United Nations-designated human rights expert William O’Neill has described conditions in the country as “hell on earth”—a stark but accurate summary of the lived reality for millions of Haitians. According to United Nations human rights data, at least 5,600 people were killed in gang violence in 2024 alone. Lee Jay Walker, an analyst at the Modern Tokyo Times, states: “The UN reports a harrowing reality marked by extrajudicial killings, human trafficking, murder, child exploitation, gang rape, and other severe human rights abuses.”Gang violence in Haiti hasn’t just taken lives—it has weaponized violence against civilians. Sexual violence is now pervasive; gang rape is the predominant form of documented sexual assault, and often accompanied by murder and mutilation. Modern Tokyo News is part of the Modern Tokyo Times grouphttp://moderntokyotimes.com Modern Tokyo Times – International News and Japan Newshttp://sawakoart.com – Sawako Utsumi’s website and Modern Tokyo Times artisthttps://moderntokyonews.com Modern Tokyo News – Tokyo News and International NewsPLEASE JOIN ON TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/MTT_News Modern Tokyo TimesPLEASE JOIN ON FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/moderntokyotimes