Gang warfare, kidnappings have increased dramatically since the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
Efforts to help Haitians through the gang violence ravaging their nation suffered a new blow with the kidnapping of an American nurse from New Hampshire and her young daughter, who were still missing Tuesday.
Haitians, aid providers and outside observers worry that the kidnapping of New Hampshire native Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter will turn more of the nation into a no-go zone for anyone besides gangs and the populations they torment. The Christian organization Ms. Dorsainvil works for, El Roi Haiti, has offered medical care, education and other basic services. The organization released a photo of Ms.
Smaller grassroots organizations like Ms. Dorsainvil’s are particularly affected, Ms. Segura said, because they have fewer resources to deal with the violence. People in Cité Soleil protested the kidnapping, carrying signs that read, “She is doing good work in the community. free her.” Protesters marched to the medical facility where Ms. Dorsainvil was kidnapped. It had closed doors.
Residents of an adjoining neighbourhood, Tabarre, were wondering Tuesday if aid groups’ temporary closures will become permanent. Ms. Segura, of the International Crisis Group, said fewer women have given birth in hospitals, which could boost infant and maternal deaths. She also said that gangs have been trying to provide aid services to the communities they terrorize in an effort to project a sort of Robin Hood image.
“Obviously, the safety and security of American citizens overseas is our highest priority. We are in regular contact with the Haitian authorities. We’ll continue to work with them and our US government interagency partners, but because it’s an ongoing law enforcement investigation, there’s not more detail I can offer,” Mr. Miller wrote in a statement Monday.
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