Kidnappings Triple in Aftermath of Assassination of Haiti’s President
- Think tank records 117 kidnappings in September, 628 for year
- Gang violence is seen as one of the main obstacles to recovery
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Kidnappings in Haiti have tripled as organized crime flourishes in the chaos left by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and a devastating earthquake.
Haiti’s Centre for Analysis and Research in Human Rights, a non-profit think tank, said 117 people were taken hostage in September -- up from 31 in July, the month Moise was killed.