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Port-au-Prince paralyzed by pressure strikes over kidnappings, January 11, 2006

The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was home to a general strike which included closed businesses, in an attempt to pressure UN peacekeepers to give a strong crackdown on gang-related kidnappings that have left the capital in a state of anxiety. The Haitian Chamber of Commerce, who called the general strike, represented a growing dissatisfaction with the U.N. peacekeeping efforts, and a frustration with the growth of violence, particularly in the slum area of Cite Soleil, where very well armed gangs, some loyal to the ousted Aristide regime, are responsible for various kidnappings and ambushes. The U.N. peacekeeping force was occupied, however, by the recent death of its supreme commander, Bacelar, from Brazil, supposedly of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.


LA News

"Haïti : Activités globalement paralysées à l’occasion d’une grève générale appelée par le secteur privé "
AlterPresse (Haiti) January 10, 2006
"Anti-Kidnappings Strike Puts Halt to Commerce "
LA Times January 10, 2006
"Haiti capital paralyzed by strike over kidnappings "
Reuters AlertNet (UK) January 9, 2005
"Haitians shut down capital in strike aimed at UN force "
CBC News (Canada) January 9, 2005

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