it.

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