WASHINGTON.- An American nurse and her son were freed almost two weeks after they were kidnapped in Haiti, The NGO to which it belongs reported this Wednesday.
“We confirm the safe release of our team member and friend Alix Dorsainvil and her son who were kidnapped in Port-au-Prince,” the Christian organization said. El Roi Haiti in a statement on its website.
Dorsainvil, a nurse and wife of the organization’s director, was kidnapped with her son on July 27 at the El Roi Haiti facilities, near Port-au-Prince.
On the day of his abduction, the US government ordered the departure of non-essential personnel in Haiti, as well as their families, and asked US citizens to leave the country “as soon as possible” due to insecurity.
Gangs control around 80% of Port-au-Prince and violent crime such as rape, kidnapping for ransom and robbery have become daily occurrences in the capital of this country, the poorest in the western hemisphere, immersed in also in a political and humanitarian crisis.
Nearly 300 minors and women were victims of kidnappings in Haiti in the first six months of 2023, a sharp increase compared to 2022, Unicef reported Monday.
Victims who manage to return home suffer physical and psychological trauma, he explained.
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