Haitian bishops demand the end of violence: land in chaos!
Haitian bishops demand the end of violence: land in chaos!
The situation is dramatic in Haiti: In an open letter, the Catholic bishops of the Caribbean state call for an end to violence that has plunged the country into a profound crisis. "There is no longer any real life in the country," warned the organization "Church in Need" from Munich, which published the letter. The capital Port-Au-Prince is largely inaccessible to auxiliary deliveries, while schools and public life are paralyzed. The international community is concerned that the threat of armed gangs are not in the way of a solution, and Archbishop Max Leroy Mesidor speaks of a "very serious turn" of the wave of violence that has increased in the past few weeks. "We cannot hope to harvest peace when we sow violence," emphasized the bishops and called on all parts of society to decisively act against violence.kidnapping of spiritual
The climate of uncertainty intensifies, as armed gangs take hostages to blackmail ransom. According to the recent reports, a group of six members of the religious community of the brothers was kidnapped by the holiest heart of Jesus in Port-Au-Prince. The attack occurred as the clergymen to enter the building of a colleague. According to local media, the police have so far published no information about the attackers or the condition of the kidnapped. This kidnapping is only the youngest in a number of attacks on religious representatives in Haiti, who were convicted as barbaric and hideous, while the bishops describe the current situation in the country as one of the most severe crises in its history.
In addition, people suffer from a dramatic tightening of the humanitarian crisis: Almost half of the population, around 4.9 million people, do not have enough to eat according to the UNs to survive healthy. Just a few weeks earlier, Bishop Pierre Andre Duma's victim of an explosive attack in the capital. The political landscape of Haitis has been disputed since the murder of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, and the border, which is closed by the neighboring country, continues to contribute to tightening the emergency. The United Nations has sought international security mission, but the implementation remains unclear, while the life of the population is still characterized by extreme uncertainty and hunger.
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