There is great concern in Haiti about the fate reserved for six nuns and two other people, kidnapped Friday morning by armed individuals while they were traveling by bus.
Pope Francis called this Sunday for the release of a group of eight people, including six nuns, kidnapped in Haiti, whose capital Port-au-Prince is still the prey of violent gangs.
8 people, including 6 nuns from the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne, were kidnapped last Friday by armed individuals while they were traveling by bus. For the moment, there has been no report of a ransom demand from the kidnappers.
For several weeks, kidnappings, both of strangers and well-known people, have been increasing in Haiti. These crimes are perpetrated during a deep economic, security and political crisis, in which the country, recognized as the poorest on the American continent, is plunged.
Last week, a doctor and a justice of the peace were kidnapped before being released after ransoms were paid.
The son of another doctor responsible for important health centers, taken away by kidnappers at the end of November, is still in captivity despite the payment of several ransoms and demonstrations of support.
These kidnappings come at the same time as an intensification of deadly attacks in Port-au-Prince by gangs, which control a large part of the capital.
