UN decries rising death toll, rights violations in Haiti

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The U.N. human rights office on Saturday expressed concern about rising violence around Haiti's capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent fighting between rival gangs in the Cite Soleil district alone.

 

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Good grief, there almost as many killed in Chicago every weekend.

The UN can go fix it.

Try living in Chicago!

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