In Haiti, the kidnapping of children has increased exponentially over the past few days and weeks , UNICEF joins in national call and collective condemnation.
UNICEF lent its voice to the national call, and collective condemnation of crimes being perpetrated against children and adolescents in Haiti.
Over the past few weeks, the kidnapping of children has
increased exponentially over the past few days and weeks. So far, this year at least 50 children have been kidnapped and more than half of them girls, from January to May, 2008, 31 children had been kidnapped.
The recent murder of a 16-year old hostage and the lynching and rape of others, including infants, lent an urgency to the call and condemnation.
The rights of children, ensured by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Haiti in 1994 demands action be taken, children be protected and their families be allowed to live in an environment free from harm.
UNICEF joins its voice in demanding a stop to these kidnappings by issuing a call for Haiti to build a country where children, adolescents and their families can live peacefully, without fear for their lives or security.
Haiti: Child Kidnappings Increasing
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