We have also received new reports of sexual violence," said UN human rights office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence. Earlier this week, the National Human Rights Defense Network, a Haitian organisation, had put the toll at 89 people killed, 16 unaccounted for and 74 wounded. Photo: Richard Pierrin / AFP/FileSource: AFPPAY ATTENTION: Share your outstanding story with our editors! For the six months from January to June, the UN human rights office put the death toll at 934, with 684 more people wounded. "We urge the authorities to ensure that all human rights are protected and placed at the front and centre of their responses to the crisis."

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2022 11:10 UTC