US EditionOver 1,200 killed in Haiti by drones, including 60 civilians, in less than a year: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch documented 1,243 deaths and 738 injuries from drone strikes by Haitian security forces and contractors, with operations nearly doubling from November to January.
- Human Rights Watch said this week that between March 1, 2025 and January 21, 2026, drone strikes in Port-au-Prince and the West Department killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738.
- The Task Force, supported by Vectus Global and private contractors, operated outside Haiti's National Police oversight, as announced by Prime Minister Fils-Aimé last year.
- HRW's video analysis shows four geolocated videos from Port-au-Prince, including a June 17 live feed of drones striking in Martissant and Village de Dieu.
- HRW found that many victims were civilians, noting 17 children and 43 adults not believed to be gang members were killed, and at least 49 injured civilians faced limited justice access.
- HRW and its Americas director urged Haitian authorities and international partners to rein in security forces and private contractors, calling for independent investigations and reparations.
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Drone strikes in Haiti that killed 1250, including 17 children, condemned by rights group
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that drone strikes carried out in Haiti over the past year have killed at least 1,243 people, including 17 children, many of whom had no apparent links to the criminal groups the attacks seek to squash. Launched by Haitian law enforcement forces and private contractors working for Vectus Global between March 1, 2025, and Jan. 21, 2026, the strikes also injured at least 738 people, according …
The attacks of explosive drones, carried out with the support of "private military companies", killed 1,247 people between March 2025 and January 2026 in the Haitian capital, including 17 children and 43 adults not affiliated with criminal groups, says the human rights organisation.
Drone strikes put Haiti civilians at risk, rights group says
Haitian security forces, partnered with US-based private contractors, conducted a series of drone strikes over the last year in densely populated urban areas to target members of criminal groups, but consequently killing and injuring civilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. Reports attribute the strikes to a task force controlled by Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. The international community has not received any informatio…
Report: Anti-Gang Operations in Haiti Using Explosive FPV-Style Drones Have Killed More Than 1,200 in the Last Year; Victims Include Gang Members & Civilians
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Drone attacks on criminal gangs in Haiti resulted in more than 1,200 deaths last year, according to a report...
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