BINUH: at least 1,167 killed in Haiti between July and September 2026

At least 1,167 people were killed and 459 injured in Haiti between July 1 and September 30, 2026. That is the toll in the latest quarterly human rights report from the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), published on November 11.

The report describes violence spreading to areas previously spared, in the Artibonite and South-East departments.

Security operations caused the most casualties

More than half of those killed or injured were hit during ground or air operations by security forces against gangs, sometimes carried out with a private military company using drones. According to BINUH, more than 16% of the victims of these operations had no links to gangs. Explosive drones killed at least four people, including two children.

Gangs were responsible for more than 45% of casualties. About 5% are attributed to self-defense groups of the "Bwa Kale" movement. BINUH also recorded 44 cases of extrajudicial executions or attempts involving police officers, up from 14 the previous quarter.

Kenscoff, Cité Soleil, Gressier

In Kenscoff, two attacks in July and August killed at least 105 residents, including 19 children. More than 36 victims were shot in the yard of a Protestant church. In Cité Soleil, gang members beheaded at least 19 people, including 12 elderly women, in early August. In Gressier, at least 32 boys aged 14 to 16, forcibly recruited by a gang, were killed in exchanges of fire with security forces.

"The scale of the massacres recorded during this period, particularly in Kenscoff and in several other previously spared localities, reminds us of the absolute need to strengthen both protection mechanisms for the population and the presence of the State in newly liberated areas," said BINUH head Carlos Ruiz Massieu.

Kidnappings and sexual violence up

At least 137 people were kidnapped for ransom, up from 81 between April and June. Children made up 10% of the victims. BINUH also documented 344 victims of sexual violence by gang members, aged 8 to 75. In 77% of cases, they were gang rapes.

The report calls on Haitian authorities to better protect and assist victims. It urges the international community to speed up the full deployment of the Gang Suppression Force, in line with human rights standards.