UN Report: Rape Cases in Haiti Linked to Kenya-led Mission

0:00A United Nations report just confirmed four rape cases in Haiti tied to the Kenya-led security mission that's pulling out. The victims were girls aged 12, 16, 16, and 18. Investigators from the UN Human Rights Office verified every single allegation. These reports came in last year and got handed to the mission's commander for action. The force, mostly Kenyan police, rolled into Haiti in June 2024 to fight gangs. It's not a straight UN operation, but got Security Council approval back in 2023. No word yet from the mission's top brass despite outreach. This echoes past scandals with UN peacekeepers in Haiti up to 2017, where abuse reports were rampant. The UN now tracks nationalities of accused troops and has a victim support fund. All four cases show violations corroborated, with three still pending action and the 12-year-old handled internally by the mission. As a new anti-gank force kicks off this week, the UN's pushing hard for safeguards to probe

1:00and report abuses up front. That set up could make or break trust in these operations moving forward in Haiti. That's the story for today. Durham News Today, Driven by AI