Bukele Offers Anti-Gang Tactics to Fix Haiti Crisis, Seeks UN Backing Despite Rights Concerns
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El Salvador's President Bukele offers to "fix" the crisis and chaos in Haiti, seeking a UN resolution and host country consent.
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Bukele is popular in Latin America for his crackdown on gangs, though rights groups criticize his strongarm tactics.
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Bukele was reelected with over 80% of the vote in February after slashing homicides to a 30-year low.
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His anti-gang tactics have been praised and copied by leaders in Ecuador, Argentina, and elsewhere.
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A CARICOM meeting on Monday will address providing security and humanitarian aid to stabilize violence-plagued Haiti.