At least 1,500 people were killed in Haiti between April and June, according to the UN

Port-au-Prince. - At least 1,520 people were killed and 609 injured during the second quarter of the year in Haiti, mainly in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and mostly perpetrated by criminal gangs, according to a report published this Friday by the UN Integrated Office in the country (BINUH, by its French acronym), which described the human rights situation on the island as "extremely worrying." These attacks "continue to cause serious human rights violations and exacerbate an already extreme humanitarian crisis, leading to massive population displacement with dramatic consequences, especially for women and children," said Ulrika Richardson, acting head of Binuh and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, in a statement accompanying the report. Criminal groups have expanded and intensified their attacks outside of Port-au-Prince, particularly in the Center department and in Lower Artibonite.

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