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Dominican Republic increases deportations of pregnant women and babies to Haiti, UN and Amnesty warn
A displaced woman eats at a school operating as a shelter for those fleeing gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 21, 2025

THE UNITED Nations and human rights activists have warned about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are being put at risk.

Less than 40 per cent of health centres in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, remain open as gang violence surges.

Meanwhile, the University Hospital of Mirebalais, which has about 300 beds and is located in Haiti’s central region, has suspended operations, according to a statement from the UN on Thursday night.

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