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People line up to receive food at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in the Kenscoff neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 3, 2025
HAITI’S children are increasingly embroiled in gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to a report released today by Amnesty International.
One of 51 children interviewed by the rights group said he was constantly put under pressure 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,” said the unidentified boy.
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
