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With gang violence wracking Haiti, many of the more than 1 million who have left the Caribbean nation feel helpless when they call terrified family members who can’t leave.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. When Vivianne Petit Frere fled her native Haiti for Brazil in 2019 and later walked through the Panamanian jungle and on to Mexico, where she opened a restaurant, she always believed she would eventually return home. Until now. World News | For Haitian Diaspora, Gang Violence Back Home is Personal as Hopes Dim for Eventual Return.
"We need comprehension, we need people to understand our pain. They don't have to share our pain but instead understand it. People shouldn't see us as a threat. We're people who are fleeing for our lives." Vivianne Petit Frere, Community organizer at Haitian Bridge Alliance
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With gang violence wracking Haiti, many of the more than 1 million who have left the Caribbean nation feel helpless