Human Rights Watch reports that armed groups in Haiti are recruiting starving children, who are drawn in by promises of food and shelter, amid an escalating conflict with international forces.
The report highlights that approximately 30% of gang members in Haiti are now children, who are being forced into roles as armed soldiers, spies, or are being exploited sexually.
As the violence intensifies, armed groups plan to use recruited children as human shields to protect themselves during anticipated confrontations with international security forces.
Haitian communities are facing dire circumstances, with 5.4 million people going hungry and half a million children living under the threat of violent armed groups, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
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