28 Areas Lost to Gangs: Gang Hegemony Began on June 1, 2021, Claims CARDH

The Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights (CARDH) has analyzed the four years since the assault on Martissant on June 1, 2021, which opened the floodgates to armed gangs. Since that date, 27 other territories have fallen under gang control — a clear indication of the escalation of gang violence and the establishment of their hegemony. CARDH has used the occasion to issue recommendations to the authorities in place.

Michelson Césaire
Par Michelson Césaire
02 Jun 2025 | Lecture : 4 min.

June 1, 2021, marks a major turning point in the rise of gangs in Haiti. On that day, the takeover of Martissant by armed groups and the subsequent withdrawal of state authorities from the area symbolized, according to CARDH, the formalization of criminal dominance in the country. The organization denounces a “permissive, even complicit” attitude from several political and security officials who allegedly enabled this breakdown.

The human rights institution highlights several telling incidents that illustrate this dynam

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