SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International.
One of 51 children interviewed by the human rights group said he was constantly pressured by a gang to fight alongside it.
“They killed people in front of me and asked me to burn their bodies. But I don’t have the heart for that,” the unidentified boy was quoted as saying.
An estimated 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, according to UNICEF.
Amnesty International said the children “had no
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