London, February 14 (RHC)-- The halting of U.S. aid has also compounded the already dire humanitarian crisis in Haiti, hitting a program that provides treatment to AIDS patients, including pregnant mothers, which has been put on hold despite coming under a waiver that should have exempted it. 

The Trump administration freeze also halted over $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force in Haiti attempting to curb gang violence.

Meanwhile, a new report by Amnesty International finds worsening gang violence had led to severe and widespread abuses against children, including recruitment, rape, abductions and killings.  Amnesty said children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable.

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]