UN Human Rights spokesman Jeremy Lawrence said that “gang clashes in the poor neighborhoods of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince resulted in the death and injury of at least 234 people between 8 and 12 July.”

In a statement, Lawrence indicated that “most of the victims were not directly connected to the gangs,” adding that “there were reports of physical abuse in the office.”

Lawrence expressed concern about the escalation of violence in the capital Port-au-Prince and the increase in human rights violations committed by armed gangs against the local population.

Significantly, the City Soleil slum in the capital Port-au-Prince witnessed last week armed clashes between two opposing gangs that the police failed to stop, leaving hundreds dead and injured. besieging the inhabitants and preventing them from satisfying their vital needs.

The violence in Haiti prompted the UN Security Council to pass its first resolution calling for a ban on the transfer of light weapons to gangs in the country.