Haiti ‘on the verge of an abyss’, warns UN rights chief

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Amid continuing gang warfare and a vacuum of law and order, Haiti is “on the verge of an abyss” said the UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday, warning that any hope of a sustainable recovery requires “urgent and sustained action” to tackle the root causes of the overlapping crises afflicting the island nation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>